New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on Friday sought public feedback on the draft questionnaire for the first-ever Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises (ASISSE), set to launch in January.

The survey aims to bridge a critical data gap in India's formal service sector, which accounts for over half of the nation's GDP and employs millions.

While data on unincorporated service businesses is regularly collected, there has been a lack of consistent information on incorporated service enterprises, particularly with breakdowns by industry and state or Union territory.

"This data gap is primarily due to the absence of a regular national-level survey covering the various sub-s...