{"id":62240,"date":"2025-04-02T14:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=62240"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:09:10","slug":"sample-registration-survey-statistical-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sample-registration-survey-statistical-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Sample Registration System (SRS), Features, Data &#038; Importance in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sample Registration System is a system used to <\/span><b>collect information about births, deaths, and population changes in a country.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It helps in understanding how the population is growing and what trends are taking place over time. It works by collecting data from selected sample areas and gives regular and reliable estimates of vital statistics. This is especially useful in places where complete records of births and deaths are not properly maintained.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sample Registration System (SRS)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sample Registration System is a<\/span><b> demographic survey system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used to provide reliable yearly data on important indicators like infant mortality rate, birth rate, death rate, and other fertility and mortality measures at both national and regional levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was<\/span><b> first started on a pilot basis in 1964-65 by the Registrar General of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a few states, and later became fully operational in <\/span><b>1969-70 across the country.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system works through continuous recording of births and deaths in selected sample areas. This work is done by local part-time enumerators, who are usually Anganwadi workers or school teachers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to this, there is an independent survey conducted every six months by SRS supervisors to collect the same information again.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the data collected by both the enumerators and supervisors is matched and verified, which helps in improving the accuracy and reliability of the data.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Sample Registration System (SRS) Key Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sample Registration System is designed to provide accurate and timely data on important population indicators such as birth rate, death rate, fertility rate, infant mortality rate (IMR), and maternal mortality ratio (MMR) at both national and state levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It follows a <\/span><b>dual record system, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where <\/span><b>births and deaths are recorded continuously by a local enumerator, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the same information is collected again through an independent survey every six months to ensure better accuracy and verification.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system has wide coverage, as it collects data from a large sample population (millions of people) across different states and union territories, making the estimates more reliable and representative.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SRS regularly publishes reports and bulletins, which provide updated information on demographic trends such as fertility, mortality, and population growth. These reports are widely used by researchers and government agencies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It plays an important role in policy making and planning, as the data helps the government to assess the effectiveness of health programs, family planning measures, and population control policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SRS data is also useful for tracking progress in social development, especially in areas like maternal and child health, nutrition, and life expectancy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also Read: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/maternal-mortality-ratio\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maternal Mortality Ratio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><b>SRS Statistical Report 2023 Key Findings<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2023 shows important changes in fertility and mortality trends in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Total Fertility Rate (TFR):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TFR declined to 1.9 in 2023, which is below the replacement level (2.1).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highest TFR: Bihar (2.8)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lowest TFR: Delhi (1.2)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TFR means the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her reproductive years (15-49 years).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Replacement Level Fertility:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the level at which a population replaces itself from one generation to the next (around 2.1 children per woman).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Crude Birth Rate (CBR):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Declined from 19.1 (2022) to 18.4 (2023).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It shows the number of live births per 1,000 population in a year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB):<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For 2021-23, it was 917 girls per 1,000 boys.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highest: Chhattisgarh (974)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lowest: Uttarakhand (868)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mortality Indicators:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crude Death Rate (CDR): 6.4 (2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): 25 (2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These indicators reflect the overall health conditions and quality of healthcare in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sample Registration System (SRS) provides 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