India - Enterprise Survey of Micro Firms 2022

The Enterprise Surveys of Micro firms (ESM) conducted by the World Bank Group's (WBG) Enterprise Analysis Unit (DECEA) in India. The survey covers nine cities: Hyderabad, Telangana; Jaipur, Rajasthan; Kochi, Kerala; Ludhiana, Punjab; Mumbai, Maharashtra; Sehore, Madhya Pradesh; Surat, Gujarat; Tezpur, Assam; and Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.The primary objectives of the ESM are to: i) understand demographics of the micro enterprises in the covered cities, ii) describe the environment within which these enterprises operate, and iii) enable data analysis based on the samples that are representative at each city level.