Parliament Question: Direct and Indirect Jobs in Heavy Industries

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2608 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2026 DIRECT AND INDIRECT JOBS IN HEAVY INDUSTRIES

2608. DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has assessed the decline in employment opportunities in the manufacturing sector and heavy industry sector despite initiatives to promote domestic manufacturing;

(b) the details of number of direct and indirect jobs created in the heavy industries sector during the last five years, State wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes new industrial projects in economically backward regions; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

(a) & (b): Since, Industry is a State Subject as per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) does not maintain any centralized data on number of direct and indirect jobs created in the heavy industries in any part of the country.

However, the Ministry of Heavy Industries administers two Schemes namely the National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage, and the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry (PLI-Auto) notified on

09.06.2021 and 23.09.2021 respectively. The year-wise data regarding employment generated

under the Schemes as reported by the beneficiaries is as under:- Employment generated Total Name of Scheme 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (Scheme Wise) Production Linked Incentive

(PLI) Scheme for Automobile 7,177 11,909 11,416 14,485 22,833 67,820 and Auto Component Industry (PLI-Auto) National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) - 404 214 222 405 1,245 Battery Storage Total (year wise) 7,177 12,313 11,630 14,707 23,238 69,065

(c): There is no such proposal with this Ministry.

(d): Does not arise. *****