FORMAT OF THE
AGREEMENT
WHERE AS the National Sample Survey Organisation
(NSSO) in the Department of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
Government of India Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi
is maintaining data sets of household surveys on various subjects,
WHERE AS the University/Institute
of.........................................
is desirous of undertaking
a research project on.......................................
which has been approved by
the NSSO.
AND University/Institute of
......................................................
having certified its
capability in undertaking the above research project.
AGREED to collaborate in the completion of the
above research project as per the terms and conditions given below:
- The NSSO will provide free of
cost, the available unit level data sets which are required for the
completion of the approved research project.
- The NSSO will also
provide the necessary clarifications and technical assistance for the
successful completion of the above research projects, whenever required.
- The data would be used
after understanding the concepts, definitions, design and coverage of the
survey for a proper appreciation of the limitations and nature of the
data and for obtaining meaningful estimates and results.
- The data provided by
NSSO, will be utilised only for the research projects approved by NSSO. The intention to use the data provided by
NSSO for any other research project has to be notified in advance and
written permission of NSSO will be obtained.
- The confidentiality of
the unit level data will be maintained and adequate precautions would be
taken for not disclosing the identity of units directly or indirectly.
- The data provided by
NSSO will not be passed on either wholly or partially with or without profit
to any other data user or disseminator of data with or without commercial
purposes.
- The research outputs
along with a short summary of conclusions would be made available to NSSO
in the form of hard copy or on electronic media free of cost before they
are published. The NSSO will have the right to reprint them in its
in-house journal Sarvekshana even if they are published elsewhere.
- All research outputs
based on NSSO data sets will acknowledge the data source.
- All costs involved in
the completion of the research projects will be borne by the Research
Institute/University.
For the National Sample Survey
Organisation
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