Small scale industries: Big Impact
SIZE: More than 3.4 million industries
EMPLOYMENT: More than 19.2 million people - 86% of employment in the manufacturing sector. Ranks next to agriculture in employment generation in the country
BACKBONE: Accounts for 95% of industrial units in the country and 40% per cent of industrial output WORTH: About Rs 700,000 crore (at current prices)
CONTRIBUTION TO GDP: About 7%
CONTRIBUTION TO EXPORTS: Between 45-50%
STATE OF CONCENTRATION: Uttar Pradesh (12.51%), Tamil Nadu (11.34%), Madhya Pradesh (9.71%), Maharashtra (7.83%), Karnataka (7.30%) and Punjab (6.38%).
STATE OF EMPLOYMENT: Tamil Nadu (20.02%), Maharashtra (10.28%), Uttar Pradesh (9.73%), Karnataka (7.39%), Delhi (7.38%) and Gujarat (6.46%)
OUTPUT: More than 7,500 products
CONTRIBUTION TO POLLUTION: 65 per cent of industrial pollution
Related Content
- Report on behalf of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on the use of enzyme Draynzyme to clean waterbodies, 04/04/2024
- Three hundred and eighth report on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on MSME sector and mitigation strategy adopted to counter it
- Preliminary report on oil well blowout and explosion at an OIL well in Baghjan, Tinsukia, Assam, 24/07/2020
- Impacts of natural disasters on households and small businesses in India
- Impacts of natural disasters on households and small businesses in India
- Regulatory tools, effective markets, and private sector participation in the forestry and wood products processing sectors: issues and solutions for Developing Countries