Report of the Committee on Unorganised Sector Statistics

Abstract

The National Statistical Commission (2001) and several expert committees recognized the need for unorganized sector statistics with standardized concepts, definitions, coverage and comparability over time and space. The task still remains unfinished. There is an urgent need to 2 address the limitations of the present state of unorganized sector statistics without which the Indian statistical system would not be complete and effective. Putting in place a cohesive, comprehensive and responsive system of unorganized sector statistics is a daunting task. To examine this issue in all its dimensions and to make necessary recommendations, the National Statistical Commission (NSC) constituted a committee on unorganized sector statistics under the chairmanship of Prof. R. Radhakrishna.