Total output of Delhi factories rise by 49%

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The total output of factories in the national Capital witnessed an increase of 49 per cent and stood at Rs48,687 crore during 2010-11 as compared to the previous year's that was Rs32,626 crore. This was revealed in a report released by the Delhi Government on Friday.

Releasing the report, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that the Capital has a total of 2,878 factories in the organised sector, which is only 1.67 per cent of the national figure.

"The average annual per employee emolument here has been estimated at Rs1, 60, 909, which is 11.44 per cent higher than the all-India figure of Rs1,44,386 for 2010-11," stated the report that was brought out by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics of the city Government.

The average per employee emolument during 2009-10 in Delhi was Rs1,31,268, that rose by 22.58 per cent in 2010-11. The emolument paid to all employees in Delhi during 2010-11 was Rs1,971.63 crore as compared to Rs1,590.46 crore in 2009-10, the report said. The estimates have been prepared based on the data provided by the Central Statistic Office (CSO).

The working capital of all factories in Delhi has been estimated at Rs8,216 crore during 2010-11 as against Rs6,040 crore in 2009-10.

As per the report, in 145 factories, the average employment size is 500 or more, while it is in the range of 100 to 300 employees in 913 factories.

“In 162 factories, the figure varied between 300 and 500. Gross Value Addition (GVA) per worker for industries manufacturing food products has been estimated at Rs24.67 lakh, which is 464 per cent higher in comparison to the all-India figure of Rs4.62 lakh,” Dikshit said.

Similarly, GVA per worker for industries involved in manufacturing of apparel has been estimated at Rs4,10,429.

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