Mumbai, April 10 -- The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released a technical report presenting the key findings from a Pilot study conducted on Construction Activities in Unincorporated Sector Establishments and Households. This study marks the first comprehensive attempt in decades by the National Statistics Office (NSO) to estimate key economic indicators for construction activities undertaken by unincorporated construction agencies (establishments engaged in construction activity), as well as own-account construction carried out by households for their own use.

It was estimated that 98.54 lakh households have undertaken construction during last 365 days (the reference period of the estimates). It was al...