'National Sample Survey Office' (NSSO) is an office under _____________________. 

The correct answer is Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

Key Points:

• It is the largest organization conducting socio-economic surveys in India.
• Its nationwide surveys on various socio-economic aspects include:
  • Follow-up enterprise surveys of the Economic Census.
  • Fieldwork relating to the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI).
  • Supervised of area enumeration, and crop estimation surveys conducted by state agencies under the Improvement of Crop Statistics scheme.
  • Urban Frame Survey with a view to preparing a frame of compact units of urban areas as the first stage sampling units (FSUs),
  • Organizing methodological studies and pilot surveys on important subjects and collection of price data from rural and urban sectors.
• The organization functions under the overall direction of a Governing Council with requisite independence and autonomy in the matter of collection, processing, and publication of National Sample Survey (NSS) data.