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Seventh Economic Census

2019

Guide for Enumerators & Supervisors

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Contents
MODULE 1 ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS USED ............................................................................................... 4
MODULE 2 GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................... 5
MODULE 3 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC CENSUS ........................................................................................ 9
3.1 UNDERSTAND ECONOMIC CENSUS .............................................................................................................. 10
3.2 NEED FOR ECONOMIC CENSUS ................................................................................................................... 10
3.3 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES FOR 7TH ECONOMIC CENSUS .......................................................................... 11
3.4 SCOPE & COVERAGE FOR 7TH ECONOMIC CENSUS: ........................................................................................ 12
3.5 EXCLUSIONS – SOME EXAMPLES .................................................................................................................. 13
MODULE 4 STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLES ................................................................................................14
4.1 BROAD GOVERNANCE & OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE ....................................................................................... 14
4.2 KEY STAKEHOLDERS.................................................................................................................................. 15
MODULE 5 KEY CONCEPTS & DEFINITIONS......................................................................................................18
5.1 ECONOMIC CENSUS HOUSE ....................................................................................................................... 19
5.2 TYPES OF EC HOUSES ............................................................................................................................... 20
5.4 HOUSEHOLD ........................................................................................................................................... 27
5.5 EXCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 27
5.4 INTRODUCTION TO ESTABLISHMENTS ........................................................................................................... 29
5.6 NIC CODES – AN OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 31
5.7 ESTABLISHMENTS DEFINED BY NATURE OF OPERATIONS .................................................................................. 33
5.8 ESTABLISHMENTS DEFINED BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ....................................................................................... 34
5.9 ESTABLISHMENTS DEFINED BY TYPES OF OWNERSHIP...................................................................................... 39
MODULE 6 ENUMERATION PROCESS ..............................................................................................................43
6.1 ENUMERATION AREA (EA) ........................................................................................................................ 44
6.2 THE ENUMERATION PROCESS..................................................................................................................... 45
6.3 THE SUPERVISION PROCESS – LEVEL 1 ......................................................................................................... 46
6.4 ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES – ENUMERATOR ................................................................................................. 47
6.5 ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES – SUPERVISOR .................................................................................................... 51
MODULE 7 SOFT SKILLS: ..................................................................................................................................52
7.8 KEY SKILLS REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS............................................................................................................. 55
7.9 SOME TIPS ON ENUMERATION ................................................................................................................... 59
7.10 HOW TO CANVASS THROUGH THE SURVEY? .................................................................................................. 62
7.11 DO’S & DON’TS OF THE CANVASSING PROCESS ............................................................................................. 63
MODULE 8 SCHEDULE EC 7.0 ...........................................................................................................................65
DESCRIPTION OF SCHEDULE 7 ................................................................................................................................... 66
MODULE 9 FAQ’S ............................................................................................................................................77
PROCESS FAQ’S .................................................................................................................................................... 77
GENERAL QUESTIONS FOR ENUMERATORS AND SUPERVISORS ......................................................................................... 88
MODULE 10 ANNEXURES ................................................................................................................................89
10.1 RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE COLLECTION OF STATISTICS ACT 2008 (COS) ...................................................... 89
10.2 SCHEDULE 7.0 ........................................................................................................................................ 90
10.3 NIC CODE LIST ........................................................................................................................................ 96
10.4 LIST OF YOUTUBE TRAINING VIDEOS..........................................................................................................113

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Module 1 Abbreviations/Acronyms used

COS Collection of Statistics Act 2008

CSO Central Statistics Office
DES Directorate of Economics & Statistics, State Government
EA Enumeration Area– Area allocated to the Enumerator
EC Economic Census
EPFO Employee Provident Fund Organization
ESD Economic Statistics Division of CSO, MoSPI
ESIC Employee State Insurance Corporation
FOD Field Operations Division of NSSO MoSPI
HH Household
IMF International Monetary Fund
MGNREGS Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
MOSPI Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation, Govt of India
MSME Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
n.e.c Not Elsewhere Classified
NIC National Industrial Classification
NPI Non Profit Institution
NSSO National Sample Survey Office
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
PSU Public Sector Undertaking
SHG Self Help Group
UFS Urban Frame Survey
UT Union Territories
VLE Village Level Entrepreneur, CSC

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Module 2 Glossary
2.1 Urban Area – An Urban area is classified based on the following criteria:

2.1.1 All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area
committee, etc.

2.2 All other place satisfying the following three criteria simultaneously:
➢ A minimum population of 5,000
➢ At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits
➢ A population density of at least 400 per sq. km.
The first category of urban units are known as Statutory Towns while the second category
of towns is known as Census Towns, identified based on last population Census.

2.3 Rural Area– All areas, which are not identified as urban. The basic unit for rural areas is
revenue village.

2.4 Urban Frame Survey (UFS) Block– UFS block has been envisaged to be a compact area
unit, with 80-200 households in general and UFS block is bounded by well defined, clear-
cut natural boundaries to the extent possible. UFS blocks are mutually exclusive and
exhaustive so that UFS blocks carved out in any given town add up to the total area of the
town.

2.5 Investigator (IV) Unit – The term ‘Investigator Unit (IV Unit)’ is simply a
connotation used for an intermediate unit between town and UFS (Urban Frame Survey)
blocks within the town. By convention it is a geographically compact and clearly
demarcated area with a population of about 20,000. In terms of number of blocks, an IV
Unit generally consists of about 20 to 50 UFS blocks.

2.6 Enumeration Area (EA) – A clearly demarcated area allotted to a specific Enumerator for
the purpose of carrying out of 7th Economic Census Operations. In urban areas, the UFS
(Urban Frame Survey) Block would be used as the base unit for the actual enumeration
process. In rural areas, a Village would be used as the base unit for the actual enumeration
process. However, in large village, the village may be broken into smaller areas each of
which will form a separate EA.

(i) Large villages may be broken along roads, streets, nallah etc. which are easily
distinguishable in the field. In case the village has ward-wise map, ward
boundaries may itself be taken as means of demarcating EA boundaries. It will
be advisable that a notional map of the village is made for demarcating
Enumeration areas. As a guiding principle, a village having more than 400
households (roughly 2000 population) may be divided in smaller EAs such that
each of the EA have more or less 400 households., though fixation of boundary
is more important than the number of households/populations in the EAs.

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 (ii) As an enumerator, the primary role is to collect the required information on
the identified parameters using the mobile application & ensuring 100%
coverage and accuracy of the data in your allocated area. Care needs to be
taken to list all the structures and households/ establishments found in the
structure located within your EA. It is to be ensured that each household is
visited and enquired and no establishment either located within the household
or outside but without fixed structure run by household members, is left out,
for which necessary probing has to be made in the household.
(iii) At times, some households living in the buildings built in fields away from the
main habitation but within the boundary of the village / UFS Block. You are
required to cover such isolated buildings/households also. However, some of
such households may have another residence in the main habitation. In such
cases you have to enumerate the households at only one place. In case of rural
area, village means revenue village which includes main habitation as well the
agriculture / non-agriculture field.

2.7 Economic Census (EC) House – a building or a part of a building having a separate main
entrance from the road or common courtyard or staircase, etc. used or recognized as a
separate unit. It may be occupied or vacant. It may be used for residential, commercial or
for both purposes.

2.7.1 Residential – all EC houses being used for residential purposes. It is possible that there
might be some entrepreneurial activity taking place within the house by its residents
or outside but not from any fixed structure
2.7.2 Commercial – all EC houses where primarily some commercial / entrepreneurial
activity is taking place
2.7.3 Others – EC house that is not falling under either Residential or Commercial category.
Example like, pump house, religious places, grain store/ godown meant for storing
farm produce, trading commodities, manufactured goods etc. owned by the owner
himself.
Apart from this, the permanent closed EC houses and those building/structures which
are excluded from the purview of 7th EC such as Government offices, Defence
establishments, International Organisations, etc. comes under the category of Others.
However if there is any economic activity happening within such structures which are
within the purview of 7th EC, they will be counted as a separate EC house under
Residential or Commercial category and enumerated.

2.8 Household – A group of persons normally living together and taking food from a common
kitchen constitutes a household. A household may contain one or more members.
Members of the household may or may not be related by blood. It includes temporary
stay-away (those whose total period of absence from household is expected to be less
than six months) but excludes temporary visitors and guests (with expected total stay of
less than 6 months).

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 There may be a household of persons related by blood or a household of unrelated
persons or having a mix of both but satisfying above condition of a household. Examples
of households having unrelated persons / members are boarding houses, messes,
hostels, rescue houses, jails, ashrams, etc. These are called ‘Institutional Households'.

2.9 Establishment – An establishment is a unit situated in a single location in which

predominantly one kind of entrepreneurial activity is carried out such that at least a part
of the goods and / or services produced by the unit goes for sale (i.e. entire produce is
not for sole consumption). Establishments may be located at Residential or Commercial
EC house.

Thus, for example, activities of tutoring of own children and stitching of garments for the
use of household members will not be listed as establishments. But if a person runs a
coaching centre or tailoring shop, the entrepreneurial activity will be enumerated as an
establishment.

An entrepreneurial activity may be carried out from a fixed or without fixed structure
outside of the house, or those even within the house. Few examples of fixed structure
establishment are: workshop, factory, manufacturing plant, warehouse, shop, office,
firm, school, hospital, depot, mine, etc.

2.10 Entrepreneurial Activity - Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur. An

entrepreneur is owner or manager of a business unit, who, by risk and initiative,
attempts to make profits". The key words here are “risk” and “profits”. Any activity that
is undertaken keeping profits in mind and which involves a certain risk to the
investments made, is generally an entrepreneurship activity.

E.g. if a homemaker makes pickles at home to sell to neighborhood families, she is

investing on the raw material & her time to make the pickle and there is the incumbent
risk of the sale not happening. This is an Entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, if
the same housewife is contracted by a pickle manufactures to make pickles for them,
she gets the supplies from the same manufacturer & gets paid a fixed amount per month
for making pickle – this will not be classified as an Entrepreneurial activity. . However, if
payment is in piece rate, it will be classified as Entrepreneurial activity. (Payment on
piece rate gives her autonomy to make decisions regarding the quantity of pickles she
makes.)

2.11 Enterprise: An Enterprise in Economic Census is defined as an undertaking / firm /

agency that has multiple establishments. Similar to establishment, ‘Enterprise’ is also
engaged in production and / or distribution of goods and / or services other than for the
sole purpose of own consumption. Further, similar to establishment, enterprise also has
autonomy in respect of financial and investment decision making, as well as the
authority for allocating resources for production of goods and services.

However, unlike an establishment, an enterprise may be engaged in one or more

economic activities at one or more locations. Further, unlike other establishments,
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 establishments under an Enterprise have limited or negligible autonomy in respect of
financial and investment decision making, as well as in allocating resources for
production of goods and services. Thus, all units of an enterprise (which may be located
at different places and engaged in different economic activity) are to be
e n u m e r a t e d separately as establishment. The headquarter (main office) of the
enterprise may also be enumerated as an establishment.
Examples of enterprise and related establishments may be State Bank of India head
office and its branch offices, DPS society and Delhi Public Schools at different locations,
Reserve Bank of India and its regional offices, SBI corporate office and its branches, A
restaurant with sweet manufacturing branches at different locations.

The unit of enquiry of the seventh Economic Census is an Establishment and not the
Enterprise.

2.12 Fixed Structure - In the context of the Economic Census, it is important to understand
what is a fixed structure. All structures having walls and a roof are considered as fixed
structures. They may be concrete, mud, wood or any other material. The guiding
principle for identifying a fixed Structure is its stability and permanency. However, if
the structure is mobile in nature even though it is permanent, it will not be treated as
a fixed structure.

E.g. permanent stalls and kiosks at malls, airports and railway stations, etc. will be
included in fixed structures whereas ice-cream vendors, vending stalls with wheels,
mobile market, weekly markets, etc. will not be considered as a fixed structure.

NOTE: If the establishment is not operating from a fixed structure, it will be

enumerated at a household in the Residential EC House category. In cases where a
fixed structure is temporarily created for a short period, this will be also enumerated
at a household in a Residential EC House. On the other hand, establishments with fixed
structures will be captured/ enumerated at the site/ location where it exists.

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Module 3 Introduction to Economic Census
LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

➢ Understand What is Economic Census.

➢ Understand the Need for Economic Census.
➢ Understand the Importance of Economic Census.
➢ Understand Scope and Coverage of 7th Economic Census.

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3.1 Understand Economic Census

The Economic Census is a complete count of establishments located within the geographical
boundary of India.

Economic Census provides disaggregated information on various operational and structural

economic aspects of all establishments in the country. It also provides valuable insights into
geographical spread/clusters of economic activities, ownership pattern, persons engaged, etc.
of all economic establishments in the country. All this information is very important for
policymakers in the government at all levels for evolving policy interventions. It also provides
an updated sampling frame for follow-up enterprise surveys undertaken for detailed and
comprehensive analysis of all establishments in the country.

3.2 Need for Economic Census

3.2.1 Economic Census gives a detailed account of the state of the economy, prospects and
the policy challenges. It carries sectoral overviews and comments on reform measures
that are required. As such the Economic Census serves the following requirements:

➢ Detailed information on economic variables, activity wise, of all the non farm
agricultural and non-agricultural establishments of the country including its
distribution at all India, State, District, Village/Ward levels for comprehensive
analysis of the structure of the economy.
➢ Information on number of workers working in establishments (which are under
operation), activity wise and area wise.
➢ List of all establishments tagged by geographical location up to village/ward level
for local level planning purposes.
➢ Information on establishments registered under any statuary Act, their assets and
other economic criteria.
➢ Information on the unorganized sector in the economy
➢ A nation-wide Dynamic Statistical Business Register as per international practices
adopted by developing countries and in line with the International
recommendations

3.2.2 So far six Economic Censuses have been conducted so far in the country. In 1976,
Government of India launched a plan scheme called “Economic Census and Surveys” and
quickly in 1977 Central Statistical Organization conducted first economic census in
collaboration with Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) in the States/ Union
Territories. Second Economic Census conducted in 1980 and the third, in 1990 were
conducted along with house-listing operations of Population Census 1981 and 1991
respectively.

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3.2.3 The last three Economic Censuses were conducted by the Directorates of Economics
and Statistics of the States under the overall guidance of the Central Statistics Office
(CSO)

Economic Census Year Conducted

First Economic Census 1977

Second Economic Census 1980

Third Economic Census 1990

Fourth Economic Census 1998

Fifth Economic Census 2005

Sixth Economic Census 2013

3.3 Background and Objectives for 7th Economic Census

i. The non-farm economic activities carried out in India have a lot of diversity in terms of
organization and management. They are carried out by units registered
/licensed under various laws and regulations or by self-employed/ own account
establishments not registered/licensed. Some of them operate in fixed visible
premises and some operate within household categorized as invisible units. The mode
of operation could also vary from seasonal / casual to perennial. Some may be focused
on servicing specific needs and some may be dealing in multiple activities (e.g. retail
shops having a food stall & a mobile repair shop).
ii. With so much diversity, the units engaged in non-farm economic activities, if measured
properly, will give indications about location-wise economic activities, occupations,
employment and relatively inactive locations in terms of the characteristics measured.
iii. Conducting periodic Economic Census has been the means of measuring the diversity
of non-farm economic activities in all its major dimensions.
iv. Seventh Economic Census has specific objectives for developing a complete list of
economic units and providing location tag to the units.
v. In respect of units without fixed premises /location and invisible units, the Economic
Census is expected to provide location-wise information on number of units along with
other economic characteristics.
vi. The 7th Economic Census is expected to provide information on clustering of various
economic activities/ occupations at different locations.
vii. Statistical measurement of non-farm sector requires differential treatment in coverage
of units both larger and smaller in size. Larger units will be organized into a dynamic
register, known as ‘Business Register’. The other components (unorganized or informal

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 sector) will be organized into location-wise information, to be used as frame for
conducting periodic sample surveys for further studies.

3.4 Scope & Coverage for 7th Economic Census:

3.4.1 All establishments including household establishments, engaged in production or

distribution of goods/services (other than for the sole purpose of own consumption)
in agricultural (except crop production and plantation) and non-agricultural sector
(except those engaged in in public administration, defence, compulsory social security,
activities of households as employers of domestic personnel, activities of territorial
organizations and bodies and illegal activities) will be counted.

3.4.2 Establishments with fixed structures will be covered at the place of their operation. On
the other hand, entrepreneurial activities that are carried out without any fixed
structures will be covered at the place of the residence of the owner. All types of
establishments (perennial, seasonal and casual), existing on the date of data collection,
though may not be in operation on the day due to certain reasons, will also be covered
in the economic census.

3.4.3 Let’s look at some exclusions to the census:

3.4.3.1 Public sector establishments which are engaged in Non Commercial Activities will not
be enumerated in the 7th EC.

3.4.3.2 Primary sector activities such as Agriculture crop production & plantation are excluded.
There is a separate Agriculture census carried out and all data pertaining to Agriculture
is available.

3.4.3.3 Defence establishments, para military organizations & some other bodies are
excluded.

3.4.3.4 There are some illegal activities that are carried out for which it may not be safe or
prudent to collect data – for example, prostitution, gambling etc. and thus shall be
excluded from enumeration.

3.4.3.5 All International organizations such as UN bodies, OPEC & similar organizations are also
excluded from this census

3.4.4 All households and establishments with economic activity will be covered in the 7th
Economic Census.

3.4.5 In the 7th Economic Census, it is envisaged that there would be 100% coverage with
no omissions. Data collected for individuals will not be shared.

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3.5 Exclusions – some examples

Public Administration Agriculture Defense Services

House maids & other

Domestic workers

International Organizations

Illegal Activities

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Module 4 Stakeholders and Their Roles
4.1 Broad Governance & Operational Structure

i. Based upon learning of previous Economic Censuses, it is proposed to conduct the

7th Economic Census in 2019 with advanced ICT tools and applications. The 7th
Economic Census will be conducted using state-of –the-art ICT platform that would
facilitate:

➢ Geo-codes embedded data collection on mobile devices

➢ Real – time data validation and scrutiny
➢ Monitoring and supervision using interactive MIS dashboards

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4.2 Key Stakeholders

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MOSPI) will be conducting the 7th
Economic Census of India. For this purpose, the following Committees have been formed
for guidance, directions & approvals:

➢ Steering Committee:
This committee suggests strategies for deciding logistics, implementation,
coordination and financial issues and ensure timelines for conduct of Economic
census. Also, it will evolve mechanism for preparation of a National Business
Register and its dynamic updation.

