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India’s Manufacturing Employment Surpasses 20 Million, Adds 1.4 Million Jobs in FY2025
✍️ Asianet Newsable
🗓 01 Oct 2026, 12:16 AM
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The manufacturing sector now employs over 20 million workers, recording an increase of 1.4 million jobs in the 2024‑25 fiscal year, data shows.
India’s manufacturing sector has crossed the 20 million‑employee threshold, according to data reported by Asianet Newsable. The latest figures indicate that 1.4 million jobs were added during the 2024‑25 fiscal year, bringing total manufacturing employment to just over two crore workers.
The surge reflects a steady rise from the previous fiscal year, when the sector employed roughly 18.6 million people. Analysts attribute the growth to expanded production capacities in automotive, textiles and electronics, as well as continued foreign direct investment in high‑value manufacturing.
Policy makers view the milestone as evidence that the government's Make in India initiative is bearing fruit, reinforcing manufacturing’s role as a primary engine of job creation in the economy. The data also underscores the sector’s importance in absorbing the country’s growing labour force amid broader employment challenges.
The surge reflects a steady rise from the previous fiscal year, when the sector employed roughly 18.6 million people. Analysts attribute the growth to expanded production capacities in automotive, textiles and electronics, as well as continued foreign direct investment in high‑value manufacturing.
Policy makers view the milestone as evidence that the government's Make in India initiative is bearing fruit, reinforcing manufacturing’s role as a primary engine of job creation in the economy. The data also underscores the sector’s importance in absorbing the country’s growing labour force amid broader employment challenges.