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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The district-level inauguration of the 78th round of the National Sample Survey, which helps in socio-economic planning and policymaking was done by Cooperation Minister Kadakampally Surendran here on Tuesday. While inaugurating the event, Surendran sought cooperation from the public for giving details to the survey teams who visit the households. According to B AnishKumar, DES deputy director, the survey has nothing to do with the National Population Register (NPR). In the survey process, specially trained statistical officers will visit select households and collect details of consumer expenditure and social consumption related to health and education. During the survey, the data will be collected not only on consumption level but also on the pattern of consumption..