Lok Sabha Question No. 3525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Annual Survey of Industries
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Dushyant Singh, Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3525

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## ANNUAL SURVEY OF INDUSTRIES

3525. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH: SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the list of factories/units in the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) is  outdated  and  thus  affecting  the  calculation  of  national aggregates and indices;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to renew/update this database;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to introduce a comprehensive, dynamic business register that captures the birth and death of firms;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)  whether the Government has observed any change in the growth, composition and structure of the manufacturing sector; and
- (f) 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) & (b):  The frame of ASI is based on the lists of units maintained by the  registration  authorities  i.e  Chief  Inspector  of  Factories  (CIF)  of States for list of factories registered under the Factories Act 1948 and Office  of  the  Labour  Commissioners  of  States  for  the  Bidi  and  cigar manufacturing  establishments  registered  under  the  Bidi  and  Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act 1966, the Acts in which the

units  under  coverage  of  the  survey  are  registered.  The  frame  is prepared, revised & updated every year before selection of the units by the Field Operations Division (FOD) of NSSO in consultation with these registration authorities. At the time of Updation of frame, names of the de-registered factories are removed from the ASI frame and those of the newly registered factories are added. (c) & (d): Development of Statistical Business Register (SBR) has been envisaged as a follow up activity of 7th Economic Census (EC). SBR contains information on various economic parameters including current operational status. (e) & (f):  The details of estimated number of factories in operation, fixed capital,  total  persons  engaged,  total  output  and  Gross  Value  Added (GVA) at all-India level for last three years i.e. ASI 2017-18, ASI 2018-19 and ASI 2019-20 along with its growth rates are given at Annexure-I.

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Annexure-I

## Statement referred to in reply to part (e) & (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3525 for reply on 22.03.2023:

|                                            |              |              |              | Growth (%)           | Growth (%)           |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Description                                | ASI 2017-18  | ASI 2018-19  | ASI 2019-20  | 2018-19 over 2017-18 | 2019-20 over 2018-19 |
| Estimated Number of Factories in Operation | 195584       | 197145       | 198628       | 0.80                 | 0.75                 |
| Estimated Fixed Capital (Rs. Lakh)         | 32,85,88,927 | 34,66,06,975 | 36,41,35,165 | 5.48                 | 5.06                 |
| Estimated Total Persons Engaged (Number)   | 1,56,14,619  | 1,62,80,211  | 1,66,24,291  | 4.26                 | 2.11                 |
| Estimated Total Output (Rs. Lakh)          | 80,72,17,258 | 92,81,79,908 | 89,83,30,129 | 14.99                | -3.22                |
| Estimated Gross Value Added (Rs. Lakh)     | 14,66,97,043 | 15,38,01,928 | 14,85,74,512 | 4.84                 | -3.40                |