India-NSO to release main economic surveys in 2026-27 AIDIS and SAS

New Delhi: Two important national surveys of the National Statistics Office (NSO) will be performed during July 2026 to June 2027 ; th e All India Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS) . and the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural households.

Such massive surveys will provide vital information that will be used in making policies and assessing social-economic situations in India.

All India Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS)

• Goal: Monitor rural and urban household debt, investments and asset ownership.
• Publisher: NSO (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation).

Historical Context:

• Beginning in 1951-52 as the All India Rural Credit Survey.
• Invested in expanded 1961-62.
• And every ten years; the last one took place in 2019.

Key Uses:

• Educate financial and monetary policies.
• Examine the distribution of wealth and access to credit.
• Favour national income accounting.

Primary Users: RBI, MoSPI, policymakers and financial institutions.

Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households.

• Purpose: Evaluate the economic status of agricultural households.

• Coverage:There is income, expenditure, indebtedness, crop production, adoption of technologies and access to government schemes.

Evolution:

• Launched in 2003.
• Added in 2013 and 2019 to cover more and in greater detail.

Key Uses:

• Formulate agricultural and rural development policies.
• Consider performance of programs such as crop insurance and credit programs.

Main Users: NITI Aayog, banks, ministry of Agriculture and researchers.

Why These Surveys Matter

• AIDIS provides information on inequality and household finance .
• SAS offers an in-depth perspective of farmers issues and rural affluence .
• They are combined to form an evidence base of major economic and social policies.