April 15, Kathmandu – The second national economic census officially commences across the country today. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, enumerators and necessary supervisors have already been deployed to respective areas for this census. As per the schedule, the field data collection is expected to be completed within the first week of Ashar (mid-June to mid-July). Approximately 5,000 personnel have been mobilized for this operation.
The Ministry of Finance has appealed for full cooperation as comprehensive data will be gathered from the industrial and economic sectors nationwide. The census will cover 18 fundamental economic sectors including industry, commerce, service sectors, cooperatives, private sector, and public institutions, capturing detailed information such as the number and type of establishments, investment, employment, production, and service delivery.
During this process, all registered and unregistered major and minor business establishments, employers or self-employed enterprises, other industries, factories, trade businesses, non-governmental organizations, government bodies, as well as government and private schools and hospitals will be counted. Preparatory phases for the economic census were completed by the end of Falgun (mid-February to mid-March). At the beginning of Chaitra (mid-March to mid-April), 77 district and an additional 7, totaling 84 offices, were established. These offices will remain operational until the end of Ashar (mid-June to mid-July).
The previous national economic census was conducted in 2018 (2075 BS), at which time data revealed 923,356 establishments and businesses operating nationwide.
