First-ever district-level estimates released by NSO for unincorporated non-agricultural sector

The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the first-ever district-level estimates for India's unincorporated non-agricultural sector, drawing upon data from the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2025. The report provides granular insights into scale, structure, employment, female entrepreneurship, and economic productivity across 757 districts. Key findings indicate that the top 50 districts account for nearly one-third of total establishments, workforce, and Gross Value Added (GVA). Additionally, GVA per worker exceeds the all-India average of ₹1,56,539 in 280 districts, and women comprise at least one-third of the total workforce in the unincorporated sector across 237 districts.