Lok Sabha Question No. 4220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: Tracking of Private Capital Expenditure
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4220 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2025

## TRACKING OF PRIVATE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

4220. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

- (a) the objectives and expected outcomes of the new annual survey being conducted by the Ministry to track private capital expenditure  and  manner  in  which  this  initiative  is  likely  to improve the current understanding of private investment trends in the country; and
- (b) the manner in which the Ministry plans to differentiate its data collection  from  existing  sources  like  the  Centre  for  Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)?

## 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  CULTURE  [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

(a): The  primary  objective  of  Forward-Looking  Survey  on  Private Corporate Sector Capex Investment Intentions Survey of the Ministry of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  is  to  measure capital  investment  intentions  of  private  corporate  sector  covering non-financial and financial corporations through collection of information from major resident enterprises on:

- (i) Capital Expenditure incurred during last three financial years,
- (ii) Capital  Expenditure  incurred  or  to  be  incurred  during  the current  and  forthcoming  financial  years  on  different  asset groups and industries.

Data  collected  in  this  survey  will  help  to  assess  the  expected investment  to  be  made  by  the  enterprises  for  two  consecutive financial years (namely, 2024-25 and 2025-26). Also, it will provide an indication of preferred industries / sectors where major investment is likely to be made in the coming years.

- (b): The  methodology  adopted  by  the  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  for  conducting  the  ForwardLooking Survey  on Private  Corporate  Sector  CAPEX  Investment Intentions is as follows:

In accordance with the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008, notices have been  issued  to  selected  enterprises  drawn  from  a  frame  of  active resident private enterprises registered under the Companies Act, 2013 with the  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs.  Data  collection  is  carried  out via  a  dedicated  web  portal,  where  selected  enterprises  submit  the required information through self-compilation. To ensure the reliability of  the  collected  data,  a  robust  scientific  methodology  has  been employed  for  the  selection  of  enterprises  which  is  validated  by members of the Technical Advisory Group and the Steering Committee consisting of experts from various spheres such as Central Ministries/Departments,  State/UTs,  academia,  research,  economics, finance, etc. Additionally, the web portal incorporates built-in validation  checks,  and  thorough  scrutiny  is  performed  by  trained personnel to ensure data accuracy.

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