ANNUAL SURVEY OF INDUSTRIES 2004-05 VOL.I
The Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) is conducted annually under the Collection of Statistics Act, 1953 and the Rules framed thereunder in 1959. ASI Part-II Schedule, which contained labour statistics on Absenteeism, Labour Turnover, Earnings, Employment and Labour Cost, was canvassed with effect from the ASI 1961 Round. From ASI 1999-2000 Round, however, Block-4 and Block-5 of ASI Part-II Schedule, which contained data on Employment and Labour Cost, were merged with Block-E of ASI Part-I Schedule. With effect from ASI 2002-03, Block-3 of ASI Part-II schedule was also discontinued and Block-E of ASI Part-I was further modified by inserting a column on mandays paid for.
The present publication presents statistics on Employment and Labour Cost for the year 2004-05 and is based on Block-E of Part-I of the ASI Schedule. Processed raw data based on ASI Block-E of Part-I received from the Industrial Statistics Wing (IS Wing), Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), Kolkata, were compiled by Labour Bureau and are being presented by States and Sectors at 3-Digit and 4-digit levels of the NIC-2004. Statistics on Total Cost of Production and percentage share of Labour Cost on workers to the Total Cost of Production are also being included in this publication. The publication partly meets the statutory obligation pertaining to Article 11 of Part-II of the ILO Convention No. 160 on Labour Statistics, which was ratified by India on 01.04.1992. I hope that the data presented in this publication would prove to be useful to the users.
I take this opportunity to thank the CSO (IS Wing), Kolkata, for not only providing the raw data in time but also for their cooperation in further processing of data by the Bureau. The Officers and other officials of the Field Operations Division of the National Sample Survey Organisation also deserve Bureau’s appreciation for timely canvassing of the ASI Schedules. The Officers and staff of the ASI Division of Labour Bureau deserve appreciation for the sincere efforts put up for processing the data and bringing out the publication in quickest possible time.
Suggestions for further improvement in ASI publications are welcome.
A.S. Ahluwalia
Director General
Cndigarh
2nd August, 2007