A coordination meeting of the District Level Coordination Committee for the 8th Economic Census (EC) was convened on 29th April 2025 at the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Kohima. The meeting was chaired by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kohima, Ruopfükuotuo Noudi, NCS.
Chairing the session, Noudi highlighted the importance of deploying enumerators and supervisors for data collection and field supervision through an IT-based mobile application. He stressed the need for effective publicity via social media and emphasized the Committee’s role in monitoring, providing feedback to the State Committee, and facilitating coordination and sensitization at the district level.
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District Economics & Statistics Officer, Kohima, Belho, provided an overview of the 8th Economic Census. She informed that the census will cover all establishments, including household enterprises involved in the production or distribution of goods and services. However, agricultural establishments engaged in crop production and plantations will be excluded. Likewise, non-agricultural establishments related to public administration, defence, compulsory social security, domestic personnel employment, territorial organization activities, and illegal activities will not be covered.
Belho stated that the 8th Economic Census aims to provide comprehensive data on the operational and economic variables of non-agricultural establishments across various administrative levels—from national to village and ward levels. It will also update the Directory of Establishments and serve as a vital frame for future sample surveys. Noting the history of economic censuses, she mentioned that seven ECs have been conducted since 1977, but the data from the 7th EC (2019–2021) could not be released due to various reasons.
