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This notification directs the collection of statistics from corporate entities in the service sector through the 'Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) - 2026' across India.

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The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, via Notification S.O. 1398(E) dated 16th March, 2026, directs the collection of statistics from corporate entities registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or 2013, or the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, and belonging to the service sector (including trading enterprises). This action is taken under sections 3 and 4 of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 (7 of 2009), as amended in 2017 (21 of 2017) and by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023), read with rules 5 and 7 of the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024. The statistical survey, named 'Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) - 2026', will be conducted throughout India, collecting data for the financial year commencing 1st April, 2024 and ending 31st March, 2025. The Ministry also appoints Statistics Officers (Schedule-II), an Adjudicating Officer (Schedule-III), and an Appellate Authority (Schedule-IV) for specified geographical units; these officers' powers and functions are governed by the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 and Rules, 2024. Informants, comprising owners, occupiers, managers, or persons in charge of the corporate entities, must furnish information generally between April 2026 and March 2027 through a web-based application, providing details on assets, liabilities, receipts, expenses, employment, labour costs, and operational characteristics, among others. The collected information, subject to verification and scrutiny, will be processed by the National Statistics Office's Enterprise Survey Division in Kolkata and used solely for statistical purposes, as mandated by section 9 of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008, ensuring it is not published or disseminated in identifiable form.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20032026-271099 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1333] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026/PHALGUNA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th March, 2026 S.O. 1398(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3 and 4 of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 (7 of 2009), as amended in 2017 (21 of 2017) and through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023), read with rules 5 and 7 of the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation hereby directs Collection of Statistics from corporate entities, namely entities registered under companies Act, 1956 or companies Act, 2013 or Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 and belonging to service sector including trading enterprises through a statistical survey, hereinafter referred to as ‘Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) - 2026', as per the details mentioned in the Schedule-I. 2. The Ministry further appoints the persons, as also their assignee in office, specified in Schedule-II as Statistics Officers, in Schedule-III as the Adjudicating Officer, and in Schedule-IV as the Appellate Authority, in respect of the geographical units specified therein, with reference to the aforesaid direction. Each Statistics Officer, Adjudicating Officer and Appellate Authority shall immediately submit an undertaking in the prescribed format, namely, Form-I appended to the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024, to the Additional Director General, Field Operations Division, National Statistics Office, Delhi. 3. The persons authorised by each Statistics Officer, after submission of an undertaking in the prescribed format, namely Form-I appended to the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024, to the Statistics Officer, shall be engaged in the geographical jurisdiction of the Statistics Officer for the purpose of verification of information furnished by informants, inspection of relevant records, and seeking clarifications from informants as may be necessary. Each such authorised person shall carry a photo identity card and a letter of authorisation issued by the concerned Statistics Officer. The Statistics Officer shall keep the undertakings of the authorised persons in his safe custody and shall forward a certificate of having obtained the above undertakings to the Office of the Additional Director General, Field Operations Division, National Statistics Office, Delhi. 4. The statistics collected through the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) - 2026 schedule furnished by the informants, after due verification and scrutiny, shall be processed by the officials working in the Office of the Additional Director General, Enterprise Survey Division, National Statistics Office, Kolkata. Subject to the provisions of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 (7 of 2009), as amended in 2017 (21 of 2017) and through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023), and the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024, the unit-level data and the reports generated therefrom through statistical techniques may be kept in custody and disseminated by the Enterprise Survey Division and the Data Informatics and Innovation Division of the Ministry to users within and outside the Government, including the States or Union Territories and the public at large, in accordance with the policy guidelines of the Government of India. 