MoSPI releases pilot study on Annual Survey of Services Sector Enterprises (ASSSE)
MoSPI released the findings of its pilot study on the Annual Survey of Services Sector Enterprises on 30 April 2025, which used the GSTN database as a sampling frame for the first time.
Summary
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the findings of its pilot study on the Annual Survey of Services Sector Enterprises (ASSSE) on 30 April 2025. Conducted in two phases, it used a GSTN-based enterprise frame for the first time, covering service enterprises registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or 2013, or the LLP Act, 2008. The pilot lays the ground for a full-scale annual survey of incorporated service sector enterprises from January 2026. The unincorporated part of the sector is already covered by the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE).
Key facts
- Date
- 30 April 2025
- Survey
- Pilot of Annual Survey of Services Sector Enterprises (ASSSE)
- Frame
- GSTN database, used for the first time
- Coverage
- Incorporated enterprises: Companies Acts 1956/2013, LLP Act 2008
- Full survey
- From January 2026
- Unincorporated sector
- Covered by ASUSE
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which database was used for the first time as the sampling frame in MoSPI's pilot of the Annual Survey of Services Sector Enterprises?
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Correct answer: A — GSTN database
The pilot used a GSTN-based enterprise frame for the first time.
Consider the following statements: 1. The full-scale ASSSE will begin in January 2025. 2. ASSSE covers unincorporated service enterprises. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. The full-scale survey of incorporated service enterprises begins in January 2026; unincorporated enterprises are covered by ASUSE.