Indian Annual Survey of Industries
Title
Indian Annual Survey of Industries
Description
The Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) is the principal source of industrial statistics in India. It provides statistical information to assess changes in the growth, composition and structure of organised manufacturing sector comprising activities related to manufacturing processes, repair services, gas and water supply and cold storage. The Survey is conducted annually under the statutory provisions of the Collection of Statistics Act 1953, and the Rules framed there-under in 1959, except in the State of Jammu & Kashmir where it is conducted under the State Collection of Statistics Act, 1961 and the rules framed there-under in 1964. This is detailed unit level microdata.
Creator
Central Statistics Office (Industrial Statistics Wing), Ministry of Statistics and PI, Government of India.
Links
Collection
Microdata
Alternative Title
Annual Survey of Industries
Terms of Use
University of Toronto faculty, staff & students. Terms & Conditions:
The confidentiality of the unit level data will be maintained and adequate precautions would be taken for not disclosing the identity of the units directly or indirectly
The data would be used after understanding the concepts, definitions, design and coverage of the survey for a proper appreciation of the limitations and nature of the data and for obtaining meaningful estimates and results
The data obtained will not be passed on either wholly or partially with or without profit to any other data user or disseminator of data with or without commercial purpose
The data user shall acknowledge the data source in the research output
License
Restricted
CD Number
1444
Data Collector
Central Statistics Office (Industrial Statistics Wing), Ministry of Statistics and PI, Government of India.
Distributor
Central Statistics Office (Industrial Statistics Wing), Ministry of Statistics and PI, Government of India.
Geographic Keywords
India
Continent
Asia
Mode of Data Collection
Statutory return submitted by factories as well as Face to face
Notes
Original dissemination medium: CD-ROM. All Annual Survey of Industries datasets have now been made available in the Indian National Data Archive. Requires creation of a free account and must agree to terms and conditions. Data are in "Nesstar" format which requires installation of free Nesstar software. Data can be extracted from the Nesstar file to other formats as desired.
Keywords
Manufacturing
Time Period
2008-2010
Citation
Central Statistics Office (Industrial Statistics Wing), Ministry of Statistics and PI, Government of India., “Indian Annual Survey of Industries,” MDL Data, accessed January 23, 2026, https://mdl-data.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/36.
