Invitation for Research Proposal by MoSPI

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Invitation for Research Proposals by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation invites research proposals from eligible institutions on the subjects listed in the table below. Eligible institutions may submit their research proposals under the Grant-in-Aid component of the Ministry's Capacity Development Scheme, at the earliest. The guidelines about the Grant-in-Aid component of the Capacity Development Scheme are available at “Grant in aid scheme guidelines” and “Corrigendum Grant in aid guidelines 2024”. The proposal may be submitted in the required format of the Scheme available at “Application format for research study grant in aid”. The check list may be referred to ensure all required enclosures/documents attached with the proposal. The application/research proposal may be submitted to Additional Director General, Capacity Development Division, Central Statistical Organization, M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation (email: training-mospi@nic.in), with copy to the Ministry’s Research and Analysis Unit (email: ra.unit@mospi.gov.in).

S. no Topics for which research proposals are invited Concerned Division of MoSPI and details of Nodal Officers Status (as on 20.05.25)
Purpose: Expanding the coverage of the existing Environment Accounts being compiled by MoSPI
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The measurement of depletion of natural sources and hence adjustment of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to arrive at Net domestic Product (NDP). As per the recommendation of United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC), emphasis will be given on usage of NDP to measure the economic growth alongside the GDP. The gross domestic product will be adjusted for both consumption of fixed capital and depletion of natural sources.
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National Accounts Division
Name: Mr. Rajeev Kumar
Email ID: rajeevkumar.rgi@nic.in
Contact No:8826840400

Available for invitation of proposal

2

Preparation of distribution accounts in terms of distribution of households over income and wealth using the existing survey results of NSSO and National Accounts Statistics.

Available for invitation of proposal

3

Exploring feasibility of use of data base created by researchers for evidence-based decision making in government.

Available for invitation of proposal

4

Available for invitation of proposal

Purpose: Improvements in compilation of Price Index

5

Land Inflation - A methodology for compilation of land index, collection of data, design of survey and its possibility in Indian context may be developed. The CPI is meant to reflect the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living for consumers. Since land price increases significantly affect housing affordability and, by extension, the overall cost of living, including land inflation in the CPI could provide a more accurate measure of how rising costs impact households

Price Statistics Division
Name: Ms. Deepti Srivastava
Email ID: ddg2-psd.nso@mospi.gov.in
Contact No:011-2345506

Available for invitation of proposal

Purpose: Surveys
6

Exploring alternative criteria for stratification used in sampling designs of the surveys of NSSO

Household Survey Division (HSD)
Name: Dr. Amitava Saha
Email ID: a.saha.dgcis@nic.in
Contact No: 9831077504

Available for invitation of proposal

7

Study on the divergence in population estimates arising from the Census and NSS Survey.

Available for invitation of proposal

8

Simplification of extraction of unit level data of different surveys of MoSPI.

Available for invitation of proposal

9

Conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the existing mechanisms of collecting and organising public data so that spending on statistical activities without significant public benefits is redirected to the ones with higher payoffs.

Coordination and Quality Control Division
Name: M S Subramanya Rao
Email ID: mss.rao@gov.in
Contact No:9811774692

Available for invitation of proposal

Purpose: Alternative Data Sources
10

Identification of Avenues for Harnessing Administrative Data.

Administrative Statistics and Policy Division
Name: Dr. Pankaj K. P. Shreyaskar
Email ID: pkp.shreyaskar@nic.in
Contact No: 9810530944

Available for invitation of proposal

11

Triangulation of Various New Data Sources viz. GST, E-commerce Sales Data, etc., with Conventional Data Sources.

Available for invitation of proposal

12

Available for invitation of proposal

13

Bifurcation of B2C transactions in

  • Transaction with Consumer households; and
  • Transactions with non-registered suppliers from GST data

and further devising a method to further bifurcate this transaction item-wise (as required for PFCE compilation)

National Accounts Division
Name: Mr. Rajeev Kumar
Email ID: rajeevkumar.rgi@nic.in
Contact No: 8826840400

Available for invitation of proposal

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