National Sample Survey 1992 (48th Round) - Schedule 18.1- Land and Livestock Holdings
India, 1992
Identification
IND_1992_NSS48-SCH18.1_v01_M
National Sample Survey 1992 (48th Round) - Schedule 18.1- Land and Livestock Holdings
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| India | IND |
Socio-Economic/Monitoring Survey [hh/sems]
The survey on Land and Livestock Holdings carried out in the forty-eighth round (January-December 1992) of the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) is the fifth in the series of similar surveys conducted so far by the NSSO.
The first survey on land holdings was taken up by the NSS in its eighth round (July '54-April ‘55) as part of the World Agricultural Census initiated by the Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. In this survey, information on (agricultural) holdings was collected mainly to meet the requirements of the FAO. In addition, information on household ownership holdings was collected to provide the policy framers with the much needed data for formulating land reforms policy for the country. A similar survey was conducted again in the sixteenth (July '60 - August '61) and seventeenth (September '61 - July '62) rounds of the NSS as a part of the World Agricultural Census Programme of 1960.
Since then, NSSO has been regularly conducting Land Holdings survey every ten years. The third Land Holdings survey, conducted in its twenty-sixth round (July '71 - June '72), was integrated with a survey on Debt and Investment at the instance of the Reserve Bank of India. The present enquiry, as well as the fourth survey of the series conducted in the thirty-seventh round (January - December '82), essentially repeat the twenty-sixth round survey with some modifications in item coverage and the method of data collection.
The survey on Land and Livestock Holdings carried out in the forty-eighth round (January-December 1992) of the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) is the fifth in the series of similar surveys conducted so far by the NSSO. The objective of these surveys has been to generate the basic quantitative information on the agrarian structure of the country, which is relevant to land policy. A large part of the information is collected mainly along the lines suggested in World Agricultural Census Programme of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and thus serves the purpose of international comparison as well.
In the present Land and Livestock Holdings survey of the NSSO, two types of holdings, namely, household ownership holdings and operational holdings, are enumerated by interviewing the sample households. Data are collected on the size (in terms of area), type, utilisation, tenurial status and other related aspects of both types of holdings.
The information for Land and Livestock holdings survey was collected from a sample of households by interview method. Each sample household was visited twice during the period of survey with a gap of four to eight months. Two different schedules of enquiry were canvassed in the two visits.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Randomly selected households based on sampling procedure.
Scope
In the 48th round, information on various aspects of ownership and operational holdings was collected for both rural and urban areas.
Particulars of land owned, land leased out, types and terms of lease formed the main body of information for the study of ownership holdings. Further, particulars of land leased in were also collected to ascertain the land possessed by the households. For the operational holdings, data on size, composition, tenurial form, land use, extent of irrigation by source, fragmentation of holding, drainage facilities and other related aspects of holdings were collected. Since livestock and agricultural machinery form the basic resources for agricultural operations, an inventory of these assets owned by the households on the date of survey was also obtained.
In the land holdings part of the survey, data collected on ownership and operational holdings. Particulars of land owned and land leased-out by terms of lease and type of lessee, together with area of land owned by type of land, were collected plot wise for each ownership holding. Besides these, particulars of land leased-in was also collected from each sample household. As for the operational holdings, information on their size, composition, tenural form, land use, fragmentation, irrigation practices, drainage drain age facilities and agricultural activities were collected for each agricultural season as well as the agricultural year 1991-92. In the part relating to livestock holding, an inventory of livestock and agricultural machinery were taken from each sample household. In addition to the particulars of land and livestock holdings, information were also collected on exploitation of trees owned by the sample households.
Structure of the Schedule : The survey was conducted in two visits and some items of information were collected in only one of them. The schedules of enquiry for the two visits are structured accordingly. In all, the schedule consists of 19 blocks (including two sub-blocks). Of these, blocks 0 to 4 and 10 were common to the schedules for both the visits and had exactly the same formats. However, since block 10 was meant for recording some auxiliary information about operational holdings of an agricultural season, it had Kharif and Rabi seasons as the reference periods in visit one and two respectively. Blocks 5 and 9 also appear in the schedules for both the visits, but their formats were not the same. Of the remaining blocks, six appear only in the schedule for visit-1 and five (including two sub-blocks) in only that for visit-2. The Questionnaires section also provides a list of the blocks and their content for both visits.
Coverage
The forty-eighth round was planned to cover the whole of Indian Union excepting
(i) Ladakh and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir; (ii) 768 interior villages of Nagaland (out of a total of 1119 villages) located beyond 5 kms. of a bus route,
(iii) 172 villages in Andaman & Nicobar Islands (out of a total of 520 villages) which are inaccessible throughout the year.
However, the survey could not be conducted in six districts of Jammu & Kashmir viz., Anantnag, Pulwana, Srinagar, Badgam, Baramula and Kupwara, and in the district of Amritsar in Punjab due to unfavourable field conditions.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Sample Survey Office | Ministry of Statistcs and Programme Implementation(MOSPI),Government of India (GOI) |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Survey Design and Research Division | National Sample Survey Office | Questionnaire Design, Sampling Methodology and Preparation of Survey Reports |
| Field Operations Division | National Sample Survey Office | Field Work |
| Data Processing Division | National Sample Survey Office | Data Processing |
| Computer Centre | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), Government of India | Data Processing & Dissemination |
| Name |
|---|
| Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, GOI |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Governing Council and Working Group | GOI | Finalisation of Survey Study and Questionnaire |
Sampling
The sample design adopted for the survey was essentially a stratified two stage design, with census villages and urban blocks as first stage units (FSUs) for the rural and urban sectors respectively, and households as the second stage sampling units (SSUs) in both the sectors. The selection of villages was done with probability proportional to population (with replacement), mainly based on the 1981 census list of villages. The selection of urban blocks was done with equal probability without replacement based on Urban Frame Survey (UFS) conducted by the NSSO as an on-going activity.
