NEW DELHI: As many as 6.34 crore unincorporated non-agriculture enterprises excluding construction sector, have contributed Rs 11.52 lakh crore to the economy and provided employment to 11.13 crore in 2015-16. These states accounted for nearly half of the total unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises in the country.Proprietary enterprises (i.e. enterprises wholly owned by a single individual) had the highest share (96 per cent).Partnership enterprises had a share of 2 per cent and Self Help Groups (SHGs) accounted for 1.8 per cent. Trusts and others had only a negligible presence of 0.1 per cent each. Nearly one-fifth of the enterprises were female headed proprietary enterprises.Average annual emolument per hired worker was estimated at Rs 87,544.

Source: Economic Times June 29, 2017 12:11 UTC