Lok Sabha Question No. 4034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Unorganised Sector
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4034

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 23 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## UNORGANISED SECTOR

## 4034. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

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

- a. whether  the  Government  has  conducted/proposes  to  conduct  any survey/study  to  identify  the  number  of  people  involved  in  the unorganised sector in India;
2. b.
3. if so, the details thereof;
- c. the  distinctive  features  of  the  unorganised  sector  that  could  be identified from such study;
- d. whether the Government has evolved a plan to divert people from unorganised sector;
6. e.
7. if so, the details thereof; and
- f. whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  provide  skill  development training  to  these  people  so  that  they  can  become  small  time entrepreneurs and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE FOR  MINISTRY  OF  EXTERNAL  AFFAIRS  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR MINISTRY  OF  OVERSEAS  INDIAN  AFFAIRS  [GENERAL  (Dr.)  V.K.  SINGH (Retd.)]

(a) to (c): National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme  Implementation  periodically  conducts  all-India  surveys  of Unincorporated Non-agricultural Enterprises. The current round of survey (July, 2015 - June, 2016) is dedicated to Unincorporated Non-Agricultural

Enterprises in Manufacturing, Trade and Other Services (excluding construction).  Last  survey  on  the  same  subject  was  conducted  during July,  2010  -  June,  2011  to  collect  information  on  the  economic  and operational characteristics of Unincorporated Non-Agricultural Enterprises engaged in Manufacturing, Trade and Other Services (excluding construction).

The  survey  was  designed  to  estimate  value  of  key  characteristics  per enterprise  like  average  number  of  workers,  fixed  assets,  outstanding loans,  total  receipts,  total  operating  expenses  and  gross  value  added. Information on various operational characteristics like ownership, nature of  operation,  location,  status  of  registration  etc.,  was  also  collected  to have  an  insight  into  economic  scenario  of  the  unincorporated  nonagricultural enterprises in the country.

The results of the survey have been released in the form of two detailed reports  (NSS  Reports  No.  546  &  549)  uploaded  on  the  website  of  the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.  Some of the main features  of  the  unincorporated  non-agricultural  enterprises,  as  revealed by the survey, are given below:

-  The  survey  estimated  5.77  crore  unincorporated  non-agricultural enterprises (excluding construction) to be operating in India during 2010-11.
-  Of  the  total  estimated  number  of  unincorporated  non-agricultural enterprises, about 54 per cent were located in rural areas and 46 per cent in urban areas.
-  30 percent of the unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises were engaged in manufacturing, 36 percent in trading and the remaining 34 percent in other services activities.
-  About  10.8  crore  workers  were  engaged  in  unincorporated  nonagricultural enterprise activities excluding construction. Out of the total estimated number of workers, 51 percent were located in urban areas and the remaining 49 per cent in rural areas.
-  At  All  India  level,  Annual  Gross  Value  Added  per  worker  in  unincorporated non-agricultural sector was Rs. 58,193.  For rural India, the same was Rs. 37,241 and the corresponding estimate for urban areas  was  Rs.  78,527.  At  all  India  level,  highest  estimated  Annual Gross  Value  Added  per  worker  was  for  enterprises  engaged  in trading (Rs. 71,412).

Besides, the Ministry, in collaboration with the State/UT Governments, conducted Sixth Economic Census during January, 2013 April, 2014 covering the entire country. In this exercise, all establishments  in  the  organized  and  unorganized  sectors  engaged  in various agricultural and non-agricultural activities excluding crop production,  plantation,  public  administration,  defence  and  compulsory social security were enumerated.

(f):  The  Central  Ministries/Departments  are  running  a  number  of  skill development schemes/programmes that enable and mobilise large number of Indian youth to take up skill training and become employable and earn

(d): No. (e): Does not arise. their livelihood through jobs or self-employment.

Government is implementing Entrepreneurship cum Skill Development Programme (ESDP) throughout the country through departmental training centres of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIBs), National Academy of Rural  Development  &  Self  Employment  Training  Institute,  Rural  Self Employment  Training  Institutes,  State  and  Central  Government  and  is preparing unemployed youth to set up enterprises under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is a comprehensive skill training scheme targeting to train 14 lakh persons and certify 10 lakh persons  under  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  in  a  year.    As  on 23.11.2015, 4.38 lakh persons have been trained under this scheme.

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