Lok Sabha Question No. 2869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: 7th National Economic Survey
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2869 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2023

## 7TH NATIONAL ECONOMIC SURVEY

2869. DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  completed  the  nationwide  7th National Economic Survey in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  major  findings  of  the survey with details of participating States;
- (c) whether West  Bengal is the only State which has not participated in the conduct of 7 th  Economic Survey within its territory;
- (d) if  so, the details of probable loss to West Bengal due to nonparticipation in the Survey;
- (e) the efforts taken by the Government in pursuance of the same;
- (f) the  thrust  areas  identified  by  the  Economic  Survey  in  the country, State-wise; and
- (g) the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government in compiling and  analyzing  the  data  and  statistics  received  from  West Bengal?

## 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)  &  (f):  The  fieldwork  of  7th  Economic  Census  has  been completed.  As  regards  to  results  of  7th  Economic  Census,  12

States/UTs have not approved the provisional results and it is pending in 10 States/UTs for decision on approval. Therefore, nationwide 7th Economic  Census  results  could  not  be  finalized.  The  details  of participating State/UTs are attached here as Annexure. (c),  (d)  &  (e):  Yes  Sir,  West  Bengal  is  the  only  state  that  has  not participated in  the  7th  Economic  Census.  Although  numerous consultations and communications between the Ministry and Government of West Bengal officials were made at various level, it could not fructify. (g): Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Mining & quarrying sector data are being  received  from  West  Bengal  government  and  are  used  for compilation  of  Gross  Value  of  Output  and  Gross  Value  Added  for estimation of Gross Domestic Product of the country by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.

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## Annexure

## List of Participating State / UTs in 7 th  Economic Census

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Assam
5. Bihar
6. Chandigarh
7. Chhattisgarh
8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
9. Delhi
10. Goa
11. Gujarat
12. Haryana
13. Himachal Pradesh
14. Jammu and Kashmir
15. Jharkhand
16. Karnataka
17. Kerala
18. Ladakh
19. Lakshadweep
20. Madhya Pradesh
21. Maharashtra
22. Manipur
23. Meghalaya
24. Mizoram
25. Nagaland
26. Odisha
27. Puducherry
28. Punjab
29. Rajasthan
30. Sikkim
31. Tamil Nadu
32. Telangana
33. Tripura
34. Uttar Pradesh
35. Uttarakhand