Following objectives are sought to be achieved through Fourth all India Census:
(a) Creation of database for registered MSME sector- statistics and information is proposed to be collected in respect of number of enterprise, employment, cluster, production, extent of closure/sickness and other relevant economic parameters pertaining to micro, small and medium enterprise.
(b) Data on enterprises owned and/or managed by women and other social categories.
(c) To collect information on Khadi & Village Industry units set up under Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP), Coir sector units and the units registered under Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) scheme.
(d) To estimate the size of the unregistered MSME sector, including Khadi & Village Industries and Coir Industries.