Lok Sabha Question No. 1749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Tracking 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. 1749

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## TRACKING PRIVATE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

## 1749. 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  Government  to  track  private  capital expenditure  and  manner  in  which  this  initiative  improve  the current understanding of private investment trends in the country; and
- (b) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  plan  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 of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is to measure capital investment  intentions of private corporate sector covering  nonfinancial  and  financial  corporation  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

The results of the survey are likely to improve the current understanding  of  private  investment  trends  in  India  by  offering  a comprehensive  view  of capital expenditure trends among  large corporate units across various sectors over the past three years, the current year, and the coming year.

(b): The methodology adopted by 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 (7 of 2009) as amended in 2017 and through THE JAN VISHWAS (AMENDMENT OF PROVISIONS) ACT, 2023 NO. 18 OF 2023 & Rules framed there under in 2024, 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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