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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-24082026-275699
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4446]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026/SHRAVAN 30, 1948
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th August, 2026
S.O. 4627(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 No. 18 of 2023 in 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 on manufacturing and related
activities through a statistical survey, hereinafter referred to as 'Annual Survey of Industries 2025-26', as per the
details mentioned in the Schedule-I.
2. The Ministry further appoints the persons as also their assignees in office, mentioned in the Schedule-II as
Statistics Officers, Adjudicating Officer in Schedule-III and Appellate Authority in Schedule-IV in respect of the
geographical units mentioned thereof 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 authorized by each Statistics Officer, after submission of undertaking in the prescribed format,
namely, Form-I appended to the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024 to the Statistics Officer, would be engaged in the
geographical jurisdiction of the Statistics Officer for verification of information furnished by informants, for
inspecting relevant records, and for seeking clarifications, as may be necessary, from informants. In accordance with
these duties, each person authorized would carry a photo identity card and a letter of authorization issued by the
concerned Statistics Officer. The Statistics Officer shall keep the undertakings of the authorized persons in his safe
custody and 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 in Part-I of Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) schedule after due verification and
scrutiny, will be processed by officials working at the Office of the Additional Director General, Enterprise Survey
Division, National Statistics Office, Kolkata and the statistics collected in Part-II of the ASI schedule thereof will be
processed by officials working at the Labour Bureau. Subject to 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 No. 18 of
2023 in 2023 and the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024, the unit level data and the reports, generated from the data
through statistical techniques, may be kept in custody and disseminated by the Enterprise Survey Division and the
Data Informatics and Innovation Division of this Ministry and the Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour and
Employment to the users within and outside the Government, the States/UTs and the public at large as per policy
guidelines of the Government.
5. All persons engaged in any activity in respect of collection of statistics, processing of data and dissemination
with respect to ASI 2025-26 are governed by the provisions under the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 as amended
in 2017 (21 of 2017) and through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 No. 18 of 2023 in 2023 and
the Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024.
6. Following powers have been delegated to the Statistics Officers:
(a) A Statistics Officer is empowered to depute/authorize officials to collect statistics in respect of the
aforementioned direction, to verify any information furnished by informants on the basis of business records and
other records and to seek clarifications from any owner or occupier or person in-charge of a factory or establishment
or management, as the case may be, at the premises where such records are kept. A Statistics Officer is also
empowered to depute/authorize officials under the administrative control of any State Government or Union territory
Administration, which is willing to collect statistics from any of those factories/establishment for which the Statistics
Officer has not deputed/authorized any official under his administrative control.
(b) A Statistics Officer is empowered to give one month notice or for the period deemed fit to each of the informant
for furnishing return in the format, specified for the purpose of collection of statistics.
(c) A Statistics Officer is empowered to provide to any informant, the facility of furnishing return in electronic form
through a web-based application/portal for certain period, to be specified by him in the notice to be issued to the
informant.
7. Powers of the adjudicating officer- An adjudicating officer appointed under section 15A of the Act to hold an
inquiry and impose penalty, shall also have the powers to-
(i) call for oral or written evidence on oath or on affidavit from parties including from any other person who has been
summoned;
(ii) peruse or inspect relevant documents, records or copies thereof;
(iii) summon and enforce the attendance of any person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case. Any
appropriate agency including the District Administration shall render such assistance on receiving a reference
regarding enforcing the attendance of any person while discharging the duties of the adjudicating officer appointed
under the Act.
8. Appeal against the order of adjudicating officer-
(1) The appropriate Government may appoint any of its officers, above the rank of adjudicating officer, as an
appellate authority under the provisions of the Act.
(2) Whoever aggrieved by the order passed by the adjudicating officer under this Act, may prefer an appeal to the
appellate authority, within thirty days from the date of receipt of order, in Form-III.
