New Delhi: The number of non-farm firms in the country comprising proprietorships, partnerships and self-help groups increased 12.84% to 7.34 crore, the Union statistics ministry said, citing an annual survey of enterprises other than companies for the period October 2023 to September 2024. The ministry said in a statement that its 'annual survey of unincorporated sector enterprises results for 2023-24’ …
Job loss: In a major shift within India's unincorporated enterprises sector, West Bengal experienced a loss of 3 million jobs from 2015-16 to 2022-23, while Maharashtra saw an addition of 2.4 million workers, making it the best-performing state in this regard. An analysis comparing this data with the National Sample Survey's 73rd round on unincorporated enterprises for 2015-16 revealed that …