➢ Expert Group:
For the overall guidance on the technical aspects related to the conduct of the 7 th
Economic census, the competent authority has approved constitution of an Expert
Group.

➢ IT Committee:
This committee will recommend strategies on data collection including schedule
design, data validation, tabulation, use of IT, inspection, post enumeration checks,
organize stakeholder consultations and report generation with respect to 7 th EC.

➢ Central Level Operations Committee:

In order to monitor the progress of the fieldwork and issue guidance on
operational aspects of 7th EC, it has been decided to constitute a CLOC (Central
Level Operations Committee). It will also review feedback from SLOCs and
recommend suitable course of action.

➢ State Level Operations Committee:

In order to monitor the day to day progress of fieldwork and resolution of
operational changes, if any, faced by enumerators and supervisors, it has been
decided to constitute a SLOC (State level monitoring committee) cum Monitoring
cell in each State/U.T. Also, it monitors and oversees the quality of training
programmes conducted by CSC SPV.

Implementing Agency

Common Services Centers (CSC) e-Governance Services Limited (a Special Purpose

Vehicle company) formed under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY), Government of India has been selected as the implementation agency for the
development of desired ICT platform system and conduct fieldwork for 7 th Economic
Census.

1. CSC-SPV has a network of CSCs created under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) as
core front end infrastructure at the Gram Panchayat level (called Village Level
Entrepreneur – VLE). CSCs are the access points for delivery of essential public utility
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 services, social welfare schemes, healthcare, financial, education and agriculture
services, apart from host of B2C services to citizens in rural and remote areas of the
country.

2. It is a pan-India network catering to regional, geographic, linguistic and cultural

diversity of the country, thus enabling the Government’s mandate of a socially,
financially and digitally inclusive society.

3. CSC shall mobilize and engage required manpower for a successful conduct of the 7 th
EC. Following major activities are to be undertaken by CSC-SPV

➢ Development of IT Application for accomplishing the conduct of 7th EC

➢ Data Preparation – to ensure best usage of administrative datasets and
information available with central/state government enterprise registers
➢ Deployment of field enumerators and supervisors
➢ Train the VLE staff/additional resources deployed by CSC for the enumeration and
supervision work. This trained manpower will be undertaking examination to
qualify as enumerator or supervisor for the 7th EC. The shortlisted candidates
would be certified, and they would be eligible for conducting 7th EC enumeration
and/or supervision
➢ Deploy certified manpower and provide access to CSC network/mobile application
for data collection. Subsequently augment manpower for data collection &
supervision and ensure quality & coverage, wherever necessary
➢ Continuous training and capacity building of enumerators/supervisors through
audio/video tutorials, FAQs, helpdesk support, webinar, etc
➢ Data Collection – to collect 7th EC household and establishment information along
with their geo coordinates through mobile application, developed by CSC.
➢ Data Validation – to ensure that the 7th EC data quality and coverage is conforming
to benchmarks and norms
➢ Monitoring and supervision Dashboard – to monitor the progress of 7th EC
activities and release of milestones
➢ Data Dissemination – to make available the 7th EC data to stakeholders for
information and analysis
➢ Technical Support Group (TSG) to support MOSPI in the smooth rollout of the 7 th
EC project, coordination with various stakeholders, monitoring & management of
the project

State Governments– Multilevel intervention is required at the state level by the

respective State government with necessary engagement at each step. Their invaluable
support is required in:
➢ Necessary coordination with state departments and administrative units
➢ Nominating the Nodal officers to actively participate in the project and to manage
system aspect like on boarding and allocation of supervision work
➢ Helping to resolve issues in Local Government (LG) Directory and Census code to
make a frame of primary units for conducting Census.
➢ Providing State Business Register for validation and benchmarking
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 ➢ Formation of State Level Coordination Committee and District Level Coordination
Committee
➢ Participation in level 2 supervision
➢ Publication of State and District results of 7th EC
➢ Issuance of letter to various administrative and Local Self Government offices for
creation of awareness & sensitization and Support to the 7th EC
➢ Facilitate and participate in District/Sub-District Level Training programmes

NSSO (FOD) – Support & guidance in capacity building, supervision and process at both
Central and State level in different phases of the Census.

1. Planning Phase
A. Support by FOD Head Quarters to CSC SPV in devising principles of dividing villages
into manageable units of enumeration – in case of large villages (more than 500
households)
B. Appointment of Nodal Officer / Single Point of Contact for Economic Census 2019
by concerned FOD Zonal Offices/ State Regional Offices/ Regional Offices for
coordination with States and CSC SPV.
C. Providing UFS maps and schedules of IV Units by FOD State RO/ RO to CSC SPV
D. CSC SPV in identification of Ward numbers related to UFS blocks and IV units.
E. Participation in pilot project and pre-pilot projects for monitoring and level 2
supervision.
F. Provide observation and feedback on the pre-pilot and pilot projects for
smoothening and fixing the processes and methodologies to ensure correct
mechanism being developed for survey and supervision.

2. Training & Capacity Building Phase

A. Participation and delivery of sessions on field operations at National Level
Workshop.
B. Participation and delivery of sessions on field operation on Day 1 of State / District
level training workshop
C. Participation and delivery of on field training to the participants of State / District
level training through usage of Mobile APP developed by CSC SPV on Day 2 of the
workshop

3. Survey Phase
A. Using IT Application developed by CSC SPV for administering the enumeration/
verification/ Level 2 supervision.
B. On boarding of Supervisors from FOD for level 2 supervision by using either mobile
based app or web-based application as the case may be.
C. Close coordination with ESD, State Governments and CSC SPV for ensuring the
quality of data capture and ensuring the project timelines.

4. Post Survey Phase

A. Coordinate with state and District administration and committees for publication
of District/ State Level provisional Economic Census 2019 statistical reports.

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Module 5 Key Concepts & Definitions
LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

➢ Understand the concepts of Census House, Households &Establishments

➢ Understand Types of Households
➢ Understand Types of Establishment
o Based on Nature of Operations
o Based on Economic Activity
o Based on Ownership
➢ Understand Exclusions in 7th EC based on Nature of Economic Activity

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5.1 Economic Census House

5.1.1 A “Economic Census House” is a primary data collection unit of the 7th Economic
Census with a distinct address/or identity.

An E c o n o m i c Census ( E C ) house is a
building or a part of a building having a
separate main entrance from the road or
common courtyard or staircase, etc. used
or recognized as a separate unit. It may be
occupied or vacant. It may be used for
residential, commercial or for both Each of these is a separate Census house

purposes.

5.1.2 For the purpose of the 7th EC, 3 types of EC houses have been defined:
• Residential
• Commercial
• Others

5.1.2.1 Residential EC House: All EC Houses which are being used for residential purposes. It
may have one or more households residing within it. It is also possible that some
member(s) of the household runs some economic activity either within the EC house
premises itself or from outside the EC house but without a fixed structure.

5.1.2.2 Commercial EC House: All EC Houses which are being used for purely commercial
purposes. Examples are shops, offices, factories etc where there is no residential
household .

5.1.2.3 Others: All structures that do not fall under either of the above category will be
classified in “Others”. Pump houses, places of worship, grain stores, temporary huts
built in the field and other similar structures are some example which must be treated
as E C houses but classified under “others”. Apart from this, the permanent closed EC
houses and those which are excluded from the purview of 7th EC comes under the
category of Others.

The guiding principle for categorizing an EC house as “Others” may be non-availability

of a bonafide informant.

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5.2 Types of EC Houses

5.2.1 A building is generally a single structure available

on the ground. Usual structure will have four walls
and a roof. But in some areas the natural
construction of houses is such that there may not
be any wall. For example, a conical roof almost
touches the ground and an entrance is also
provided but there is no wall as such.

5.2.2 If there is more than one structure within an enclosed or

open compound (premises) belonging to the same person
e.g. the main house, the servant quarter, garage etc. the
entire group of structures is to be considered as one EC
house.

5.2.3 If within a large enclosed area there are separate structures owned by different
persons, each such structure should be treated as a separate EC House. Sometimes
there may be a number of structures within an enclosed area or compound owned by
an undertaking or a company or government, which are occupied by their employees.
Each such structure should be treated as a separate EC House.

5.2.4 Sometimes a series of different structures may be

found along a street, which is separated from one
another by a common wall, and yet look like a
continuous structure. These different units are
practically independent of one another and are
likely to have been built at the same time or
different time and owned by different persons. In
such cases though the whole structure with all the
adjoining units might appear to be one building,
but each portion has to be treated as a separate EC House for the purpose of the
economic census.

5.2.5 Sometimes the structure is made up of more than one component unit which are used
or likely to be used as dwellings (residences) or
establishments such as shops, business houses,
offices, factories, workshops, work-sheds, schools,
places of entertainment, ware house, stores etc. It is
also possible that buildings which have different
component units might be used for a combination of
purposes such as shop-cum-residence, workshop-
cum- residence, office-cum-residence etc.

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5.2.6 If a building has a number of flats or blocks which are
independent of one another having separate entrances
of their own from the road or a common staircase or a
common courtyard leading to a main gate, they will be
considered as separate E C houses.

5.2.7 It may be difficult to apply the definition of E C house

strictly in certain cases. For example,
in an urban area, a flat has five rooms
each room having direct entrance to
the common stair ca se or courtyard.
By definition this has to be treated as
five E C houses. If all these five rooms
are occupied by a single household it
is not realistic to treat them as five
E C houses. In such a case
‘singleness’ of use of these rooms
along with the main house should be
considered and the entire flat should
be treated as one E C house. On the other hand, if two independent households
occupy these five rooms, the first household occupying 3 rooms and the second
household occupying 2 rooms, then the first three rooms together should be treated
as one EC house and the remaining two rooms as another EC house provided that they
satisfy the definition of an Economic Census house. But if each room is occupied by
an independent household, then each such room should be treated as a separate E C
house.

5.2.8 Institutional households other than college, University and school hostels will be
treated as a single EC house in “Residential” category and all members staying on
continuous basis for 6 or more months therein, will be treated as single member
households. In addition, the office of such institutional households will also be
captured as a separate EC house in “commercial” category.

However, if a group of persons among them normally pool their income for spending,
all of them together will be treated as forming a single household.

5.2.9 In case of hostels, hotels, etc. even if the door of each room in which an inmate lives
opens to a common verandah, staircase, courtyard or
a common room, as it happens almost invariably, the
entire hostel / hotel building should be treated as one
E C house. But if such hostel / hotels have out-houses
or other structures used for different purposes or for
the same purpose then each such structure attached to
the main structure should be treated as a separate E C
house. Each inmate (including residential staff) of a mess, hostel, boarding and lodging
house, hotels, etc. will constitute a single-member household if stayed on a continuous
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 basis for six or more months. However, if a group of persons among them normally
pool their income for spending, all of them together will be treated as forming a single
household.

5.2.10 In some rural areas of the country, the pattern of

habitation is such that a group of huts located in a
compound –whether enclosed or open – is occupied by
one household. While the main residence may be located
in one hut, other huts may be used for sleeping, as
kitchen, bathroom, baithak etc. Though each of the huts is a separate structure, they
form a single housing unit and therefore, have to be treated collectively as a single E C
house. If one household uses some of the huts and the others are used by a second
household as residences, then the two groups of huts should be treated as separate
E C houses.

5.2.11 However, if there are also other huts in the

compound used for other purposes and not
as a part of the household’s residence such
as, cattle shed, work-shed etc. they should
be treated as separate E C houses.

5.2.12 It is also possible that a household uses another structure, a baithak, separated from
the main residence by some distance or by other structures or by a road. In such cases,
it may become necessary to treat that separate structure used as ‘baithak’ as a
separate E C house.

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5.3 SOME ILLUSTRATION OF RESIDENTIAL EC HOUSE (HAVING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY):

(A) Inside House:

Providing tuition Beedi making Tailoring

(B) Out Side House without a fixed structure:

(i) Storing of vegetables or other items of trade

(ii) Preparing cooked meals/other items, for selling in open markets/streets

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5.3.1 Stalls on footpath set up by cobbler, tailor, ironing stall etc. even if they have a roof
and/or a gate, will be enumerated at a household in residential EC house. Few
examples of such entrepreneurial activity to be enumerated at household are given
below:

5.3.2 Another example, a cobbler or a tailor who sits at the same place daily – has a little
platform built where he keeps his stuff. In the evening, however at the end of business
he wraps up everything and takes it. These will also be counted in residential EC house
category without fixed structure. Refer picture below.

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5.3.3 SOME ILLUSTRATION OF COMMERCIAL EC HOUSE

5.3.4 The following will also appear in the category of fixed structure, even though they do
not have walls and roof on account of permanency and stability. This condition needs
to be verified by the enumerator through probing:

(a) Inside airports

(b) Inside mall

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5.3.5 Some examples of Others:

Temporary Hut Pump House

Places of Worship

Cow Shed

Grain Store

5.3.6 However, if there is any economic activity happening within such structures, e.g. a
shop selling souvenirs inside the premises of a place of worship, that will be counted
as a commercial establishment.

In municipal towns and cities, it is usual to find that every site, whether built or not, is
numbered by the municipal authorities on property basis. Such open sites, even if these
are enclosed by a compound wall, should not be enumerated for economic census
purpose. Only cases where a structure with roof has come up should be treated as EC
house and enumerated.

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5.4 Household

5.4.1 A household is a group of persons usually living together and taking their meals from
a common kitchen. It includes temporary stay-away (those whose total period of
absence from household is expected to be less than six months) but excludes
temporary visitors and guests (with expected total stay of less than 6 months).

5.4.2 There may be a household of persons related by blood or a household of unrelated

persons or having a mix of both but satisfying above condition of a household.
Examples of households having unrelated persons / members are boarding houses,
messes, hostels, rescue houses, jails, ashrams, etc. These are called ‘Institutional
Households'. A group of persons, who are unrelated to each other, live in a census
house but do not take their meals from a common kitchen would not constitute an
institutional household.

5.5 Exclusions
There are 3 kinds of exclusions in the 7th E.C viz.,
1. Based on type of EC house
2. Based on certain type of household
3. Based on certain type of economic activity

There are 3 kinds of exclusions in the 7th Economic Census, viz., (i) Based on Type of EC
House, (ii) Based upon certain type of households, and (iii) Based upon certain type of
Economic Activity.

i. Government offices that are engaged in public service will not be enumerated in
the 7th EC.
ii. Primary sector activities such as Agriculture crop production & plantation are
excluded.
iii. Defence establishments, para military organizations & some other bodies are
excluded.
iv. All International organizations such as UN bodies, OPEC & similar organizations are
also excluded from this census
v. Households comprising of members whose only means of income is wage or salary
are excluded.
vi. Households comprising foreign nationals only will not be enumerated.
vii. Barracks of military and para-military forces (like Army, BSF, and Police etc.) are
outside the economic census coverage. However, civilian households residing in
their neighborhood including the family quarters of service personnel are to be
covered.
viii. Floating population, i.e. persons without any normal residence will not be
enumerated.
ix. Households which do not live in buildings but live in open or roadside, pavements,
in hume pipes, under flyovers and staircases, or in the open places of worship,

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 mandaps, railway platforms etc. are to be treated as houseless households and
such households will not be covered in EC.
x. The inmates of institutions like Orphanages, Nari Niketans etc. may not be
enumerated as single member households. Such institutions themselves will
qualify as establishments.
xi. Under trial prisoners in jails and indoor patients of hospitals, nursing homes etc.
are to be excluded from 7th EC. They will be considered as normal members of their
parent households and will be counted there. But households of residential staff of
jails, hospitals, etc. will be enumerated. Convicted prisoners undergoing sentence
will not be considered in the economic census.
xii. Establishments (with no permanent structure) of shelter-less and nomadic
population which keep on moving from place to place and camp either without
shelter or with make-shift shelter are not covered.
xiii. Establishments engaged in some activities like smuggling, illegal gambling,
beggary, prostitution etc. are not to be covered.
xiv. Domestic servants whether they work in one household or in a number of
households are not being considered as running establishments. Similarly, drivers
who undertake jobs for others on wages will also not be treated as having
establishments.
xv. All wage paid employees are not considered to be running establishments.
xvi. Household members engaged in household chores are not considered to be
running establishments.
xvii. Persons doing different types of jobs depending on the availability of work e.g.
loading, unloading, helping a mason or a carpenter, doing earthwork for a
contractor should not be taken as running establishments since they do work on
wages.
xviii. Households working for others and earning some money (insignificant) should not
be treated as engaged in entrepreneurial activity.
xix. Households in which none of the members is engaged in any economic activity i.e.
household depending on remittances, rent, interest, pension etc. will not be
treated as engaged in entrepreneurial activity.

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5.4 Introduction to Establishments

➢ An establishment is a unit situated in a single location in which predominantly one kind

of economic activity is carried out such that at least a part of the goods and / or services
produced by the unit goes for sale (i.e. entire produce is not for sole consumption).
Establishments may be located at Residential or Commercial EC House.

➢ Thus, for example, activities of tutoring of own children and stitching of garments for the
use of household members will not be listed as establishments. But if a person runs a
coaching centre or tailoring shop, the activity will be enumerated as an establishment.
The activity may be carried out from a fixed or without fixed structure outside of the
house or those within the house. Few examples of fixed structure establishment are:
workshop, factory, manufacturing plant, warehouse, shop, office, firm, school, hospital,
depot, mine etc.

➢ The establishment is a physical unit where mainly one entrepreneurial activity is carried
out. The examples of unit are: workshop, factory, manufacturing plant, warehouse, shop,
office, firm, school, hospital, depot, mine, etc.

➢ Premise is a census house or part of a census house occupied by a unit / household. If the
activity of the establishment (carried out by a unit / household) extends beyond the
boundaries of a single house to a group of contiguous houses, and in rare cases, a group
of houses in close proximity, the entire group of houses is regarded as a single premise.

