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MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

5518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023 ECONOMIC CENSUS 5518.

SHRI D.K.
SURESH: SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH: Will IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state: the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME (a) whether Economic Census (EC) lists out economic establishments/enterprises in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the total number of economic establishments/enterprises listed in the country; (d) whether the Government has taken steps to use the Economic Census (EC) to design developmental policies for economic growth and employment generation in the country; and (e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH] (a) to (c): Yes sir.

Economic Census is the complete count of all non- located within the geographical farm economic establishments boundary of the country.
As per 6th Economic Census results, a total of 5,84,95,359 economic establishments were listed in the country.

(d) & (e): Economic Census data have been widely disseminated to several government and non-government agencies for their research, analysis, policy formulations, etc.

Usage of EC data by these user agencies is expected to facilitate in designing developmental policies for economic growth, employment generation, etc.

in the country.

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