The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, organized the All India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for the Comprehensive Modular Survey (CMS) on Education, as part of the NSS 80^th Round, at Marriott Hotel, Jaipur, on April 3, 2025. The NSO will conduct the CMS (Education) from April  to June 2025.

Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, inaugurated the workshop and, in his address, underscored the significance of the education survey. He emphasized the crucial role of surveys in evidence- based policymaking and stressed the need for high-quality, timely data. Dr. Garg urged participants to uphold rigorous standards in data collection and processing and highlighted the importance of proactive engagement with state authorities to ensure smooth survey implementation and address other key issues under the Ministry’s purview.

The event was attended by Ms. Geeta Singh Rathore, Director General (NSS), along with Additional Director Generals and Deputy Director Generals from various NSS divisions. Field functionaries from all regional and sub-regional offices of the Field Operations Division (FOD) also participated, along with representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Population Council Institute, and the State Directorates of Economics & Statistics from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.

Live demonstration on the art of canvassing the schedule and hands-on training on CAPI was imparted to the participants.

CMS (Education) aims to collect critical data on education-related indicators, with a special focus on household expenditure on education.

The survey will cover the entire Indian Union, except for remote villages in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands that are difficult to access.

Comprehensive modular survey on education to collect national indicators and household expenditure after trainer CAPI workshop. The Comprehensive Modular Survey (Education) will be implemented nationwide (excluding inaccessible Andaman and Nicobar villages) during April-June 2025 to collect education indicators, prioritising household expenditure data. A national trainers' workshop provided canvassing demonstrations and CAPI hands-on training to standardise field procedures, and the Ministry stressed data quality and proactive coordination with state authorities to ensure smooth survey operations.