Q.9 : Is your household engaged in small scale economic activities other than agriculture?
[] 1. Yes
[] 2. No
Q.10 : If Yes, which is the main business running?
[] 1. Small/cottage industry
[] 2. Business/trade
[] 3. Transport
[] 4. Service
[] 5. Others ____
Here, (besides agriculture) small /cottage industry means--
1. Operated by the household head or any other member (capital: cash, kind, labor invested in an operation, but not operated through others by paying wage or salary on a regular basis)
2. Conducive to household economic benefit
3. Not introduced as a separate business (not registered with government and non- government or local organization, or not having any signboard)
4. If this is a service business, keep in mind that for these kinds of services to be included, generally the business should have been running till a week before the count.
In other words, besides agriculture, such business/services that fulfill conditions 1 through 4 and are operated at home or outside in order to help the income of the household, and have an unorganized nature of work are small-scale business. Products produced in such a business can be either for the use of the household or for selling. But if the production of the business is a service, then its aim should be sales in the market; if the produced service is only for the household, then it shouldn't be included in the count.
Note:
1. Agricultural work (farming, vegetable crop, livestock, woodland forest, fishery, poultry, apiculture, sericulture etc.) should not be included in as small-scale business for counting purpose.
But businesses based on agriculture (production of food items: yoghurt, milk cream/cake, milk nuts (Durkha/Churpi) etc. being sold, selling of bamboo chair, table etc.) should also be included.
2. If any household runs the business on the given condition as 1 through 4 stated above, then 1 ("Yes") should be marked; if not, 2 ("No") should be marked. If the household runs the business, then the type of business run should be specified by selecting the appropriate code number. If the household runs more than one business, then the main (any one) business should only be marked or specified. All businesses need not be specified.
3. Business introduced separately (registered in any government, non-government, local organization or having signboard) like rice, pulse, matchstick, cigarette, movie theatre, textile factories or other registered business should not be included.
The following examples are given below to separate the business:
1. Small industry (manufacturing) - Small industry refers to the business industry that is involved in the production of food items and non-food items fulfilling the above stated condition in code numbers 1 through 4.
Examples are businesses involved in the production of food items like bread, gram, sweets, milk cake, samosa, pakauda (vegetable chops), Jam- Jelly, yoghurt, churpi etc; thread-making business; manufacturing bamboo items like chair, stool, doko, basket, manufacturing business of nanglo, namlo, damlo, making jute thread, wooden vessel, mana/ pathi; making of hay carpet, mat, pottery, iron or metal utensils, items made from leather, cloth, making toys; bangles, beads or other make-up accessories and other similar production business in manufacturing business industry. Such business activities for household income should be included. But if the above stated condition does not apply, then it is not necessary to include the activity.
If the household operates "small-scale industry", then code 1 should be marked. But if the operated small-scale business is registered somewhere else, then code 2 should be marked.
2. Business - This includes all types of give and take or with the motive of buying and selling, business operated with or without running a shop fulfilling all the stated condition from 1 to 4, investing capital (cash or kind) is. Code 2 should be marked if the household runs such type of business.
But the registered business somewhere else needs not be included.
For example - a woman or man of the household, or both, who run a shop in their own house of residence or some other small retail shop selling items in box/cartoon, have a shop at the foot path, own a Paan, beedi (cigarette), supari shop, a gram and sweets shop, or a similar food items or non-food items-related business is a small-scale business.
3. Transportation - If the head of the household or any other members is involved in transporting people, things, and fulfilling all the condition stated above in code 1 through 4, this business should be stated as transportation. For this kind of business of the household if any, mark code 3.
For example, cart, bullock cart, horse, ass, sheep, chyangra, rickshaw, etc., any kind of means of transport being run signifies transportation business. But if such transport business does not fulfill the condition of 1 through 4 as stated above, in such case it is not necessary to include it in the count.
4. Service - A types of service, help, facilities or entertainment that involves physical/ mental labor provided to and needed by another person or organization, and in turn certain necessary wage is paid by another person/organization fulfilling the above 1 through 4 conditions, should be stated as Service business. If a business is run by any member of the household then code 4 should be marked. The household head or any other member involved in the business of making or selling food items, beverages (including alcoholic drinks) should be listed as having a business of restaurant/tea shop. Restaurant/tea shop running in accordance to the condition to signify service business code 4 should be marked.
E.g. -- The following business are also Service business:
a. Screening of videos, showing dance or circus, or entertainment or similar business of entertaining service
b. Hair cutting, washing of clothes or dry cleaning, sewing and tailoring shop, priest, prophecy, counseling services, Dhami- Jhakri, simple maintenance or polishing, tourist guide, etc.
c. Services like health treatment, health clinic, legal counseling or suggestion etc.
d. Carpenter, sharpening iron utensils, equipments, spade, etc. are service business
5. Others - If other small-scale businesses are being operated other than agricultural business and above stated business, then code 5 should be marked.
For example, construction business, mining business, etc.