Date: 2025-12-16Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
All India Workshop of Trainers for Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026 and Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026 on 17th December, 2025 at New Delhi
**Executive Summary**
The National Statistics Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, is organizing an All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) on December 17, 2025, in New Delhi. The workshop is in preparation for the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026 and Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026, which will be conducted for one year starting in January 2026. Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary, MoSPI will inaugurate the workshop.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Workshop Details**
* The AIWOT will be held on December 17, 2025, in New Delhi.
* Participants include senior officers from NSS divisions and field functionaries from FOD, who will act as Master Trainers.
* **Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026**
* Focuses on economic and operational characteristics of unincorporated non-agricultural establishments in manufacturing, trade, and services.
* Data capturing will be done with Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI).
* From 2026, inward transportation charges for raw material procurement will also be collected.
* **Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026**
* A primary source of official data on labour force participation, employment, and unemployment in India.
* Modifications, including questions on platform workers, have been incorporated in PLFS Schedule 10.4 (FV) starting January 2026.
* **Survey Coverage**
* Surveys will cover the entire Indian Union, excluding inaccessible villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
**Impact Analysis**
**Senior Officers from the NSS divisions, field functionaries from the FOD, and all Zonal, Regional, and Sub-Regional offices:**
* **Impact:** The workshop is aimed at preparing these individuals to serve as master trainers for the ASUSE and PLFS surveys.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the workshop to receive training and be prepared to train others.
**Ministries, organizations, and users in general on unorganized sector enterprises:**
* **Impact:** Data collected will help in meeting the requirements of understanding the unorganized sector enterprises, which are a vital part of the Indian economy.
* **Action Required:** Utilise the data collected through the ASUSE and PLFS for evidence-based policymaking, programme design, and labour market research.
Key Entities Referenced
Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026: A survey focusing on economic and operational characteristics of unincorporated non-agricultural establishments.
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026: A survey conducted by the National Statistics Office, primary source of data on labour force participation, employment, and unemployment.
National Statistics Office (NSO): Agency conducting the Periodic Labour Force Survey.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI): Ministry organizing the All-India Workshop of Trainers for ASUSE and PLFS.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
All India Workshop of Trainers for Annual Survey
of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE)
2026 and Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)
2026 on 17th December, 2025 at New Delhi
प्रव तथ: 16 DEC 2025 3:00PM by PIB Delhi
The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government
of India is organizing an All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for the Annual Survey of
Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026 and Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2026
at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on December 17, 2025. These surveys will be conducted for a period of
one year starting from January 2026. The AIWOT is a preparatory training programme prior to the launch
of the field work of the surveys.
Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary, MoSPI will inaugurate the workshop on December 17, 2025. The workshop
will be attended by the Senior officers from the various NSS divisions. Field functionaries from all Zonal,
Regional and Sub-Regional offices of the Field Operations Division (FOD) will also be participating in
the workshop who will serve as the Master Trainers for subsequent Zonal and Regional trainings.
The Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2026 is devoted exclusively to
economic and operational characteristics of unincorporated non-agricultural establishments in
manufacturing, trade and other services sector. The data capturing in the field would be done with
Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) and data collected in this round will help in meeting the
requirements of different Ministries, organization and users in general on unorganized sector enterprises,
which constitute an important part of Indian economy. In addition, from 2026, inward transportation
charges, like transportation charges paid for procuring raw material, other freight or cartage charges
incurred for transportation by railways, road, water and air will also be collected.
The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), conducted by the National Statistics Office, is the primary
source of official data on labour force participation, employment, and unemployment in India since 2017.
The survey plays a vital role in evidence-based policymaking, programme design, and labour market
research. In addition to this, some modifications (comprising changes and introduction of new items like
Questions on particulars of platform workers) have also been incorporated in PLFS Schedule 10.4 (FV)
with effect from January 2026.
These surveys will cover the whole of the Indian Union except the villages in Andaman and Nicobar
Islands which remain difficult to access throughout the year.
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