New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said that it would launch the full-scale organised service sector survey from January 2026, on the lines of studies done for organised industrial enterprises and unorganised firms. “Starting 2026, India will have detailed data on the contribution of formal services sector firms to the economy and employment, just like that for the industrial sector,” ministry of statistics & programme implementation said.As per the ministry, the service sector is a key driver of India’s economy, contributing more than 50 per cent to the country’s GDP and providing millions of jobs. “Accurate and comprehensive data on this sector is crucial for informed policymaking, strategic planning, and investment decisions. The main objective is to test operational processes — enterprise response, clarity of survey instructions, efficacy of the questionnaire and the availability of key data from official records such as books of accounts, profit and loss statements etc,” it said.The ministry conducted a pilot last year using goods and services tax network (GSTN) data as a frame to recognise enterprises. The study, which took into account results from 4,086 service enterprises, found that firms with output of Rs 500 crore or more (contributed over 60 percent to the services economy) accounted for just 3 percent of the universe of listed entities that responded to the survey.As per the findings, these enterprises had a 62.3 percent share of capex spend and 69.5 percent share of gross value added (GVA). Their share in employment was less pronounced at 37 percent, while firms with Rs 100-500 crore output had a 33.7 percent share. “In terms of compensation, larger firms performed better. Larger companies had a 63.2 percent share of compensation paid and large firms (Rs 100-500 crore) a 22 percent share,” it said.The ministry said that service sector firms are classified into three categories — construction, trade and other services. “Among them, trade firms tend to have more offices than construction and other service firms. Smaller companies, which were over half of the surveyed firms, only accounted for 2.6 percent of assets, 2.4 percent of capex and 1.2 percent of output. The study classifies smaller firms as those with an output of less than Rs 10 crore,” the ministry said.“About 28.5 percent of enterprises reported having additional places of business within the state. This percentage was observed to be the highest in the trade sector with around 41.8 percent of enterprises belonging to this sector reported additional places of business in the state,” the ministry added.
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