India Data in Focus - Data Sources and Estimations

Data sources

Primary data were collected through three consecutive institutional survey rounds in 2003-2004, 2010-2011, and 2018-19. These data were combined with the following secondary sources:

• GoI (Government of India). 2011. Various years. Finance Accounts. New Delhi. www.india.gov.in
• ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research). 2003-2009. Annual Reports. New Delhi.
• Annual reports for the period 2003-09 for various State Agricultural Universities (SAUs).

Estimation procedures

• For a number of agencies, research staff and expenditure data were missing for certain years. These have been interpolated or in a few cases extrapolated.
• Expenditures for a number of other higher education and government agencies are estimates based on the average expenditures per researcher at the SAUs and ICAR institutes.

For general ASTI data procedures and methodology, please visit www.asti.cgiar.org/methodology.