State level training on Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey of NSS

Department of Economics and Statistics, Nagaland conducted two-day State Level Training Programme on Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey of NSS 80th round on July 2 and 3, at DES Conference Hall, Kohima, with participation from all Districts Economics and Statistics Offices. A press release by the department stated that the primary objective of Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey of NSS 80th round was to collect detailed information on expenditure on domestic tourism along with some information on household characteristics, visitor characteristics and trip characteristics in relation to domestic overnight trip required for preparation of Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) which would be done by Ministry of Tourism (MoT).
The MoT also provided travel and tourism data to United Nation World Tourism Organisation to generate Travel and Tourism Development Index. The data generated from this survey is an important source for policy research and for formulation of sector specific policies and programmes. Besides TSA, the release noted that the survey would cover wide range of information on various aspects viz month of starting the trip, purpose of trip, main destination of the trip, mode of travel etc. Technical sessions were taken up by ESO, Kiutan Simon, ESO, Mhabemo Ovung, and IOS, Ruokuophrelie. The survey period would be from July 2025 to June 2026.