Document title: RBI launches November 2026 Rural Consumer Confidence Survey
Issuing authority: Reserve Bank of India
Reference: Press Release 2026-2027/1431
Date: 03 November 2026
Regulatory and Policy Measures
The Reserve Bank of India has initiated the November 2026 round of the Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS). The survey will collect current perceptions and one‑year‑ahead expectations of households regarding the general economic situation, employment scenario, overall price situation, own income and spending. It covers rural and semi‑urban households across 31 states and union territories, namely Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Keralam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, NCT of Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Union Territory of Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
Ipsos Research Private Ltd., Gurugram has been engaged to conduct the fieldwork for this round on behalf of the RBI. Selected households will be approached by the agency, and they are requested to provide their response. Other individuals not approached by the agency may also participate by submitting their responses using the linked online survey schedule. Completed survey schedules may be e‑mailed as per the contact details provided.
For any query or clarification, respondents may contact the Director, Division of Household Surveys, Department of Statistics and Information Management, Reserve Bank of India, C‑8, 2nd Floor, Bandra‑Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai‑400 051; Phone: 022‑2657 8398, 022‑2657 8332; or email dhs@rbi.org.in. The press release is signed by Ajit Prasad (Communications), Deputy General Manager.
The launch of the RCCS provides the RBI with timely household‑level sentiment data that will feed into its monetary‑policy deliberations.