➢ An Enterprise in Economic Census is defined as an undertaking / firm / agency that has

multiple establishments. Similar to establishment, ‘Enterprise’ is also engaged in
production and / or distribution of goods and / or services other than for the sole purpose
of own consumption. Further, similar to establishment, enterprise also has autonomy in
respect of financial and investment decision making, as well as the authority for allocating
resources for production of goods and services.

➢ However, unlike an establishment, an enterprise may be engaged in one or more

economic activities at one or more locations. Further, unlike other establishments,
establishments under an Enterprise have limited or negligible autonomy in respect of
financial and investment decision making, as well as in allocating resources for production
of goods and services. Thus, all units of an enterprise (which may be located at different
places and engaged in different economic activity) are to be e n u m e r a t e d separately
as establishment. The headquarter (main office) of the enterprise may also be
enumerated as an establishment. The unit of enquiry of the seventh Economic Census is
an Establishment and not the Enterprise.

5.5.2 Treatment of multi-activity establishment

5.5.2.1 It is possible that more than one entrepreneurial activity is carried out by the same
establishment. If these activities are carried out by the same person/ persons or by the
same workers and book of account is also not prepared separately for each activity

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 and it is difficult to segregate the number of workers performing each specific activity,
then it should be treated as one establishment with one major activity. Only
description of major activity is to be recorded in activity category code. If the book of
accounts are seperable, information on all such economic activity should be captured.

5.5.2.2 The major activity or the dominant activity can be recognized on the basis of income
or turnover/receipts or number of workers depending on the information readily
available during the enquiry. For example, if a tailor sells cloth in addition to his
tailoring work but does not maintain separate accounts for each, then enumerator
should find out the major activity by inquiring from him the activity from which he gets
greater income or in which he employs more people etc. That will be shown as the
major activity of the establishment.

5.5.2.3 Some more examples where the activities might not be distinguished are flourmill
besides grinding work also sells commodities, such as, rice, wheat, etc.; furniture shop
engaged in manufacture of furniture and renting of furniture, grocery shop also
engaged as travel agent etc. However, if workers can be divided into two or more
activities and book of accounts and total number of workers are available separately
for these activities, then each of these activities should be considered as a separate
establishment.

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5.6 NIC Codes – An Overview

5.6.1 The National Industrial Classification (NIC) is an essential Statistical Standard for
developing and maintaining comparable data base according to economic activities.
Such classifications are frequently used in classifying the economically active
population, statistics of industrial production and distribution, the different fields of
labour statistics and other economic data such as national income.

5.6.2 The basis of classification being the nature of economic activity carried out in an
establishment it follows that the unit of classification is taken as the establishment.
The term “establishment” is defined as an economic unit, which is engaged in one or
predominantly one economic activity at a single physical location under single
ownership control of a firm or enterprise, which may have more than one
establishment engaged in different activities at the same location or the same activities
at different locations.

5.6.3 Each establishment is to be counted separately and classified appropriately. Where a

single physical establishment is engaged in one or more than one activity it would be
desirable to treat each of the component technical units as a separate establishment
but where it is not possible to separate technical, ancillary or welfare units from the
parent establishment, the establishment will have to be classified into one or the other
groups in the classification according to the major activities of the establishment.

5.6.4 The major activities of the establishment should be measured with regard to the value
added by production of different products and services or net revenue derived from
various activities. Where such assessment is not possible, classification may be done in
terms of gross revenue attributed to the products, or services of the establishments,
the number of persons employed for various activities.

5.6.5 All economic activities are grouped into several “activity groups” in a hierarchical
manner. Activities are first grouped into ‘section’ alphabetically coded from A through
U. For the purpose of 7th EC, these “sections” have been bunched into six major
sectors:
1. Primary
2. Manufacturing
3. Electricity, Gas & Water Supply
4. Construction
5. Trade
6. Services

5.6.6 Each of these sectors may comprise more than one “section” of the NIC Code list 2008.
Each “section” is divided into “division” with 2-digit numeric code, every “division”
into “group” 33with 3-digit numeric code, every “group” into “class” with 4-digit
numeric code and every “class” into “sub-class” with a 5-digit numeric code. For the
purpose of the 7th EC, only Section, Division & Group under the Sector are being
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 considered. The Class & Sub Class do not have to be recorded. A few illustrative examples
are given below:

Example 1
Level Description
Sector Primary
Section B Mining & Quarrying
06 Extraction of Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
062 Extraction of Natural Gas

Example 2
Level Description
Sector Services
Section I Accommodation & Food Service Activities
56 Food & Beverage Service Activities
561 Restaurant & Mobile Food Service Activities

Example 3
Level Description
Sector Services
Section Q Human Health & Social Work Activities
86 Human Health Activities
862 Medical & Dental Practice Activities

The Broad Structure & the detailed NIC Codes are available at Annexure 3 of this document

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5.7 Establishments defined by Nature of Operations

➢ If the entrepreneurial activity is carried on or likely to be carried on throughout

the year more or less regularly, it is treated as perennial activity.
➢ If the activity of the establishment is confined to a particular season i.e. fixed
months of a year, the same is called the seasonal activity.
➢ The economic activity of the establishment which is neither perennial nor seasonal
is termed as casual.

5.7.1 In case of casual entrepreneurial activity; it is carried out occasionally depending upon
the availability of time and resources. Care has to be taken to list all the establishments
(including the newly started ones) which are ‘existing’ on the date of field work,
although may not be found working on the day of fieldwork due to temporary closure
as may be the case for many seasonal establishments and even perennial or casual
establishments.

5.7.2 The economic activity performed in the establishment may sometimes help in deciding
its nature of operation. A newly started establishment is to be categorized as
perennial/seasonal/casual on the basis of economic activity performed by it and also
its intention to carry out the activity for the year or season.

5.7.3 Examples of types of establishments by nature of operations

➢ A new shop is opened in a locality selling ‘crackers’ for a period of 15 days during
Deepawali festival, it would be categorized as ‘casual’.

➢ If the shopkeeper intends to keep it open during festive season, it would be

treated as ‘seasonal’.

➢ On the other hand, if the shopkeeper intends to run this shop throughout the year,
it would be categorized as ‘perennial’.

➢ Likewise, a newly opened medical shop, barber shop or provision shop would
normally be treated as perennial, as the activities performed by these
establishments are generally continued throughout the year.

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5.8 Establishments Defined by Economic Activity

5.8.1 As stated earlier, the Seventh EC would cover all establishments engaged in both
agricultural activities (with exclusion of crop production and plantation) and non-
agricultural activities
Each establishment has been assigned a National Industrial Classification (NIC) 2008 3
Digit Code in the 7th Economic Census. Following are six major economic activity
sectors:
a. Primary
b. Manufacturing
c. Electricity, Gas & Water Supply
d. Construction
e. Trade
f. Services

Primary: An activity of extracting a produce of nature, with or without using

machinery/equipment, is termed as Primary activity. Thus, all activities covered by
Section A (excluding Group 011 & Group 012) and Section B of NIC – 2008 are
considered as 'Primary' for the purpose of the economic census.

Manufacturing: An activity that leads to physical or chemical transformation of

materials, substances or components into new products. Maintenance and repair
activity of industrial, commercial and similar machinery and equipment, which are in
general classified in the same class of manufacturing were also included. Thus, all
activities covered by NIC – 2008 divisions 10 to 33 of NIC- 2008 are considered as
'manufacturing' for the purpose of the economic census.

Electricity, Gas & Water Supply: Activities pertaining to electric power generation,
transmission, distribution, manufacture of gas, distribution of gaseous fuels, steam,
water collection, treatment & supply, etc. are considered under this sector. Thus, all
activities covered by NIC–2008 divisions 35 and 36 are considered as ‘Electricity, Gas
& Water Supply' activities.

Construction: Activities such as construction of building, road, railways, utility and

civil engineering projects, demolition, electrical & plumbing installation activities etc.
are considered as 'construction' for the purpose of the economic census. Thus, all
activities covered by NIC–2008 divisions 41 to 43 are considered as 'construction'
activities.

Trade: Trade is defined to be an act of purchase of goods and their disposal by way
of sale without any intermediate physical transformation of the goods. Thus all the
trading activities, both wholesale and retail (perennial, casual or seasonal) listed
under NIC-2008 divisions 45 to 47 was treated as trade in economic census. The
activities of intermediaries who do not actually purchase or sell goods but only
arrange their purchase and sale and earn remuneration by way of brokerage and
commission were also treated as trade. The activities of purchase and sale agents,
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 brokers were also covered under Trade.

Services: All activities that are carried out for the benefit of a consuming unit (at its
demand) and typically results in changes in the condition of consuming units, are
considered as Service in the economic census. All activities under NIC–2008 Sections
E– U except sections F (construction), G (trade) are considered as service activities.
However, Sections O (Public administration and defence; compulsory social security),
T (Activities of households as employer; undifferentiated goods and services
producing activities of households for own use) and U (Activities of extraterritorial
organizations and bodies) are excluded from coverage of economic census.

Economic Activities as per NIC 2008 is placed as Annex to this document.

5.8.2 Some examples of changes that a producer of service brings about in the condition of
consumers of service are:

➢ Changes in the condition of consumer’s goods: the producer works directly on

goods owned by the consumer by transporting, cleaning, repairing or otherwise
transforming them;
➢ Changes in the physical condition of persons: the producer transports the persons,
provides them with accommodation, provides them with medical or surgical
treatments, improves their appearance etc;
➢ Changes in the mental condition of persons: the producer provides education,
information, advice, entertainment or similar services;
➢ Changes in the general economic state of the institutional unit itself: the producer
provides insurance, financial intermediation, protection, guarantees, etc.

5.8.3 Each establishment has to be assigned one of the above activity Group during the
economic census fieldwork. The details of the activities covered in the economic
census are as under:

Illustrative
Sector NIC-2008 Section Division
Group
Primary A and B 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 013, 014, …, 099

Manufacturing C 10-33 101,.., 332

Electricity, Gas 351, 352, 353,
D, E (Partly) 35, 36
& Water Supply 360,
Construction F 41-43 410,...439

Trade G 45-47 451,…., 479

E (partly), H, I, J, 37-39; 49-53; 55-56; 58-63;
370, 381,…383,
Service K, L, 64-66; 68, 69-75; 77-82, 85;
390, 491, 990
M, N, P, Q, R, S 86-88; 90-93, 94-96
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5.8.4 EXCLUSIONS: On the basis of economic activity Establishments engaged in any of the
following activities would not the enquired and a suitable remark shall be made by the
enumerator while canvassing the establishment after noting the ownership type.
However, Commercial entities running in the premises of such establishments should
be enumerated.
Sector NIC-2008 NIC – 2008 NIC – 2008 Description of Activities
Section Division Group
Primary A 01 011 and Agriculture (crop production
012 and plantation):

Growing of perennial and non-

perennial crops and production
of all vegetative planting
materials
Service 0 84 841, 842, Public Administration and
and 843 Defence and Compulsory Social
Security: This section includes
activities of a governmental
nature, normally carried out by
the public administration and
covering all Ministries,
departments at Central and
State/ UT Government level and
also local Government.
This includes the enactment and
judicial interpretation of laws
and their pursuant regulation,
as well as the administration of
programmes based on them,
legislative activities such as all
type of courts, taxation, national
defence (air force, navy and
army), public order (police) and
safety (fire tender etc.)
immigration services, foreign
affairs and the administration of
government programmes. This
section also includes
compulsory social security
activities. For eg. Administration
of the school system (ie.
Regulations, checks, curricula)
falls under this section but
teaching itself does not.

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 Service R 92 920 Gambling and betting
activities:

This includes book-making,

wholesale and retail of lottery
tickets and betting activities coin
operated gambling machines,
operation of virtual gambling
websites and other gambling
activities, which are declared
illegal by the respective State
Governments.
Service T 97 970 Activities of the household as
employers and undifferentiated
goods and services producing
activities of house hold for own
use.
Service U 99 990 Activities of extraterritorial
organizations and bodies.

This includes activities of

international organizations such
as United Nations and its
agencies. IMF, World Bank,
European Commission, OPEC
etc.

5.8.5 Agricultural Establishment

5.8.5.1 An agricultural establishment for the purpose of this Census would be one, engaged
in production of agriculture goods (other than crop production & plantation by the
farmers or a group of farmers or any agency), agricultural services, hunting, trapping
& game propagation, where at least some part of the production or services is sold
out. In terms of NIC-2008, all activities under Section-A (excluding Groups-011
and 012) are to be covered under the Economic Census.
5.8.5.2 Establishments engaged in activities pertaining to crop production and plantations
( though in the agriculture sector) will not be covered in the economic census. Thus,
primarily cultivators themselves would be excluded from the economic census.
However, services incidental to crop production or plantation provided / undertaken
by any one individual or a firm or a company by charging fee or rent /compensation
e.g. machinery & equipment for tilling / cultivation, preparation of field or sowing
harvesting / chaffing, transportation of agriculture goods / produce charging for
irrigation facilities etc. as their principal activity would be included and the
establishments engaged in such activities would be enumerated.
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5.8.6 Exclusions of agricultural activities:

5.8.6.1 Growing of agricultural crops and plantations (i.e., activities under Group 011 and
012 of Section ‘A’ of NIC 2008) should not be counted as establishments for the
purpose of this Census. All such activities relating to growing non-perennial and
perennial agricultural crops are listed below:

5.8.6.1.1 Non-perennial crops

➢ Growing of cereals such as rice, wheat, jowar, bajra and millets;

➢ Growing of oilseeds such as mustard, groundnut, sunflower, soyabean and other
oil seeds;
➢ Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers such as, cabbages,
cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, chicory, spinach and other leafy or stem
vegetables, cucumbers, tomatoes, watermelons, cantaloupes, melons and other
fruit-bearing vegetables;
➢ Growing of onion;
➢ Growing of carrots, beets, turnips, garlic, leeks and other root, bulb vegetables,
potatoes and other tubers such as sweet potatoes, cassava, yams;
➢ Growing of mushrooms and truffles;
➢ Growing of vegetable seeds and Growing of vegetables, not elsewhere classified
(n.e.c);
➢ Growing of sugarcane, tobacco, it includes growing of unmanufactured (cured
stemmed/stripped) tobacco;
➢ Growing of fibre crops, such as cotton, jute, other fibre crops;
➢ Growing of other non-perennial crop; and
➢ Growing of rose, gladiolus other flowers, including production of cut flowers,
flower buds, flower seeds, beet seed and padding materials, n.e.c.

5.8.6.1.2 Perennial crops:

➢ Growing of grapes; it includes growing of wine grapes and table grapes in

vineyards;
➢ Growing of tropical and sub tropical fruits such as mangoes, bananas, pineapples,
litchis, guava other tropical and sub tropical fruits;
➢ Growing of citrus fruits such as, oranges, mousambi (grape fruit), lemons and
lime;
➢ Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits such as apples, apricots, peaches and
nectarines cherries and sour cherries other pome fruits and stone fruits;
➢ Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts such as strawberries and other
berries, edible nuts (almonds, cashewnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts pistachios,
walnuts and other nuts) other tree and bush fruits, n.e.c.;
➢ Growing of oleaginous fruits such as, coconut, olives and oil palms and other
oleaginous fruits;
➢ Growing of beverage crops such as tea, coffee, cocoa, other beverage crops;

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 ➢ Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops such as ginger, chili,
cardamoms,
➢ Growing of perennial and non-perennial spices and aromatic crops (pepper,
capsicum, nutmeg, mace, anise, badian and fennel, cinnamon (canella), cloves,
vanilla and other spices and aromatic crops),
➢ Growing of drug and narcotic crops,
➢ Growing of plants used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy insecticidal,
fungicidal or similar purposes
➢ Growing of heena leaves (mehendi) etc; and
➢ Growing of other perennial crops such as, rubber trees, extraction of sap,
bamboo and cane and other perennial crops, n.e.c.
➢ It may be noted that although EC houses engaged in growing of tea, coffee,
tobacco, etc. are excluded from the coverage of EC, establishments engaged
in processing of tea, coffee, tobacco etc. are to be covered under seventh EC. For
example, units engaged in curing of tea-leaves, curing of tobacco etc. will be
treated as establishments. Similarly, the units engaged in manufacture of copra
from coconut or the processing of cashewnuts will also be treated as
establishments. However, when the producer/cultivator process raw coconuts or
cashew before selling the same, such activities may not be treated as forming a
non-agricultural activity. Such activity is treated as growing of crop and
plantation, and thus it is excluded from coverage of economic census.

5.8.7 Non-Agricultural Establishment

Establishments engaged in activities other than agricultural activities will be termed as non-
agricultural establishments and are to be covered under the economic census.

5.9 Establishments Defined by Types of Ownership

PRIVATE SECTOR ESTABLISHMENTS

5.9.1 Establishment owned / managed by a single entrepreneur or a group of entrepreneurs

with no or negligible control of government (in terms of decision making, management
and shares holding) will be treated as private sector establishment.

All establishments which are not Government / Public Sector establishments will be
treated as Private s e c t o r Establishments.

Private sector establishments are classified into one of the following:

5.9.1.1 Proprietary Establishments: When an entrepreneur is the sole owner of an

establishment it is a Proprietary one. When Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) is the owner
of an establishment, the establishment is also treated as Proprietary in the 7th EC.

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5.9.1.2 Partnership Establishments: Partnership is defined as the ‘relation between
entrepreneurs who have agreed to share the profits / losses of a business carried on
by all or anyone of them acting for all’. In a Partnership, there may be two or more
entrepreneurs, belonging to the same or different households, with or without formal
registration (i.e., there is a tacit understanding about the distribution of profit / loss
among the partners).

All formal partnerships (i.e., those registered under Partnership Act, 1932) will also be
counted as partnership establishment in the economic census.

Household based partnership establishments will be enumerated in the household of

the partner who takes major decisions.

