Document title: Launching of 51st Round of Quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) Q3:2026-27
Issuing authority: Reserve Bank of India
Reference number: Press Release 2026-2027/1312
Date: October 12, 2026
Regulatory and Policy Measures
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 51st round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period October‑December 2026 (Q3 2026‑27). The survey assesses the business situation of selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors and records their expectations for the current quarter as well as for the next three quarters – Q4 2026‑27, Q1 2027‑28 and Q2 2027‑28 – on demand conditions, financial conditions, employment conditions and the price situation.
Survey findings will be released in summary form on the RBI website, with the identity of respondents kept confidential. Summaries are posted regularly on the RBI publications page.
M/s Genesis Management & Market Research Pvt. Ltd. has been authorised to conduct the survey for the October‑December 2026 quarter on behalf of the Reserve Bank. While the agency will approach selected companies, other companies in the services and infrastructure sectors are encouraged to participate by downloading the questionnaire from the RBI website under the ‘Survey’ sub‑heading and emailing the duly authenticated completed form as per the contact details provided.
For any queries or clarifications, respondents may contact the Director, Division of Enterprise Surveys, Department of Statistics and Information Management, Reserve Bank of India, C‑8, 2nd Floor, Bandra‑Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai‑400051. Phone: 022‑26578664, 022‑26578275; email: dsimsios@rbi.org.in.
The press release is signed by Deputy General Manager Ajit Prasad (Communications) and carries the reference number 2026‑2027/1312.
The launch underscores RBI’s ongoing effort to monitor service and infrastructure sector conditions through systematic quarterly surveys, providing anonymised aggregate data to inform policy and market participants.