Reports on India
Key reports by the Government of India and world organisations, with India's latest figures in each.
Reports from this platform's data →The biggest problems across India and in each State and UT, as raised and supported by members here.
Government of India (22)
| Report | Published by | What it measures | India's figures | Latest edition | Your opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Statistics at a Glance and crop production estimatesAnnual handbook; crop estimates several times a year | Economics, Statistics & Evaluation Division, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | Area, production and yield of crops, irrigation, minimum support prices, cost of cultivation, inputs and agricultural trade. |
| Agricultural Statistics at a Glance 2024; Final Estimates 2024-25; Third Advance Estimates 2025-26 (May 2026) | |
| All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE)Annual | Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education | Total enrolment, gross enrolment ratio (age 18–23), gender parity, institutions and teachers in higher education. |
| AISHE 2023-24 (released in 2026 together with AISHE 2022-23) | |
| Annual Survey of Industries (ASI)Annual | National Statistics Office, MoSPI | Number of factories, output, gross value added, persons engaged, wages and invested capital, by industry and State. |
| ASI 2024-25 (reference year April 2024–March 2025; released 30 September 2026) | |
| Census of India 2011Every 10 years (next census under way, reference date 1 March 2027) | Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (Ministry of Home Affairs) | Population, sex ratio, literacy, rural–urban split, workers, households and amenities, down to village level. |
| Census 2011 (final Primary Census Abstract) | |
| Crime in India (NCRB)Annual | National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs | Cases registered under the criminal code and special and local laws, crime rate per lakh population, chargesheeting, and crimes against women, children, SCs/STs, cyber crime and more. |
| Crime in India 2024 (released May 2026) | |
| Economic Survey of IndiaAnnual (tabled before the Union Budget) | Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) | GDP growth, inflation, consumption, investment, fiscal position, trade, industry, agriculture, jobs and social sectors. |
| 2025-26 (tabled 29 January 2026) | |
| Energy Statistics IndiaAnnual | National Statistics Office, MoSPI | Total primary energy supply, energy consumption by sector, per capita energy and electricity use, installed capacity and transmission losses. |
| Energy Statistics India 2026 (33rd edition, data for 2024-25; released 30 March 2026) | |
| Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES)Periodic (2022-23 and 2023-24 rounds) | National Statistics Office, MoSPI | Monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE), share of food and non-food spending, and consumption inequality (Gini coefficient). |
| HCES 2023-24 (fieldwork August 2023–July 2024; factsheet released 27 December 2024) | |
| India State of Forest Report (ISFR)Every two years | Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | Forest cover, tree cover, mangroves, carbon stock and changes since the last assessment, for India, States and districts. |
| ISFR 2023 (18th edition, released 21 December 2024) | |
| India Tourism Data CompendiumAnnual (with monthly and annual snapshots) | Ministry of Tourism | Foreign tourist arrivals, international tourist arrivals including NRIs, domestic tourist visits by State, outbound travel and foreign exchange earnings. |
| India Tourism Data Compendium 2025 (data for 2024; released 27 September 2025) | |
| National Accounts — GDP estimatesQuarterly and annual | National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) | GDP and Gross Value Added (GVA) at current and constant prices, sector-wise growth, consumption and investment. |
| Provisional Estimates for 2025-26 (released 5 June 2026; new series, base year 2022-23) | |
| National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6)Every few years (NFHS-5: 2019-21; NFHS-6: 2023-24) | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with IIPS Mumbai | Fertility, maternal care, institutional births, immunisation, child nutrition (stunting, wasting), obesity and other health indicators. |
| NFHS-6, 2023-24 (fact sheets released 29 May 2026) | |
| National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NITI Aayog)Periodic, based on NFHS rounds | NITI Aayog (with technical support from UNDP and OPHI) | Share of people who are multidimensionally poor, using 12 indicators across health, education and standard of living (Alkire-Foster method). |
| Discussion paper 'Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06' (January 2024) | |
| NIRF India RankingsAnnual | National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education | Teaching and resources, research, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception. |
| India Rankings 2025 (10th edition, released 4 September 2025) | |
| Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual ReportAnnual (calendar year from 2025), with monthly and quarterly bulletins | National Statistics Office, MoSPI | Labour force participation rate, worker population ratio and unemployment rate by age, sex, rural/urban and education. |
| Annual Report 2025 (January–December 2025; released March 2026) | |
