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Which Government agency is responsible for conducting the ‘Economic Census’ in India?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”The Reserve Bank of India” option2=”The Ministry of Finance” option3=”The Ministry of Corporate Affairs” option4=”The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation” correct=”option4″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe correct option is D) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
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\nThe Economic Census in India is a complete count of all establishments located within the geographical boundary of India. It is conducted periodically by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) which is under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
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\nThe Economic Census provides disaggregated information on the structure and distribution of economic activities, excluding those in crop production and plantation. The first Economic Census was conducted in 1977. As of 2020, seven such censuses have been conducted, the latest being in 2019-2020.
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