5. All persons engaged in any activity relating to the collection of statistics, processing of data and dissemination thereof in respect of the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) - 2026 are governed by the provisions of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008, as amended in 2017 (21 of 2017) and through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023), and the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024. 6. The appointment, powers and functions of the Statistics Officers appointed under this notification shall be governed by sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008, as amended by the Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Act, 2017, read with the relevant provisions of the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024. The appointment, powers and functions of the Adjudicating Officer and the Appellate Authority, including the conduct of inquiry, adjudication of penalties and disposal of appeals, shall be governed by sections 15A and 15B, as incorporated in the said Act by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, read with the applicable provisions of the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024. The said officers shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties in accordance with the provisions of the aforesaid Act and Rules. SCHEDULE-I 1. Subject and Purpose for Collection of Statistics Statistics relating to the growth, composition and structure of corporate entities, namely entities registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or the Companies Act, 2013 or the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, and belonging to the services sector including trading enterprises, shall be collected through the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) - 2026. 2. Geographical Area for Collection of Statistics The Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) - 2026 shall be conducted in the whole of India. 3. Method of Data Collection A notice shall be issued by each Statistics Officer to informants under his jurisdiction, indicating therein the date by which, the officer or office to whom, the unit or units for which, and the format and manner in which information shall be required to be furnished, including submission in electronic form through a web-based application or portal designed for the purpose and made available to informants up to a certain date, specified in the notice. 4. Nature of Informants from Whom Data May Be Collected The informants shall be the owner, occupier, manager or person in charge of corporate entities registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or the Companies Act, 2013 or the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, and belonging to the services sector including trading enterprises, who shall furnish information pursuant to the notice issued by the Statistics Officer. 5. Consolidated Information A Statistics Officer may, by notice, require furnishing of consolidated information in respect of an enterprise identified by a specific Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN) operating within a State or Union Territory, covering the principal place of business and all additional places of business pertaining to the selected GSTIN. 6. Period During Which Collection of Statistics May Be Completed The date for submission of information by each informant shall be specified in the notice and shall generally fall during the period from April, 2026 to March, 2027. 7. Reference Period Information shall be furnished for the financial year commencing on 1st April, 2024 and ending on 31st March, 2025, or for the accounting year of a unit ending on any date between 1st April, 2024 and 31st March, 2025. 8. Nature of Information to Be Collected The information required shall relate to assets and liabilities; receipts from services; operating and non- operating expenses; consumption of goods and services; nature and type of services rendered; distributive and marketing expenses; employment and labour cost; working days and hours; absenteeism; labour turnover; gross value added; earnings and social security benefits of employees; and operational characteristics of the enterprise, including activity, ownership, scale of operation, asset base, use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and adoption of green economy or clean technology practices during the accounting period. 9. Language of the Web Portal An informant shall furnish information in web-portal which is bilingual (English or Hindi) in nature. 