Question

Q. The Annual Survey of Industries includes which of the following?

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1, 3 and 4
• C. 1, 2 and 4
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1, 3 and 4

Explanation:

• The Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) is the principal source of Industrial Statistics in India. It covers:
  • All factories registered under Sections 2(m)(i) and 2(m)(ii) of the Factories Act, 1948, where the manufacturing process is defined under Section 2(k) of the said Act.
  • The survey also covers Bidi and cigar manufacturing establishments registered under the Bidi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act 1966.
  • All electricity undertakings engaged in generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, not registered with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) are also covered under ASI.
  • Khadi and Village Industries are also include in the Annual survey of industries as per the the decision taken by the Standing Committee on Industrial Statistics (SCIS)

Exceptions:

• Defence establishments,
• Oil storage and distribution depots,
• Departmental units such as railway workshops,
• RTC workshops,
• Govt. Mints, sanitary,
• Water supply, gas storage etc. are excluded from the purview of the survey.