Annual Survey of Unincorporated Enterprises (2022-23) | 09 Jul 2024

Source: IE

Why in News?

Recently, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Enterprises for 2022-23.

What is the Scenario of Informal Workers According to the Survey?

  • As per the survey, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra had the highest share of informal sector enterprises in both rural and urban areas in 2022-23.
  • The share of informal sector enterprises decreased in the post-pandemic year 2022-23 in states such as Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
  • The state of Uttar Pradesh topped among major states with an increase in the number of unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises.

  • Share of Informal Sector Enterprises (in 2022-23 as compared to 2021-22):

    • Uttar Pradesh: Increased by 0.84% (from 12.99% to 13.83% of total informal sector enterprises(TISE)).

    • West Bengal: Decreased by 0.27% (from 12.31% to 12.04% of TISE).

    • Maharashtra: Increased by 0.56% (from 8.81% to 9.37% of TISE).

    • Delhi: Increased by 0.79% (from 0.64% to 1.43% of TISE).

  • Informal sector workers (in 2022-23 as compared to 2021-22):

    • Uttar Pradesh: Increased by 0.27 crore from 1.30 crore).
    • West Bengal: Increased by 0.03 crore from 1.02 crore)
    • Maharashtra: Increased by 16.19 lakh 
  • Total Workers in Unincorporated Non-Agricultural Sector:
    • During 2022-23: Increased by 1.17 crore workers (from 9.79 to 10.96 crore).
    • Urban Workers: Increased by 0.69 crore workers (from 5.03 to 5.72 crore).
    • Rural Workers: Increased by 0.48 crore workers (from 4.76 to 5.24 crore).

Read more: Reforming India's Informal Labour Market

Drishti Mains Question

Q. Examine the necessity of transitioning the informal sector into the formal economy and outline strategies to facilitate this structural transformation more effectively.

UPSC Civil Services Examination, Previous Year Question (PYQ)

Mains:

Q. How globalisation has led to the reduction of employment in the formal sector of the Indian economy? Is increased informalization detrimental to the development of the country? (2016)