THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a) : The industrial growth, measured in terms of Gross State Domestic Product,
(State-wise) for the last three years is given below:
(In per cent)
STATE/UT 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
ALL INDIA 9.8 9.6 10.9
ANDHRA PRADESH 6.1 8.8 12.2
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 35.0 4.6 NA
ASSAM 11.2 6.3 5.9
BIHAR 12.1 18.0 22.0
CHATTISGARH 17.2 10.1 NA
GOA 9.6 6.9 NA
GUJARAT 13.6 10.1 NA
HARYANA 8.8 12.0 NA
HIMACHAL PRADESH 6.0 13.9 11.7
JAMMU & KASHMIR 15.1 NA NA
JHARKHAND 39.5 7.2 7.3
KARNATAKA 14.4 6.9 NA
KERALA 6.5 8.9 8.2
MADHYA PRADESH 4.7 7.7 NA
MAHARASHTRA 5.5 9.5 NA
MANIPUR 70.4 18.7 19.3
MEGHALAYA 5.6 8.1 6.8
MIZORAM -3.6 NA NA
NAGALAND 8.7 NA NA
ORISSA 28.3 NA NA
PUNJAB 7.9 5.6 5.5
RAJASTHAN 1.0 17.0 5.5
SIKKIM 10.9 11.9 12.3
TAMILNADU 8.3 5.9 6.8
UTTAR PRADESH 6.9 9.2 NA
UTTARANCHAL 13.8 16.6 NA
WEST BENGAL 9.4 14.1 NA
A&N ISLANDS 3.0 32.9 NA
CHANDIGARH 16.7 12.0 NA
DELHI 13.0 12.2 NA
PUDUCHERRY -21.3 8.3 11.1
Source: Central Statistical Organisation
NA: Not Available
(b) & (c): The number of Industrial Entrepreneurs Memoranda (IEMs) filed by the
entrepreneurs in states including Gujarat are given below:
State/UT 2004 2005 2006
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 0 0 1
ANDHRA PRADESH 370 412 601
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 3 10 6
ASSAM 58 79 50
BIHAR 13 12 79
CHANDIGARH 2 0 5
CHHATTISGARH 404 284 217
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 139 77 110
DAMAN & DIU 58 77 51
DELHI 9 5 8
GOA 26 46 24
GUJARAT 547 750 568
HARYANA 221 209 237
HIMACHAL PRADESH 95 119 106
JAMMU & KASHMIR 90 150 93
JHARKHAND 88 179 98
KARNATAKA 200 244 312
KERALA 22 31 43
LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0
MADHYA PRADESH 109 171 186
MAHARASHTRA 687 724 861
MANIPUR 1 1 0
MEGHALAYA 23 37 17
NAGALAND 4 0 0
ORISSA 220 208 107
PUDUCHERRY 43 41 53
PUNJAB 132 177 189
RAJASTHAN 174 171 181
SIKKIM 3 7 11
TAMIL NADU 341 534 724
TRIPURA 4 3 0
UTTAR PRADESH 425 690 560
UTTARANCHAL 166 343 467
WEST BENGAL 441 412 295
TOTAL 5118 6203 6260
(d): The Government has a general tax policy and no relief/concessions are given
specifically to Industrial Houses.