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Data Intelligence Lab

Unlocking India's Data for Better Decisions

DIL goes beyond simple data analytics. It converts multi-layered microdata into strategic, future-facing intelligence that powers policy design and investment allocation.

Data Authority & Mastered Datasets

Extraction, merging, and harmonisation across India's major statistical and administrative systems.

Demographic & Population

  • Census — Population Census
  • NFHS — National Family Health Survey
  • LASI — Longitudinal Ageing Study in India

Economic & Employment

  • NSS — National Sample Survey
  • PLFS — Periodic Labour Force Survey
  • ASUSE — Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises
  • ASI — Annual Survey of Industries

Development & Administrative

  • IHDS — India Human Development Survey
  • Young Lives — Young Lives Longitudinal Study
  • NITI — NITI Aayog Indicators
  • SDG — SDG Datasets
  • HMIS — Health Management Information System
  • State Admin — State Administrative Data

Core Analytical Capabilities

Data Access, Microdata & Repository

Harmonisation, cleaning, and hosting of policy-relevant repositories.

  • Microdata extraction and harmonisation
  • Policy data repository hosting
  • Documentation and metadata standards

Advanced Analytics & Modelling

From description through to prediction, on data that is rarely as tidy as the textbook.

  • Descriptive & Inferential Statistics
  • Multilevel & Hierarchical Modelling
  • Regression & Predictive Modelling
  • Composite Index Development

Evaluation & Impact Analytics

Establishing what a programme actually changed, and how confident anyone should be about it.

  • Impact and Causal Analysis
  • Effect Size Estimation
  • Robustness Checks & Sensitivity Analysis