First survey of services sector enterprises in JK from Jan

The first ever survey of services sector enterprises in Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted from January with an aim to estimate the value added by the sector and formulate policy accordingly, the government said today.
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and the Directorates of Economics and Statistics Jammu and Kashmir will carry out the survey, an official statement said here.
The main objective is to estimate the value added by the enterprises involved in services sector.
"The information will be useful for decision-making, planning and policy formulation for this sector by the government. Important economic indicators like fixed assets, expenses, receipts, gross value added, of the services sector will be estimated from this survey," the statement said.

The data collected will be useful to meet the requirements of different ministries, organisations and researchers.
Director NSSO, Srinagar, Altaf Hussain Haji said officers will collect information using a schedule that is especially designed for the survey.

"For the first time in NSS surveys, a Statutory Notice under the Jammu and Kashmir Collection of Statistics Act, 2012 will be issued to the statistically selected sample of enterprises, with a request to provide information, as contained in schedule of enquiry, to the officers of NSSO visiting for data collection," he said.
The enterprise owners and operators are liable to provide necessary information sought for canvassing schedule, he said adding that they shall also be liable to provide the annual accounts along with other information necessary for completing of schedule.

NSSO called on people to cooperate with its officers and provide them correct and complete information, Haji said.