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Prof. Srijit Mishra from UoH appointed to India’s first comprehensive Household Income Survey panel

Hyderabad, June 24 (UNI) Professor Srijit Mishra, faculty member at the School of Economics, University of Hyderabad (UoH), has been appointed to the Technical Expert Group (TEG) constituted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
The TEG, chaired by Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, will play a pivotal role in guiding the design and execution of India’s first-ever full-scale Household Income Survey, scheduled for 2026.
The inclusion of Prof. Mishra in this esteemed panel acknowledges his long-standing contributions to economic research, statistical methodology, and evidence-based policy studies, the University said in a release here today.
Mishra’s expertise will contribute significantly to refining concepts, developing survey instruments, ensuring methodological rigour, and improving the reliability of income distribution data in the country.
The TEG will address data reliability issues that hindered the past attempts and have more clarity in the survey procedures.
TEG will provide guidance in the finalisation of concepts and definitions, preparation of the survey method and instruments, sampling design and method of estimation, adoption of best practices from across the world, and finalisation of survey results and reports.
This survey will add a critical layer to India's macroeconomic indicators, enabling informed policy decisions and a better understanding of the economy.
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