The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation through a national survey collected data for unincorporated/unregistered enterprises. This latest state-wise survey for unincorporated/unregistered sector is available for the year 2015-16. As per this National Sample Survey (NSS 73rd round 2015-16), a total of 24.59 lakh food processing enterprises in the unregistered segment has been reported. The state-wise break-up is as under:
Name of the state
Number of Food Processing Industries
Andhra Pradesh
1,54,330
Arunachal Pradesh
145
Assam
65,997
Bihar
1,45,300
Chhattisgarh
26,957
Delhi
14,350
Goa
2,929
Gujarat
94,066
Haryana
24,577
Himachal Pradesh
21,885
Jammu & Kashmir
28,089
Jharkhand
1,16,536
Karnataka
1,27,458
Kerala
77,167
Madhya Pradesh
1,02,808
Maharashtra
2,29,372
Manipur
6,038
Meghalaya
3,268
Mizoram
1,538
Nagaland
3,642
Odisha
77,781
Punjab
63,626
Rajasthan
1,01,666
Sikkim
101
Tamil Nadu
1,78,527
Telangana
80,392
Tripura
13,998
Uttar Pradesh
3,50,883
Uttarakhand
18,116
West Bengal
3,22,590
Andaman & Nicobar
774
Chandigarh
656
Dadra & Nagar
622
Daman & Diu
136
Lakshadweep
127
Puducherry
3,482
Total
24,59,929
This information was given by Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today