(3) An appeal may be admitted even after the expiry of the period of thirty days if the appellant satisfies the appellate
authority that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within that period. In case the appeal has been
preferred against the order of the adjudicating officer, the operation of the order of the adjudicating officer shall be
kept in abeyance, till the disposal of the appeal.
(4) Whenever, such an appeal is received, the appellate authority shall hold a hearing, either in person or virtual or by
any other admissible mode, as may be decided by the appellate authority.
(5) The appellate authority shall issue a notice of hearing to the parties, including persons acquainted with the facts
and circumstances of the case, by name, date, venue and mode of hearing, along with the relevant documents of the
receipt on appeal, at least fifteen days before the scheduled date of hearing.
(6) The notice of hearing may also provide for submission of written communication, which may be relevant for
deciding the appeal, by the parties, if they so desire at least five days before the date of hearing.
(7) The notice of hearing shall be served in the following modes, namely:-
(i) by speed post or registered post;
(ii) by electronic mail in case electronic address is available;
and proof of deliveries shall be kept on the record of the case file.
(8) The parties may be present in person or through his duly authorised representative by the specified mode of
hearing as decided by the appellate authority including video conferencing, if the facility of video conferencing is
available, at the time of hearing of the case.
(9) The appellate authority may, after giving the parties to the appeal an opportunity of being heard, pass such order
as he may think fit.
SCHEDULE-I
Subject and purpose for collection of statistics:
1. Statistics relating to growth, composition and structure of organized manufacturing sector comprising
activities related to manufacturing processes, repair services, gas and water supply and cold storage is collected
through Annual Survey of Industries 2025-26.
Geographical area for collection of statistics:
2. The Annual Survey of Industries 2025-26 is conducted in the whole of India.
Method of data collection:
3. A Notice will 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 formats and the manner in which
information is required to be furnished, including submission of information in electronic form through a web-based
application/portal designed for the purpose and made available to informants up to a certain date, specified in the
notice.
Nature of informants for whom data may be collected:
4. The informants are owners or occupiers or persons in-charge, of factories registered under the Factories Act,
1948 or of establishments registered under the Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act,1966 or the
units registered under any of the following Acts/Boards/Authority viz., Companies Act, 2013, Shops and Commercial
Establishments Act, Societies Registration Act, Cooperative Societies Act, Khadi and Village Industries Board,
Directorate of Industries (District Industries Centre) who would be issued notice by Statistics Officer for furnishing
information under the aforementioned direction.
5. A Statistics Officer may require furnishing of consolidated information in respect of two or more factories or
establishments under a single management operating within a State or Union Territory, in case information is not
separately available for individual factories or establishments, through a notice issued to the concerned owner or
occupier or person in-charge of the management.
Period during which collection of statistics may be completed:
6. The date for submission of information by each informant would be mentioned in the notice and would
generally fall during August, 2026 to July, 2027.
Reference period:
7. Information is required to be furnished for the financial year commencing from 1st April 2025 and ending on
31st March 2026 or for the Accounting Year of a unit ending on any date between 1st April 2025 and 31st March
2026.
Nature of information to be collected:
8. The information required relates to assets and liabilities, receipts, expenses, input items (indigenous and
imported), products and by-products, distributive expenses, employment and labour cost, working days, man-days
worked, absenteeism, labour turnover, man-hours worked, earning and social security benefits.
Language in which information is to be furnished by informant:
9. An informant shall furnish information in the prescribed formats, either in Hindi or in English.
Obligation of informant:
10. An owner or occupier or person in-charge of a factory or establishment or management, as the case may be,
shall furnish information in the manner and by the date mentioned in the notice received by him from the concerned
Statistics Officer. He should also furnish relevant records for inspection, and answer questions in relation to the
information sought, as may be required by the Statistics Officer or a person authorized by him.
Nature of business records and other records which may be inspected:
11. Business records of a unit, such as balance sheet, profit and loss account, muster rolls, attendance registers,
labour register, pay rolls, Director's report or any other document in support of the information furnished may be
inspected by the Statistics Officer or a person authorized by him.
