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
1	To estimate the soil erosion prevention service provided by the Forest Ecosystem for two States of India. NSO, MoSPI in NSO, MoSPI in collaboration with Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) under Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) Division of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has estimated the soil erosion prevention services by forests on a pilot basis for 2 districts of India using the RUSLE model. TOR	Social Statistics Division Name: Ms. Sandhya Singh Email ID: ddg1.ssdiv@mospi.go v.in Contact No:7838115499
2	Urban ecosystem accounts- Exploring the compilation of some of the indicators of urban accounts using satellite data/geo spatial data. Urban ecosystems are cities and the surrounding, socio-ecological systems where most people live. Urbanisation has significant pressure on natural ecosystems which has triggered the need for innovative actions, research and policies to face existing and emergent societal challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution. Urban ecosystem accounting has been identified as one of the priority areas in the "Strategy for Environmental Economic Accounts in India 2022-2026”. Urban ecosystem accounts are frameworks used to quantify and track the flow of resources and the state of urban ecosystems, In line with strategy document SSD is initiating the work of development of urban ecosystem accounts. For compilation of accounts related to urban, Satellite data/geo spatial data plays a crucial role in urban ecosystem accounts by providing a comprehensive, accurate, and scalable way to monitor and assess various environmental and socio-economic aspects of urban area. TOR:		Available for invitation of proposal
Purpose: Improvement in National Accounts
3	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.	National Accounts Division Name: Mr. Rajeev Kumar Email ID: rajeevkumar.rgi@nic.in Contact No:8826840400	Available for invitation of proposal
4	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
5	Exploring feasibility of use of data base created by researchers for evidencebased decision making in government.		Available for invitation of proposal
6	Development of a Framework for Measuring the Knowledge Economy in India. ( RFP, concept note, case study)	Available for invitation of proposal
Purpose: Improvements in compilation of Price Index
7	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
8	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 Enterprise Survey Division(EnSD) Name: Sunil Kumar Bhanawat Email ID: sk.bhanawat@nic.in Contact No: 9408481311	Available for invitation of proposal
9	Study on the divergence in population estimates arising from the Census and NSS Survey.		Available for invitation of proposal
10	Simplification of extraction of unit level data of different surveys of MoSPI.		Available for invitation of proposal
11	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
Alternative Data Sources
12	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
13	Triangulation of Various New Data Sources viz. GST, E-commerce Sales Data, etc., with Conventional Data Sources.		Available for invitation of proposal
14	Study on Developing a Forecasting Model for Government Expenditure Using GeM Data. (Brief note)		Available for invitation of proposal
15	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