SSIs in India
Trends in Growth SSI & Industrial Sector
Trends in Growth of Employment in SSI & Industrial Sector

SSIs IN INDIA

• Estimated No. of Units

3.57 Million

• Employment

19.96 Million

• Share in Industrial Value Added

39%

Share in Total Exports

Direct

Overall

• Total Number of Items Produced

Over 8000

• Number of Reserved Items

675

(Figures for 2002-2003)

TRENDS IN GROWTH SSI & INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (in %)

Year

SSI Sector

Industrial Sector

1991-92

3.1

0.6

1992-93

5.6

2.3

1993-94

7.1

6.0

1994-95

10.1

9.4

1995-96

11.4

12.1

1996-97

11.3

7.1

1997-98

8.43

5.8

1998-99

7.7

4.0

1999-2000

8.16

6.5

TRENDS IN GROWTH OF EMPLOYMENT IN
SSI & INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (in %)

Period

GDP Growth per annum

Increase in jobs per annum

Organised Sector
including Government

SSI sector

1980-1990

5.7%

1.59%

6.7%

1991-1997

5.7%

0.86%

3.5%

1980 - 1997

Organised Sector

53.66 lakh new jobs

SSI Sector

80.00 lakh new jobs