Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) is designed to obtain comprehensive and detailed data with the objective of estimating the contribution of registered manufacturing sector as a whole to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Country and also by type of industry, systematic study of the structure of the industries by type of industry, study of the various factors influencing the industries for formulation of industrial policies. Coverage of the Annual Survey of Industries extends to the entire Factory Sector comprising industrial units (called factories) registered under the Sections 2(m)(i) and 2(m)(ii) of the Factories Act, 1948.