The manner of inspection:
12. The concerned Statistics Officer or a person authorized by him may verify the information furnished under the
aforementioned direction on the basis of business records and other records of the unit and seek clarifications, at the
premises where such records are kept, from the concerned owner or occupier or a person in-charge of a factory or
establishment or management, as the case may be, or a person authorized by him of the unit.
SCHEDULE-II
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| S.No. | Statistics Officer | Jurisdiction | Address |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Deputy Director General, | Jammu & | NSO(FOD), 23 B/B, |
| | Regional Office, | Kashmir (UT) & | Gandhi Nagar, Jammu-180004. |
| | Jammu | Ladakh (UT) | |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 2. | Deputy Director General, | Himachal Pradesh | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | Bosewell Villa, Near Deepak |
| | Shimla | | Project, PO Summer Hill, |
| | | | Shimla-171005. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 3. | Deputy Director General, | Punjab | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | Building No. 418, Bulk Material Market, |
| | Mohali | | Sector-65, Phase-11, |
| | | | SAS Nagar, Mohali-160065. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 4. | Deputy Director General, | Haryana & | NSO(FOD), 6th floor, Kendriya Sadan, |
| | Regional Office, | Chandigarh (UT) | Sec-9A, Chandigarh -160017. |
| | Chandigarh | | |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 5. | Deputy Director General, | Delhi | NSO (FOD), Regional Office, |
| | Regional Office, | | Sankhyiki Bhawan, C-Block, |
| | Delhi | | 4th Floor, GPOA Building, CBD |
| | | | Shahdara, near Karkardooma |
| | | | Court Delhi-110032. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 6. | Deputy Director General, | Rajasthan | NSO(FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | 70/149-154, Patel Marg, |
| | Jaipur | | Mansarovar, Jaipur-302020. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 7. | Deputy Director General, | Uttarakhand | NSO(FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | C-104-109, 2nd Floor, Vaibhav Palace, |
| | Dehradun | | ITBP Road, Dehradun, |
| | | | Uttrakhand-248006 |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 8. | Deputy Director General, | Uttar Pradesh, | NSO(FOD), |
| | Regional Office, Lucknow | | INS-IV, Sector-11, Vikas Nagar, |
| | | | Ring Road, Lucknow-226022. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 9. | Deputy Director General, | Madhya Pradesh | NSO(FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | Vijay Stambh, Hall No. 201 & |
| | Bhopal | | 205, 2nd Floor, M.P. Nagar, |
| | | | Zone-I, Bhopal-462011. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 10. | Deputy Director General, | Chhattisgarh | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | 2nd Floor, Bhakta Mata Karma |
| | Raipur. | | Commercial Complex, New |
| | | | Rajendra Nagar, Raipur-492001 |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 11. | Deputy Director General, | Gujarat, Dadra and | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | Nagar Haveli & | Near Urban Health Centre, |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| | Ahmedabad | Daman and Diu | Behind Narayanpura Police |
| | | (UT) | Station, PurshotamNagar, |
| | | | NavaVadas, |
| | | | Ahmedabad-380013. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 12. | Deputy Director General, | Maharashtra | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | 4th Floor, A-2/3 Wing, Near RBI |
| | Mumbai | | CGO Complex Building, CBD |
| | | | Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400614. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 13. | Deputy Director General, | Andhra Pradesh | NSO(FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | 5th floor, C.G.O. Complex, |
| | Vijayawada | | Industrial estate, Autonagar, |
| | | | Vijayawada-520007 |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 14. | Deputy Director General, | Telangana | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | 293/7, 1st Floor, |
| | Hyderabad | | R&B Complex, A.C. Guards, |
| | | | Hyderabad-500004. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 15. | Deputy Director General, | Karnataka | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | V Floor, E&F Wing, Kendriya |
| | Bengaluru | | Sadan, 17 Main-2nd Block, |
