The 65th round of NSS will begin on July 1 and will cover three subjects: domestic tourism, housing conditions and urban slums. Information will be collected from around 6.5 lakh households nation-wide, covering 13,000 villages and urban blocks. The previous NSS survey had focused on consumer expenditure, educational expenditure, employment and migration.

Housing
Prof. Tendulkar said that a survey on housing was last conducted nearly ten years ago and there was a need to understand housing conditions, especially in the context of the implementation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and the pressures on infrastructure.

“The survey also aims to gather data on the number of people without access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation in the country,” he added.