National Sample Survey, 2006-2007 (63rd round) - Schedule 2.345 - Service Sector Enterprises
India, 2006 - 2007
Data file: NSS63_Sch2-345_bk_2-2
Details of vehicles operated (owned/hired) during last 30- days/ calendar month
This block will be filled up for enterprises who operate vehicles, i.e., all enterprises engaged in land transport activity (NIC 2004 class 6021, 6022 and 6023)., major or minor. It will also be applicable to other enterprises who use the enterprise vehicles for its different operations, like inward/outward transportation of goods/services, companies using own vehicles for transportation of staff, hospitals running its own ambulances, schools running its own buses, sewage and refuge disposal enterprises running its vehicles for disposal of garbage, etc. The NIC codes given at the top of a set of items in this sub-block indicate the type of vehicle, i.e., whether it is motor or non-motor and the purpose, i.e., whether it is mainly for passenger (human) or freight (non-human). Different columns of this block are as below-
Col 1: Corresponds to type of vehicle, e.g., bus, taxi, etc.
Col3: Total number of vehicles of a particular type
Col 4: This column will have the count of vehicles, which are less than 5 years old.
Col 5: This column will have the count of vehicles, which are 5 to 9 years old.
Col 6: Number of vehicles of age more than or equal to 10 years will be entered in this column.
Col 7: Payload capacity (authorised carrying capacity) of all the vehicles of a particular type will be entered in this column. The capacity should be entered in tonnes. The nearest whole number should be taken for this purpose.
Col 8: Total distance covered (in whole number of km) of all the vehicles of a particular type during reference month will be entered in this column. Reference month for this item (for all types of enterprises) will be last 30 days or last calendar month, whichever suits the informant.
Age of the vehicle (in col 3-5) should be recorded in completed number of years. In case of second-hand vehicles, entire period after first purchase will be considered.
| Cases: | 44084 |
| Variables: | 31 |