In what that could give some sense of respite and encouragement to the ailing manufacturing sector, a study by Assocham has said that the manufacturing sector may create 3.2 million jobs during the 12th Plan period (2012-17).
As per the study findings, the manufacturing sector reported 28.5 per cent growth in employment generation during the 11th Plan (2007-12) and an additional 2.9 million jobs were generated in the registered manufacturing sector during 2007-08 to 2011-12 from over 10.45 million jobs in 2007-08.
In state wise job creation, Tamil Nadu topped with highest share of 14.5 per cent in total jobs generated by registered manufacturing sector across India, followed by Maharashtra with share of 14 per cent and Gujarat with a share of 10 per cent in registered manufacturing. In percentage terms, the small hilly state Uttarakhand recorded the highest growth rate in terms of employment generation in registered manufacturing sector during the 11th Plan. The other states that recorded high jobs generation in registered manufacturing were Bihar 71.8 per cent, Himachal Pradesh 70 per cent, Odisha 54 per cent and Maharashtra 38.8 per cent. However, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala and Punjab recorded the slowest growth rate in employment generation.
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