The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the results of Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) for the reference period April 2022 to March 2023 (i.e. financial year 2022-23) referred to as ASI 2022-23 in October 2024.
National Industrial Classification (NIC) 2-digit wise estimated total persons engaged based on ASI 2022-23 and ASI 2021-22 along with its growth rate are given in Table at Annexure.
The survey is related to the reference period April 2022 to March 2023 i.e. financial year 2022-23.
The reference period (year) for ASI is the financial year and the actual survey period for ASI is in the subsequent year following the reference period. In this sequence, the field work of ASI 2023-24 has commenced from September 2024.
The estimated number of factories based on ASI 2013-14 and ASI 2022-23 and its growth rate are given below:
| Parameter | ASI 2013-14 | ASI 2022-23 | Growth Rate (%) |
| Estimated Number of Factories | 2,24,576 | 2,53,334 | 12.81 |
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Annexure
| NIC 2-digit wise Estimated Total Persons Engaged (no.) based on ASI 2021-22 and ASI 2022-23 and Percentage Growth Rate (%) | |||||
| NIC- 2008 | Description | ASI 2021-22 | ASI 2022-23 | Growth Rate (%) | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 01 | COTTON GINNING, CLEANING AND BAILING (01632); SEED PROCESSING FOR PROPAGATION (01640) | 77,167 | 83,315 | 7.97 | |
| 08 | SALT PRODUCTION BY EVAPORATION OF SEA WATER OR OTHER SALINE WATERS (08932) | 6,561 | 7,928 | 20.84 | |
| 10 | FOOD PRODUCTS | 19,02,472 | 21,16,320 | 11.24 | |
| 11 | BEVERAGES | 1,65,576 | 1,80,334 | 8.91 | |
| 12 | TOBACCO PRODUCTS | 4,18,575 | 4,35,988 | 4.16 | |
| 13 | TEXTILES | 16,59,772 | 17,22,672 | 3.79 | |
| 14 | WEARING APPAREL | 11,80,573 | 13,20,172 | 11.82 | |
| 15 | LEATHER AND RELATED PRODUCTS | 3,84,646 | 4,07,753 | 6.01 | |
| 16 | WOOD AND PRODUCTS OF WOOD AND CORK, EXCEPT FURNITURE | 95,424 | 1,05,575 | 10.64 | |
| 17 | PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS | 3,24,657 | 3,50,482 | 7.95 | |
| 18 | PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION OF RECORDED MEDIA | 1,37,026 | 1,55,178 | 13.25 | |
| 19 | COKE AND REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS | 1,59,001 | 1,68,852 | 6.20 | |
| 20 | CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | 10,26,380 | 10,58,217 | 3.10 | |
| 21 | PHARMACEUTICALS, MEDICINAL CHEMICAL AND BOTANICAL PRODUCTS | 8,92,308 | 9,25,811 | 3.75 | |
| 22 | RUBBER AND PLASTICS PRODUCTS | 9,53,779 | 9,48,210 | -0.58 | |
| 23 | OTHER NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS | 10,37,141 | 10,49,399 | 1.18 | |
| 24 | BASIC METALS | 12,71,623 | 14,11,577 | 11.01 | |
| 25 | FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT | 7,05,612 | 7,77,563 | 10.20 | |
| 26 | COMPUTER, ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PRODUCTS | 3,84,733 | 4,25,174 | 10.51 | |
| 27 | ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT | 6,65,596 | 7,70,531 | 15.77 | |
| 28 | MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT N.E.C. | 10,25,773 | 11,09,876 | 8.20 | |
| 29 | MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS AND SEMI-TRAILERS | 11,75,314 | 12,64,272 | 7.57 | |
| 30 | OTHER TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT | 3,61,877 | 3,95,069 | 9.17 | |
| 31 | MANUFACTURE OF FURNITURE | 1,10,881 | 1,29,801 | 17.06 | |
| 32 | OTHER MANUFACTURING | 5,04,669 | 5,54,033 | 9.78 | |
| 33 | REPAIR AND INSTALLATION OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT | 35,014 | 37,202 | 6.25 | |
| 38 | WASTE COLLECTION, TREATMENT & DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES; MATERIALS RECOVERY | 28,205 | 32,977 | 16.92 | |
| 58 | PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES | 21,920 | 23,363 | 6.58 | |
| Other | OTHER INDUSTRIES | 5,03,073 | 5,27,317 | 4.82 | |
| ALL INDIA | 1,72,15,350 | 1,84,94,962 | 7.43 | ||
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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