(a) the total number of retail shops in the country along with the number of these owned by
individuals and corporates and those being run as chain stores separately;
(b) the number of persons employed in these retail shops and the number of women workers
among them;
(c) the number of people engaged in the sector who lost their jobs during the last three years;
and
(d) the total turnover of these retailers during the said period?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(PROF. K. V. THOMAS)
(a) to (c) : As retail trade is a State subject and the organised retailers register their
shops/malls with the concerned State/Union Territory no data is being maintained centrally.
(d) : No separate data for retail trade is being centrally maintained. However, according to the
latest Economic Survey, during 2011-12 the contribution of domestic trade to GDP increased by 16.6%
and it was worth Rs.8,10,585 Crores.