MoSPI launches first-ever Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE)

Key facts

• The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), launched the first-ever Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) in April 2026.
• The survey covers corporate entities in the services sector registered under the Companies Act, 1956/2013 or the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 across all States and Union Territories.
• ASISSE has a sample size of approximately 1.21 lakh enterprises and covers sectors including trade, transport, hospitality, information technology, education, and health.
• The survey is conducted under the provisions of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 (amended in 2017) and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023.
• Data for the survey will be collected through a secure web-based portal to generate key operational and economic indicators for evidence-based policymaking.
• The NSO released an accompanying explainer document titled Know Your Survey: A User Guide to ASISSE to promote transparency and ease of compliance.
• ASISSE, together with the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) and the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE), provides a holistic view of the non-agricultural economy.