Industry & Investment

Table 84 - Factories and employment

Year Greater Mumbai Maharashtra Mumbai's share
in Maharashtra (%)
  No. of
Factories		 Workers No. of
Factories		 Workers No. of
Factories		 Workers
1961 4064 505,390 8233 787,379 49 64
1971 5732 592,646 10241 997,675 56 59
1981 7770 603,785 16594 1,192,129 47 51
1991 7832 447,492 24119 1,168,570 33 38
1997 7724 400,568 32900 1,318,255 24 31
1998 7212 382700 28949 1,251,759 25 31
1999 6986 356200 28678 1,231,503 24 29
Note: * as per Inspectorate of Factories records
  • Between 1961-91, Mumbai's share in the number of factories and workers employed in Maharashtra, has declined drastically