| Reserve Bank of India Annual ReportAnnual (RBI accounting year April–March) | Reserve Bank of India | Economic review and outlook, monetary policy, inflation, banking and payments, and the RBI's balance sheet and income. |
| Annual Report 2025-26 (released 29 May 2026) | |
| Road Accidents in India (MoRTH)Annual | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | Road accidents, deaths and injuries by State, type of road, vehicle, cause (such as over-speeding) and age of victims. |
| Road Accidents in India 2024 (released 2026) | |
| Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical ReportAnnual (maternal mortality: special bulletin for three-year periods) | Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (Ministry of Home Affairs) | Crude birth rate, crude death rate, infant mortality rate, total fertility rate and maternal mortality ratio, for India and the States. |
| Statistical Report 2024 (released 20 May 2026); MMR Special Bulletin 2022-24 | |
| SDG India Index (NITI Aayog)Periodic (2018, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2023-24) | NITI Aayog | Progress on 16 Sustainable Development Goals using 113 indicators aligned with MoSPI's National Indicator Framework. |
| SDG India Index 2023-24 (fourth edition, released 12 July 2024) | |
| Swachh SurvekshanAnnual | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | Waste collection and processing, sanitation, open-defecation-free status, cleanliness of public places and citizen feedback. |
| Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 (9th edition; awards given 17 July 2025) | |
| UDISE+ report on school educationAnnual | Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education | Schools, teachers, enrolment, gross enrolment ratio, dropout, pupil–teacher ratio and school facilities such as computers and internet. |
| UDISE+ 2025-26 (released 7 July 2026) | |
| Union Budget — Budget at a GlanceAnnual (presented on 1 February) | Ministry of Finance | Total and capital expenditure, receipts, fiscal and revenue deficits, and central government debt. |
| Budget 2026-27 (Budget Estimates) |
World organisations (26)
| Report | Published by | What it measures | India's figures | Latest edition | Your opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAO The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI)Annual | FAO, with IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO | Prevalence and number of undernourished people, food insecurity, affordability of a healthy diet, stunting, wasting, overweight and anaemia. |
| SOFI 2026 (released July 2026) | |
| Global Hunger Index (GHI)Annual (October) | Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe | A combined hunger score from undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting and child mortality. |
| GHI 2025 (released October 2025) | |
| Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)Annual | UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) | Share of people who are multidimensionally poor, the intensity of their deprivation and the MPI value, across 10 indicators in health, education and living standards. |
| 2026 Statistical Update (October 2026); India's figures still rest on NFHS-5 (2019–21) | |
| Global Peace Index (GPI)Annual (June) | Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) | Ongoing domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society, and militarisation, combined into one score. |
| GPI 2026 (released June 2026) | |
| ILO World Social Protection Report and dashboardReport every few years; dashboard updated continuously | International Labour Organization (ILO) | Share of the population covered by at least one social protection benefit, by type of benefit. |
| World Social Protection Report 2024–26, and the ILO dashboard figure for 2025 | |
| ILO–IHD India Employment ReportOccasional (third edition in 2024) | International Labour Organization (ILO) and Institute for Human Development | Employment and unemployment, job quality and informality, youth not in employment, education or training (NEET), and skills, mainly from India's official labour surveys. |
| India Employment Report 2024: Youth employment, education and skills | |
| IMF World Economic OutlookTwice a year (April and October), with January and July updates | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Real GDP growth projections, inflation, current account balances and GDP size for every member country. |
| April 2026, with the July 2026 update | |
| QS World University RankingsAnnual (June) | Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) | Academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty–student ratio, citations, international faculty and students, employment outcomes, research network and sustainability. |
| QS World University Rankings 2027 (released June 2026) | |
| RSF World Press Freedom IndexAnnual (around 3 May, World Press Freedom Day) | Reporters Without Borders (RSF) | A score from 0 to 100 built from five indicators: political, economic, legal, social and security. |
| 2026 (released 30 April 2026) | |
| Sustainable Development Report (SDG Index)Annual | UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) | An overall SDG Index score (0–100) and goal-by-goal dashboards and trends for all 17 SDGs. |
| SDR 2026 (11th edition, released 23 June 2026) | |
| THE World University RankingsAnnual (October) | Times Higher Education (THE) | Teaching, research environment, research quality, industry and international outlook. |
