Title: Characteristic study contributing towards the productivity of manufacturing sector in India

Authors: Harsimran Singh Sodhi

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Punjab, India

Abstract: This study primarily focuses on the performance on manufacturing sector by taking a disaggregated view of it. It examines all the possible factors that largely determine the productivity of manufacturing sector and hence the growth of our economy. In this study special attention has been drawn on organised and unorganised segments of manufacturing sector and employment generation in these two segments. It is believed that though the contribution of Indian manufacturing sector to its GDP has somehow been satisfactory especially after economic reforms but this sector has not been able to keep the pace of employment generation. Employment generation in Indian manufacturing sector has not been as hot as it should have been compared to its GDP contribution. It has been assumed that though there are various possible factors influencing the productivity, efficiency and competitiveness of Indian manufacturing sector. But in this research work only five variables have been taken into consideration considering its data availability. These variables are both qualitative and quantitative in nature.

Keywords: manufacturing sector; SMEs; GDP.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPQM.2021.119789

International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, 2021 Vol.34 No.3, pp.350 - 362

Received: 26 Apr 2020
Accepted: 04 Jun 2020

Published online: 20 Dec 2021 *

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