5.9.1.3 Society / Cooperatives: A cooperative is "an autonomous association of persons

united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise".
Examples could be:
• businesses owned and managed by the people who use their services
(a consumer cooperative)
• organizations managed by the people who work there (worker cooperatives)
• second- and third-tier cooperatives whose members are other cooperative

5.9.1.4 Self Help Groups: A self-help group (SHG) is a financial intermediary usually composed
of 10–20 local women or men.
Members make small regular savings contributions over a few months until there is
enough money in the Group to begin lending. Funds may then be lent back to the
members or to others in the village for any purpose. Many SHGs are 'linked' to banks
for the delivery of micro-credit.
An SHG may be formed initially as a financial intermediary and later all or some
members may be engaged in Group-based non-financial activities. Examples of such
group-based activities may be collective organization of marketing for the produce of
individual establishments setup using SHG’s micro-credit, particularly milk collection
centres/ diary cooperatives at village level.
SHGs may be formal (registered) or informal.
An SHG will be considered as eligible enterprise for the purpose of census if the total
number of days of operation of that SHG in last 365 days is at least 15 days. Working
days will include- a) days of meeting, b) days of interaction with the bank for purpose
of deposit/withdrawal/loan/repayment etc., c) days of performing other jobs related
to SHG like maintenance of register.
Household based SHG may be listed in the house of the President/Secretary/Treasurer.
The members (including office bearers) performing the activities of the SHG by drawing
remuneration, will be treated as hired workers.

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5.9.1.5 Private Corporate Sector Establishments: Private sector establishments registered
under the Companies Act2013 would be treated as private corporate sector
establishment. Private corporate sector includes non-government companies as well
as non-government establishments registered under Limited Liability Partnership Act,
2008.

5.9.1.6 Club / Trusts / Associations / Body of Individuals: All remaining Non-government

private sector establishments (i.e., excluding Proprietary, Partnership, Society /
Cooperatives, Self Help Groups and private corporate sector) would be treated as Club
/ Trusts / Associations / Body of Individuals (collectively called Other Private Sector
Establishments) in the 7th EC.

GOVERNMENT /PUBLIC SECTOR ESTABLISHMENTS:

5.9.1.7 Establishments which are wholly owned / run / managed by Central or State
governments, quasi-government institutions, local bodies (like Panchayat, Zilla
Parishad, City Corporation, Municipal authorities, etc.,) are treated as Government/
public sector establishment. Autonomous bodies (like Universities, Education boards,
etc.) and institutions (like schools, libraries, hospitals, etc.) setup by the government
agencies or those running under control of government agency will also be treated as
government/public sector establishment.
An establishment should not be treated as a government/ public sector establishment
if it is run on a loan granted by government, local body, etc.

5.9.1.8 Government/ Public Sector Establishment includes Government Companies, Public

Corporations and Government Departments.
Government Companies - government owned/controlled establishments registered
under any statute such as the Companies Act 2013, LLP Act 2008, Cooperative Societies
Act 1912, Trust Act 1882, Societies Registration Act 1860.
Public Corporations i.e. Government owned/controlled establishments that are
registered under other sector specific (such as Banking, Insurance, Infrastructure, etc.)
statutory Act including autonomous bodies like Universities, Education boards, etc.
and institutions (like schools, libraries, hospitals, etc.) setup by the government
agencies or those running under control of government agency and
Government Departments i.e., government owned/controlled establishments that are
engaged in commercial activities. Produce by government departmental
establishments are generally public utility good and services that are made available
to people for their welfare at substantially lower prices than their cost.
Government establishments engaged in providing railway transportation, postal
services, school, health, drinking water and sanitation, recreation, art and culture,
public utilities roads, electricity, etc. to people are few examples of Government
Departments.
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5.9.1.9 Only locational details and economic activity are being captured for Government
/Public Sector Establishments in the 7th EC. However, any establishment that is
operating within the premises of a Government /Public Sector establishment shall be
counted and enumerated as usual.

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Module 6 Enumeration Process
LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

➢ Understand Enumeration Area

➢ Understand your role as Enumerator / Supervisor
➢ Understand the Process of Enumeration

As an enumerator, the primary role is to collect the required information on the identified
parameters using the mobile application & ensuring 100% coverage and accuracy of the data
in your allocated area.

In urban areas, the “unit” of enumeration is an “UFS Block” and in the rural areas, the unit of
enumeration is a “Village”. In many cases, where the area/ population of a particular UFS
Block or village is unmanageable, it will be divided/ bifurcated in smaller areas called
Enumeration Area (EA). It will help in managing the field work and may be a basis for
allocation among the enumerators. Thus, the area allocated to the enumerator will be
referred to as “Enumeration Area”

As an Enumerator, your first duty in the field is to identify the EA allotted to you. This could
be a UFS block / Village or a part thereof in case of large villages. While doing so, you should
not omit / exclude any structure/building falling within the area allotted to you.

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6.1 Enumeration Area (EA)

6.1.1 'Enumeration Area (EA) means a specific area allotted to a specific Enumerator for the
purpose of carrying out of Census Operations.

6.1.2 In urban areas, the UFS (Urban Frame Survey) Block would be used as the base unit for
the actual enumeration process.

6.1.3 Care needs to be taken to list all the structures and households/ establishments found
in the structure located within your EA. It is to be ensured that each household is
visited and enquired and no establishment either located within the household or
outside but without fixed structure run by household members, is left out, for which
necessary probing has to be made in the household.

Note: You may also find some households living in the buildings built in fields away
from the main habitation but within the boundary of the village / UFS Block. You are
required to cover such isolated buildings/households also. However, some of such
households may have another residence in the main habitation. In such cases you have
to enumerate the households at only one place. In case of rural area, village means
revenue village which includes main habitation as well the agriculture / non-agriculture
field.

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6.2 The Enumeration Process

6.2.1 The 7th EC data collection will be carried out by enumerators with the help of a
mobile application

6.2.2 Each enumerator has to cover each EC House in his assigned EA

6.2.3 Enumerator needs to carefully fill the details in mobile app after confirming with
the respondents so as to ensure accuracy of data

6.2.4 The Enumerator should check the entries and show preview, once before clicking
the submit button on the app. Once the data is submitted, it cannot be accessed
again by the enumerator.

6.2.5 Once the information collected is submitted by the enumerator, a text message
will be sent to the respondent’s mobile number with a request to acknowledge
the validity of data.

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6.3 The Supervision Process – Level 1

➢ The supervisor will get the details of all completed surveys (all enumerators under him)
on his dashboard. He has to carry out a 100% verification on the data

➢ Data verification needs to be done only on some critical fields that will be visible to the
supervisor & not the complete data

➢ The supervisor needs to physically visit each structure covered and verify the requisite
information

➢ Supervisor need to see whether protocol for coverage has been followed by the
enumerator

➢ The supervisor will be able to edit the complete information through his mobile app

➢ The supervisor should also try & find out if any structure / households/ establishments
have been left in the survey carried out by the enumerator(s) under his supervision

➢ The VLE or supervisor, on his dashboard will need to record the number of Households
/ total population at Village / IV Unit / UFS block level before the survey in consultation
with local body representatives like RWA, Trader associations, etc.,

➢ Based on this, a validation check will be run to identify instances of “under counting”
or “over counting” by the enumerator.

➢ In case of an “under count”, the supervisor needs to identify whether some structures
have been missed or there are genuine reasons for the under count.

➢ In case some structures have been missed, the enumerator has to visit again and
complete the survey in the missed structures. The verification of these structures by
the supervisor will need to be done again

➢ In case there are genuine reasons for the under count, the supervisor will record his
comments in the relevant section of the mobile app

➢ Cases of “over count” need to be verified on the field. If the cases are genuine, the
supervisor needs to record his comments.

➢ Data once submitted by the supervisor, will then be submitted for supervision level 2
as per the defined norms & criteria

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6.4 Roles & Responsibilities – Enumerator

6.4.1Who is an Enumerator?

6.4.1.1 Enumerators are people employed for 7th EC data collection . They will visit
door-to-door, to structures, EC house, households and establishments and
collect the related response/ information to a pre-defined questionnaire on a
mobile app.

6.4.1.2 Enumerator will carry an Identity Card as well as an Authorization Letter issued
by the competent authority to be used as and when required. The information
collected about individuals is kept absolutely confidential.

6.4.1.3 The first thing for the enumerator to do is to identify exactly the boundaries of
the EA allotted to him / her. The enumerators will get the details of the
allocated area on the mobile app after logging in. They must make sure that
they do a proper scrutiny of the allocated area BEFORE starting the
enumeration process & demarcate the physical boundaries of the area from
the map given to them. In most cases – especially in the rural areas – they
should speak to the village head / prominent citizens in the area & understand
the boundaries of the EA.

6.4.1.4 The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008, empowers appropriate Government to

notify and appoint a Statistics Officer responsible for collection of data. The Act
also puts responsibility on informants for providing prescribed information
truthfully. The Act also empowers Statistics Officers to engage requisite
manpower for collection of statistics and has enabling provision for allowing
access within household/ establishment premises for canvassing of
information.

6.4.1.5 The Act provides penalties for giving false answer or not giving answers at all
One of the most important provisions of the law is the guarantee it provides
for the maintenance of secrecy of the information collected at the census of
each individual. The Act requires strict secrecy to be maintained about the
individual's record which should not be used for any purpose against the
individual as prescribed by the law of the land. The information thus collected
can be used only for statistical purposes in which the individual data will get
masked.

6.4.1.6 Therefore, as an Enumerator, you are empowered to collect statistical

information under the said Act. The respondents are obligated to provide you
with the required information. However, this does not empower you to collect
information by force or coercion citing the act. Under the same act you are also
required to collect & furnish the correct information. Submission of erroneous
or incorrect data will be liable for prosecution under the CSA 2008. Please make
sure that all information collected & submitted by you is correct to the best of
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 your knowledge. Any misinformation / wrong / incomplete data as well as
unauthorized sharing of data will result in penalties or prosecution or both.

6.5.1.7 Relevant Provisions of the CSA 2008

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6.4.2 Role of Enumerator in Economic Census:

6.4.2.1 Prior to Survey

➢ Attend the training classes, study the Questionnaire and manual carefully and
understand them thoroughly. If any part of instruction is not clear, ask your trainer
for clarification. You could also refer to the instruction videos on LMS, YouTube and
can also contact the CSC Help Desk

➢ Obtain all the material needed for the Economic Census pertaining to your EA
before you leave the training centre at the end of the last training session

➢ All the structures, EC house households and establishments are to be covered

during the Survey. It would be necessary to locate and identify every structure in
your Enumeration Area

➢ Therefore, it would be essential for you to go around the block or village or area
assigned and become familiar with it and its main features.

➢ Consult the head of the village or the office of the counsellor in urban area or any
knowledgeable person, RWA, Trade associations and enquire about the village / UFS
block boundaries, likely number of houses, households and establishments.

Prepare a notional map of the village along with the EAs formed, clearly showing
the landmarks and boundaries and likely number of houses, households and
establishments in each of the EAs.

6.4.2.2 During the Survey

➢ Go round the EA and identify its boundaries.

➢ Visit each and every structure without exception. You need to start from the North
West Corner of the EA & cover it in a serpentine fashion as shown in the figure
above.

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 ➢ The complete information needs to be entered in the Mobile App at each EC
House/EC households

➢ Ensure that the entire area assigned to you is covered by visiting all the structures,
households and establishments falling within your EA

6.4.2.3 After the Survey

➢ Fill up your Daily Work Format

➢ Sync the application with the central server

➢ Make the route plan for the next day

• Fresh set of structures to be enumerated
• Structures to be re-visited as per feedback from the supervisor
• Structures that were temporarily locked (where you didn’t find any respondents) –
they need to be visited again!

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6.5 Roles & Responsibilities – Supervisor

6.5.1 Who is a Supervisor? What is the Job of a Supervisor?

The Supervisor (here also known as Supervisor Level 1) is responsible for monitoring the work
of enumerator. 100% supervision of enumerators’ activity will be done by supervisors (as
defined in the process below) and the coverage & data quality, certified by the supervisor.

6.5.2 Role of Supervisor Level 1 in Economic Census:

6.5.2.1 Prior to Survey

➢ Attend the training classes, study the Questionnaire and manual carefully and
understand them thoroughly. If any part of the instruction is not clear, ask your
trainer for clarification

➢ Have a thorough understanding of your allocated area – geographically as well as

demographically

➢ Ensure that you have spoken to the enumerators under your sphere of control & that
they understand their roles & responsibilities

➢ Be very clear on all concepts / guidelines since you will be getting questions from the
enumerators

6.5.2.2 During the Survey

➢ Ensure that the enumerators are carrying out the work as per norms & guidelines

➢ Go through the boundary of the village/ UFS block and certify that the notional map,
formation of EAs, if formed are correct and the coverage is complete and nothing is
left out.

➢ Take a daily report / feedback from the enumerators at the end of the day

➢ Carry out the level 1 supervision as per the guidelines and the process mentioned
below.

6.5.2.3 After the Survey

➢ Enter the post supervision comments / inputs / feedback in the app

➢ Intimate the concerned enumerator of corrective action required (if any)

➢ Complete your own daily activity report

➢ Sync the application with the central server

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Module 7 SOFT SKILLS:
LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

➢ Understand the basics of Enumeration

➢ Understand & exhibit the Non-Domain skills required for the Interview Process
o Communication Skills
o Probing Skills
➢ Understand the Do’s & Don’ts of the Interview Process

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7.1 The Oxford Dictionary defines Enumeration as “The action of establishing the number
of something”. Since one of the objectives of 7th EC is to establish the number of
establishments with economic activities, the survey being undertaken is an
enumeration survey. The person who is carrying out the survey on the field is referred
to as the “enumerator”.

7.2 The Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) defines an
Enumerator as follows:

“An Enumerator refers to survey personnel charged with carrying out that part of an
enumeration consisting of the counting and listing of people or assisting respondents
in answering the questions and in completing the questionnaire”

7.3 As an Enumerator for the 7th Economic Census you are performing a role of great
national importance. You are assisting the Government in collecting data that will be
used for various developmental schemes & decision making. It is therefore imperative
that you take pride in your job and execute it to the best of your ability. To do any job
well, apart from the domain knowledge, you need to understand the softer aspects
of the job & the responsibility that comes with it. A job well done in this case comprises
accuracy & on time submission of data, completeness of coverage and satisfied
respondents.

7.4 Successful enumerators need a number of important characteristics. You need to be

tactful, conscientious, motivated to work and resourceful in handling communication
problems with respondents. You should be able to, by your attitude, obtain the respect
and confidence of the household and establishment.

7.5 You must be willing and able to work full time until the job is completed. You should
work carefully and diligently even when your Supervisor is not present.

7.6 Your success as an Enumerator is related to the degree to which you commit yourself
to the job. Your attitude, your knowledge of the Census and your ability to apply the
learning from this manual & the training program, all contribute to your development
as an Enumerator.

7.7 Some key aspects that need to be kept in mind

7.7.1 Eliciting good data – some respondents are likely to have confidentiality concerns, so
it is of utmost importance that the enumerators make it clear throughout the
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 interview, both by stating so openly and in the way they approach sensitive topics, that
there is no risk for them in participating as all answers will be anonymized and kept
confidential (please refer to the relevant section of the CSA 2008 at Annexure 1 of this
document)

7.7.2 Time management – how long the interviews last, will vary depending on the
questionnaire and the respondent. While it is normal for the duration to vary, time
management will be essential if enumerators are to complete their target number of
interviews each day. Not only does an overly long interview have the potential to cut
short another interview, it also risks not being completed.

Avoid getting into long conversations with the respondents on topics not concerned
with the survey. A lot of respondents, knowing that you are representing the
Government will want to talk about things that do not concern the survey
questionnaire! Examples could be starting from the national political climate to the
local road being dug up!! Gently steer the conversation back to the questions you are
asking – remember – there is a defined number of surveys that you need to complete
in a day!

Enumerators should have an idea of approximately how long they should spend on
each section of the questionnaire and should be especially careful with the more
complex sections as they risk taking longer if the respondent is not clear on what he or
she is being asked. A good understanding of the questions and concepts underlying
each one will allow enumerators to run through the interview at a good pace.

7.7.3 Respondent fatigue can impact data quality and affect the results of the survey. It can
result from respondents becoming bored, tired, or uninterested with the interview and
begin to respond at a substandard level. This can be caused by several things, including
an overly long interview, poor interviewing skills, or unease with the questions being
asked. Enumerators can prevent this from happening by keeping the interview within
a reasonable time and by interacting with the respondent in an engaging and
interested manner.

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7.8 Key Skills Required for Success

7.8.1 As an Enumerator you need to be an excellent communicator. Good communication,

contrary to what a lot of people think, is not about speaking good English! The ability
to communicate your thoughts & get the desired results from the interaction is great
communication. In fact, research has proved that out of all our communication, the
words that we use are the least as far as making an impact is concerned. Prof Albert
Mehrabian of the University of California, Los Angeles conducted a research on the
importance of Body Language & Non-Verbal Communications. His findings were that
55% of the communication is understood through Body Language, 38% is understood
through how we speak & only 7% is the actual words that we use.
7.8.2 Let us understand this a little more. Some main elements of Body Language are Eye
Contact, Facial Expressions, Posture, Gestures, Personal Space etc. Let’s look at each
of these:

1. Eye contact. It’s one of the first levels of connection that you share with another
person. It happens before you even say a word. We instinctively do not trust
people who do not look at us in the eye – to build trust it is extremely important
to have eye contact while speaking. At the same time, you should be careful to not
make the other person uncomfortable by constantly staring at them

2. Facial expressions. Too often people forget that facial expressions are critical to
competent communication. The wrong expression can communicate disinterest,
apathy, may be even hostility to the respondent & they will not respond to your
questions

3. Posture. Your posture says a lot about who you are and whether you should be
taken seriously. Stand tall (shoulders back and spine erect) to communicate
confidence and professionalism. Remember that even while sitting, posture
conveys a very important message about mindset. Always Maintain a professional
posture.

4. Gestures. Gestures are an extension of communication whose purpose is to

enhance verbal communication. They add impact by showing, not just telling,
which adds a layer of engagement for the listener. Use your hands to enhance your
communication. Again – be careful not to overdo the gestures – too much
flamboyance can look exaggerated!

5. Personal Space. All of us have a personal space or a body bubble. We are not
comfortable with people we do not know coming very close to us. This varies from
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 culture to culture but be careful to not invade the respondent’s body bubble.
Maintain a respectful distance while conducting the interview.

