Rapid Survey on Functional Cooperatives (RSFC)

• RSFC is a nationwide, list-frame-based survey by MoSPI's NSO to estimate GVA, GVO and employment of India's cooperative sector for the first time at scale.
• Commissioned by the Ministry of Cooperation (MoC) (created 6 July 2021) to plug data gaps in the sector's economic contribution.
• UPSC relevance: intersects GS-III (economy, cooperatives, statistics) and GS-II (governance, Centre-State data architecture); topical for Prelims (ministry, sampling frame, sector count).