(a) whether according to the Economic Census 2005, 61.3 percent of the country`s
enterprises in the rural areas are growing faster than those in the urban areas;
(b) if so, the comparative details thereof, rural area-wise and urban area-wise; and
(c) the number of persons got employment in the organised and unorganized sectors
during the last two years, urban area-wise and rural area-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE), MINISTRY OF
STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION (SHRI G.K. VASAN)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) As per the provisional results of the Economic Census 2005 released on 12th
June 2006, percentage share of enterprises in rural and urban areas were 61.3% and
38.7% respectively. The average annual growth rate in the enterprises during the
period 1998-2005 in the rural areas was 5.53% and the corresponding growth rate in
the urban areas was 3.71%.
(c) Number of persons who got employment in the organized and unorganized
sectors during the last two years was not collected in the Economic Census 2005.
However, as per the two most recent quinquennial rounds ( 1993-94 and 1999-2000)
of the National Sample Survey Organisation for which results are available and also
using the data collected under the Employment Market Information Programme of the
Ministry of Labour and Employment, the estimated numbers of workers in the
organized and unorganized sectors during 1999-2000 were 27.96 million and 308.78
million respectively. The corresponding numbers of workers in the organized and
unorganized sectors were 27.38 million and 288.46 million respectively during 1993-
94 at country level.