South Asian Studies

• BIDS-- Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies(a multi disciplinary research organization)

• CPD -- Centre For Policy Dialogue (a civil society think tank in Bangladesh)

• CESS -- Centre for Economic and Social Research (an interdisciplinary research centre in India)

• ICRIER-- Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (an autonomous, not-for-profit think tank for economic policy related issues)

• IGIDR -- Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (an advanced economic development research institute established by the Rerve Bank of India)

• IEGINDIA -- Institute of Economic Growth
• IPS -- Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
• MARGA -- Marga Institute -- Centre for Development Studies
• NCAER -- National Council of Applied Economic Research
• PIDE -- Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
• RIS -- Research and Information System for Developing Countries

• Census of India
• Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS): Data Unit 
• DevInfo India
• Election Commission of India
• *India GIS Data in ESRI SHP format
• *IndiaStat [NYU only]
• *ISI Emerging Markets [NYU only]
• Labor Statistics of India (Government of India. Ministry of Labour)
• Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
• National Family Health Survey, India
• National Sample Survey Organization Data (Digital sets of reports are available at NYU Bobst Studio: and via the Faculty Digital Archive. Please email: aruna.magier@nyu; data.services@nyu if you need further help with accessing and using them.)

Samples rounds: NSS Data (unit level) on 55th round, sch. 10/10.1: Employment & Unemployment
NSS Data (unit level) on 61st round, sch. 10: Employment & Unemployment
NSS Data (unit level) on 66th round, sch. 10: Employment & Unemployment
NSS data (unit level) on 55th round, sch. 1.0: Consumer Expenditure
NSS Data (unit level) on 61st round, sch. 1.0: Consumer Expenditure
NSS data (unit level) on 66th round, sch. 1.0 (type-1): Consumer Expenditure - Uniform and Mixed Reference Period
NSS data (unit level) on 66th round, sch. 1.0 (type-2): Consumer Expenditure - Modified Mixed Reference Period

• Statistics on disability in India 
• UNICEF -- India -- Statistics
• World Bank -- India -- Data & Statistics