The MSME registration asks for the business activity by NIC code. For general public service activities n.e.c., that activity is 84119.
NIC code · National Industrial Classification 2008
84119 is the 5-digit NIC 2008 code for general public service activities n.e.c.: a sub-class of class 8411, general public administration activities, within division 84, public administration and defence; compulsory social security. Search a code or activity below, or copy the code for your Udyam or SPICe+ form.
This code
Division 84Group 841Class 8411Sub-class 84119
General public service activities n.e.c.
Sub-class 84119 · Class 8411 · Group 841 · Division 84 · Section O, NIC 2008
The code
Where the code sits in the National Industrial Classification 2008, from section to sub-class, in the official wording.
841195 digits: 84 + 1 + 1 + 9NIC 2025 · Notice dated 16 October 2026
On 18 November 2025 the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released NIC 2025, which uses 6-digit codes aligned with the UN's ISIC Revision 5. This page shows the NIC 2008 code 84119. The matching NIC 2025 code will be added here once it is mapped from MoSPI's official concordance.
How to read it
An NIC code is built in layers. Each digit narrows the one before it: the division, the group, the class, and finally the 5-digit sub-class. Divisions themselves are grouped under lettered sections.
The broadest numbered layer. Division 84 covers public administration and defence; compulsory social security. It sits in section O, public administration and defence; compulsory social security.
Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community.
General public administration activities. The official note for this class is quoted below.
General public service activities n.e.c. The full 5-digit code you enter where a form asks for the business activity by NIC code.
What it covers
84119 is a sub-class of class 8411, general public administration activities. The NIC 2008 document explains the class in the note below, quoted exactly.
This class excludes:
- - operation of government owned or occupied buildings, see 6810, 6820
- - administration of R&D policies intended to increase personal well-being and of associated funds, see 8412
- - administration of R&D policies intended to improve economic performance and competitiveness, see 8413
- - administration of defence-related R&D policies and of associated funds, see 8422
- - operation of government archives, see 9101
Where you use it
Two registration forms ask for the business activity by NIC code. This is where 84119 is entered.
The MSME registration asks for the business activity by NIC code. For general public service activities n.e.c., that activity is 84119.
The company incorporation form asks for the main industrial activity of the proposed company by NIC code.
Not GST. GST registration does not use NIC codes; goods and services there are classified by HSN and SAC codes.
Choosing the right code
84119 is for general public service activities n.e.c. The codes below sit closest to it in NIC 2008: the other sub-classes of class 8411 and other classes in group 841. Each has its own page with the official wording.
84111Class 8411 · another sub-class of the same class84112Class 8411 · another sub-class of the same classClass 8411 has 3 sub-classes in NIC 2008, including 84119.
These belong to other classes in group 841, administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community. 84119 itself is in class 8411. Use the search above for any other code on this page.
Questions
General public service activities n.e.c., in the National Industrial Classification 2008. It is a sub-class of class 8411, general public administration activities.
Class 8411, general public administration activities, has 3 sub-classes in NIC 2008. Besides 84119, they are: 84111 (General public service activities relating to executive); 84112 (General public service activities relating to legislation).
In Udyam Registration, which asks for the business activity by NIC code, and in the SPICe+ company incorporation form, which asks for the main industrial activity by NIC code. GST registration does not use NIC codes.
About this page
The section, division, group, class and sub-class on this page, and the explanatory note for class 8411, are taken word for word from the official document “National Industrial Classification (All Economic Activities) 2008”, Central Statistical Organisation, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.
This is reference information on the classification of a business activity. It is not advice on which code your own business should declare, and the official NIC document prevails if the two ever differ. A change in the classification, including the MoSPI concordance to NIC 2025, re-opens this page for checking.
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