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On 23-6-2025, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)<\/span> announced Household Income Survey, 2026<\/span> to establish a comprehensive and credible database on India\u2019s household income distribution, marking the country\u2019s first full-fledged effort to assess Indian income in its statistical history.<\/p>\n

While the first survey was launched by National Sample Survey (NSS) in 1950, and multiple pilot surveys have been conducted thereafter, but none have ever been able to successfully execute a fully operational all-India income survey. MoSPI\u2019s renewed focus on the Indian Income Survey<\/span> reflects India\u2019s shifting economic landscape and the urgent need to better understand income distribution and inequality and the Household Income Survey 2026, is set to mark a historic shift toward evidence-based income analysis.<\/p>\n

Technical Expert Group (\u2018TEG\u2019)<\/h3>\n

A Technical Expert Group (\u2018TEG\u2019)<\/span>, chaired by Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, former Executive Director of India at the IMF, will oversee the survey\u2019s design, methodology, and implementation.<\/p>\n

The TEG<\/span> will comprise of the following leading economists and statisticians from premier institutions and has the flexibility to include additional experts or special invitees as needed:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Shri Aloke Kar, Former Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata,<\/li>\n
  2. Prof. Sonalde Desai, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi,<\/li>\n
  3. Prof. Praveen Jha, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU,<\/li>\n
  4. Prof. Srijit Mishra, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad,<\/li>\n
  5. Dr. Tirthankar Patnaik, Chief Economist, National Stock Exchange of India,<\/li>\n
  6. Dr. Rajesh Shukla, Managing Director & CEO, People Research on India’s Consumer Economy,<\/li>\n
  7. \n

    Prof. Ram Singh, Director, Delhi School of Economics.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Key Expectations from the Household Income Survey, 2026:<\/h3>\n
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    1. The survey aims to capture accurate and detailed information on household income levels, distribution patterns, and structural disparities<\/span>, offering insights crucial to economic policymaking and welfare planning.<\/li>\n
    2. The Indian income survey will address past challenges, particularly the historic mismatch between reported income and consumption, by adopting best practices from countries like the USA, Canada, and Australia<\/span>.<\/li>\n
    3. The survey will take efforts to investigate the influence of technology on household wages and earnings<\/span>, a first in Indian data collection.<\/li>\n
    4. \n

      A special focus will be placed on assessing how technology adoption influences Indian income generation, particularly in the context of wages and informal sector earnings.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Household Income Survey, 2026 will be India’s first full-fledged effort to assess Indian income in its statistical history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67525,"featured_media":351329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1193],"tags":[84003,84000,83997,84002,83998,83999,84001],"class_list":["post-351326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislationupdates","category-notifications","tag-2026-survey","tag-household-income","tag-household-income-survey","tag-income-data","tag-ministry-of-statistics-and-programme-implementation","tag-mospi","tag-national-sample-survey"],"yoast_head":"\nHousehold Income SurveyAnnounced for 2026 | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MoSPI introduces Household Income Survey to strengthen economic planning\" \/>\n<meta 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