| World University Rankings 2027 (released October 2026) | |
| Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)Annual | Transparency International | Perceived level of public-sector corruption, combined from several expert and business surveys. |
| CPI 2025 (released 10 February 2026) | |
| Trends in Maternal Mortality (WHO and UN agencies)Every few years | World Health Organization (WHO), with UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN DESA | Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) and number of maternal deaths, by country, region and the world. |
| Trends in maternal mortality 2000 to 2023 (published 7 April 2025) | |
| UN IGME Levels and Trends in Child MortalityAnnual | UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank Group, UN DESA) | Under-five, infant and neonatal mortality rates and stillbirths. |
| Report 2024 (released 25 March 2025; data for 2023) | |
| UNDP Human Development Report (HDI)Annual | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Human Development Index (life expectancy, years of schooling, income per person), inequality-adjusted HDI and the Gender Inequality Index. |
| HDR 2025, “A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI” (released 6 May 2025; data for 2023) | |
| UNEP Emissions Gap ReportAnnual (before the UN climate conference) | UN Environment Programme (UNEP) | Global and national greenhouse-gas emissions, per-capita emissions, national climate pledges (NDCs) and the warming they imply. |
| Emissions Gap Report 2025, “Off target” (data for 2024) | |
| UNFPA State of World PopulationAnnual | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | Population size, fertility, life expectancy, reproductive health and gender equality indicators. |
| 2025, “The Real Fertility Crisis” | |
| UNICEF The State of the World's ChildrenAnnual | UNICEF | Child poverty and deprivation in six areas: education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation and water. |
| 2025, “Ending Child Poverty: Our Shared Imperative” (released 20 November 2025) | |
| WEF Global Gender Gap ReportAnnual | World Economic Forum (WEF) | Share of the gender gap closed (0–100%) overall and in economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. |
| 2026 (20th edition, released 16 September 2026) | |
| WIPO Global Innovation Index (GII)Annual | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Innovation inputs (institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, markets, business) and outputs (knowledge, technology and creative outputs). |
| GII 2026 (released September 2026) | |
| World Bank country income classificationAnnual (1 July) | World Bank | Income group of each economy, based on GNI per capita of the previous calendar year. |
| FY2027 classification (effective 1 July 2026; based on 2025 GNI per capita) | |
| World Bank India Development UpdateTwice a year (April and October) | World Bank | Recent growth, the outlook for the current and next fiscal years, inflation, trade and external risks. |
| October 2026 | |
| World Bank Logistics Performance Index (LPI)About every two years | World Bank | Six dimensions of trade logistics: customs, infrastructure, international shipments, logistics competence, tracking and tracing, and timeliness. |
| LPI 2023 (7th and last survey-based edition) | |
| World Bank poverty estimates (Poverty and Equity Brief)Twice a year (Spring and Annual Meetings) | World Bank | Share of people living below the international extreme poverty line and the lower-middle-income poverty line, and inequality. |
| June 2025 update (2021 PPPs; India's 2022-23 household consumption survey) | |
| World Happiness ReportAnnual (March) | Wellbeing Research Centre (University of Oxford), Gallup and UN SDSN | Average self-reported life evaluation, and how much of it is explained by GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity and perceived corruption. |
| WHR 2026 (released March 2026; survey years 2023–2025) | |
| Yale Environmental Performance Index (EPI)About every two years | Yale University, with Columbia University | Dozens of indicators on air quality, sanitation, waste, biodiversity, forests, fisheries and greenhouse-gas emissions, grouped into environmental health, ecosystem vitality and climate change. |
| EPI 2024 (latest overall ranking confirmed) |
How other countries see India (3)
Independent opinion surveys of people in other countries. They record what people think of India, not why: the surveys do not ask for reasons, so none are given here.
| Report | Published by | What it measures | India's figures | Latest edition | Your opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Finance Global Soft Power IndexAnnual (January–February) | Brand Finance (London) | Familiarity, influence and reputation, plus pillars such as business, culture and heritage, governance and international relations. |
| Global Soft Power Index 2025 (20 February 2025) | |
| Lowy Institute Poll — how Australians see IndiaAnnual (June) | Lowy Institute (Sydney) | Australians' warmth towards other countries (0–100°) and trust in them to act responsibly in the world. |
| 2026 Lowy Institute Poll | |
| Pew Research Center — views of India around the worldAnnual (spring survey) | Pew Research Center (Washington, DC) | Share of adults in each surveyed country with a favourable or unfavourable opinion of India. |
| Spring 2026 survey, 36 countries (published 13 August 2026) |
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