ESTIMATION OF NATIONAL INCOME IN INDIA In 1868, Dadabhai Naoroji wrote a book ‘Poverty and Un British Rule in India’. It was the first attempt at the calculation of National Income. The first person to estimate National Income scientifically was Dr V. K. R. V. Rao who estimated national income for the period 1925-29. After Independence National Income committee was formed in 1949 under the chairmanship of P.C. Mahalanobis. After some years Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) was formed. 151 views16:10
