Traditionally RBI is directly involved in national accounts compilation, especially in savings estimation and flow of fund compilation. Basic information on household and corporate savings is provided to CSO for preparing the final estimates. Besides, data on output of banking system in GDP is imputed from the data supplied by us.
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.