Year
Units
Production
Employment
SSI Exports
(No.lakh)
(Rs.crore)
per employee
(US$ million)
At 1993-94
At current
(Rs.thousand)
prices
At 1993-94 prices
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1973-74
4.2
34200
7200
39.7
86
400
500
1974-75
36100
9200
40.4
89
678
1975-76
5.5
42500
11000
45.9
93
615
1976-77
5.9
46800
12400
49.8
94
800
857
1977-78
6.7
52800
14300
54
98
987
1978-79
7.3
58200
15800
63.8
91
1100
1303
1979-80
8.1
66400
21600
67
99
1200
1518
1980-81
8.7
72200
28100
71
102
1600
2078
1981-82
9.6
78300
32600
75
104
2100
2309
1982-83
10.6
84700
35000
79
107
2000
2116
1983-84
11.6
93500
41600
84.2
111
2200
2093
1984-85
12.4
104600
50500
90
116
2500
2137
1985-86
13.5
118100
61200
96
123
2800
2263
1986-87
14.6
133600
72300
101.4
132
3600
2851
1987-88
15.8
150500
87300
141
4400
3372
1988-89
17.1
169900
106400
113
150
5500
3790
1989-90
18.2
189900
132300
119.6
159
7600
4579
1990-91
19.5
207200
155300
125.3
165
9700
5386
1991-92
20.8
213600
178700
129.8
13900
5632
1992-93
22.5
225600
209300
134.1
168
17800
6141
1993-94
23.9
241600
139.4
173
25300
8068
1994-95
25.7
266000
294000
146.6
181
29100
9258
1995-96
26.6
296400
356200
152.6
194
36500
10904
1996-97
28
329900
412600
160
206
39200
11560
1997-98
29.4
357700
465200
167.2
214
44400
11893
1998-99
30.8
385300
527500
171.6
225
49000
11660
1999-00
32.1
416700
572900
178.5
233
54200
13170
2000-01
33.1
451033
639024
185.6
242
69797
.
2001-02
34.4
478456
690316
192.2
249
Source : SIDBI Reports on Small Scale Industries Sector and Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government Of India