How do you access NSS Microdata Catalog data?

NSS Microdata Catalog is labeled “Registration required” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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NSS · NADA · MoSPI Microdata

NSS / MoSPI National Microdata Catalog (back catalogue)

Name: NSS / MoSPI National Microdata Catalog (back catalogue)
Creator: NSO / MoSPI

The MoSPI NADA catalog is used to discover NSS/NSO microdata beyond PLFS/HCES—health, education, migration, debt, and more.

Registration requiredVery largeGood starting dataset

data catalog consumption health education labor

Host / institution

NSO / MoSPI NADA · NSO / MoSPI

Geography

India, state, region (survey design)

Time coverage

Decades of NSS/NSO studies (topic-dependent)

Update frequency

Continuous catalog of historical and current studies

What this is best for

Discovering NSS/NSO unit-level studies beyond PLFS/HCES—health, education, migration, disability, debt/investment, tourism, housing, sanitation, and more

Main limitations

Catalog hub, not a single merged file; each study has its own schedule, weights, and access page; registration required for unit data

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is NSS Microdata Catalog used for?: Discovering NSS/NSO unit-level studies beyond PLFS/HCES—health, education, migration, disability, debt/investment, tourism, housing, sanitation, and more
How do you access NSS Microdata Catalog data?: NSS Microdata Catalog is labeled “Registration required” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does NSS Microdata Catalog cover?: Geography: India, state, region (survey design). Time coverage: Decades of NSS/NSO studies (topic-dependent).
What are the main limitations of NSS Microdata Catalog?: Catalog hub, not a single merged file; each study has its own schedule, weights, and access page; registration required for unit data

Background & previous rounds

This site already features modern PLFS, HCES, TUS, ASI, ASUSE, and SAS products. The MoSPI NADA catalog is the official entry point for the wider NSS/NSO back catalogue and specialized rounds. Browse by collection or keyword, then open the study page for codebook and download after registration.

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

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MoSPI NADA catalog collections and study metadata. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
Study title / ID	Catalog study identifier and title	Catalog
Health / morbidity rounds	NSS health-topic unit studies	Topics
Education rounds	Education and literacy survey files	Topics
Migration modules	Migration-related schedules where available	Topics
Debt & investment	AIDIS / debt-investment studies	Topics
Housing / sanitation	Housing condition and WASH-related rounds	Topics
DDI metadata	Variable and file documentation per study	Docs

Formats

microdata · DDI · XML · JSON · documentation

Technical tags

microdata archiveDDIregistration

Example uses

Finding historical NSS health/education rounds; locating debt & investment or migration schedules

Open access portal Documentation

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.