{
 "meta": {
  "dossier": "states-hbs",
  "frequency": "annual",
  "base": "as published",
  "source": "Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (via DBIE)",
  "vintage": "2026-10-09",
  "mock": false,
  "geo": "IND",
  "releaseDate": null,
  "latestPeriod": "2015-04",
  "unit": "count",
  "periodKind": "fy",
  "sparse": true,
  "hbs": {
   "table": "137",
   "report": "1681",
   "section": "INDUSTRY",
   "title": "State-wise Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "duplicates": []
  },
  "coverage": "State-wise Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States, Table 137",
  "note": "DBIE report 1681, data provider \"Query 1\". Values exactly as DBIE serves them; each series carries its unit (scripts/lib/products/states.mjs HBS_UNITS, read from the table's unit column and divisor). Periods: fiscal years, dated at April. Dimensions: none; measures: value. Andhra Pradesh before 2014-15 is the undivided state, a separate series (Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014; 2014-15 straddles the split)."
 },
 "dates": [
  "1972-04-01",
  "1987-04-01",
  "2001-04-01",
  "2006-04-01",
  "2015-04-01"
 ],
 "series": {
  "all_india": {
   "name": "all_india",
   "label": "All India: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    1653000,
    3666000,
    24933000,
    80524000,
    111271000
   ]
  },
  "andaman_and_nicobar_islands": {
   "name": "andaman_and_nicobar_islands",
   "label": "Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    null,
    2000,
    8000,
    38000,
    39000
   ]
  },
  "andhra_pradesh_undivided": {
   "name": "andhra_pradesh_undivided",
   "label": "Andhra Pradesh (undivided, to 2013-14): Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    79000,
    276000,
    2140000,
    7069000,
    null
   ]
  },
  "andhra_pradesh": {
   "name": "andhra_pradesh",
   "label": "Andhra Pradesh: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    5619000
   ]
  },
  "arunachal_pradesh": {
   "name": "arunachal_pradesh",
   "label": "Arunachal Pradesh: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    0,
    3000,
    3000,
    119000,
    41000
   ]
  },
  "assam": {
   "name": "assam",
   "label": "Assam: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    20000,
    34000,
    429000,
    1425000,
    1816000
   ]
  },
  "bihar": {
   "name": "bihar",
   "label": "Bihar: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    61000,
    182000,
    1083000,
    2826000,
    5307000
   ]
  },
  "chandigarh": {
   "name": "chandigarh",
   "label": "Chandigarh: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    3000,
    11000,
    48000,
    123000,
    129000
   ]
  },
  "chhattisgarh": {
   "name": "chhattisgarh",
   "label": "Chhattisgarh: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    532000,
    952000,
    848000
   ]
  },
  "dadra_and_nagar_haveli": {
   "name": "dadra_and_nagar_haveli",
   "label": "Dadra & Nagar Haveli: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    0,
    2000,
    16000,
    41000,
    36000
   ]
  },
  "daman_and_diu": {
   "name": "daman_and_diu",
   "label": "Daman & Diu: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    null,
    1000,
    26000,
    37000,
    14000
   ]
  },
  "delhi": {
   "name": "delhi",
   "label": "Delhi: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    65000,
    122000,
    627000,
    1981000,
    2301000
   ]
  },
  "goa": {
   "name": "goa",
   "label": "Goa: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    7000,
    20000,
    30000,
    188000,
    160000
   ]
  },
  "gujarat": {
   "name": "gujarat",
   "label": "Gujarat: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    115000,
    277000,
    1268000,
    4773000,
    6118000
   ]
  },
  "haryana": {
   "name": "haryana",
   "label": "Haryana: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    49000,
    106000,
    553000,
    1884000,
    1912000
   ]
  },
  "himachal_pradesh": {
   "name": "himachal_pradesh",
   "label": "Himachal Pradesh: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    6000,
    26000,
    130000,
    468000,
    648000
   ]
  },
  "jammu_and_kashmir_state": {
   "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_state",
   "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (state, with Ladakh, to 2018-19): Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    10000,
    41000,
    152000,
    575000,
    1089000
   ]
  },
  "jharkhand": {
   "name": "jharkhand",
   "label": "Jharkhand: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    275000,
    1291000,
    2503000
   ]
  },
  "karnataka": {
   "name": "karnataka",
   "label": "Karnataka: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    64000,
    244000,
    1639000,
    4672000,
    7145000
   ]
  },
  "kerala": {
   "name": "kerala",
   "label": "Keralam: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    127000,
    169000,
    1115000,
    4962000,
    4492000
   ]
  },
  "lakshadweep": {
   "name": "lakshadweep",
   "label": "Lakshadweep: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    4000,
    6000,
    3000
   ]
  },
  "madhya_pradesh": {
   "name": "madhya_pradesh",
   "label": "Madhya Pradesh: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    60000,
    159000,
    1344000,
    3366000,
    4925000
   ]
  },
  "maharashtra": {
   "name": "maharashtra",
   "label": "Maharashtra: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    240000,
    356000,
    2051000,
    7004000,
    9123000
   ]
  },
  "manipur": {
   "name": "manipur",
   "label": "Manipur: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    3000,
    10000,
    136000,
    236000,
    292000
   ]
  },
  "meghalaya": {
   "name": "meghalaya",
   "label": "Meghalaya: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    1000,
    4000,
    65000,
    192000,
    191000
   ]
  },
  "mizoram": {
   "name": "mizoram",
   "label": "Mizoram: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    0,
    4000,
    24000,
    81000,
    62000
   ]
  },
  "nagaland": {
   "name": "nagaland",
   "label": "Nagaland: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    0,
    3000,
    57000,
    171000,
    177000
   ]
  },
  "odisha": {
   "name": "odisha",
   "label": "Odisha: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    19000,
    69000,
    925000,
    3324000,
    3326000
   ]
  },
  "puducherry": {
   "name": "puducherry",
   "label": "Puducherry: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    3000,
    9000,
    35000,
    101000,
    184000
   ]
  },
  "punjab": {
   "name": "punjab",
   "label": "Punjab: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    124000,
    206000,
    908000,
    2679000,
    2480000
   ]
  },
  "rajasthan": {
   "name": "rajasthan",
   "label": "Rajasthan: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    46000,
    123000,
    868000,
    3079000,
    4652000
   ]
  },
  "sikkim": {
   "name": "sikkim",
   "label": "Sikkim: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    null,
    1000,
    3000,
    79000,
    45000
   ]
  },
  "tamil_nadu": {
   "name": "tamil_nadu",
   "label": "Tamil Nadu: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    215000,
    536000,
    2018000,
    8098000,
    9682000
   ]
  },
  "telangana": {
   "name": "telangana",
   "label": "Telangana: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    4026000
   ]
  },
  "tripura": {
   "name": "tripura",
   "label": "Tripura: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    2000,
    10000,
    57000,
    175000,
    295000
   ]
  },
  "uttarakhand": {
   "name": "uttarakhand",
   "label": "Uttarakhand: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    195000,
    696000,
    660000
   ]
  },
  "uttar_pradesh": {
   "name": "uttar_pradesh",
   "label": "Uttar Pradesh: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    160000,
    349000,
    4002000,
    9236000,
    16538000
   ]
  },
  "west_bengal": {
   "name": "west_bengal",
   "label": "West Bengal: Medium & Small Scale Industries - Total Employment",
   "unit": "count",
   "group": "Industry",
   "data": [
    176000,
    312000,
    2169000,
    8578000,
    13554000
   ]
  }
 }
}