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ASI 2023–24 Confirms Tamil Nadu Leads India in Factories and Manufacturing Jobs

State leaders cite the Union survey as vindication of DMK policies, drawing pushback from BJP leaders.

Tamil Nadu continues to be at the top spot in industrial employment, with 15.24% (that is 40,100 workers) of all factory workers in India, according to the Annual Survey of Industries 2023–24. (PTI)
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Overview

  • MoSPI’s Annual Survey of Industries 2023–24, released on August 27, finds Tamil Nadu holds the top share of factory employment at 15.24% and the highest share of factories at 15.43%.
  • The survey counts 260,061 factories employing 19,589,131 people nationwide and places Tamil Nadu third in fixed capital (8.09%), output (10.11%) and gross value added (10.26%).
  • Chief Minister M.K. Stalin calls the Union data a rebuttal to critics and credits law and order, reliable power, transport and skills programmes for sustaining industrial jobs.
  • Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa highlights that roughly one in six factory workers in India is in Tamil Nadu and says investment efforts prioritize employment.
  • BJP leader K. Annamalai challenges the political reading by pointing to earlier ASI trends and questions around investment commitments, arguing the topline metrics warrant caution.