Key statistics on India’s 7.92 crore unincorporated small businesses from MoSPI’s ASUSE 2025: establishments, jobs, value added, pay, women owners, internet use, registration and which activities and states lead.
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Running Solo or Hiring Staff? What Government Data Says About Small Businesses in India
Most Indian small businesses are run by the owner alone. MoSPI’s ASUSE data shows how much more businesses with hired workers generate, activity by activity, what each worker adds, and how to decide when a hire will pay for itself.