10. Obligation of Informant The owner, occupier, manager or person in charge of an enterprise shall furnish the information in the manner and by the date specified in the notice issued by the concerned Statistics Officer, and shall produce such relevant records for inspection and answer such questions relating to the information sought as may be required by the Statistics Officer or a person authorised by him. 11. Nature of Business Records Subject to Inspection The business records of an enterprise, including the balance sheet, profit and loss account, muster rolls, attendance registers, labour registers, payrolls, auditor's report, or any other document in support of the information furnished, may be inspected by the Statistics Officer or a person authorised by him. 12. Manner of Inspection The Statistics Officer or a person authorised by him may verify the information furnished on the basis of the business records and other relevant records of the enterprise at the premises where such records are kept, and may seek such clarifications as may be necessary from the owner, occupier, manager or person in charge of the enterprise or any person authorised by the enterprise in this behalf. 13. Restriction on Use of Information In accordance with section 9 of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 read with the applicable provisions of the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024, the information collected through the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) - 2026 shall be used solely for statistical purposes and shall not be published, disclosed or otherwise disseminated in identifiable form. SCHEDULE-II +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | S.No.| Statistics Officer | Jurisdiction | Address | +======+================================+==============================================+====================================================================================================+ | 1. | Deputy Director General, | Jammu & Kashmir (UT) & | NSO(FOD), 23 B/B, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu-180004 | | | Regional Office, Jammu | Ladakh (UT) | | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | Deputy Director General, | Himachal Pradesh | NSO (FOD), Bosewell Villa, Near Deepak | | | Regional Office, Shimla | | Project, PO Summer Hill, Shimla-171005 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Deputy Director General, | Punjab | NSO (FOD), Building No. 418, Bulk | | | Regional Office, Mohali | | Material Market, Sector-65, Phase-11, SAS | | | | | Nagar, Mohali-160065 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | Deputy Director General, | Haryana & | NSO(FOD), 6th floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sec- | | | Regional Office, Chandigarh | Chandigarh (UT) | 9A, Chandigarh -160017 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | Deputy Director General, | Delhi | NSO (FOD), Sankhyiki Bhawan, D-Block, | | | Regional Office, Delhi | | 4th Floor, GPOA Building, CBD Shahdara, | | | | | GNDelhi-110032 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6. | Deputy Director General, | Rajasthan | NSO(FOD), 70/149-154, Patel Marg, | | | Regional Office, Jaipur | | Mansarovar, Jaipur-302020 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 7. | Deputy Director General, | Uttarakhand | NSO(FOD), C-104-109, 2nd Floor, | | | Regional Office, Dehradun | | Vaibhav Palace, ITBP Road, Dehradun, | | | | | Uttrakhand-248006 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 8. | Deputy Director General, | Uttar Pradesh | NSO(FOD), INS-IV, Sector-11, Vikas | | | Regional Office, Lucknow | | Nagar, Ring Road, Lucknow-226022 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9. | Deputy Director General, | Madhya Pradesh | NSO(FOD), Vijay Stambh, Hall No. 201 & | | | Regional Office, Bhopal | | 205, 2nd Floor, M.P. Nagar, Zone-I, | | | | | Bhopal-462011 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 10. | Deputy Director General, | Chhattisgarh | NSO (FOD), 2nd Floor, Bhakta Mata | | | Regional Office, Raipur. | | Karma Commercial Complex, Room No.8- | | | | | 25, New Rajendra Nagar, Raipur-492001 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 11. | Deputy Director General, | Gujarat, Dadra and | NSO (FOD), Near Urban Health Centre, | | | Regional Office, Ahmedabad | Nagar Haveli & | Behind Narayanpura Police Station, | | | | Daman and Diu (UT) | PurshotamNagar, NavaVadas, Ahmedabad- | | | | | 380013 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 12. | Deputy Director General, | Maharashtra | NSO (FOD), 4th Floor, A-2/3 Wing, Near | | | Regional Office, Mumbai | | Konkan Bhawan, CGO Complex Building, | | | | | CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 13. | Deputy Director General, | Andhra Pradesh | NSO(FOD),5th floor, C.G.O. | | | Regional Office, Vijayawada | | Complex,Industrial estate, Autonagar, | | | | | Vijayawada-520007 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 14. | Deputy Director General, | Telangana | NSO (FOD), 293/7, 1st Floor, R&B | | | Regional Office, Hyderabad | | Complex, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad-500004 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 15. | Deputy Director General, | Karnataka | NSO (FOD), V Floor, E&F Wing, Kendriya | | | Regional Office, Bengaluru | | Sadan, 17 Main-2nd Block, Koramangala, | | | | | Bengaluru-560034 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 16. | Deputy Director General, | Tamil Nadu and | NSO (FOD), 'B' Wing, II Floor, III Block, | | | Regional Office, Chennai | Puducherry (UT) | Shastri Bhawan, Haddows Road, | | | | | Nungambakkam, Chennai-600006 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 17. | Deputy Director General, | Kerala and | NSO (FOD), Block B, Ground Floor, CGO | | | Regional Office, | Lakshadweep (UT) | Complex, Poonkulam, Vellayani P.O., | | | Thiruvananthapuram | | Thiruvananthapuram -695522 