Lok Sabha Question No. 1401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Indian Capital Goods Sector
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Devusinh Chauhan, Shri Karan Bhushan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1401

ANSWERED ON 29.07.2025

## INDIAN CAPITAL GOODS SECTOR

## 1401.  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

SHRI KARAN BHUSHAN SINGH:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of growth in production of capital goods sector from the year 2014 till the year 2025;
- (b) the percentage share of capital goods industry in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  any  project  under  'Scheme  for  Enhancement  of Competitiveness in Indian Capital Goods Sector'; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a): Details of growth in production of sub-sectors of Capital Goods Sectors from the year 2014 till the year 2025 is as below

(in Rs. crore)

|   S.N. | Sub-Sector of capital Goods              |   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |   2018- 19 |   2019- 20 |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024-25* |
|--------|------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|      1 | Machine Tools- Production                |       4230 |       4726 |       5803 |       7294 |       9612 |       6152 |       6602 |       9307 |      11956 |      13571 |      14286 |
|      2 | Dies, Moulds and Press Tools             |      14647 |      15000 |      14750 |      16068 |      13600 |      13682 |      12294 |      13128 |      13915 |      15600 |      18400 |
|      3 | Textile Machinery                        |       6960 |       6580 |       6650 |       6900 |       6865 |       5355 |       5093 |      11658 |      14033 |      14639 |      10461 |
|      4 | Printing Machinery- Production           |      15748 |      16916 |      13986 |      12968 |      12390 |      12678 |      10058 |      13215 |      16107 |      23479 |      29716 |
|      5 | Earthmoving and Mining Machinery         |      17000 |      18500 |      25000 |      31800 |      38900 |      31020 |      29021 |      28674 |      37551 |      73000 |      80750 |
|      6 | Plastic Processing Machinery- Production |       2950 |       2700 |       3000 |       3375 |       3100 |       2350 |       3710 |       3850 |       3912 |       4310 |       4827 |

|   7 | Food Processing Machinery   | 20000   | 13206   | 15246   | 15600   | 8750   | 7547   | 10250   | 12210   | 13203   | 13863   |                                                              15249 |
|-----|-----------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   8 | Process Plant Equipment     | 18900   | 19000   | 19500   | 18400   | 27400  | 29250  | 21938   | 24000   | 23415   | 27396   |                                                              31505 |
|   9 | Heavy Electrical Equipment  |         |         |         |         |        |        |         |         |         |         | 140308147136159257176823193781179199167706219158258832302900372200 |

Source: Industry Associations namely IEEMA, IMTMA, TAGMA, AFTPAI, PMMAI, PPMAI, TMMA, ICEMA & IPAMA

(b): As per the present estimates, the Capital Goods Industry contributes about 1.9% of GDP of the country.

(c)&(d): On January 25, 2022, Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the 'Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II' for providing assistance to Common Technology Development and Services Infrastructure with total financial outlay of Rs. 1207 crores with budgetary support of Rs. 975 crores and Industry Contribution of Rs. 232 crores.  Under the Scheme, a total of 33 projects have been approved.  These 33 projects include 9 Centres of Excellence (CoEs), 5 Common Engineering Facility Centres (CEFCs), 7 Testing and Certification Centres, 9 Industry Accelerators for Technology development and 3 projects for Creation of Qualification Packs (QPs) for skill level 6 and above.

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