Informing Policy, Inspiring Change: National Symposium on ‘How NSS Surveys Have Influenced Public Policy’

IIM Bangalore, in collaboration with the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, hosted a national symposium on, ‘How NSS Surveys Have Influenced Public Policy’ on 9 October 2025, at the IIMB campus. The event marked the landmark occasion of 75 years of dedicated service to the nation, contribution to evidence-based decision-making and shaping of government policies by the National Sample Survey (NSS), under the MoSPI, Government of India. The other participating institutes of the symposium were Azim Premji University (APU), the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) and the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bengaluru. The symposium provided a platform to reflect upon the glorious legacy of the NSS and bring together central ministries/departments, state governments, international organizations, institutions, etc. to deliberate on the contributions of NSS in shaping public policy and to explore its future role in strengthening governance for a ‘Viksit Bharat’.