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 18. | Director, Regional Office, | Goa and Andaman | NSO(FOD), Sarvekshana Bhavan, 1309/1, | | | Panaji | & Nicobar Islands (UT) | Goa Housing Board Colony, Porvorin, | | | | | Bardez, Goa-403521 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 19. | Deputy Director General, | Bihar | NSO(FOD), 7th Floor, Block- D & E, | | | Regional Office, Patna | | Karpuri Thakur Sadan, GPOA Building, | | | | | Near Rajiv Nagar Thana, Ashiyana Digha | | | | | Road, Patna- 800025 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 20. | Deputy Director General, | Jharkhand | NSO (FOD), 5th Floor, Zila Parishad | | | Regional Office, Ranchi | | Bhawan, Beside Ranchi Nagar Nigam, | | | | | Kutchery Road, Ranchi -834001 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 21. | Deputy Director General, | West Bengal | NSO (FOD), CGO Complex, 2nd Floor, E- | | | Regional Office, Kolkata | | Wing, DF Block, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, | | | | | Kolkata-700064 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 22. | Deputy Director General, | Odisha | NSO (FOD), Commercial Complex, 1st | | | Regional Office, Bhubaneshwar | | Floor, Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar-751013 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 23. | Director, Regional Office, | Assam | NSO (FOD), 3rd Floor, Central Block, | | | Guwahati | | Housefed Complex, Basistha Road, Dispur, | | | | | Guwahati-781006 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24. | Director, Regional Office, | Manipur | NSO(FOD), Thangmeiband Lourung Purel | | | Imphal | | Leikai, Imaemoinusanasanglen, Imphal- | | | | | 795001 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 25. | Director, Regional Office, | Nagaland | NSO(FOD), Transport Commissioner's | | | Kohima | | Office Building. Opposite Nagaland Civil | | | | | Secretariat, Kohima-797004 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 26. | Deputy Director General, | Tripura and | NSO(FOD), Sree Ram villa, near SBI, PO | | | Regional Office, Agartala | Mizoram | Kunjaban Agartala, Tripura-799006 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 27. | Director, Regional Office, | Sikkim | NSO (FOD), RO Gangtok, Rinzing | | | Gangtok | | Building, Gairigaon,P.O Tadong, Gangtok, | | | | | Sikkim-737102 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 28. | Director, Regional Office, | Arunachal Pradesh | NSO (FOD), 1st Floor, NSO Building Near | | | Itanagar | | Gellam Memorial High School, S.R.P.L | | | | | Colony Chandranagar Petrol Pump, NH | | | | | 415, Itanagar-791113 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 29. | Deputy Director General, | Meghalaya | NSO(FOD), RO Shillong, Bishop Cotton | | | Regional Office, Shillong | | Road, near CRPF Bungalow, Shillong - | | | | | 793001 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ SCHEDULE-III +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | S.No.| Adjudicating Officer | Jurisdiction | Address | +======+================================+==========================================================================================================+=============================================================+ | 1. | Deputy Director General, | Jammu & Kashmir (UT) & Ladakh (UT), Himachal Pradesh, | NSO(CQCD), 55, Keshav | | | Northern Zone, Jaipur | Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh (UT), Delhi and Rajasthan | Nagar, Lane No.-3, Hawa | | | | | sadak, Jaipur-302019. | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | Deputy Director General, | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh | NSO(CQCD), INS-IV, Sector- | | | Central Zone, Lucknow | | 11, Vikas Nagar, Ring Road, | | | | | Lucknow-226022. | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | Deputy Director General, | Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | NSO(CQCD), CGO Complex, | | | Western Zone, Nagpur | (UT) and Maharashtra, | A- Bock, Eat Wing, 3rd Floor, | | | | | Seminary Hills, Nagpur-440006 | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4. | Deputy Director General, | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, | NSO(CQCD), 2nd floor, B-Wing, | | | Southern Zone, Bangaluru | | Kendriya Sadan,CGO Complex, | | | | | Komarmangala, Bengaluru- | | | | | 560034. | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5. | Deputy Director General, | Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Manipur, | NSO(CQCD), 6th Floor, | | | Eastern Zone, Kolkata | Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland Tripura and | Mahalnobis Bhawan, 164, | | | | Mizoram | G.L.T. Road, Kolkata-700108. | +------+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ SCHEDULE-IV +------+------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | S.No.| Appellate Authority | Jurisdiction | Address | +======+==========================================+==============+================================================================================+ | 1. | Additional Director General, | All India | NSO (FOD) Hq, Sankhyiki Bhwan, D-Block, 1th | | | NSO(FOD), HQ., Delhi | | Floor, GPOA Building, CBD Shahdara, Delhi-110032. | +------+------------------------------------------+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. M-12011/8/2024/ASSSE (E-68445)] SOUMYA P. KUMAR, Dy. 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