LEAD AND ZINC MINING INDUSTRY DECLARED PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE

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Production of two wheelers and Four wheelers during the last three years is as under:-

 

(In Nos.)
Category	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002
Four wheelers	8,75,179	7,97,640	8,34,071
Two wheelers	37,78,011	37,58,518	43,23,644

 

Since liberalization of Automobile sector in July 1991, 17 foreign companies have been granted approval by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for setting up manufacturing units for the production of Passenger cars, Multi-Utility Vehicles and Commercial Vehicles.

Automobile Sector employs 4.5 lakh people directly and more than one crore people indirectly and has great potential for employment generation due to its forward and backward linkages. Among forward linkages, the key generator of employment are Oil Industry, distribution and after-sales service network as also the after sales supply of spares and replacement by the auto component industry. As for backward linkages, Auto Industry is also the largest consumer of raw material like steel, aluminum, zinc alloys, rubber and plastics resulting in employment generation in these sectors.

This information was given in the Lok Sabha today by Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in a written reply to a question by Shri Aditya Nath Yogi.