Manufacturing corporate sector’s GVA grows 9.28% in FY25: Govt survey

Revise each figure together with its unit and what it measures. The gross value added (GVA) of India’s manufacturing corporate sector grew 9.28% in 2024-25, while the number of factories in operation and total employment increased by 3.45% and 7.57%, respectively, according to the latest Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation on Wednesday. The manufacturing corporate sector accounted for more than 89% of the total GVA during the financial year, underlining its dominant contribution to the country’s registered industrial output.

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Keep figures attached to their stated meaning rather than memorising numbers alone. Units with investment of ₹10 crore or more in plant and machinery constituted 15.84% of operational factories but accounted for 87.42% of total fixed capital, 59.66% of employment, 76.82% of gross output and 78.07% of net value added. Units producing more than ₹10 crore worth of output accounted for 47.63% of operational factories but contributed 98.10% of total output and 97.87% of net value added.

• The gross value added (GVA) of India’s manufacturing corporate sector grew 9.28% in 2024-25, while the number of factories in operation and total employment increased by 3.45% and 7.57%, respectively, according to the latest Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation on Wednesday. • Geographically, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh emerged as the five largest contributors to manufacturing GVA, collectively accounting for more than 54% of the national total. • Units with investment of ₹10 crore or more in plant and machinery constituted 15.84% of operational factories but accounted for 87.42% of total fixed capital, 59.66% of employment, 76.82% of gross output and 78.07% of net value added.