Some industries, business establishments refuse to provide information in economic census, legal action may be taken

लगानी न्यूज

८ असार २०८३, सोमबार १८:२८June 22, 2026

. Some industries and business establishments have refused to provide information in the Economic Census, 2082 conducted in coordination and cooperation with all umbrella organizations of the government and private sector.

In the economic census conducted by the National Statistics Office during the national campaign, some people did not get information and some refused to provide data citing lack of confidence about the privacy of the data.TAG_OPEN_div_58

The details collected

will be kept confidential as per the Statistics Act, 2079. The Statistics Office has been making it clear time and again that it will be used collectively only for statistical purposes.

Chief Statistics Officer Kamal Prasad Pokhrel said that no details would be made public in a way to reveal individual or institutional identities.TAG_OPEN_div_54 He also urged the people not to hide the details as refusing to provide the data would amount to a criminal charge.

At a press conference organized by the Statistics Office here today, Deputy Chief Statistics Officer and Spokesperson Dhundiraj Lamichhane said that some of the people have refused to provide information due to ignorance.TAG_OPEN_div_52 He said that the details of the business establishments that refused to provide data were collected with the special support of the local level. Stating that some of them are still pending, he said they were careful not to miss any of the establishments.

Although there is a provision to take legal action against those who refuse to provide the TAG_OPEN_div_50 data, the Statistics Office believes that such a situation will not arise. Although some industries, academies and business organisations have not supported the national campaign, especially in the Kathmandu Valley and urban areas, expressed the belief that all the details would be collected by the end.

Spokesperson Lamichhane said the deadline for the field data collection has been fixed from March 15 to June 20.TAG_OPEN_div_48 The District Economic Census Office will be operational at the district level until mid-July. Through the process of enumeration, all those who have filled in partial details, establishments yet to fill in full details, those who have been left out of the census and we have been left out will be included in the remaining period.

It takes six months to process the details

It will take six months to process the data obtained from the economic census. It will take four months to code the data and enter the data. The main objective of this census is to collect details related to industry, trade, service sector, number of private and public organizations, geographical distribution, employment, production and service delivery.

The data obtained from this will help in strengthening the estimates of the country’s GDP, changing the base year of the national accounts and formulating policies and plans to be set by the government.TAG_OPEN_div_42 The government is expected to provide much-needed details on short-term and long-term economic plan, investment promotion and job creation.

A total of 3,907 enumerators and 526 observers were mobilized in the National Economic Census.TAG_OPEN_div_40 There are 504 members in the district under the management group and 53 in the center.

13,51,000 details received

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According to the office, details of 1,351,167 industries, business organizations and establishments have been received so far.TAG_OPEN_div_36 Spokesperson Lamichhane said that 1,344,500 details were received through paper questionnaire and 6,667 through e-census. Yes. According to the office, details of 923,356 industrial enterprises were collected throughout the country while conducting the Economic Census for the first time in 2075 BS.

This time, it is estimated that 14 lakh 25 thousand rupees worth of data will be collected.TAG_OPEN_div_34 Spokesperson Lamichhane expressed the belief that the details would be received by mid-July. The umbrella organisations of the private sector, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Nepal Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations among others signed the agreement for the census.

The umbrella organization had openly supported the economic census at the national level as it is important for economic activities. According to the National Statistics Office, although it is normal for a few people to cooperate and refuse to provide details, all the details will be available by mid-July.

Five more offices were set up in Kathmandu and two each in Jhapa, Morang and Rupandehi for data collection.TAG_OPEN_div_30 An office was set up in other districts. Spokesperson Lamichhane said that the census would be helpful in meeting the government’s goal of achieving the size of country’s economy of Rs 100 trillion.