Economic Census And Survey Scheme Details

Contents
  1. Overview
  2. All the Years In Which The Economic censuses Have Been Conducted-
  3. Coverage Of The Economic Census
  4. Official Website
  5. Frequently Asked Questions 

Overview

The thorough counting of all the entrepreneurial units that are there in the country, doing any economic activity, is it of the agricultural or non-agricultural sector, involved in the production or the Indian economic census does the distribution of goods and services. 

The information of working and other features like the number of establishments, the number of people employed, the source of finance, the type of ownership, etc. which is used for the micro-level planning and to check the share of the several sectors of our economy in the GDP, is given by the economic census of India.

The Government of India launched the Economic Census and Surveys Scheme in the year 1976.

The economic census takes place once every five years. The first economic census was held in all the States and Union Territories, in the year 1977, by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) along with the Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES).

All the Years In Which The Economic censuses Have Been Conducted-

  • The First Economic Census was conducted in the year 1977.
  • The Second Economic Census was conducted in the year 1980.
  • The Third Economic Census was conducted in the year 1990.
  • The Fourth Economic Census was conducted in the year 1998.
  • The Fifth Economic Census was conducted in the year 2005.
  • The Sixth Economic Census was conducted in the year 2013.
  • The Seventh Economic Census was conducted in the year 2019.

Entrepreneurial data for planning and enhancement of the states, specifically for the unorganized sectors of the economy, is provided by the Economic Census. The scheme is funded by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Government of India. 

The information and data that is collected by the Economic Census give an updated idea for conducting further follow up surveys.

Coverage Of The Economic Census

  • The thorough counting of all the entrepreneurial units that are there in the country, doing any economic activity, be it of the agricultural or non-agricultural sector, involved in the production or the Indian economic census does the distribution of goods and/pr services. 
  • The data collected by the Economic Census includes the number of developments and employment in all kinds of organizations, unpaid or paid workers, all the female workers, the child workers, ownership of institutions, the use of power, registration of organizations, source of finance, etc. 
  • All the workplaces that have ten or more workers get their address of enterprises recorded.

Official Website

Visit the official website to learn more.

Frequently Asked Questions 

Q. When was the Economic Census and Survey Scheme launched?

The Economic Census and Survey Scheme got launched in the year 1976.

Q. Who launched the Economic Census and Survey Scheme?

The Government of India launched the Economic Census and Surveys Scheme.

Q. Does the Economic Census take place every year?

No, the Economic Census takes place once every five years.

Q. When was the first Economic Census conducted?

The first economic census was held in all the States and Union Territories, in the year 1977, by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) along with the Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES).

Q. When did the latest Economic Census get conducted?

The Seventh Economic Census was conducted in the year 2019.