Question : INDUSTRIALISED STATES



(a) the top ten industrialised States in the country with industrial production and labour forces are engaged therein, separately; and

(b) the average wages earned by the industrial workers State-wise, public and private sector, separately?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy)

(a) and (b) : A statement is enclosed.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION. NO. 4158 FOR 19.04. 2002.

(a): The top ten industrialised States ranked in terms of Gross Value of Output for the year 1999-2000 are given below. The data on industrial production state-wise is not maintained centrally. However, as per the latest Annual Survey of Industries Gross value of Output and the number of workers engaged, State-wise are as below:

Rank	State	Gross Output (Rs Lakhs)	No. of Workers Engaged
1 Maharashtra 18108210 854349 2 Gujarat 11861142 613410 3 Tamil Nadu 9523281 888350 4 Uttar Pradesh 6119544 428913 5 Andhra Pradesh 5786732 770521 6 Haryana 4455850 215094 7 Madhya Pradesh 4393983 195912 8 Karnataka 4273210 368268 9 Punjab 3790532 265261 10 West Bengal 3499714 462666



(b): The average wages earned by the industrial workers State-wise, and by public and private sector are mentioned below:
Rank	State	Average wages	Total	earned (in rupees)	Public Sector	Private sector
1 Maharashtra 66191 77205 64936 2 Gujarat 45304 120564 41006 3 Tamil Nadu 35222 72813 33049 4 Uttar Pradesh 41035 67402 37072 5 Andhra Pradesh 27830 113634 22594 6 Haryana 47612 71800 46078 7 Madhya Pradesh 43793 74719 38784 8 Karnataka 44484 78606 40059 9 Punjab 36814 70994 34025 10 West Bengal 55805 87074 46547