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9. HOUSING
The Housing Statistics Cell was set up in the Directorate of Economics and Statistics in 1967. It guides and co-ordinates the working of the housing cell functioning in the Public Works Department and in the Directorate of Municipalities, and also collects data directly from the three City Corporations in the State. In addition to this data on prices of building materials and wage rates in the housing construction sector are also collected and published. This information on house construction activities is very useful for the formulation of housing policies.
10. NATIONAL SAMPLE SURVEY
After the attainment of Independence, the need for reliable statistical data on various aspect of the economic and social life in the country was keenly felt by planners and administrators. The standing committee of the Department of Statistics set up in 1948 and the National Income Committee appointed in 1949, found large gaps in the statistical information available in the country. With a view to bridge this gap, the Indian National Sample Survey (N.N.S) was organised in 1950 under the initiative of late Prof. P.C.Mohalanob and since its insception the N.S.S has thrown up a large volume of data on a continuing basis through country wide surveys based on principle of sampling.
Although initially it was envisaged that NSS should concentrate on collecting data to fill up the gaps in statistics required for national income estimation, gradually the scope has widened to meet the needs of planning. NSS has now completed 57 rounds of surveys covering a wide range of socio economic subjects such as agriculture, industry, consumer expenditure, employment, live stock, debts & investments etc.
The NSS consists of a Central Sample and an equal matching sample known as state sample. Field work of Central Sample is done by NSSO and the field work & processing of state sample by state DES.
58th round NSS is being done and earmarked for collection of data on disability, housing condition, village facilities and slum particulars besides that on household consumer expenditure and employment-unemployment.11. EVALUATION
The evaluation wing was started in 1973. Evaluation Division conducts annual Evaluation Study of the schemes implemented by the soil conservation department in all districts.12. PLANNING CO-ORDINATION AND PUBLICATION OF STATISTICS
The planning unit is responsible for the preparation of Annual Plan and five-year plans of the department and reviewing the progress of implementation of these schemes.
Publication division is responsible for printing and supply of reports prepared by various divisions of the Directorate and also the schedules and instructions required for the various surveys. Preparation of general publications is one of the main functions of this division. There is small RISO Printing Press working in the Department.
This division co-ordinates the LA Interpellation, matter for subject committee of the legislature etc. Co-ordination meeting of the heads of statistical units functioning in other Department is also convened regularly once in a year.