A one day camp on the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2021-22 was held in Umiam today in order to sensitise and to enable self-compilation of ASI returns through the ASI web portal by industrial units.
The camp was jointly organised by the National Sample Survey office’s Field Operations Division (NSSOFOD) in Shillong, Union Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation at RNB Carbide & Ferro Alloys, Umiam.
About 20 industrial units around the Umiam Industrial Estate participated at the camp.
The ASI is one of the principal sources of industrial statistics in India. It provides statistical information to assess and evaluate, objectively and realistically, the changes in growth composition and structure of the organised manufacturing sector, comprising activities related to manufacturing processes, repair services, gas and water supply and cold storage, etc. This survey also provides one of the important inputs for calculating the country’s GDP. The survey is conducted annually under the statutory provisions of Collection of Statistics Act 2008 (as amended in 2017) and the rules framed thereunder in 2011.
While addressing the camp, N Mohondas Singh, Joint Director & Regional Head, NSSOFOD, Shillong, stressed the importance of ASI data in calculation of GDP of the country and appealed all the units for self-compilation and timely submission of the returns.
He informed that the defaulting units could be prosecuted as per rules framed under Statistics Act 2008.
Singh said this is the second time such camp has been organized in recent times to enable self-compilation and ensuring submission of ASI returns of the units.
Riangdo Veneers Managing Director, A. K. Jana thanked and appreciated the NSSO (FOD), RO Shillong for organising the camp. He further appealed to all the units to give more importance in submission of ASI returns timely like any other filing of returns viz, GST, Income Tax etc.
The meeting was also attended by Asst Director M Nongrum and other senior officers of NSSO (FOD), RO Shillong.
