Lok Sabha Question No. 4026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Index of Industrial Production
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, RAMA KISHORE SINGH, BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4026. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE  27 TH  MARCH, 2017.

## INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

## 4026.  SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH:

SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has registered an increase between April to December of the current year, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  said  growth  rate  registered  an  increase  at  3.2  per  cent  between  April  to December during 2015-16, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  quarterly  IIP  and  order  book  growth  estimates  of  the  manufacturing  sector during each of the last three years; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  growth  of  IIP  in  all  core  sectors  of  the country?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि(

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registered a growth of 0.3% between April to December of 2016-17 over the corresponding period of 2015-16. The mining sector, manufacturing  sector  and  electricity  sector  registered  growth  rate  of  0.9%,  -0.4% and 5.2%, respectively.
- (b): The IIP registered a growth of 3.2% between April to December during 2015-16. The mining sector, manufacturing sector and electricity sector registered growth of 2.2%, 3.2% and 4.5%, respectively, during the period April-December 2015-16.
- (c): The  order  book  growth  estimates  are  not  maintained  by  this  Ministry  in  the Government. The details of quarterly IIP are placed at Annexure.
- (d): Government has been taking steps to boost industrial production and growth. These, inter-alia,  include  'Make  in  India'  initiative  under  which  thrust  sectors  have  been identified  to  provide  a  push  to  manufacturing  in  India,  'Startup  India'  initiative  and 'Ease of Doing Business'. Steps taken to improve ease of doing business include simplification  and  rationalisation  of  existing  rules  and  introduction  of  information technology,  setting  up  of  an  Investor  Facilitation  Cell,  launch  of  e-biz  Portal  and liberalising policy for industrial license for defence  industries. Foreign Direct Investment  (FDI)  policy  and  procedures  have  been  simplified  and  liberalised progressively. Government has taken up a programme of building industrial corridors across  the  country  with an  objective  to  provide  developed  land  and  quality infrastructure for development of industrial townships.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4026 FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2017.

Quarterly Growth Rates (in Percentage) of all India Index of Industrial Production (Sector wise) Base: 2004-05

In percent

| Sectors     |   Mining |   Manfg. |   Electricity |   General |
|-------------|----------|----------|---------------|-----------|
| Weight      |   141.57 |   755.27 |        103.16 |    1000   |
| Q1 2013-14  |    -4.7  |    -1.1  |          3.5  |      -1   |
| Q2 2013-14  |    -0.2  |     1.4  |          8.4  |       1.9 |
| Q3 2013-14  |     0.5  |    -1.6  |          5    |      -0.8 |
| Q4 2013-14  |     1.8  |    -1.6  |          7.6  |      -0.4 |
| Q1 2014-15  |     3    |     3.9  |         11.3  |       4.5 |
| Q2 2014-15  |     0.5  |     0.4  |          9.4  |       1.3 |
| Q3 2014-15  |     2.1  |     1.1  |          9.4  |       2   |
| Q4 2014-15  |     0.3  |     3.7  |          3.7  |       3.3 |
| Q1 2015-16  |     0.4  |     3.7  |          2.3  |       3.3 |
| Q2 2015-16  |     3.1  |     4.7  |          6.8  |       4.8 |
| Q3 2015-16  |     3.2  |     1.1  |          4.4  |       1.7 |
| Q4 2015-16  |     2.2  |    -1.1  |          9.3  |       0.2 |
| Q1 2016-17  |     2.5  |    -0.6  |          9    |       0.7 |
| Q2 2016-17  |    -2.9  |    -1    |          1.4  |      -0.9 |
| Q3 2016-17* |     2.8  |     0.3  |          5.2  |       1.1 |

*: The figures for Q3 2016-17 are provisional

Q1: April - June Q2: July - September Q3: October - December Q4: January - March