RBI also has a long tradition of conducting important surveys in collaboration of NSSO. The first comprehensive survey conducted by RBI is known as All-India Rural Credit Survey, with 1951-52 as the reference period.
The objective of the survey was to collect such data/information as would assist the RBI and the Government of India in formulating an integrated credit policy for rural credit and to assess the extent of indebtedness of rural households to financial institutions in the organized and unorganized sectors.