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NSO releases India's first National Household Travel Survey
ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ?
Who counted how India travels? The first National Household Travel Survey and the MoSPI body behind it
India gets its first nationwide household travel survey.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The National Statistics Office has released India's first-ever National Household Travel Survey, conducted from July 2025 to June 2026.
It is the first all-India household survey of travel behaviour, covering rural and urban areas.
The NSO functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- First-ever all-India National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), released by the National Statistics Office (NSO)
- Survey period: July 2025 to June 2026
- Covers both rural and urban areas, studying household travel behaviour
- NSO functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
- Syllabus link: GS3 Economy (data) and Transport
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How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- The National Statistics Office, which released the National Household Travel Survey, functions under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
- The National Household Travel Survey is the first all-India household survey of travel behaviour, covering rural as well as urban areas.
- The survey was conducted over a full year, from July 2025 to June 2026.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS3 (Economy, Infrastructure): Reliable data on how households travel is needed to plan transport, urban mobility and public transit. The NHTS, run by the NSO under MoSPI, gives a first nationwide evidence base covering rural and urban India. Way forward: use the findings to design last-mile connectivity, integrate modes of transport, and repeat the survey regularly to track change.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
2025ರ ಜುಲೈನಿಂದ 2026ರ ಜೂನ್‌ವರೆಗೆ ನಡೆದ ಭಾರತದ ಮೊದಲ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗೃಹ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು (NHTS) ಯಾವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿತು?
- ನೀತಿ ಆಯೋಗ
- ಭಾರತದ ರಿಜಿಸ್ಟ್ರಾರ್ ಜನರಲ್
- ರಸ್ತೆ ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ
- ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಿಕ ಕಚೇರಿ (NSO)
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: D — MoSPI ಅಡಿಯ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಸಾಂಖ್ಯಿಕ ಕಚೇರಿಯು ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಮತ್ತು ನಗರ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ಭಾರತದ ಮೊದಲ ಗೃಹ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿತು.
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