ASI is the major source of industrial statistics. Till 2004 -05, reports were generated based on Central data. From ASI 2005-06, data is being collected from factories selected in state sample in the forms prescribed by National Statistics Office (NSO). It covers all factories registered under the Section 2m(i) and 2m(ii) of the Factories Act, 1948 and Beedi & Cigar units registered under the Beedi and Cigar workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966. Detailed information on number of factories in the State, fixed and working capital, number of workers and their wages, total production, material consumed, value added, etc. is obtained from this form Data processing along with field work is being done in the branch Central sample data obtained from CSO and state sample are pooled together to get district level estimates.