The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is responsible for conducting large scale sample surveys on various socio-economic subjects on All India basis. These surveys cover the entire country except some villages of Andaman & Nicobar Islands which remain inaccessible. The sample is selected from all the States/UTs and the smallest sampling unit is villages or part of village in the rural areas and urban blocks or part of urban blocks in urban areas.

In this sequence, NSO, MoSPI conducts Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) with the primary objective of measuring various economic and operational characteristics of unincorporated non-agricultural establishments in manufacturing, trade and other services sectors (excluding construction). The survey collects data on various economic characteristics of this sector including number of workers, Gross Value Added (GVA), emoluments paid, fixed asset owned, outstanding loan, besides, different types of operational characteristics such as type of ownership, nature of operation, registration status, use of ICT, etc.

As per the report of ASUSE 2023-24 conducted during October, 2023 – September, 2024, the total number of surveyed establishments in ASUSE 2023-24 was 4,98,024. The estimated number of establishments in the unincorporated non-agricultural sector is 7,33,99,476 during October, 2023 – September, 2024.

The total number of establishments in the sector increased substantially from 6.50 crore in 2022-23 to 7.34 crore in 2023-24, representing a healthy 12.84% growth.

The sector employed more than 12 crore workers between October 2023 and September 2024, marking an increase of more than one crore workers from 2022-23 and reflecting robust labour market growth.

The Government initiatives like Mudra Yojana and Startup India have played a pivotal role in supporting the growth of unorganized enterprises in India. However, their impact is not assessed in ASUSE.

The state-wise estimated number of establishments and workers in the unincorporated non-agricultural sector according to the reports of ASUSE 2022-23 and ASUSE 2023-24 are given in Table below:

State	ASUSE 2022-23			ASUSE 2023-24
	Establishments	Workers	Establishments		Workers
Andhra Pradesh	32,05,746	49,41,337	36,34,267		51,44,792
Arunachal Pradesh	70,927	1,04,510	66,682		99,151
Assam	9,17,312	13,21,534	11,73,929		17,02,236
Bihar	37,01,144	58,95,375	43,19,314		58,51,757
Chhattisgarh	9,39,667	18,08,362	12,05,121		22,68,265
Delhi	9,30,269	19,99,614	9,97,101		21,94,598
Goa	53,049	1,18,205	58,742		1,50,979
Gujarat	34,94,085	68,80,754	46,45,859		92,00,653
Haryana	11,56,396	21,68,911	12,85,262		23,87,829
Himachal Pradesh	5,18,709	7,58,087	5,38,350		8,10,204
Jharkhand	19,77,514	28,92,648	17,67,860		25,70,291
Karnataka	34,74,043	58,32,890	36,49,865		58,25,296
Kerala	23,19,510	38,50,802	26,46,492		47,49,599
Madhya Pradesh	32,71,960	55,58,912	39,87,456		64,76,407
Maharashtra	60,97,234	1,15,51,427	64,44,857		1,21,48,273
Manipur	1,68,963	2,14,579	1,87,464		2,67,435
Meghalaya	1,64,419	3,20,986	1,89,814		3,06,179
Mizoram	12,841	17,109	16,863		28,659
Nagaland	53,657	1,05,778	71,674		1,21,882
Odisha	29,48,723	40,87,349	34,19,288		47,86,444
Punjab	16,57,995	28,11,437	18,71,246		31,49,055
Rajasthan	28,37,753	54,08,175	35,04,012		63,65,206
Sikkim	42,215	78,754	45,938		71,937
Tamil Nadu	42,29,039	84,58,091	45,24,484		87,46,975
Telangana	24,76,860	36,81,180	27,65,997		42,97,888
Tripura	1,51,335	1,90,951	1,83,220		2,53,346
Uttar Pradesh	89,94,323	1,57,45,855	93,83,148		1,59,95,004
Uttarakhand	5,05,049	8,28,105	6,12,174		10,09,650
West Bengal	78,31,257	1,05,41,884	92,67,816		1,20,38,420
A & N Islands	21,708	47,998	18,990		37,075
Chandigarh	35,253	77,804	77,847		1,81,169
D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu	32,994	66,527	38,245		86,610
Jammu & Kashmir	6,65,253	10,73,669	7,00,352		10,62,851
Ladakh	17,394	30,032	18,146		31,145
Lakshadweep	3,098	4,696	4,477		7,622
Puducherry	70,696	1,51,643	77,122		1,74,934

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

Unincorporated sector growth signals rising establishments and employment in ASUSE survey, highlighting expanded informal economic activity. ASUSE 2023-24, conducted by the National Statistics Office, provides nationwide sample estimates for unincorporated non agricultural establishments, collecting data on employment, Gross Value Added, emoluments, assets, loans and operational characteristics. The survey reports a substantial year on year increase in estimated establishments and total employment, supplies state/UT level comparisons for 2022-23 and 2023-24, notes government programmes as contextual background without assessing their impact, and records the surveyed sample size and methodology.