08-14-2006, 12:49 AM
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Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi
Delhi's economy is booming as per capita income has crossed over Rs 53,000 annually <!--emo&:cool--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' /><!--endemo--> while its share in total national employment is 4.12 per cent which is more than 25 States in the country.
As per report released by Directorate of Economics & Statistics-2005, the Capital per capita income is over Rs 53,976 a year as compared Rs 49,494 in 2003-04.
Delhi per capita income has left the national per income way behind. Similarly, the total number of persons engaged have increased from 35 lakh in 1998 to 41 lakh in 7,53,795 enterprises in 2005, <b>registering a growth of about 17 per cent.</b> Delhi Finance Minister Dr AK Walia has recently released the report. According to report, the average number of persons working in each enterprise has increased from 5.10 per cent in 1998 to 5.41 per cent in 2005.
Walia said that out of 75,3795 enterprises, only 27,695 were in rural areas and the rest of the enterprises are operating from urban areas. The interesting figure is that of these 96,238 enterprises in Delhi are operating without premises and 87.23 per cent were enterprises operating with fixed premises.
Out of 40.80 lakh persons working in total enterprises, 6.86 lakh working in South district followed by 5.86 lakh in North-West district, 4.64 lakh in West district, 4.32 lakh in North East district, 4.05 lakh in East district and 3.89 lakh in New Delhi.
It is for the first time economic census has been conducted district wise in the city. The census reveals that the north-west district has the maximum number of enterprises. About .31 lakh enterprises were operating in north-west, followed by 1.07 lakh in south district.
"In rural, 77.82 per cent of the rural enterprises were operating from fixed premises and in urban areas this share was 87.59 per cent. About 2.68 per cent of the total enterprises were found to be employing more than 10 workers," the report said.
Walia also said that it is for the first time that a business register will be prepared for the enterprises having 10 or more workers in the Capital. Out of 7.54 lakh of the total enterprises, 20,177 enterprises have 10 or more workers. "In South district, 4,501 enterprises have 10 or more workers followed by 3,826 enterprises in north-west district, 2,236 in West district, 1,866 in New Delhi, 1837 in East district," the report said.
According to Walia, Delhi's share in the total enterprises in the country is 1.79 per cent whereas Chhatisgarh's share is 1.56 percent and 1.17 per cent of Jharkhand
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Pioneer.com
Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi
Delhi's economy is booming as per capita income has crossed over Rs 53,000 annually <!--emo&:cool--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' /><!--endemo--> while its share in total national employment is 4.12 per cent which is more than 25 States in the country.
As per report released by Directorate of Economics & Statistics-2005, the Capital per capita income is over Rs 53,976 a year as compared Rs 49,494 in 2003-04.
Delhi per capita income has left the national per income way behind. Similarly, the total number of persons engaged have increased from 35 lakh in 1998 to 41 lakh in 7,53,795 enterprises in 2005, <b>registering a growth of about 17 per cent.</b> Delhi Finance Minister Dr AK Walia has recently released the report. According to report, the average number of persons working in each enterprise has increased from 5.10 per cent in 1998 to 5.41 per cent in 2005.
Walia said that out of 75,3795 enterprises, only 27,695 were in rural areas and the rest of the enterprises are operating from urban areas. The interesting figure is that of these 96,238 enterprises in Delhi are operating without premises and 87.23 per cent were enterprises operating with fixed premises.
Out of 40.80 lakh persons working in total enterprises, 6.86 lakh working in South district followed by 5.86 lakh in North-West district, 4.64 lakh in West district, 4.32 lakh in North East district, 4.05 lakh in East district and 3.89 lakh in New Delhi.
It is for the first time economic census has been conducted district wise in the city. The census reveals that the north-west district has the maximum number of enterprises. About .31 lakh enterprises were operating in north-west, followed by 1.07 lakh in south district.
"In rural, 77.82 per cent of the rural enterprises were operating from fixed premises and in urban areas this share was 87.59 per cent. About 2.68 per cent of the total enterprises were found to be employing more than 10 workers," the report said.
Walia also said that it is for the first time that a business register will be prepared for the enterprises having 10 or more workers in the Capital. Out of 7.54 lakh of the total enterprises, 20,177 enterprises have 10 or more workers. "In South district, 4,501 enterprises have 10 or more workers followed by 3,826 enterprises in north-west district, 2,236 in West district, 1,866 in New Delhi, 1837 in East district," the report said.
According to Walia, Delhi's share in the total enterprises in the country is 1.79 per cent whereas Chhatisgarh's share is 1.56 percent and 1.17 per cent of Jharkhand
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