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National Household Income Survey from April 2026

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: National Household Income Survey from April 2026 (GS3 · Economy, 27 January 2026)

What happened

  • NSO trained staff for the first National Household Income Survey and Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises, to run for a year from April 2026 [PIB].

Background

  • Both are first-ever surveys [PIB].

Why it matters

  • These are first-ever surveys, so there is no earlier official income series to compare with. Expect this data to reshape inequality debates.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Inclusive growth and employment

  1. As per PIB (2026-01-27): NSO trained staff for the first National Household Income Survey and Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises, to run for a year from April 2026.
  2. These are first-ever surveys, so there is no earlier official income series to compare with. Expect this data to reshape inequality debates.
Quotable data point

NSO trained staff for the first National Household Income Survey and Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises, to run for a year from April 2026.

PIB: NHIS and ASISSE, 27 Jan 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NHIS.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

NHIS fieldwork starts

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: NHIS and ASISSE, 27 Jan 2026

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