Year
No. of units (millions)
Fixed investment
Production
Employment
Export
(at current prices) (Rs. billion)
(at current prices) (Rs. Bn.)
Nos. in million
(Rs. billion)
1973-74
0.416
22.96
72.0
3.97
3.93
1974-75
0.498
26.97
92.0
4.04
5.41
1975-76
0.546
32.04
110.0
4.59
5.32
1976-77
0.592
35.53
124.0
4.98
7.66
1977-78
0.67
39.59
143.0
5.40
8.45
1978-79
0. 734
44.31
157.0
6.38
10.69
1979-80
0.805
55.40
216.35
6.70
12.26
1980-81
0.874
58.50
280.6
7.10
16.43
1981-82
0.962
62.80
326.0
7.50
20.71
1982-83
1.059
68.00
350.0
7.90
20.45
1983-84
1.155
73.60
416.2
8.42
21.64
1984-85
1.24
83.80
505.2
9.00
25.41
1985-86
1.353
95.85
612.28
9.60
27.69
1.462
108.81
722.5
10.14
36.43
1987-88
1.583
126.10
873.0
10.70
43.72
1988-89
1.712
152.79
1064.0
11.0
54.89
1989-90
1.823
N.A.
1323.2
11.96
76.25
1990-91
1.948
1553.4
12.53
96.64
1991-92
2.082
1786.99
12.98
138.83
1992-93
2.246
N.A
2093.0
13.406
177.84
1993-94
2.388
35.376
2416.48
13.938
253.07
1994-95
2.571
40.799
2988.86
14.656
290.68
1995-96
2.658
49.620
3626.56
15.261
364.7
1996-97
2.803
54.698
4118.58
16.0
392.48
1997-98
2.944
60.549
4626.41
16.72
444.42
1998-99
3.08
86.106
5206.5
17.158
489.79
1999-00
3.212
72.633
5728.87
17.85
542.00
2000-01
3.312
79.703
6390.24
18.564
697.97
2001-02
3.442
84.329
6903.16
19.223
712.44
2002-03
3.572
90.450
7420.21
19.965
860.12
Source: Development Commissioner (SSI), Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government of India