The details of sample design and estimation procedure adopted for the survey are given in chapter-2 of the Report 407 attached under external resources.
In all 9052 villages were planned to be surveyed in this round. Of these, 4328 villages were allocated to the central sample - the part surveyed mainly by the NSSO field staff - and the rest to the state sample - the part surveyed by the state agencies. In the urban sector, the allocations for the central and state samples were 2484 and 3076 blocks respectively. The number of villages and urban blocks actually surveyed under the central sample was 4231 and 2420 respectively.
Sample size - second stage units : The plan was to survey 8 households from each sample village and 9 households from each sample urban block. In the central sample, the actual number of households surveyed was 33289 in the rural sector and 20592 in the urban sector.
Sample weights were calculated and included in each of the data files
Variable 'MLT_subsample' refers to Multiplier for each Subsample.
Variable 'MLT_combined' refers to Combined Multiplier.
Survey instrument
The schedules of enquiry for the two visits were structured accordingly. In all, the schedule consisted of 19 blocks (including two sub-blocks). Of these, blocks 0 to 4 and 10 were common to the schedules for both the visits and had exactly the same formats. However, since block 10 is meant for recording some auxiliary information about operational holdings of an agricultural season, it had Kharif and Rabi seasons as the reference periods in visit one and two respectively. Blocks 5 and 9 also appeared in the schedules for both the visits, but their formats were not the same. Of the remaining blocks, six appeared only in the schedule for visit-1 and five (including two sub-blocks) in only that for visit-2. The detailed structures of the visit-1 and visit-2 schedules, along with the reference periods are indicated below:-
Block
0 - Descriptive identification of sample household - Visit 1 & 2
1 - Identification of sample household - Visit 1 & 2
2 - Particulars of field operation - Visit 1 & 2
3 - Remarks by investigator - Visit 1 & 2
4 - Remarks by supervisory officer(s) - Visit 1 & 2
5 - Household characteristics - Visit 1 & 2(different formats) - various reference periods
5.1 - Particulars of partitioned households - Visit 2 only - reference period: Rabi
6 - Household members & their activity particulars - Visit 1 only - various reference periods
7 - Particulars of area owned(other than homestead land) and particulars of area leased out by the household as on the date of survey - Visit 1 only - reference period: date of survey
8 - Particulars of area leased in/otherwise possessed (other than homestead land) by the household as on date of survey - Visit 1 only - reference period: date of survey
9 - Particulars of plots possessed by operational holding during major part of Kharif/Rabi (different formats) - Visit 1- reference period: Kharif. Visit 2 - reference period: Rabi
9.1 - Particulars of plots included in operational holding of Kharif but not in rabi - Visit 2 only - reference period: Rabi
10 - Some gereral information of operational holdings for Kharif/rabi - Visit 1- reference period: Kharif. Visit 2 - reference period: Rabi
11 - Number of cattle and buffaloes owned - Visit 1 only - reference period: date of survey
12 - Number of other livestock & poultry owned - Visit 1 only - reference period: date of survey
13 - Particulars of agricultural machinery and implements owned on the date of survey - Visit 1 only - reference period: date of survey
14 - Particulars of plots possessed by operational holding no..during major part of 1991-92 - Visit 2 only - reference period: agr. year 1991-92
15 - Some general information of operational holdings for agri-cultural year 1991-92 - Visit 2 only - reference period: agr. year 1991-92
16 - Ownership and exploitation of trees - Visit 2 only - reference period: date of survey & 365 days preceding the date of survey.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1992-01-01 | 1992-08-31 | Visit 1 |
| 1992-09-01 | 1992-12-31 | Visit 2 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Field Operations Division of the National Sample Survey Office | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) |
The survey used the interview method of data collection from a sample of randomly selected households. The field workers paid two visits to each sample household during the period of survey with a gap ranging between 4 to 8 months. Two separate and slightly different schedules of enquiry were used for the two visits.
The survey period for the forty-eighth round survey was the calendar year 1992. In order to reduce recall error, particulars relating to the entire agricultural year were collected by visiting each sample household twice during the survey period. The first visits to the sample households were made during January to August, while the second visits were made during September to December. The longer period for the first visit reflected the higher workload for the field staff during this visit compared to the second visit.
The information on holdings operated during the Kharif season of the agricultural year 1991-92 was collected in first visit, while that on holdings operated during the Rabi season was collected in the second visit. In addition, particulars of operational holdings with the agricultural year 1991-92 as the reference period were also collected in the second visit.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Centre | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx | nssodata@gmail.com |
Validated unit level data relating to various survey rounds are available on CD-ROMS which can be obtained from the Deputy Director General, Computer Centre, M/O Statistics and PI, East Block No. 10 R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 by remitting the price along with packaging and postal charges as well as giving an undertaking duly signed in a specified format.The amount is to be remitted by way of demand draft drawn in favour of Pay & Accounts Officer, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, payable at New Delhi.
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| ADG, SDRD, NSSO | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) | http://mospi.gov.in/ |
| DDG, Computer Centre | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) | http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/site/home.aspx |
Metadata production
DDI_IND_1992_NSS48-SCH18.1_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the DDI |
2012-11-26
Metadata version
Version 01 (November 2012)