India - Informal Non-Agricultural Enterprises Survey: NSS 55th Round : July 1999 - June 2000

Since many of the enterprises in the informal sector are very small, due to necessity or otherwise, the phenomenon of carrying out multiple activities (any economic activity including self employment in agriculture, wage earning, etc.) simultaneously or at different points of time by the entrepreneurs may be quite prevalent. The number of such activities other than the major activity of the current enterprise is to be recorded. It may be noted that the owner need not operate his other activities from the present location. NIC level for determination of multiple activity will be same as that of mixed activity