PREFACE

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. With effect from ASI 1999-2000, however, Block-4 and Block-5 of ASI Part-II Schedule containing data on Employment and Labour Cost and with effect from ASI 2002-03 Block-3 containing data on Earnings, were merged with Block-E of the ASI Part-I Schedule.

The present report presents statistics on Absenteeism, Labour Turnover, Employment, Labour Cost and Earnings for the year 2002-03 for Census Sector and is based on Block-E of Part-I and Block-2 of Part-II of the ASI Schedule. Raw data based on ASI Block-E of Part-I were received from the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), Industrial Statistics Wing, Kolkatta, whereas, that based on ASI Block-2 of Part-II were processed by the Labour Bureau itself and are being presented by States and Sectors at 3-digit level of the NIC-1998. Statistics on Total Cost of Production and percentage share of Labour Cost on workers to Total Cost of Production are also being included in this report. We hope that the data presented in this report would prove to be useful to the users. The report also makes an attempt to meet the statutory obligation pertaining to Article 8 of Part-II of the ILO Convention No. 160 on Labour Statistics.

I take this opportunity to thank the officers of the CSO, Industrial Statistics Wing, Kolkatta, not only for providing the raw data in time but also for their ready cooperation as and when required by Bureau. The officers/officials of the Field Operations Division of the National Sample Survey Organisation also deserve our appreciation for timely completion of the planning of the survey as well as canvassing of the ASI Schedule. The officers and staff of the ASI Section of Labour Bureau deserve appreciation for their sincere efforts for processing the data and bringing out the report in quickest possible time.

Suggestions for further improvement in the ASI reports are welcome.

Balram, Director General

Chandigarh

2^nd December, 2005