Q. In India, who among the following is considered as "own-account workers"?
Answer: Self-employed workers
Notes: Self-employed persons are categorised as follows: (i) own-account workers: Self-employed persons who operated their enterprises on their own account or with one or a few partners and who, during the reference period, by and large, ran their enterprise without hiring any labour were considered as own-account workers. They could, however, have had unpaid helpers to assist them in the activity of the enterprise. (ii) employers: Self-employed persons who worked on their own account or with one or a few partners and, who, by and large, ran their enterprise by hiring labour were considered as employers. (iii) helpers in household enterprise: Self-employed persons who were engaged in their household enterprises, working full or part time and did not receive any regular salary or wages in return for the work performed were considered as helpers in household enterprise. They did not run the household enterprise on their own but assisted the concerned person living in the same household in running the household enterprise.