7.8.3 Another critical skill – specially for enumeration activity – is the ability to ask
questions. A lot of information that is required for filling the Schedule 7 needs to be
elicited by means of asking the right kind of questions. For example, if in a household
containing 4 members, two are wage earning, one is a student & one is a home maker
– on the face of it there is no economic activity happening. But there may be a member
of the household who takes tuitions for neighbourhood children, or prepares /some
foodstuff at home for selling, or makes some artefacts for selling. All of these are
economic activities and will not come out unless a set of skilful questions are asked.
The following type of questions could be asked depending on the situation:

1. So, do you do anything else apart from taking care of the household? (to the lady
of the house)
2. How do you occupy your spare time?
3. Are you pursuing something else apart from studying for your graduation?
4. How much milk do the cattle give? Is it all consumed in the household or is there
some left over to sell as well?

7.8.4 Similarly, a lot of people may not be able to give the Annual Turnover or may not be
comfortable sharing it. The enumerator can ask how much they make on a daily basis
& then calculate an average annual figure.

7.8.5 There are two types of questions that are asked in such situations. One is what are
called “Open Questions” & the other are called “Closed Questions”.

7.8.5.1 Open questions encourage the respondent to speak freely and do not limit the
response. They are typically used at the beginning of each discussion and whenever
possible to build rapport. Examples of open questions:

• So, what do you do for a living? – trying to understand if there is an economic

activity in the household
• How is the business this year? – trying to arrive at the annual turnover figure in a
small business
• Can you tell me a little more? For clarifying something

7.8.5.2 Closed questions are used when you need to direct the conversation to a topic that
you choose to talk about. It limits the customer response to that topic and to short
answers. Sometimes a closed probe can be answered by a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers.

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• Can I ask you some questions?
• Does anyone in the house carry out any economic activity?
• What is the amount that you earn in the day?
• Is your unit registered with any authority?

7.8.6 The enumerator needs to keep his / her eyes & ears open & based on what he / she
observes, needs to ask the right kind of questions to elicit information.

7.8.7 To ask questions and get the right response, a key skill is Listening. A lot of time, we
do not listen, we just hear! Hearing is a physical act whereas listening is an attitude.
Many a times we do not listen because of certain biases or pre-conceived notions. For
instance, we may not pay any attention to a child since we think that we know more
than him. Or if the person is inferior in rank to us, we may not listen but if the speaker
is senior to us then we will listen. In the enumeration process, it is critical to listen
actively since you may miss out on critical information. What does it mean to listen
actively?

• Do not interrupt – while the respondent is answering your query – do not jump in
with a comment or another question. Let him finish before you ask the next
question

• Keep your thoughts, feelings & beliefs to yourself – please remember – it is the
respondent’s information that you are seeking. What you “feel” or “think” about it
is immaterial so DO NOT inject that into the conversation

• Stop talking – To others and to yourself. You can’t listen if you are talking.

• Look, act, and be interested. Display by your body language that you are actually
interested in what the respondent is saying.

• To ensure understanding, rephrase what the other person has just told you at key
points in the conversation. This is the “active listening “technique and it works very
well. Also helps clarify data points

3 There are some barriers to listening that need to be avoided at all costs:
3.1 Boredom and / or Tiredness: Doing the same thing day after day and asking the
same questions can get boring & monotonous. Boredom can result in
carelessness & therefore impact data quality. Please ensure that you take
enough small breaks during the day so that you are fresh for every interaction.

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the information.

3.2 Environment: “So noisy! Too many distractions!” Most of the enumeration
work, specially in the urban commercial areas, will take place in noisy areas.
You could also have distractions by way of interested by-standers who just want
to know what’s going on & generally wasting time asking irrelevant questions.
You need to ensure that you keep yourself free from these distractions. Do not
hesitate to ask the respondent to clarify if you have not heard correctly.

3.3 Pre-Conceived Ideas: “I know it all”; “I don’t believe it”. This is one of the most
dangerous errors that an enumerator can make. Once you have gone through
a large number of surveys, you can start to believe that you know everything &
in fact can start anticipating answers. This will result in you not asking most
questions on the Schedule which will inevitably result in bad data. Do not
assume the answers – let the respondent answer all questions.

Active Listening will help you complete your survey faster, with more accuracy & will also
result in happier respondents.

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7.9 Some Tips on Enumeration

7.9.1 Most people are usually polite especially to strangers/visitors. They tend to give
answers that they think will please the enumerator. It is, therefore, extremely
important that you remain absolutely neutral towards the subject matter of the
interview. Do not show any surprise, approval or disapproval of the respondent’s
answer by your tone of voice or facial expression.

7.9.2 The enumerator and the respondent are in most cases strangers to each other and
therefore one of the main tasks of the enumerator is to establish rapport with the
respondent. The respondent’s first impression of you will influence her/ his willingness
to co–operate in the Census. Make sure that your appearance is neat and you also
appear friendly as you introduce yourself.

7.9.3 Your appearance and dressing should conform to the culture, environment; this will
make the respondents take you and Census work seriously. Your dress should be
appropriate to the environment & your surroundings, e.g. wearing a three-piece suit
in a rural setting in Indian summers is inappropriate.

7.9.4 Act as though you expect friendly cooperation and behave so as to deserve it. Start
interviewing only when you have observed the following:
• exchanged proper greetings;
• identified yourself;
• explained the purpose of your visit; and
• have answered any question and/or clarified issues about the Census that the
people may ask.

7.9.5 However, do not spend too much time asking and/or answering unnecessary
questions. You may cleverly avoid such questions by suggesting that you have limited
time. The enumerator is advised to avoid long discussions on issues which are not
related to the Census and which may consume a lot of his/her time.

7.9.6 After building rapport with the respondent, ask questions slowly to ensure the
respondent understands what he/she is being asked. After you have asked a question,
pause and give the respondent time to think. If the respondent feels hurried or is not
allowed to form his/her opinion, he/she may respond with “I don’t know” or give an
inaccurate answer. If you feel the respondent is answering without thinking, just to
speed up the interview, say so to him/her.

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7.9.7 Always stress on confidentiality of the information you obtain from the respondent.
Explain to the respondent that the information you collect will remain confidential and
that no individual names will be used for any purposes, and that all information will be
grouped together when compiling reports. Never show a completed questionnaire to
other enumerators or supervisor in front of a respondent or any other person. This will
automatically erode the confidence the respondent has in you.

7.9.8 Specifically, the following guidelines will guide you on how to handle the enumeration
interview:
• Ensure that you understand what Census is, its purpose as well as of each of the
questions and their sequences. This will help you to know if the responses you are
receiving are adequate.
• Ask the questions exactly as they are set out in the schedule. At times, however,
you may need to re phrase the question in your own words to elicit the correct
response.
• For example, if you need to arrive at the turnover of a very small establishment –
say a small rural retail shop – directly asking about the turnover may not get you
an answer at all. A good way is to get an idea of the average monthly sale & then
multiply by 12 to get the annual turnover.
• Similarly, for no of workers, a slightly deeper probing might be required – specially
to find out the “unpaid” workers
• Help your respondents to feel comfortable, but make sure you do not suggest
answers to them. During the interview, let people take their time to answer. Do
not ask leading questions. Work steadily and make sure that the answers are clear
to you before you enter the data. Do not accept any statement you believe to be
mistaken.
• Tactfully ask further questions to obtain the correct answers (probe).
• Do not hurry the interview.
• Do not leave a question unanswered unless you have been instructed to skip it.
• Record answers immediately after the respondent gives you the responses. Never
rely on writing answers in a notebook for transfer to the questionnaire later.
• Check the whole questionnaire & submit the data before you leave the household.
• Speak clearly and be convincing to ensure that people take you seriously.
• In most cases people will be willing to give you the necessary information for you
to complete the questionnaires.
• Encourage the cooperation of adult household members/ owner of the
establishments, since information directly obtained from persons themselves
tends to be more accurate.

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 • Do not ask any person to show you any documentation, but you may refer to it
when it is offered, for example when some establishments do not know the
registration number and they offer any document to make their memory recall
easier then use it.
• Accept answers given by respondents. If you doubt whether the respondent
accurately understood the question, repeat or explain the question, or phrase it
differently. Don’t challenge the answer under any circumstances.
• Never enter a dwelling unless the home owner invites you to do so. This could
mean that you may in some cases conduct the interview outside the dwelling.
However, you may explain that it will take some time and it will be much easier if
you could sit down to record the answers.
• If a household recently experienced a death or serious illness of a person, you may
need to make an appointment for a visit at a later time.
• Never delegate your duties to anyone else.
• Do not interfere or take sides in any argument between household members.

7.9.9 It may happen that someone refuses to answer your questions. Almost always this is
because of misunderstanding. Remain courteous. Try & find out the reason for not
answering by gently asking – do not be aggressive or threatening. You should be able
to clear up any misunderstanding, but if you cannot persuade the person, or if his/her
refusal is deliberate, report the incident to your supervisor at the first opportunity.

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7.10 How to Canvass Through the Survey?

7.10.1 When you visit any household, never rush through the questionnaire. Always approach
the respondent with a smile and proper salutation. Explain briefly the objective of your
visit and then proceed with your brief introduction. Please show your identity card to
the respondent before you begin the enumeration. Your friendly appearance, courtesy
and a few well- chosen words can put the respondent at ease and in a right state of
mind to answer all your questions willingly and correctly. This will also make your job
easier, interesting and useful. A suggested opening is given below:

7.10.1.1 “Good morning / afternoon / evening. I am _____________. Government of India is

conducting the 7th Economic Survey & I am here to collect some data for the same
under the Collection of Statistics Act 2008. You may be aware that the Government
conducts population census every ten years where all the persons are counted and
their demographic information collected. Here the Government has initiated
Economic Census where all the structures, households and economic units will be
counted and some information collected. The information you give will be compiled
to help the government deliver benefits of schemes more effectively and also
formulate policies/schemes.

7.10.1.2 This is my Identity Card & an Authorization Letter from Ministry of Statistics &
Programme Implementation Government of India. I will need to ask you some
questions which I will mark on this mobile device & at the end of the survey I will
show you the answers that you have provided before submitting the data.

7.10.1.3 Post the survey, you will receive a text message asking you to confirm this survey.
You will need to reply with a Yes or a No – this message will be absolutely free.”

7.10.2 Your tone at all times needs to polite and assertive. Please note that there is a very
thin line between “Assertiveness” & “Aggression”. To be assertive is good, to be
aggressive is not!

7.10.3 Assertiveness is defined as “Confident & Forceful Behavior” and is characterized by

expressing yourself effectively and stand up for your point of view, while also respecting
the rights and beliefs of others. Aggression on the other hand is “readiness to attack or
confront”. Aggression almost always results in confrontation & will ensure that you do
not get the information that is required.

7.10.4 Please understand that the respondent should not perceive you as a threat. You should
make him believe in the confidentiality of the data that he is sharing with you & the
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 fact that this data is going to be used by the Government to devise schemes for the
benefit of citizens.

7.11 Do’s & Don’ts of the Canvassing Process

Do’s
Introduce Yourself and The Census: It is
important that you do not offend people by
your manner, approach, timing or dress.
You should try to be courteous, neat and in
short, have the appearance of a
responsible person.
All this helps to create a favourable
impression which tends to make the person
being interviewed more responsive.
Conduct Complete Interview at One Time:
Ideally you should finish the complete
survey for a single Census House /
Establishment at one go. Only in
exceptional circumstances should you need
to go again.
Probe for Clarity: Ask questions to clarify
the respondents understanding of the
question as well as your own
understanding of the answer.
Listen Carefully to The Responses: Be an
Active Listener when conducting an
interview. Listen for a response to every
question you ask. You may repeat a
response given to you if you need clarity.
Enter the Response Immediately During
the Interview: Keep entering the responses
on the mobile app as you get them. DO NOT
rely on your memory or your notes to fill up
the questionnaire later.
Stick to the Timelines: Some respondents
would tend to get into discussions on issues
not related to the census. As an
Enumerator you need to ensure that you
Don’ts
Do Not Miss Out Any Question That is
Relevant: Missing out any question means
a gap in the data & would require massive
effort for data collection again. Ensure that
you ask & record the response for each &
every question on the schedule
Do Not Take All Responses at Face Value:
If you feel the answer is not complete or
correct – please probe & ask clarification
questions to try & arrive at the correct
response
Do Not Challenge the Information Given
by the Respondent: At the same time, also
do not challenge the information. If after
probing also you feel that the information
is not quite complete / correct – make a
note of the same & pass it on to your
supervisor
Never Suggest Answers: Do not, ever,
suggest answers to the respondents. The
information has to come from them – not
from your knowledge of the area or the
respondent
Do Not Let Your Own Attitudes Influence
the Interview. It is extremely important
that the Enumerator remains absolutely
neutral with regards to the subject of the
question. If the respondent asks you for
your opinion, politely tell him or her that
you can discuss this matter later if required.
Do Not let any un-authorised person
accompany you on your visits. This is a
breach of confidentiality.

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politely but firmly keep their focus on
answering your questions.
Thank the Respondents: On completion or
termination of an interview be sure to
thank the respondents for their time and
cooperation. Be as polite in your departure
as you were on your arrival.
If an appointment was made for a call back,
remind the respondent that you will be
returning by confirming the date (day) and
time.
Say good-bye and thank the respondent for
the information he/she provided. Also
inform them that your supervisor might be
visiting as a part of the data verification
process.
When the interview has been completed,
the respondent should feel his/her time
was well spent.

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Module 8 Schedule EC 7.0
LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Understand Schedule EC 7
2. Define each field on the Schedule

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Description of Schedule 7

1. Identification Particulars: Address of the establishment needs to be filled here, with

particulars like State, District, Panchayat, etc.

2. Locality/ street/ Lane/ Premises/Building No.: Here the postal address needs to be filled
completely.

3. Economic Census (EC) House No: This will be auto-generated by the system.

4. Purpose of EC House: The enumerator must be able to identify the purpose of EC house
and accordingly select the relevant category from: “Residential”, “Commercial” or
“Others”.

5. Name of the head of the household / respondent: to be filled by the enumerator

correctly.

6. Mobile number of the head of the household: record the 10-digit mobile number of the
head of the household.

7. Number of members usually residing in the household: The enumerator has to enter
the total number of members usually (6 months) residing in the household and thereafter
properly classify under: Males , Females & Transgenders. Here, “usually residing” means
that a member has been living in the household for more than 6 months and if any
member is temporarily away from the house, they shall also be included in the
enumeration.

8. Number of Household members pursuing entrepreneurial activity: Here the

enumerator has to record the number of establishments that are owned by the household
members.

9. Particulars of Owner of proprietary establishment

Age (Number of years completed)
Gender (Male-1, Female-2 Third Gender-3)
Social Group (SC-1, ST-2, OBC-3, Not Known-4, Others-9)

10. Religion
Religion Code
Hinduism 1
Islam 2
Christianity 3
Sikhism 4
Buddhism 5
Zoroastrian/Parsi 6

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 Jainism 7
Not Known 8
Others 9

11. Major Source of Finance

1 1 . 1 An establishment may seek funds for running the establishment or for expanding its
activities from several financing or lending agencies or persons. For filling up this
column, the agency or an institution (Public/Private) in respect to which the
establishment owes highest loan liability and unpaid on the day of visit, that agency is
to be considered as the major source of finance.

For example, an establishment has to pay a balance sum of Rs.10 lakhs to a bank
whereas it has to pay a balance sum of Rs.5 lakhs to moneylender on the day of visit.
In such a situation major source of finance is borrowing from financial institution (bank)
and suitable code is to be recorded for this item.

If the establishment does not have any liability on the date of survey, the source of
finance should be taken as “self-finance”, irrespective of the facts that it had any loan
liability in the past or not. The details of the codes are as under:

Source of Finance Code

Self-Finance – funds raised through own savings / income 1
Loan from private money lenders – this category includes
money borrowed from local / informal sources – typically at
2
a higher rate of interest as compared to the formal sources
& may or may not include a collateral against the loan
Interest-free loan from friends & relatives – this is money
borrowed from friends and / or relatives to finance the 3
establishment
Loan from cooperative banks and societies – there are
many small cooperative banks and societies that give money
4
on interest. Any funds taken from such institutions fall
under this category
Loan from Commercial Banks and Institutional Agencies –
funds borrowed from regular commercial banks & agencies
5
such as – NBFCs (Non-banking financial corporations) like
Mahindra and Mahindra financial services, Muthoot, etc.
Loan from Central and State level lending institutions –
institutions such as National Small Industries Corporation
(NSIC), Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI),
6
State Financial Corporations (SFC’s), Khadi & Village
Industries Commission (KVIC), State Industrial Development
Corporations, etc.

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 Loan from Self Help Groups (SHGs)/Micro Finance
Institution- availing finance from SHG by the virtue of being
its member. SHGs pool their resources/savings and keep it
with the bank in the name of SHG. This is a common fund 7
from where it disburses the loans. Examples of MFIs are
Grameen banks, RRBs (Regional rural banks), Joint Liability
Groups and other rural cooperatives.
Direct financial assistance from Central/State/Local
Government – This form of assistance is basically availed
via any form of affirmative action taken by the Government
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through schemes and programmes. Examples: PMKSY (PM
Krishi Sichai Yojna ), MUDRA scheme, STAND UP & START UP
INDIA, KALIA scheme, RYTHU BANDHU scheme , etc
Others- In case the enumerator is unable to get any
information about the source of finance for the business of
the respondent (after sufficient probing / persuasion), he
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/she can classify the case here. It must be noted that if there
are multiple sources of finance, the one with the higher
outstanding amount shall be considered and enumerated.

12. Number of persons engaged (on the last working day): Workers can be classified into 3
types:
12.1 Hired Workers: These are workers who are hired to perform a pre - determined task
at a specified remuneration (fixed or variable partly or wholly). This is regardless of
the days worked with an organization. The number of workers being paid wages as
on the day before the date of survey will be taken as hired workers. Example: A
person gets hired by XYZ Corporation and works for 10 days every month. He will be
classified as a hired worker.

12.2 Non-Hired Workers: This category may include household

members/spouse/siblings/children/relatives, etc. Such workers will be working in the
establishment on a fairly regular basis i.e. usually working on a working day. The
primary motive of such workers is not monetary.

12.3 Contractual Workers engaged through a contractor or agency: Persons, engaged by

the establishment through a contractor or agency, are treated as Contractual
Workers engaged through a contractor/agency. Such persons, although work at the
establishment’s premise, they are not directly paid by the establishment.

