NSO to Launch India’s First-Ever NHIS & ASISSE from April 2026In January 2026, the National Statistical Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), announced plans to conduct India’s first-ever National Household Income Survey (NHIS) and Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises (ASISSE), both scheduled to run for one year starting April 2026.
Key Details:
Announcement: The announcement was made during the two-day All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for NHIS and ASISSE, held from January 28 to 29 , 2026 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN).
NHIS: It collects detailed data on household income, living conditions and income distribution, enabling comparisons across regions and households and supporting policy formulation and assessment of household well-being.
ASISSE: It covers the incorporated services sector using Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) data and provides state- and industry-level estimates of Gross Value Added (GVA), capital formation, employment and emoluments.
Digital Survey: Both NHIS and ASISSE will be conducted digitally using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI).
Coverage: The surveys will cover all of India, except the hard-to-access villages in the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands.