The NSSO (FOD) under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to facilitate Urban Frame Survey (UFS) in a digital mode.
- UFS is conducted in five-year phases to prepare and maintain a frame of compact urban geographical units, which serve as sampling frame in urban sector, mainly for NSSO large scale Socio-Economic Surveys.
- The UFS in digital form was carried out for the first time during Phase 2017-22 using Bhuvan platform.
