India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Women (Directly employed)
S.No
State
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
24
33
36
2
Andhra Pradesh
47102
44492
50454
3
Arunachal Pradesh
248
237
282
4
Assam
7276
8468
8223
5
Bihar
707
626
1000
6
Chandigarh
51
36
34
7
Chhattisgarh
1052
1848
2093
8
Dadra & N Haveli & Daman & Diu
160
196
220
9
Delhi
444
183
259
10
Goa
833
1564
945
11
Gujarat
9562
10704
11112
12
Haryana
1212
863
1198
13
Himachal Pradesh
429
471
633
14
Jammu & Kashmir
302
287
352
15
Jharkhand
872
557
608
16
Karnataka
15784
20488
21213
17
Kerala
43131
38999
38727
18
Ladakh
0
15
9
19
Madhya Pradesh
1750
2639
5637
20
Maharashtra
8738
8083
8108
21
Manipur
252
150
288
22
Meghalaya
67
65
82
23
Mizoram
28
28
30
24
Nagaland
22
25
23
25
Odisha
3691
2641
3592
26
Puducherry
284
497
432
27
Punjab
1322
9693
2667
28
Rajasthan
1404
2311
1654
29
Sikkim
445
470
491
30
Tamil Nadu
48869
45544
48941
31
Telangana
5302
6569
4980
32
Tripura
295
222
237
33
Uttar Pradesh
3016
3404
4373
34
Uttarakhand
708
797
850
35
West Bengal
4802
3845
4633
Food processing sector is one of the largest employment provider in the organized manufacturing sector contributing 12.91% of employment in the total registered/organized sector as per the report of Annual Survey of Industries 2022-23. Food Processing sector accounts for 20.4% of exports in total Agri-food exports in 2024-25 and having share of 7.93 % of Manufacturing Gross Value Added (GVA) in the country during 2023-24 (as per 1st Revised Estimates). The Gross Value Added (GVA) in this sector has increased from Rs.1.34 lakh Crore in 2014-15 to Rs 2.24 lakh crore in 2023-24 (as per 1st revised estimates).
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has conducted regular survey i.e. Annual Survey of Industries which covers the manufacturing units (including food processing sector) in the registered sector. As per the latest report of the Annual Survey of Industry (ASI) for the year 2023-24, State-wise women employment in the food processing sector is placed at Annexure. The information related to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and minority community workers has not been captured in ASI.
Further, in order to ensure overall development of food processing sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its two Central Sector Schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI). Further, a Centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme is also being implemented by MoFPI. All these three schemes are demand driven and are implemented across the country and thereby creating off-farm employment opportunities in Food Processing Sector. So far, 4.53 lakh direct/ indirect employment opportunities have been generated from the operational projects under component schemes of PMKSY across the country, as on 31st October, 2025. 4.88 direct and indirect employment opportunities has been generated under PMFME scheme across the country, as on 31st October, 2025. 3.39 lakh direct/ indirect employment opportunities has been generated under PLISFPI across the country, as on 31st October, 2025.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Ravneet Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
