The Seventh Economic Census was launched in the National Capital Territory of Delhi on December 13, 2019.
The Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) has tied up with Common Service Centre (CSC), an SPV under Ministry of Electronics and IT, to carry out the 7th National Economic Census.
According to Mr A.K Sadhu, DG (Social Statistics), Central Statistics Office (CSO), for the first time the entire Census is being conducted on a digital platform by the use of an application which will ensure high accuracy and data security. Delhi is the 26th state where the survey has been launched, while the process is already on in 20 states and 5 UTs. In Delhi the entire process will take around three months where enumerators will survey around 45 lakh establishments and households.
Stating that the National Economic Survey, which is conducted every five years, is very crucial for framing of policies and planning for the government and other organisations, Mr Sadhu said: “We are using ICT platform for the first time…we have moved from paper to digital platform to ensure promptness and accuracy of the entire process. It is for this reason that we will be able to complete the entire process in a record time.”
About Economic Census
- The process of Economic Census was first held in 1978.
- This is the Seventh Census which will provide disaggregated information on various operational and structural aspects of all establishments in the country.
- The census will provide valuable insights into geographical spread/clusters of economic activities, ownership pattern; persons engaged etc. of the establishments engaged in economic activity.
- In the 7th Census, an IT based digital platform is being used for data capture, validation, report generation and dissemination will be used.
- The fieldwork for the Census started in June 2019. A comprehensive training strategy has been evolved to impart training to enumerators and supervisors engaged in the Census.
