Improvement of Crop Statistics (ICS)
Time schedule for commencement and completion of Area enumeration for the Agricultural year as follows.
Season |
Prescribed period for completion of Area Enumeration by SFS |
Date by which sample check as Area Enumeration in ICS villages to be completed by the supervisor. |
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Commencement |
Completion |
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Autumn |
31st August |
1st September |
15th October |
Winter |
15th January |
1st visit-1st November 2nd visit -16th January |
25th November 9th February |
Summer |
31st March |
1st April |
15th May |
Procedure for Selection of Cluster
Maximum 20 plots will be covered for Area Enumeration survey in 04 clusters(each cluster consist of maximum 5 Plots) selected as per the given procedure.
a) Ascertain the total highest survey numbers of the village (Original Plots + Bata Plots – Chute Plots).
b) Adjust it to higher Number which will be the multiple of 5.
c) Divide the Adjusted Number / 4 & the quotient which will be the Interval.
d) Select a Random Number range 1 to the adjusted number from the Random Column allotted by taking the stratum number & order of selection for LUS which gives Random Start i.e. Cluster No-1.
e) Add the Interval with Random start to get Cluster No-2 and so on to get other 2 Clusters.
f) During addition ,if the number exceeds the adjusted numbers then deduct the highest adjusted number from it to get the required cluster.
Supervision of crop cutting experiments
In the selected sample villages, crop cutting experiments on selected crop and for different crop seasons conducted by the Statistical Field Surveyors are supervised at the time of harvest and relevant information are recorded in schedule AS-2.0.
At the time of supervision of crop cutting experiments, the supervisory staff takes up following check according to procedures contained in the guidelines of EARAS.
(a) Selection and identification of selected Plots.
(b) Location of experimental field inside the selected Plot.
(c) Harvesting procedure.
(d) Use of survey equipments supplied by the office.
Check on transcription and totaling
The statistical Field Surveyors transcript crop and non crop area figures from From-1 (Field Register) to Form-2, Form-2 (A) for different seasons and Form -3(Annual). Then he takes up totalling of each page. The Supervisory staff for state samples and staff of N.S.S.O check the transcript and totalling figures for the selected villages and record their findings in scheduleAS-1.1.