Abstract

Economic Censuses focus on the whole economy and it’s all establishments which involved in economic activities and their every type of detailed information which would be needed for policy making and preparing of developmental plans for whole country as well as all the sectors of the economy. The economic census is expected to be executed generally and it should not exceed five years. Economic censuses are playing a very important role in various aspects in the economy. It provides information on operation and other characteristics of the units involved in economic activities that is why in India time to time we are conducting, collecting and analysing the economic census and using it according to the needs. Till the date from first to seventh economic census helped us in one or another way to get overall database, numerical information of the economic activities whatever carried out in the whole country. The Seventh EC is the latest census being conducted since 2019. For the first time whole census is collecting on the digital platform. From Seventh EC onwards, it will be held in every three years.

Keywords: Economic Census, Establishment, Agricultural, Non-agricultural, Service, Growth