| | | | Koramangala, |
| | | | Bengaluru-560034. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 16. | Deputy Director General, | Tamil Nadu, | NSO (FOD), 'B' Wing, II Floor, |
| | Regional Office, | Puducherry (UT) and | III Block, Shastri Bhawan, |
| | Chennai | Andaman & Nicobar | Haddows Road, |
| | | Islands (UT) | Nungambakkam, |
| | | | Chennai-600006. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 17. | Deputy Director General, | Kerala and | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | Lakshadweep (UT) | Block B, Ground Floor, |
| | Thiruvananthapuram | | CGO Complex, Poonkulam, |
| | | | Vellayani P.O., |
| | | | Thiruvananthapuram -695522. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 18. | Joint Director/ Director, | Goa and | NSO(FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | Sarvekshana Bhavan, 1309/1, |
| | Panaji | | Goa Housing Board Colony, |
| | | | Porvorin, Bardez, Goa-403521. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 19. | Deputy Director General, | Bihar | NSO(FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | 7th Floor, Block- D & E, |
| | Patna | | Karpuri Thakur Sadan, GPOA |
| | | | Building, Near Rajiv Nagar |
| | | | Thana, Ashiyana Digha Road, |
| | | | Patna-800025. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 20. | Deputy Director General, | Jharkhand | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | 5th Floor, Zila Parishad Mkt. |
| | Ranchi | | Complex, Beside Ranchi Nagar |
| | | | Nigam, Kutchery Road, |
| | | | Ranchi -834001 |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 21. | Deputy Director General, | West Bengal | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | CGO Complex, 2nd Floor, |
| | Kolkata | | E-Wing, DF Block, Sector-I, Salt |
| | | | Lake City, Kolkata-700064. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 22. | Deputy Director General, | Odisha | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | Commercial Complex, 1st Floor, Acharya |
| | Bhubaneshwar | | Vihar, |
| | | | Bhubaneswar-751013. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 23. | Deputy Director General, | Assam | NSO (FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | | 3rd Floor, Central Block, Housefed |
| | Guwahati | | Complex, Last Gate, Beltola-Basistha |
| | | | Road, Dispur, Guwahati-781006. |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 24. | Deputy Director General, | Manipur, | NSO FOD IMPHAL 4th floor |
| | Regional Office, | Meghalaya, | Block C, New Secretariat (North block), |
| | Imphal | Arunachal | Babupara -795001 |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 25. | Joint Director/Director, | Pradesh, | NSO(FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | and Sikkim | Transport Commissioner's Office |
| | Kohima | Nagaland | Building. Opposite Nagaland Civil |
| | | | Secretariat, Kohima-797004 |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 26. | Deputy Director General, | Tripura and | NSO(FOD), |
| | Regional Office, | Mizoram | Sree Ram villa, near SBI, PO Kunjaban |
| | Agartala | | Agartala, Tripura-799006 |
+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
SCHEDULE-III
+------+-------------------------------+-------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| S.No. | Adjudicating Officer | Jurisdiction | Address |
+------+-------------------------------+-------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Deputy Director General, | All India | NSO (FOD) Hq, |
| | NSO(FOD), HQ., Delhi | | Sankhyiki Bhawan, B-Block, |
| | | | 1th Floor, GPOA Building, |
| | | | CBD Shahdara, Delhi-110032. |
+------+-------------------------------+-------------+----------------------------------------------------+
SCHEDULE-IV
+------+---------------------------------+-------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| S.No. | Appellate Authority | Jurisdiction | Address |
+------+---------------------------------+-------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| 1. | Additional Director General, | All India | NSO (FOD) Hq, |
| | NSO(FOD), HQ., Delhi | | Sankhyiki Bhawan, D-Block, |
| | | | 1th Floor, GPOA Building, |
| | | | CBD Shahdara, Delhi-110032. |
+------+---------------------------------+-------------+----------------------------------------------------+
[F. No. S-11014/IS/COSA/2017-18-FOD (E-21523)]
DINESH KUMAR, Deputy Director General
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