India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), conducted a one-day All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for the Rapid Survey of Functional Cooperatives (RSFC) on March 25, 2026 at the Scope Convention Centre, New Delhi.

The workshop was inaugurated by Smt. Geeta Singh Rathore, Director General, National Sample Survey (NSS). In her address, she emphasized that the cooperative sector serves as the backbone of India's socio- economic development, demonstrating its strength through rural empowerment and inclusive growth. The RSFC will play a vital role by providing reliable data on Gross Value Added (GVA), Gross Value Output (G...