National Survey and Research -
Mission 2024
The
mission 2024 for the National Survey and Research (NSR) derives from the
fact that official survey and research program is a public good and an
essential part of development infrastructure. NSR will play a crucial role in
coordinating and harmonizing the metadata for research programs available in
the country using technological interventions.
The mission 2024 has been formulated to provide a holistic, coherent and comprehensive framework for improving the national survey and research system, thereby delivering official research program in the country in a reliable and sustainable manner. It also aims to bridge the identified data gaps by providing data on a real time basis via user-friendly platforms to government and private bodies with extensive use of technology for the research programs and processes. The reform measures will address the institutional, organizational and technical challenges being faced in the present system.
The
five-year vision of NSR is envisaged as :- National Survey and Research - Mission 2024
"Strengthen India's national
survey system to provide real-time inputs for
policy and stronger dissemination practices for public."
National Survey and Research - Vision 2024
The survey reform initiatives being undertaken by NSR will be achieved through
a Mission Mode approach with aggressive timelines for repositioning itself to
be at the vanguard for providing data for rule making policies and
interventions. NSR has identified key drivers for reinvigorating the National
Survey System for data driven interventions for measuring the progress of the
country's goal of achieving USD 5 trillion economy by 2024 and with enhanced
ease of living. These drivers are based on the following strategies
Strategy I: Strengthening Institutional Framework
Strategy ll: Strengthening Technological and Physical Infrastructure
Strategy Ill: Effective Human Capital Management
The motivation for transformation of the research program and processes will be
the United Nation Generic Research Process Model (UNGRP). There are more than 50 developing and developed countries that have
adopted this model in conjunction with other transformational models to improve
efficiency and relevance in national survey and research program.
It may be seen that the thrust of the transformation is not merely
focussed on improved statistical operations in census, surveys and administrative data,
which are traditional sources of research information. In fact, new/alternate
data sources emanating from Big Data have potential to come with lower cost and
can lead to more timely and granular statistics. However, there are still
issues that hinder exploiting such data, such as potential of bias, coverage,
uncertainty about accuracy of user-generated contents, difficulty of
coordination with data holders. Privacy regulations and social license. These
need to be addressed through an effective policy framework.
National Survey and Research Implementation Approach
The implementation framework to achieve Vision 2024 of NSR
will involve
mobilizing critical drivers of transformation including institutional, legal
and policy framework, IT strategy, Human Capital Management, creating quality
consciousness, innovation and R&D, and enhanced user engagement with
appropriate dissemination strategy.