India, Nov. 5 -- A study published in the September 2026 issue of Sarvekshana, Journal of National Statistics Office (NSO), titled "Role of the size of the factories in efficiency-A study based on data from Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2022-23" by Anindita Sinharay and Rahul Kumar Gupta brings out interesting insights into the structural characteristics of the manufacturing sector in India.

The study highlights the extraordinary concentration of manufacturing activity in the large manufacturing factories, those that employ more than 200 workers. As per the ASI 2022-23, out of an estimated 2.06 lakh factories in operation in India, 75,069 factories (36.3 per cent) employed up to 10 workers, 72,115 factories (34.9 per cent) employed 1...