Forward-Looking Survey on Private Corporate Sector CAPEX Investment Intentions

• First-of-its-kind enterprise survey conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) under MoSPI to capture past, current and forward-looking capital expenditure intentions of the private corporate sector.
• Fills a critical data gap: until now, private CAPEX intentions were tracked only via RBI's "Phasing of Capital Expenditure of Companies" study (based on bank-sanctioned project loans) — the NSO survey provides a broader, enterprise-level benchmark.
• Relevant for GS-III (Indian Economy — investment models, growth, statistics) and Prelims (Economic Survey/PIB factual questions).