The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) under Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India conducts various surveys in India since 1950. The Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) is the principal source of Industrial Statistics in India. The survey is being conducted annually under the statutory provisions of the Collection of Statistics (COS) Act, 2008 and the rules framed there-under in 2011. 

Information collected through this Survey is used for statistical purposes; to estimate the contribution of the industrial sector to Gross Domestic Product and also to help the Government in formulating policies for industrial development. 
The Regional office, Field Operations Division, National Sample Survey Office, Aurangabad organized an awareness camp for the industrial units/ entrepreneurs in Aurangabad at the Goodyear South Asia Tyres Pvt. Ltd Training hall on 24th January 2024. The session was aimed at creating awareness among the industrial units/ entrepreneurs in understanding the use and importance of the Survey. 

The session was inaugurated by Shri Jayaprakash Honrao, Joint Director, National Sample Survey Office, Field Operations Division, Regional Office, Aurangabad. In his inaugural address Shri Honrao stressed upon the importance of the cooperation of various industrialist for the successful conduct of survey. The data collected through this survey is used in estimation of National Income, Studies of Industrial structure, Planning, Policy Making and in Framing policies for faster industrial development etc. The data related to Capital, Employment and Unemployment, Consumption of fuel and lubricants, Raw Materials and input–output, Value addition, Labour Turnover, GST etc., are collected through this survey. Since the data is collected through a web portal, there is a provision for self-compilation by the unit itself. Since ASI is a statutory survey, the returns and the relevant data is to be submitted within the prescribed time after the receipt of notice.

The Joint secretary of Marathwada Association of Small Scale Industries and Agriculture (MASSIA), Shri Sarjerao Salunkhe, plant HR Head of Goodyear South Asia Tyres Pvt. Ltd, Shri Virendra Gaikwad addressed the camp, appealed to industries for necessary support and assured the full cooperation & support for the survey. Ms. Harshada Chhajed, Assistant Director, and other senior statistical officers from Regional Office, Aurangabad were also present. Participants from more than 25 industries located in the Aurangabad participated actively in the camp.
The Industrialists were sensitized to the working of the ASI Portal and were motivated to make use of the self-compilation option provided in the web portal and file their returns on time. The functions available in the portal were discussed at length. Queries raised by them were also efficiently addressed by the officers present. The camp concluded with a vote of thanks.

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