The country’s centralised bureau for data collection will soon conduct a survey on remittance inflows to determine the impact of remittances on the economy.
The survey, the first of its kind, will identify the households receiving remittances and determine their socio-economic status, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) said yesterday.
Under the survey, the BBS will collect information on the socio-demographic traits of the family members receiving remittances, together with their income, consumption and saving patterns.
The bureau will also collect data on the number of migrant workers who returned home in the last one year, the reason for their return and the types of work they did abroad.
Apart from the survey, the BBS will start the economic census from March 31, to update the data on various sectors and sub-sectors of the economy and prepare directories of industrial and service sector establishments in rural and urban areas.
“We are taking massive preparation to conduct the economic census. It is very important to collect adequate quality data to facilitate future planning for the development of the country,” said Md Nojibur Rahman, secretary to statistics and informatics division.
He made the comment at a press briefing at the BBS headquarters, organised to unveil the upcoming data collection activities of the agency.
The economic census, done once a decade by the BBS, will be the third of its kind, with the last one being conducted in 2001.
“Many of the data have become old amid a steady growth of the economy and rising investments, particularly in the manufacturing and service sectors.”
The BBS will collect information from industrial and services sector establishments about their products or services, ownership structure and sales and accounting practices, by May 31.
The statistical agency will also collect information on the production methods of firms, their workforce and health and safety standards and so on, according to a BBS statement.
The BBS has also started a pilot survey to prepare a database of the people living in extreme poverty, to better target them during disbursement of benefits under social safety net schemes.
The agency also intends to collect data on rural credit, literacy, health, slums and floating people and on mothers’ and children’s nutrition, and conduct an assessment survey to measure the productivity of different crops. (Source)
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