Further, such persons are counted as hired worker of the contractor/agency and
paid by the said contractor/ agency (which is also an establishment).

Examples are: Security Guards are on the payroll of another organization (contractor /
agency) & not the organization where they are physically working.

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12.4 Important Points to Remember

12.4.1 The total number of persons i.e. workers working on the last working day prior
to the date of field work in the establishment is to be reported. This will include all
persons whether hired or not. The workers with age less than 15 years ( i.e. child
workers) are also to be included.

12.4.2 Household members whether paid or not, if engaged in any of the activities
carried out by the establishment will be included.

12.4.3 The figure of number of persons is a position on the last working day for
perennial/ casual establishment and the last day of the working season for
seasonal establishment. This also includes both supervisory and primary
workers.

12.4.4 A worker need not mean the same person is continued but refers to a
position. Part time workers are also treated employees.

12.4.5 In case of regular wage employees, those found absent on the last working
day due to sickness, leave, etc. are also to be counted.

12.4.6 Total number of Contract Workers engaged through an agency/ contractor

and working in the establishment (eg. Security, cleaning, nursing, midwife
etc.) should be counted against the column “Contractual workers employed
through an agency/ contractor” at the place of work (establishment).
However, they should also be counted at the agency on whose pay rolls they
are engaged as hired workers.

12.4.7 The self-employed persons (i.e. either the owner of the establishment or any
family member assisting the owner in the establishment) who could not work
on the last working day are to be included.

12.4.8 Salespersons appointed by an establishment for selling / marketing its

produce or services of an apprentice, supporting workers, paid or unpaid are
also to be treated as hired workers. The owner, running the establishments
would also be considered as a worker, but he/she would be categorized under
the category of non-hired worker.

12.4.9 Volunteers, who work without salary/honorarium, will be considered as

workers.

12.4.10 Some establishments do not hire professionals like advocates,

accountants, doctors etc., as their worker. These establishments
engage such professionals on a fairly regular basis or on need basis.
Such professionals work in one or more establishments and t h e y have
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 some autonomy to determine the charges receivable as well as volume of job
performed by him/her. Such professionals usually receive charges for the
service they render to establishments. Such persons are doing activity that
is entrepreneurial in nature, and thus s/he will not be considered as workers
of the establishments using their services. Instead, they will be considered as
an establishment in t h e i r respective households.

12.4.11 If a professional is engaged by o n e o r m o r e establishment on a full-

time or part-time basis, and when the professional does not have autonomy
to determine the charges receivable and volume of job to be performed; in
that case s/he will be treated as a worker in all such establishments. Apart
from this, if the professional undertakes additional activity in another
establishment, s/he would be treated as an establishment at household
besides serving as a worker of the above establishments.

12.5 Self-employed

12.5.1 Persons who operate their own establishments or are engaged independently in a
profession or trade on t h e i r own or with one or a few partners, are deemed to be
self- employed entrepreneurs.

12.5.2 The essential feature of the self- employed entrepreneurs is that they have autonomy
(i.e., how, where and when to produce) and economic independence (i.e., market, scale
of operation and money) for carrying out their operation.

12.5.3 The remuneration of the self-employed entrepreneurs consists of an inseparable

combination of two parts: a reward for their labour and profit of their establishments.

12.5.4 Self-employed professionals working on retainer ship on a regular basis on a fixed

honorarium is to be treated as a worker. In case he works independently besides
the retainer ship, he will be treated as a worker in each establishment, as well as,
an entrepreneur (and counted as establishment at his household).

12.5.5 Entrepreneurship is the key differentiator for treating a professional as a Worker or

as an establishment at household. Autonomy to take decisions while performing an
economic activity, is an essential characteristic of entrepreneurship.

12.5.6 The self employed persons (i.e. either the owner of the establishment or any family
member assisting the owner in the establishment) who could not work on the last
working day are to be included.

12.5.7 If an establishment has some contract with some other agency (e.g. security,
cleaning, nursing, midwife), or persons (like CA, lawyer, etc.), the employees of the
agency (or persons) who are working within the premises of the establishments (e.g.
sweeper, guard, nurse, etc.) will not be counted as the employee of this

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them.

13 Manufacturing Services
This covers the services provided by an establishment in transforming the physical inputs /
material inputs owned by other establishments or other households. A Manufacturing Service
Provider (MSP) provides manufacturing services that utilizes inputs such as capital, labour and
energy to transform the material inputs owned by other establishment or households. For
example, Reebok sells shoes that are manufactured by assembling components such as soles,
upper, adhesive strips etc manufactured by other entities – each of which is providing
manufacturing services.
14 Exporting Unit
An establishment, a part of whose production of goods and/or services is exported is
considered as an Exporting Unit in the 7th EC. Earning in foreign exchange is an essential
criterion for classifying an establishment as Exporting Unit.

15 Services Export
With reference to the definition of “Services” in the “Key Concepts & Definitions” section, any
services that are being provided to overseas clients are considered as exported services.
Example could be Home Tuitions, Transcription Services, Web Site Creation, Tele-Medicine,
Back Office work etc over the internet.

16. Investment in Plant & Machinery/ Equipment

16.1 This item has been introduced for the purpose of checking whether the
establishment is a micro, small or medium enterprise. Ministry of MSME classifies an
enterprise as micro, medium or small depending on the value (investment) of plant
and machinery or equipment. In case of manufacturing establishments, value
(investment) of plant and machinery will be considered. The value (investment) of
equipment will be considered in case of services & trading establishments. This is the
price at which the establishment acquired the plant & machinery/ equipment used in
production at various points in time.

16.2 For manufacturing activities, investment in plant and machinery will be

captured whereas for service activities, investment in equipment will be captured.

16.3 For the purpose of this item plant & machinery and Equipment are defined as
under:

16.3.1 Plant & Machinery: Plant is generally the name given to an assembly of
machinery /equipment/devices installed for the operation of entrepreneurial
activities. Machinery means an implement or mechanical device used in the
entrepreneurial activities.

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 16.3.2 Equipment: Equipment is defined as all instruments, office machines and such
other electro mechanical or electronic appliances that are directly related to
the service rendered but excluding furniture, fittings and other items not so
related.

16.4 Value of these items refers to that of physically installed as on the last day
preceding the date of enumeration. In case the existing plant & machinery/
equipment are purchased over different points of time, the original value (purchase
value) of the same will be added up to arrive at the value as on last day preceding the
date of enumeration.

16.5 All vehicles, power-driven or man/animal-driven, used for transporting

persons, goods and materials by the establishment in connection with its activity will
be covered by this item. If the equipment is used both for domestic as well as
establishment purposes, the criterion to be followed is major time disposition of the
equipment i.e., whether equipment is used more for domestic purpose or for use in
establishment. Transport equipment that is occasionally rented out will be included
if it is mainly used for the activities of the establishment.

16.6The investment in plant and machinery is to be accorded an appropriate code as under

Investment Value Code

< 10 lakh 1
10-25 lakh 2
25 lakh – 2 Crore 3
2 – 5 Crore 4
5-10 Crore 5
>=10 Crore 6

17. Annual Turnover

17.1 Turnover is a measure of financial performance of an establishment. The total
sale value of goods manufactured/traded and of services supplied by an
establishment is considered as the turnover of an establishment. The annual turnover
of an establishment (as per a range) is to be provided as under

Annual Turnover Range Code

0-5 crores 01
5-75 crores 02
75-250 crores 03
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18. Registration Details of Establishment
Information on primary registration for setting up of an establishment will be
captured here. Multiple selections can be done from a list of Central and State
registering Authorities. A list of such Acts and their corresponding codes are given
below:

Primary Registration Acts Code

Shops and Establishment Act, 1953: sole intention of

providing statutory obligation and rights to both employees 1
and employers in the unorganized sector of employment.

Companies Act 2013: The Companies Act 2013 is an Act of

the Parliament of India on Indian company law which
2
regulates incorporation of a company, responsibilities of a
company, directors, dissolution of a company.
LLP Act 2008: LLP is a corporate business vehicle that
enables professional expertise and entrepreneurial
initiative to combine and operate in flexible, innovative and
efficient manner, as a hybrid of companies & partnerships 3
providing benefits of limited liability while allowing its
members the flexibility for organizing their internal
structure as a partnership.
Indian Trust Act 1882 (incl State Public Trust Act): Indian
Trusts Act, 1882 is an Act in India related to private trusts
and trustees. The act defines what would lawfully be called 4
as a trust and who can be legally its trustees and provides
definition for them.
Societies Registration Act, 1860: The Societies Registration
Act, 1860 is a legislation in India which allows the
5
registration of entities generally involved in the benefit of
society - education, health, employment etc.
Co-operative Societies Act, 1912: An Act to facilitate the
formation and working of Co-operative Societies and to
6
consolidate and amend the law relating to Co-operative
Societies.
Foreign Companies (not under the CA 2013) 7

Not Registered with any Act 8

Any other Act (not covered above) 9

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19. Additional Registration / Licenses

19.1Industry specific (i.e., specific to goods and services produced) additional

registration/licensing of the establishment will be captured here. Usually, an additional
industry specific registration/license requires prior primary registration of an
establishment. As an establishment may be registered under more than one industry
specific agency or authority, multiple selections can be done from a list of Central
and State registering Authorities. A list of such additional registering authorities is
given below:

ACT Name Code

Goods & Services Tax (GST) Act:(GST) is an indirect
tax (or consumption tax) imposed in India on the supply of goods and
services. It is a comprehensive multistage, destination-based tax.
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Comprehensive because it has subsumed almost all the indirect taxes
except few. Multi-Staged as it is imposed at every step in the
production process.

Factories Act, 1948: The Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948), as
amended by the Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act 20 of 1987)),
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serves to assist in formulating national policies in India with respect to
occupational safety and health in factories and docks in India.

District Supply and Marketing Society 13

Food safety and Standard Authority of India Act: FSSAI is responsible

for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and 14
supervision of food safety.
Employee PF Organization/ Employee State Insurance Corporation:
EPFO assists the Central Board in administering a compulsory
contributory Provident Fund Scheme, a Pension Scheme and an 15
Insurance Scheme for the workforce engaged in the organized sector in
India.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission/ Board / DC Handlooms / DC
Handicrafts : It is an apex organisation under the Ministry of Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises, with regard to khadi and village
industries within India, which seeks to - "plan, promote, facilitate, 16
organise and assist in the establishment and development of khadi and
village industries in the rural areas in coordination with other agencies
engaged in rural development wherever necessary.

SSI/UAM 17

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boards (Coir board, Silk Board, Jute Commissioner etc.)

State Specific Licenses / registration (incl. Labour License / Trade

License / Drug License / Factory License / Electricity Board / State 19
Business Register / Other State Specific licenses)

Any Other Registration / Licenses (not covered above) 99

20. Registration Details of Main office/Head office of the Establishment

20.1Many a times, an establishment is an attached office (such as factory / warehouse /

depot / wholesaler / retailer / sales & marketing / branch / franchisee, etc.) of another
establishment (called, Main office / Head office / Registered office) that is located at a
different premise. In such cases, the attached establishment has negligible or limited
autonomy and the main office controls the operations of the establishment.

20.2If the establishment enumerated is an attached office, then registration details of the
main office are to be captured in the economic census. Registration details with any
one of the registering authorities needs to be captured:

Main Office Registration Act Code

Shops and Establishment Act, 1953 1

Companies Act 2013 2

LLP Act 2008 (incl Partnership Act 1932) 3

Indian Trust Act 1882 (incl State Public Trust Act) 4

Societies Registration Act, 1860 5

Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 6

Foreign Companies (not under the CA 2013) 7

Not Registered with any Act 8

Any other Act (not covered above) 9

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Module 9 FAQ’s
Process FAQ’s

Sr.
Frequently asked questions Response
No.

What is to be done in cases such as an

establishment without having a name, The name of the head of the household or
1. which could be located within the preferably actual owner of the establishment
House/HH premises or mobile or outside (as the case may be) will be recorded.
with no fixed/permanent structure?

In case the Rickshaw puller or auto driver is

working on the basis of fixed amount to be
An auto Rickshaw Driver (TSR) or a
paid to the owner on monthly or daily basis
manual rickshaw puller who does not
then this will be treated as an establishment
2. own the vehicle but drives it and earns
(self-employed) of proprietary nature. If he is
his/her livelihood. What would be the
working as a driver on a fixed amount to be
treatment?
paid by the owner then such cases would not
be covered.
A house/ structure/shop (a sub-unit of a
restaurant) is exclusively used for
preparation of food articles for a
restaurant by its own or hired employees
and these articles are being sold by the If the production / making / preparation of
main restaurant owner which is either food article though done at a different site or
situated in the same house or a different location but is an integral part of the sweet
3.
house or market. Whether the house or shop or restaurant (i.e. a feeding unit) under
shop used for production shall be treated the same ownership then it would be counted
as an establishment or not. If both the as one establishment.
main and sub-units are in the same house
whether they are to be listed as one
establishment or separate
establishment?
An establishment has wound up its No, since the establishment is not functional.
operation six months back and is closed However, in case it has suspended its function
4.
since then but has not dismantled its for the time being or temporarily or activity
assets. Is it to be listed? has become seasonal then it will be listed.

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 A husband and wife are providing tuition
May be listed as two separate
to students, with the husband working in
establishments, if and only if accounts are
5. the morning for 2 hours and wife working
maintained separately or else it will be
for 2 hours in the afternoon. How to list
treated as a single establishment.
this case?
The reference month being summer
vacation, work of coaching was not
performed in a coaching centre. But
Yes, the establishment is to be covered and
tuition classes remained open and other
listed as it is non- functional only for a
expenses like electricity, sweepers’
6. temporary period and would resume its work
charges, rent etc. were being incurred by
thereafter. All assets are also in place and not
the owner. Naturally no payment from
dismantled.
the students was received during the
reference month. Whether such
establishments are to be covered?
The establishment pursuing activities outside
the scope of 7th EC are not to be covered.
Establishments pursuing certain activities
However, since it is a house to house visit, it
are outside the coverage of the Census,
may happen, such activities are noticed, only
whether such activities including
7. when enquiries are made. In such cases
agriculture pursued by the entrepreneur
information would get filled up in the
are to be considered while making
designated fields upto “nature of economic
entries?
activity” & the relevant codes assigned. No
other entries are required to be made.
A rickshaw-puller is operating from a
particular place only. It is argued that
though the rickshaw-puller starts his
business daily from a single place, but he Yes. He should be covered at his place of
8.
wanders throughout the town to carry residence.
passengers, and therefore the treatment
which is given to street vendors should be
given to rickshaw-puller.
Whether fixed structure or premises also Fixed structure or premises exclude
9. include temporary shed / tamboo temporary structures / shelters / sheds /
structure? tamboos or temporary khokhas etc.
Home-grown wheat is processed in own
flour mill or “Atta Chakki” and sold as Yes. However, workers employed in the “Atta
10.
‘atta’. Is it a manufacturing chakki” will only be captured.
establishment?

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 In case of mixed activities, among the two
If there are two activities performed by activities, priority should be given to the
an entrepreneur/owner which activity activity having relatively more income /
11.
should be considered as principal turnover / employment in order of
activity? preference and details of that one only be
recorded.
Is renting of own house(s) No. Households with purely wage / pension /
12. flats/apartments/shops by an owner rent / remittance are not considered as
classified under "other service activity"? having economic activity.
This is a mixed activity. Based on the income
If a pan shop also sells mobile recharge
/ turnover / no of people employed, the
13. card what type of activity should be
enumerator should take a decision on the
given?
Nature of Activity
Will LIC agents be treated as Yes. They are involved in insurance activities
14.
establishment? as commission agents.
Individual shop owners to boost their
sales (especially during World Cup
Football/ Cricket season) provide No, this will be a part of ongoing activity only
additional insurance to their customers as the insurance component is purely ad hoc
on purchase of the products from and not the main activity. If establishment
15. their shops or Courier Franchise happens to be a shop selling goods then it
establishments provide insurance to the will be treated as trading activity. In case it is
Courier goods booked through them. Can a Courier establishment, then under
these come under coverage of insurance transportation activity
activity? If not, then what should be the
activity description in such a case?
Whether preparation of lassi will be
Preparation & selling of lassi is a restaurant /
16. treated as trading, manufacturing or
food service activity.
Restaurant / foodservice activity?
It is to be treated as a case of two
establishments with manufacturing and
A carpenter is performing both construction as the two broad activities if and
Manufacturing and Installation activity only if accounts for the two activities are
17.
with majority of his work in the maintained separate. Otherwise, list out it
construction sector. How to list this case? under the major activity of the carpenter in
this case based on his maximum income or
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 Activity contributing maximum towards
turnover/ sale out of these two
A manufacturing establishment is also
(manufacturing &trading) may be reported
engaged in selling of spares etc. of items
unless accounts of these activities and the
18. related to manufacturing. It is also
records of the corresponding manpower /
engaged in other trading activity. What
worker are kept separate and accounted in
activity should be recorded?
which case these activities will form separate
establishments.
A manufacturer prepares sweets and Workshop will be listed as Manufacturing
namkin at his workshop without doing activity. All the outlets where only selling is
any selling/trading activity at workshop done should be treated as establishments with
and then distributes his produce to his trading activity. However, if sweet
19. different outlets in different areas. manufacturing workshop is integral part of the
Whether the shop/shops where only main sweet selling establishment, then it may
selling is done will be treated as not be treated as separate establishment
manufacturing or trading and how
workshop will be treated / listed?

What will be the name of the owner in Typically the person acting as head/ president
20.
case of Self Help Group? or secretary will be treated as the owner

What will be the ownership for an

establishment, where there has been a
21. Present ownership is to be stated.
change of ownership due to partitioning
of the parent property?
Social group of only proprietary
If an establishment is run jointly by more
establishment or business is required to be
22. than one owner, whose social group is to
stated. In the cited case this item is not
be considered.
applicable.
An establishment is owned and financed
by a woman but that lady does not
participate in any day to day business
It is a proprietary establishment owned by
23. activities. All the business activities &
the lady.
decisions to run the establishments are
taken by her husband. What would be the
ownership code and sex of the owner?
Various social Groups have been
classified as OBC in state list whereas The code is to be assigned as per the version
24.
these appear as general category in of the informant/ respondent.
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 assigned at the time of filling in the
schedule?

