According to the 76th round of the NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, a higher percentage of disabled males was present in rural Odisha at 3.7 percent. The eastern Indian state had an equal share of men and women with disability at 2.8 percent in urban areas. The National Statistical Office (NSO) is the statistical wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), mainly responsible for laying down standards for statistical analysis, data collection, and implementation.
In 2018, the eastern state of Odisha in India had the highest share of disabled population with multiple disabilities, males at 3.5 percent and females at three percent. According to the 76th round of the NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, a higher percentage of disabled men than disabled women were present in India. The National Statistical Office (NSO) is the statistical wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), mainly responsible for laying down standards for statistical analysis, data collection, and implementation.
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According to the 76th round of the NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, a higher percentage of disabled males was present in rural Odisha at 3.7 percent. The eastern Indian state had an equal share of men and women with disability at 2.8 percent in urban areas. The National Statistical Office (NSO) is the statistical wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), mainly responsible for laying down standards for statistical analysis, data collection, and implementation.