Lok Sabha Question No. 1039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Industrial Productivity
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1039 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2018.

## INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY

## 1039.  PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

## SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of the productivity of industries in the country during the last five years;
- (b) whether the Government has introduced/proposes to introduce quality standards  for  auto,  food  processing,  gadgets,  textiles,  electrical  machinery, etc. to make our country a manufacturing hub for quality products and make these  quality  standards  a  part  of  'Make  in  India'  programme  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (c) the  extent  to  which  this  is  likely  to  help  to  make  identified  products  'zero defect and zero effect' ?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): As  per  National  Accounts  Statistics,  2018  Gross  Capital  Formation (GCF) and output of manufacturing sector at constant prices (2011-12) during 2012-13 to 2016-17 are given below:

(Figures in Rs. crore)

| Manufacturing Sector    | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Gross Capital Formation | 6,20,148  | 5,84,269  | 6,23,915  | 6,73,243  | 8,41,329  |
| Output                  | 67,79,724 | 72,27,462 | 76,69,909 | 80,33,515 | 84,69,369 |

Source: National Accounts Statistics, 2018, MoSPI

- (b) & (c): The Central Government through issuance of various Quality Control Orders  has  brought  136  products  under  compulsory  BIS  certification and 50 Electronics, IT & Solar products under compulsory registration of  BIS . According  to  these  Quality  Control  Orders,  the  products

specified therein shall conform to relevant Indian Standards and bear standard mark under a licence from BIS.

Under the Make in India program, BIS has formulated several Indian standards, sector-wise information is given below:

|   Sl No. | Sector               |   Existing number of Indian Standards |   Subjects under development/ identified for Indian standards formulation |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Electrical Machinery |                                    40 |                                                                         0 |
|        2 | Auto                 |                                    40 |                                                                         0 |
|        3 | Food Processing      |                                    58 |                                                                        15 |
|        4 | Textile              |                                    16 |                                                                         0 |
|        5 | Electronics Gadgets  |                                    29 |                                                                         5 |

Source: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

The adoption of the updated Standards and new standards under the Make  in  India Campaign  aim  at  achieving  production  of  quality products.  Further,  Ministry  of  Micro  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises (MSME) had notified a scheme called 'Financial Support to MSMEs in ZED  Certification  Scheme'.  Under  this  scheme,  the  MSMEs  will  be assessed  &  rated  on  the  ZED  Maturity  Assessment  Model,  which  is aligned  with  the  manufacturing  sectors  under  the  Make  in  India initiative,  like  Automobile  components,  Defence  manufacturing,  Food processing, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Electronic systems, Electrical machinery, Textile etc. An MSME applying to be assessed on the ZED parameters shall demonstrate and will be assessed on a standard set of  enablers  and  outcomes  at  the  operational  level  in  relation  to production, design, quality, safety, environment etc. ZED will not only guide  &  assist  MSMEs  to  improve  their  manufacturing  processes  & systems,  thereby  achieving  world  class  standards,  but  also  enhance their environmental consciousness.

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