The enumerator has to undertake deep probing

regarding its nature of operation/activity. It will
be treated as casual establishment if there is no
certainty about its operation in future.
If the activity of the establishment was seasonal
An establishment has operated for 5 days
in nature, it may be straightway classified as
in first month, 6 days in 2ndmonth and 7
seasonal as it fulfills the requirement of at least
25. days in 3rd month during last 3 months.
15 days during a season. However, if the nature
What will be the code for nature of
of establishment is such that it needs to work for
operation / activity / establishment?
only a few days in and it intends to operate
more or less every month in future, it may be
categorized as perennial one also.

As above. If the establishment does exist from

month to month and its business is such that
What will be the nature of operation if the it is conducted only for one or two more or
26. establishment runs only for one or two less fixed days or dates in a month but every
days in a month? month, then it is a perennial establishment
otherwise it would be casual (if it is not going
to resume its operation)

No. Normal loan availed by an establishment

Whether a normal loan availed by an
establishment on its own from a
27.
Nationalized Bank be treated as an
assistance from the Government Sources
on its own from a Nationalized Bank is not an
assistance from the Govt. Rather this case is
of borrowing from financial institutions.
However, if there is subsidy/ soft loan
provided by the Govt especially, then it will be
considered as assistance.

Whether a formally hired worker and

receiving regular wages, which is on leave
28. Yes
for last 30 days, will be counted as a
worker?

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 No. of persons found working on the last
In an establishment one male worker
working day with reference to the day of visit
worked for first 15 days and one female
29. are to be considered and recorded. In this
worker worked for next 15 days; how to
case no. of persons working would be as ‘one
consider them?
(1)’.
If the female members of the household
are engaged in household establishment
Yes, Provided the female members are engaged
and helping their spouse / husband or
30. on fairly regular basis.
other family or non-family workers,
whether they will be recorded as not
hired persons?
For a tailoring unit run by a woman,
purchase of thread, button etc. is done by
Yes, the husband is to be counted as a family
her husband once in a week or as and
31. worker (non-hired) provided he is working on
when required. Can the husband be
a fairly regular basis
treated as a helper in the unit and
included in other worker / helper?
During the last 365 days an establishment
Number of workers whether hired on regular
had at least one hired worker in first six
basis or on temporary basis or casual basis
months, but during last six months there
32. involved in the establishment and found
was no hired worker on fairly regular
working on the last working day excluding the
basis. How the number of workers have
day of visit would be recorded.
to be recorded?
Two manufacturing activities like
Yes, it is a mixed activity. Should be classified
tailoring and embroidery are done in the
based on income / turnover / employment in
same establishment being handled by a
33. order of preference. If the accounts are
single person. Whether this will be
separable, they can be treated as two
treated as mixed activity in case the
establishments with one worker each.
accounts are not separable?
Yes, it is a mixed activity. If same set of
Two service sector activities like persons run two or more activities
restaurant and STD booth are done in the simultaneously at same premises, consider as
same establishment being handled by a a single establishment as long as separate
34.
single person. Whether this will be books of accounts are not maintained by
treated as mixed activity in case the them. If the accounts are separable, they can
accounts are not separable? be treated as two establishments with one
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 The households making bidi will be treated as
A master bidi contractor supplies raw
an establishment providing manufacturing
material to households who after using
services / Manufacturing service provider
its instruments produce the bidi and
(MSP).
return to the master contractor. The
35.
master contractor pays the household on
Master contractor who supplies the raw
piece rate. Who will be the
material and has the ownership of the final
manufacturing establishment master
product also will be considered as a
contractor or the household?
manufacturing establishment.
A Dal mill owner is producing Dal, and
side by side purchasing Dal from market
This is a mixed activity if accounts are not
36. and supplying to his customers. Whether
separable.
this activity will be considered as mixed
activity?
If an establishment is pursuing more than
one type of mfg. activity in the same If the accounts are not separable it will be
37.
premises, whether it will be treated as considered as mixed activity.
mixed activity or not?
If the proprietor does not stay at the All efforts may be made to get the
place of manufacturing activity and no information. When the information could not
38. information is available regarding his be collected despite all efforts, treat the
other activity, what will be the relevant situation as if the proprietor does not have
entry for multiple activities? any other activity.
Whether Directors/Partners receiving Yes. For Directors, however in a partnership
39. salary are to be included in ‘hired establishment, partners receiving salary will
workers’? be counted as non-hired worker.
Nature of operation is to be noted from
informant’s version or as per the
40. As per informants’ version.
periodicity of operation of the activity
carried out during reference year?
What ownership code shall be assigned
The ownership type would be assigned based
41. to the establishment jointly run by
on the respondent’s response.
husband & wife with equal intensity?
If a manufacturing establishment is
licensed for purchase of raw material and Yes, it should be treated as an establishment
42. has no registration for manufacturing, and code of the registration details and
whether the establishment is to be additional registration, will be given
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 There are some units, which are not No. “Not registered” shall be recorded under
registered under any authority or act but Registration Details. But suitable license
43.
the unit has got license. Whether the details would be filled-in Additional
license will be considered as registered? Registration/License.
Whether the registration code of the
As per information given by the
establishment will be incorporated as per
44. establishment, however number, date and
informant’s verbal opinion or from his
place of registration are to be recorded.
record.
If owner of establishment draws No. Establishment, in case of a partnership,
45. remuneration, will he be treated as hired partners getting remuneration will be treated
worker? as non-hired workers.
What will be the number of workers in a
unit employing 10 workers in first shift Number will be 25 in such cases irrespective
46. and 15 workers in second shift & out of of the fact that the workers are the same or
the workers working in second shift, 10 different.
workers are included in first shift also?
In a hospital, some doctors are not on
their pay-roll and are being paid for their
Such doctors will not be considered as
47. visit to hospital. Whether such doctors
workers.
will be considered as employees of that
hospital?
There is an establishment which is
providing e-Rickshaw parking & charging The establishment belongs to the service sector
48.
services. What will be the Nature of (services incidental to land transport)
Activity?
What will be the nature of activity in the
following cases:
➢ 1. There is a farmer rearing small number
of chicks and then selling it.
➢ 2. There is a big farm house rearing 1000 1. Agricultural activity (Primary)
chicks at a time.
➢ 3. Trader who takes chicken from farm 2. Agricultural activity (Primary)
49. house supply to retailers.
➢ 4. Small shop of meat is procuring 3. Wholesale Trading activity
mutton etc from slaughter house but
chickens are cut within the shop. 4. Trading activity
➢ 5. There is a big slaughter house which
precure huge number of chickens from 5. Manufacturing activity
farmer and then cut them and supply to the
user.
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 There is a marble shop where huge slabs of
marble are procured from Rajasthan. While
marble is sold to customer in customized size
Activity should be manufacturing (cutting shaping
50. as per customer requirement, the
finishing of stone)
shopkeeper also sells some standard size cut
marble like 1x1, 2x2 etc. What will be the
Nature of Economic activity?
There is an establishment rendering design
services to architects and other builders that
51. is architectural designing and major source of Services sector
income is from overseas or abroad. What will
be the Nature of Economic activity?
There is a garment manufacturing unit
Not an export unit since the unit is manufacturing
exclusively making garments for an export
52. the product for another establishment within the
house will this unit will be treated as export
country.
unit?
There is an export house exporting garments
but not having any manufacturing units of its
own, but the garments are stitched by
No, the workers will be counted in the
53. another fabricating / manufacturing unit
manufacturing unit
having 25 workers more or less throughout
the year. Will these workers be treated as
workers of the export house?
Bindi manufacturing workers /
establishments taking raw material from
Sadar Bazar making Bindi at home and giving
54. These individuals will be treated as entrepreneurs.
back the finished product at piece rate
system to the supplier whether this person is
worker or entrepreneur?
Will a crematorium be considered as an Yes – it will be counted as an economic activity
55.
Establishment? (Services)
Is a freelancer providing tuition services to
kids in the US to be considered as an export This is export of services, to be recorded at the
56.
unit? How to treat any services being household.
provided to overseas clients?

Will the foreign missions such as consulates / Yes. These would be treated as “Others” EC
57.
embassies be enumerated as structures? House.

There are barracks of CRPF in the area where

Yes. If there are civilian families residing in the area
58. I am carrying out the survey. Do they need to
they are also to be enumerated.
be enumerated as a structure?
Agricultural production is excluded from the This is classified as “Incidental to Agriculture” and
59.
scope of this census. There are will be covered. However, if these activities are
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 establishments carrying out polishing of food being carried out by the producer himself, then it
grains before selling. How are they to be will be not be covered under this schedule
treated?
Third gender doing celebratory work –
60. No. They are engaged in non-economic activity.
marriages etc – will they be covered?
ATM’s need to be categorized as “others” – ATM’s will be enumerated under “Others” since
61.
please clarify treatment there is no bonafide informant.
A licensed pharmacist has provided his
license to a medicine shop for which he gets
62. No. This is an illegal activity.
a monthly payment. Will he be considered an
establishment?
For Investment in Plant & Machinery – what
are we taking as the criteria – initial Initial investment in plant and machinery/
63.
investment / current market value / equipment will be captured.
depreciated value?
Are there any structures that are not to be
enumerated in EC? For example – Embassies, All structures are to be enumerated. These will be
64. WHO offices? Houses where illegal activities categorized in ‘Others’ EC house category and no
are happening for example illegal casinos / further information will be collected.
gambling places?
If he is brokering for others he will be counted as an
A retired person does share trading sitting at establishment. However he will not be counted as
65.
home – will it be taken as an establishment? an establishment if he does the activity for his own
consumption.
In case of Exporting Units – if a part of the
production is exported – will that still be Yes – regardless of % of export it will be taken as an
66.
included, or it has to be a 100% exporting export unit
unit?
Whether direct export units will be included Only direct exporting units. Ancillary units are not
67.
or export ancillary units are also to be taken? to be taken as exporting units
Enquire from nearby people whether it is
temporarily or permanently closed. If it is
permanently closed, it will be classified as “Others”
EC House.
68. How to count a locked EC house?
If it is temporarily closed, then it needs to marked
as such. The app will generate a House number & it
will show as pending on Enumerators dashboard till
he goes back & complete the survey at a later time.
‘Singleness of Use’ may be the guiding
How to count several Structures located
principle and in such cases, all structures
69. within a factory premise?
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 If there are separate entrances for Residential
An EC House is used for a combination of portion and Commercial portions, then it is to
purposes such as shop-cum-residence, be treated as 2 EC Houses, One Residential and
workshop-cum- residence, office-cum- Another Commercial. And enumerated
70.
residence etc. Whether this is classified as accordingly.
Commercial EC House or Residential EC If there is only one entrance, then it is to be
House. treated as a Residential EC House, having an
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General questions for Enumerators and Supervisors

Sr.
Frequently Asked Questions
No.
Who has authorized you to
1 this responsibility. Concerned District
collect the data?
What will be the use of this
2
data and how it benefits us?
What will happen if I do not
part with the information or
3 passed by Parliament. As per this Act, you
refuses to give you the
information you require?
Are you collecting information There is house to house visit and all have to
4 from me only or from others give information. Your information would
also?
Col No in
Response
Schedule
This is a Central Govt. Scheme of the
Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation where state govts. are
conducting the field work at the behest of
the Central Govt. Our State govt. has
deployed us to collect the data and given
Statistical Office is the nodal officer for
overseeing this exercise in this district. A
copy of the Appeal issued by Central or
State Govt. could be shown to the
informant/ respondent and also the
Identity Card issued to the enumerator.
This will be useful to the Central / State
Govt and local govts. for planning and
policy making in the country as a whole or
even at the village/ward/tehsil level by
anyone. No of industries/ establishments/
shops; factories textile; handloom, etc.
would be available and data of small and
micro units working in your area would be
utilized by the govt for planning industrial
development or even extending benefit to
these areas which lack industrial
development.
We have been authorized to collect the
data by both the Central and State Govt.
under an Act which is called “Collection of
Statistics Act 2008” This Act has been
are expected to give the desired
information, otherwise, a notice can be
issued to you for refusal and later on
requisite penalty / fine may be imposed.
be kept secret.

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Module 10 Annexures
10.1 Relevant Provisions of the Collection of Statistics Act 2008 (COS)

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 10.2 Schedule 7.0
1. Identification particulars:
State/ UT District Tehsil/ Taluka/ PS/ Town/ IV Unit Number (for UFS Block No (for Village/ ward PIN Code
Dev. Block/ Mandal Panchayat Urban areas) town only) (entry by VLE)

2. Locality/Street/Lane/Premises/ Building no: (Postal Address)

3. Economic Census (EC) House Number (should be auto-generated)
4. Purpose of EC House (Residential – 1; Commercial – 3; Others - 9)
Information to be captured from each Household
5. Serial Number of the Household (auto-generated and linked to Census house number)
6. Name of head of household/respondent
7. Mobile Number of Head of household/respondent
8. Number of members usually residing in household: T/M/F/T-G
9. Number of Household Members pursuing entrepreneurial activity:
10.Total Number of Household based Establishments (if Zero, Stop Enumeration. Else proceed)
➢ Establishment Details (To be captured at Household)
Type of
Establishment Particulars of Owner if ownership
(“Without Description of code is 1
fixed Name of Nature of Economic Nature of
Mobile Ownership of
Sl. structure Owner Economic Activity of operation of
Number of Establishment Age
No. outside (Household Activity Establishment Establishment
Owner/Partner (code) (in
Household”, member) (code) (as per NIC-3 (code)
Social
OR, “Inside digit) years) Gender Religion
Group
Household”
(Drop Down)
1
2

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 Whether Whether
Manufacturing exporting Number of persons engaged (last working day preceding the
Services (Y/N) unit Major date of enumeration)
(Y/N) source Investment in plant & Annual
Sl.
If yes, of Contractual workers machinery/Equipment Turnover
No.
whether finance engaged through a (code) (code)
Non-hired
exports (code) Hired worker contractor or agency
worker
services
(Y/N)
Total M F T Total M F T Total
1
2

11.Establishments with fixed structure

1. Name of Establishment/Owner
2. Address
3. Mobile of Manager/ owner
4. Email of Establishment/Manager/ owner
5. Nature of Economic Activity (code)
6. Description of Economic Activity of Establishment (as per NIC-3 digit)
7. Ownership (code):
8. If ownership code is 1:
a. Age of Owner (in Years)
b. Gender of owner (code)
c. Social group of owner (code)
d. Religion of owner (code)

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 9. Major source of finance (code)
10. Number of persons engaged (last working day preceding the date of enumeration)
Hired workers
• Total
• Male
• Female
• Third Gender
Non-hired workers
• Total
• Male
• Female
• Third Gender
Contractual workers engaged through a contractor or agency (Total)
11. Whether Uses IT for business operations (Y / N)
12. Whether Manufacturing Services (Y/N)
13. Whether exporting unit (Y / N) (if Yes, whether exports Services (Y / N))
14. Investment in Plant & Machinery / Equipment (Code)
15. Annual Turnover (code)
16. PAN of establishment/ owner
17. Registration Details of establishment
1. Primary Registering Authority
2. Number, Date and place (for each selection in (a))
3. Additional Registration/License
4. Number, Date and place (for each selection in (c))
18. Whether the establishment is branch/sales/factory/etc. office of another enterprise (Yes/No)
19. If (18) is Yes, then
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 b. PAN of the main Enterprise
c. Address the main Enterprise (State/District/locality/Pin code)
d. Registering Authority of main Enterprise
e. Number, Date and place of main Enterprise

Code structure

➢ Nature of economic activity ➢ Social group of Owner (SC – 1; ST – 2; OBC – 3;

o Primary - 1 Others – 9)
o Manufacturing - 2
o Electricity, Gas and water supply - 3 ➢ Religion of owner
o Construction - 4 o Hinduism – 1;
o Trading - 5 o Islam – 2;
o Services - 6 o Christianity – 3;
o Sikhism – 4;
➢ Ownership code
o Buddhism – 5;
▪ Proprietary (including HUF) - 1
o Zoroastrian/ Parsi – 6;
▪ Partnership – 2 o Jainism – 7;
▪ Society/Co-operatives - 4 o Others – 9
▪ Self Help Groups - 5
▪ Private corporate sector - 3 ➢ Nature of operation (Perennial – 1, Seasonal – 2,
▪ Club/Trusts/ Associations/ Body of Casual – 3)
Individuals, etc. - 6 ➢ Major source of finance
o Self-Finance-1;
▪ Government/ public sector
o Loan from private Money lenders – 2;
establishments - 7 o Interest Free Loan from friends & relatives -
➢ Gender of owner (Male – 1; Female – 2; Third 3;
Gender -3) o Loan from cooperative banks & societies– 4;
o Loan from Commercial banks and
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 o Loan from Central & state level lending o Companies Act 2013 (incl LLP & Partnership
institutions -6 Acts)– 2;
o Loan from SHG/Micro Finance Institutions – o Indian Trust Act 1882(incl State Public Trust
7; Act– 3;
o Direct financial assistance from o Societies Registration Act. 1860 – 4;
Central/State/Local Government – 8 o Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 – 5;
o Others-9 o Foreign Companies (not under the CA
2013)-6
➢ Investment in Plant & Machinery / Equipment o Not registered-8
o < 10 lakh – 1; o Any other Act (not covered above)-9
o 10-25 lakh -2;
o 25 lakh – 2 Crore – 3; ➢ Additional Registration/Licenses (Sector Specific)
o 2 – 5 Crore – 4; o Goods & Services Tax (GST) Act – 11;
o 5-10 Crore-5; o Factories Act 1948 (incl Bidi & Cigar Act) -12
o >=10 Crore-6 o Food safety and Standard Authority- 13
o Others-9 o Employee PF Organization/ Employee State
Insurance Corporation-14
o Khadi & Village Industries
Commission/Board– 15;
➢ Annual Turnover o SSI/UAM– 16;
o 0-5 crores – 1; o Development Commissioner of Handicraft
o 5-75 crores – 2; /handloom /Commodity boards (Coir board,
o 75-250 crores--3; Silk Board, Jute Commissioner etc.)-17;
o More than 250 crores--4 o State Specific licenses/ registration (incl.
Labour License/Trade License/Drug
➢ Registration details License/Factory License/Electricity
o Shops and Establishment Act, 1953 – 1;

