Changes in PLFS schedule and estimation procedure from January 2027 - inviting comments thereon

The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has invited public comments on proposed changes to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) sampling design, schedules, and estimation procedures set to take effect in January 2027. The modifications introduce a separate Second Stage Stratum (SSS) to better capture digital platform workers, an updated sampling frame accounting for recent urbanisation and administrative boundary changes, and transitional arrangements for the first three months of 2027. Furthermore, survey schedules are updated to incorporate binary questions identifying digital platform workers and new queries addressing unpaid household activities, caregiving, volunteer work, and unpaid trainee work for individuals aged 15 and above.