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 Board/State Business Register/ Other State o Any other Registration/Licenses (not
Specific licenses)-18 covered above)– 99
o No Additional registration/Licenses-19

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10.3 NIC Code List

DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Growing of non-
011
perennial crops
Growing of perennial
012
Crop and crops
animal 013 Plant propagation
production, 014 Animal production
01 hunting and 015 Mixed farming
related Support activities to
service 016 agriculture and post-
activities harvest crop activities
AGRICULTURE,
Hunting, trapping and
FORESTRY AND
017 related service
FISHING
activities
Silviculture and other
021
forestry activities
022 Logging
Forestry
02 Gathering of non-
and logging 023
wood forest products
Primary Support services to
024
forestry
Fishing and 031 Fishing
03
aquaculture 032 Aquaculture
Mining of 051 Mining of hard coal
05 coal and
052 Mining of lignite
lignite
Extraction Extraction of crude
061
of crude petroleum
06 petroleum
Extraction of natural
and natural 062
MINING AND gas
gas
QUARRYING
071 Mining of iron ores
Mining of
07 Mining of non-ferrous
metal ores 072
metal ores
Quarrying of stone,
Other 081
sand and clay
08 mining and
Mining and quarrying
quarrying 089
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 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Support activities for
Mining 091 petroleum and natural
support gas extraction
09
service Support activities for
activities 099 other mining and
quarrying
Processing and
101
preserving of meat
Processing and
preserving of fish,
102
crustaceans and
molluscs
Processing and
103 preserving of fruit and
vegetables
Manufactur Manufacture of
10 e of food 104 vegetable and animal
products oils and fats
Manufacture of dairy
105
products
Manufacture of grain
106 mill products, starches
and starch products
Manufacture of other
Manufacturi MANUFACTURIN 107
food products
ng G
Manufacture of
108
prepared animal feeds
Manufactur
Manufacture of
11 e of 110
beverages
beverages
Manufactur
e of Manufacture of
12 120
tobacco tobacco products
products
Spinning, weaving and
131
Manufactur finishing of textiles
13
e of textiles Manufacture of other
139
textiles
Manufacture of
Manufactur
141 wearing apparel,
e of
14 except fur apparel
wearing
Manufacture of
apparel 142
articles of fur
97
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SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Manufacture of
143 knitted and crocheted
apparel
Tanning and dressing
of leather;
manufacture of
Manufactur
151 luggage, handbags,
e of leather
15 saddlery and harness;
and related
dressing and dyeing of
products
fur
Manufacture of
152
footwear
Manufactur Sawmilling and planing
161
e of wood of wood
and of
products of
wood and
cork, except Manufacture of
16
furniture; products of wood,
162
manufactur cork, straw and
e of articles plaiting materials
of straw
and plaiting
materials
Manufactur
e of paper Manufacture of paper
17 170
and paper and paper products
products
Printing and Printing and service
reproductio 181 activities related to
18 n of printing
recorded Reproduction of
182
media recorded media
Manufactur Manufacture of coke
191
e of coke oven products
19 and refined Manufacture of
petroleum 192 refined petroleum
products products
Manufactur Manufacture of basic
e of chemicals, fertilizers
20 201
chemicals and nitrogen
and compounds, plastics

98
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
chemical and synthetic rubber
products in primary forms

Manufacture of other
202
chemical products
Manufacture of man-
203
made fibres
Manufactur
e of basic
pharmaceut
ical Manufacture of
products pharmaceuticals,
21 210
and medicinal chemical
pharmaceut and botanical products
ical
preparation
s
Manufactur Manufacture of rubber
221
e of rubber products
22
and plastics Manufacture of
222
products plastics products
Manufactur Manufacture of glass
231
e of other and glass products
non-
23 Manufacture of non-
metallic
239 metallic mineral
mineral
products n.e.c.
products
Manufacture of basic
241
iron and steel
Manufactur
Manufacture of basic
24 e of basic
242 precious and other
metals
non-ferrous metals
243 Casting of metals
Manufacture of
Manufactur
structural metal
e of
251 products, tanks,
fabricated
reservoirs and steam
metal
generators
25 products,
Manufacture of
except
252 weapons and
machinery
ammunition
and
Manufacture of other
equipment 259
fabricated metal
99
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
products;
metalworking service
activities
Manufacture of
261 electronic components
and boards
Manufacture of
262 computers and
peripheral equipment
Manufacture of
263 communication
equipment
Manufacture of
264
consumer electronics
Manufactur Manufacture of
e of measuring, testing,
computer, 265 navigating and control
26
electronic equipment; watches
and optical and clocks
products Manufacture of
irradiation,
266 electromedical and
electrotherapeutic
equipment
Manufacture of optical
instruments and
267
photographic
equipment
Manufacture of
268 magnetic and optical
media
Manufacture of
electric motors,
generators,
271
transformers and
Manufactur
electricity distribution
e of
27 and control apparatus
electrical
Manufacture of
equipment
272 batteries and
accumulators
Manufacture of wiring
273
and wiring devices

100
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Manufacture of
274 electric lighting
equipment
Manufacture of
275
domestic appliances
Manufacture of other
279
electrical equipment
Manufactur Manufacture of
e of 281 general-purpose
machinery machinery
28
and Manufacture of
equipment 282 special-purpose
n.e.c. machinery
Manufacture of motor
291
vehicles
Manufactur Manufacture of bodies
e of motor (coachwork) for motor
vehicles, 292 vehicles; manufacture
29
trailers and of trailers and semi-
semi- trailers
trailers Manufacture of parts
293 and accessories for
motor vehicles
Building of ships and
301
boats
Manufacture of
302 railway locomotives
and rolling stock
Manufactur Manufacture of air
e of other 303 and spacecraft and
30
transport related machinery
equipment Manufacture of
304 military fighting
vehicles
Manufacture of
309 transport equipment
n.e.c.
Manufactur
Manufacture of
31 e of 310
furniture
furniture
Other Manufacture of
32 manufacturi 321 jewellery, bijouterie
ng and related articles
101
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Manufacture of
322
musical instruments
Manufacture of sports
323
goods
Manufacture of games
324
and toys
Manufacture of
medical and dental
325
instruments and
supplies
Other manufacturing
329
n.e.c.
Repair of fabricated
Repair and
metal products,
installation 331
machinery and
of
33 equipment
machinery
Installation of
and
332 industrial machinery
equipment
and equipment
Electric power
generation,
351
Electricity, transmission and
gas, steam distribution
35 and air Manufacture of gas;
conditionin 352 distribution of gaseous
g supply fuels through mains
Steam and air
353
conditioning supply
ELECTRICITY, GAS Water
Electricity,
STEAM AND AIR collection, Water collection,
Gas & Water 36 360
CONDITIONING treatment treatment and supply
Supply
SUPPLY and supply
37 Sewerage 370 Sewerage
Waste 381 Waste collection
collection, Waste treatment and
382
treatment disposal
and
38
disposal
activities; 383 Materials recovery
materials
recovery

102
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Remediatio
n activities
Remediation activities
and other
39 390 and other waste
waste
management services
manageme
nt services
Constructio
Construction of
41 n of 410
buildings
buildings
Construction of roads
421
and railways
Construction of utility
Civil 422
42 projects
engineering
Construction of other
429 civil engineering
Construction CONSTRUCTION projects
Demolition and site
431
preparation
Electrical, plumbing
Specialized 432 and other construction
43 constructio installation activities
n activities Building completion
433
and finishing
Other specialized
439
construction activities
451 Sale of motor vehicles
Maintenance and
Wholesale
452 repair of motor
and retail
vehicles
trade and
Sale of motor vehicle
45 repair of 453
parts and accessories
motor
WHOLESALE AND Sale, maintenance and
vehicles and
RETAIL TRADE; repair of motorcycles
Trading motorcycles 454
REPAIR OF and related parts and
MOTOR VEHICLES accessories
Wholesale Wholesale on a fee or
461
trade, contract basis
except of Wholesale of
46
motor agricultural raw
462
vehicles and materials and live
motorcycles animals

103
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Wholesale of food,
463 beverages and
tobacco
Wholesale of
464
household goods
Wholesale of
465 machinery, equipment
and supplies
Other specialized
466
wholesale
Non-specialized
469
wholesale trade
Retail sale in non-
471
specialized stores
Retail sale of food,
beverages and
472
tobacco in specialized
stores
Retail sale of
473 automotive fuel in
specialized stores
Retail sale of
information and
474 communications
Retail trade,
equipment in
except of
specialized stores
47 motor
Retail sale of other
vehicles and
475 household equipment
motorcycles
in specialized stores
Retail sale of cultural
476 and recreation goods
in specialized stores
Retail sale of other
477 goods in specialized
stores
Retail sale via stalls
478
and markets
Retail trade not in
479 stores, stalls or
markets
Land 491 Transport via railways
TRANSPORTATIO
Services 49 transport 492 Other land transport
N AND STORAGE
and 493 Transport via pipeline
104
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
transport
via
pipelines
Sea and coastal water
Water 501
50 transport
transport
502 Inland water transport
Passenger air
Air 511
51 transport
transport
512 Freight air transport
Warehousin Warehousing and
521
g and storage
support
52
activities for Support activities for
522
transportati transportation
on
Postal and 531 Postal activities
53 courier
532 Courier activities
activities
Short term
551 accommodation
activities
Accommod
55 Camping grounds,
ation
552 recreational vehicle
parks and trailer parks
ACCOMODATION
559 Other accommodation
AND FOOD
Restaurants and
SERVICES
561 mobile food service
ACTIVITIES
Food and activities
beverage Event catering and
56
service 562 other food service
activities activities
Beverage serving
563
activities
Publishing of books,
Publishing 581 periodicals and other
58
activities publishing activities
INFORMATION 582 Software publishing
AND Motion Motion picture, video
COMMUNICATIO picture, 591 and television
N video and programme activities
59
television Sound recording and
programme 592 music publishing
production, activities
105
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
sound
recording
and music
publishing
activities
Programmi 601 Radio broadcasting
ng and Television
60
broadcastin 602 programming and
g activities broadcasting activities
Wired
611 telecommunications
activities
Wireless
612 telecommunications
Telecommu activities
61
nications Satellite
613 telecommunications
activities
Other
619 telecommunications
activities
Computer
programmi Computer
ng, programming,
62 620
consultancy consultancy and
and related related activities
activities
Data processing,
Information 631 hosting and related
63 service activities; web portals
activities Other information
639
service activities
Monetary
641
intermediation
Financial Activities of holding
642
service companies
FINANCIAL AND activities, Trusts, funds and
INSURANCE 64 except 643 similar financial
ACTIVITIES insurance entities
and pension Other financial service
funding activities, except
649
insurance and pension
funding activities
106
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Insurance, 651 Insurance
reinsurance 652 Reinsurance
and pension
funding,
65
except
653 Pension funding
compulsory
social
security
Activities auxiliary to
financial service
Activities 661 activities, except
auxiliary to insurance and pension
financial funding
66
service and Activities auxiliary to
insurance 662 insurance and pension
activities funding
Fund management
663
activities
Real estate activities
681 with own or leased
REAL ESTATE Real estate property
68
ACTIVITIES activities Real estate activities
682 on a fee or contract
basis
691 Legal activities
Legal and Accounting,
69 accounting bookkeeping and
692
activities auditing activities; tax
consultancy
Activities of Activities of head
701
head offices
offices;
PROFESSIONAL,
70 manageme
SCIENTIFIC AND Management
nt 702
TECHNICAL consultancy activities
consultancy
ACTIVITIES
activities
Architectur Architectural and
al and engineering activities
711
engineering and related technical
71 activities; consultancy
technical
Technical testing and
testing and 712
analysis
analysis
107
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Research and
experimental
721 development on
Scientific
natural sciences and
research
engineering
72 and
Research and
developme
experimental
nt
722 development on social
sciences and
humanities
Advertising 731 Advertising
73 and market Market research and
732
research public opinion polling
Other Specialized design
741
professional activities
, scientific 742 Photographic activities
74
and Other professional,
technical 749 scientific and technical
activities activities n.e.c.
Veterinary
75 750 Veterinary activities
activities
Renting and leasing of
771
motor vehicles
Renting and leasing of
772 personal and
household goods
Rental and Renting and leasing of
77 leasing other machinery,
773
activities equipment and
tangible goods
ADMINISTRATIVE
Leasing of intellectual
AND SUPPORT
property and similar
SERVICES 774
products, except
ACTIVITIES
copyrighted works
Activities of
781 employment
placement agencies
Employmen Temporary
78
t activities 782 employment agency
activities
Other human
783
resources provision

108
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Travel Travel agency and tour
791
agency, operator activities
tour
operator,
79 Other reservation
reservation
799 service and related
service and
activities
related
activities
Private security
Security 801
activities
and
80 Security systems
investigatio 802
service activities
n activities
803 Investigation activities
Combined facilities
Services to 811
support activities
buildings
812 Cleaning activities
81 and
Landscape care and
landscape
813 maintenance service
activities
activities
Office administrative
Office 821
and support activities
administrati
Activities of call
ve, office 822
centres
support and
82 Organization of
other
823 conventions and trade
business
shows
support
Business support
activities 829
service activities n.e.c.
Administration of the
State and the
Public
841 economic and social
administrati
policy of the
PUBLIC on and
community
ADMINISTRATION 84 defence;
Provision of services to
AND DEFENCE compulsory
842 the community as a
social
whole
security
Compulsory social
843
security activities
Pre-primary and
851
primary education
EDUCATION 85 Education 852 Secondary education
853 Higher education
854 Other education
109
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Educational support
855
activities
861 Hospital activities
Human Medical and dental
862
86 health practice activities
activities Other human health
869
activities
Residential nursing
871
care facilities
Residential care
activities for mental
872 retardation, mental
Residential
health and substance
87 care
HUMAN HEALTH abuse
activities
AND SOCIAL Residential care
WORK ACTIVITIES 873 activities for the
elderly and disabled
Other residential care
879
activities
Social work activities
without
Social work
881 accommodation for
activities
the elderly and
88 without
disabled
accommoda
Other social work
tion
889 activities without
accommodation
Creative,
arts and Creative, arts and
90 entertainm 900 entertainment
ent activities
activities
Libraries,
ARTS, archives,
Libraries, archives,
ENTERTAINMENT museums
91 910 museums and other
AND RECREATION and other
cultural activities
cultural
activities
Gambling
Gambling and betting
92 and betting 920
activities
activities
93 931 Sports activities

110
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
Sports
activities
and
Other amusement and
amusement 932
recreation activities
and
recreation
activities
Activities of business,
employers and
941 professional
Activities of
membership
membershi
organizations
94 p
Activities of trade
organizatio 942
unions
ns
Activities of other
949 membership
organizations
OTHER SERVICE
Repair of Repair of computers
ACTIVITIES
computers 951 and communication
and equipment
95 personal
and Repair of personal and
952
household household goods
goods
Other
personal Other personal service
96 960
service activities
activities
Activities of
households Activities of
as households as
97 970
employers employers of domestic
of domestic personnel
personnel
ACTIVITIES OF Undifferenti Undifferentiated
HOUSEHOLDS AS ated goods- goods-producing
EMPLOYERS and 981 activities of private
services- households for own
98 producing use
activities of
Undifferentiated
private
982 service-producing
households
activities of private
for own use

111
 DIVISION GROUP
SECTOR SECTION DIVISION GROUP DESCRIPTION
CODE CODE
households for own
use
Activities of
ACTIVITIES OF
extraterrito Activities of
EXTRATERRITORI
rial extraterritorial
AL 99 990
organizatio organizations and
ORGANIZATIONS
ns and bodies
AND BODIES
bodies

112
10.4 List of YouTube Training Videos

SR.
NO. NAME OF THE VIDEO LINK OF THE VIDEO
Intro video for 7th Economic
1 census. https://youtu.be/e6QEy6DH19c

What is economic census

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZC58UiE9js
(hindi)
2

What is economic census

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD85e9EbN4k
(english)
3

Registration Process for

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZhDiC7IpnU
Supervisor.
4

Enumerator Registration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QEy6DH19c
process.
5

VLE Payment structure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSydqyv691I

6

301 mobile app walk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-

through 8NEf0DwwA&t=56s
7

What is establishment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ-fxeHfQfc

8

9 What is establishment.(english) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQOWvwOoegw

Concept of house and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSULYGgguLU
household
10

How to decide economic

census house in the mobile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlcKIvjnZU8
app
11

Probing technique annual

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwxGPLUSEsc
turnover
12

"Others" category of mobile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N80w5iHeYEU
app (explained)
13

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 "Commercial" category of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa0FeqI-9is
mobile app (explained)
14

"Residential" with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z71Awdb-

entrepreneurial activity. 4o&t=302s
15

Types of registration of an
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka70tXV4c30
establishment
16

Additional registration of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaAFeCYCrZ8
establishments
17

Understanding cases of
establishments with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3_j2e-Zcko
multiple registration
18

Probing and Precautions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf8U1MUfm1k

19

Probing technique part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCygLrHvjss

20

Understanding IV unit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Toke4e_4s
(Hindi)
21

Understanding IV unit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGOGeFVid6I
(English)
22

Breaking large village into

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dtBitLhL2U
smaller units
23

LMS Module 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ootu5BsxAIU

24

LMS Module 2 (Economic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cpGhm366s4
census training)
25

LMS Module 3 (Economic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lgVh77hDXY
census training)
26

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 LMS Module 4 (Economic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU792p-hZlw
census training)
27

LMS Module 5 (Economic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtkDqlNLEAA
census training)
28

LMS Module 6 (Economic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFCFziEqD_4
census training)
29

LMS Module 7 (Economic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCXcujh1FUQ
census training)
30

LMS Module 8 ( Economic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMmPQGd9E_g
census training)
31

LMS Module 9 (Economic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7nacjyIpLU
census training)
32

LMS Module 10 (Economic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELqbmv0LmJc
census training)
33

LMS Module no. 12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0qUoHvttXU
(Economic census training )
34

LMS Module 14 (Economic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2SwYWw-yzM
census training)
35

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