In response to Unstarred Question No. 1540 by Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal regarding industrial growth in Rajasthan, to be answered on December 9th, 2025, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Shri Jitin Prasada) stated the following:
The State Government of Rajasthan reported that the Gross State Value Added (GSVA) of the Industry Sector in Rajasthan for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 is estimated to be 10.37%, 13.54% and 7.88%, respectively. These figures are higher than the all-India level growth rate of 9.30%, 11.66% and 6.85% for the corresponding years.
Several programs and schemes under the Make-in-India initiative, along with State Government initiatives, have contributed to the growth of the industrial sector. Specifically, the Jodhpur-Pali Marwar Industrial Area (JPMIA), under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project, was approved in August 2024. This project, located in the Pali district of Rajasthan, covers 1,578 acres with a total project cost of Rs. 922 crore. The JPMIA is estimated to have an investment potential of approximately Rs. 7,500 crore and an employment potential of approximately 40,000 jobs.
Key Entities Referenced
Rajasthan: Indian state; subject of the parliamentary question regarding industrial growth.
Make in India: Government of India initiative aimed at promoting domestic manufacturing.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry: The central government ministry responsible for the question being addressed.
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project: Industrial corridor project under which Jodhpur-Pali Marwar Industrial Area (JPMIA) is implemented
Jodhpur-Pali Marwar Industrial Area (JPMIA): Industrial area in Pali district of Rajasthan, cited as an example of industrial development.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1540.
TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 09TH DECEMBER, 2025.
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN RAJASTHAN
1540. SHRI UMMEDA RAM BENIWAL:
Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:
वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री
(a) whether the rate of industrial growth in Rajasthan has been lower than the
national average during the last three years, if so, the reasons therefor; and
(b) whether the Government's Make in India and Industrial Corridor projects failed
to create jobs in rural Rajasthan?
ANSWER
वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) & (b): The State Government of Rajasthan has reported that the growth rate of
Gross State Value Added (GSVA) of the Industry Sector in Rajasthan in
the last three years i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 is estimated to
be 10.37%, 13.54% and 7.88% respectively, which is more than the all-
India level growth rate of 9.30%, 11.66% and 6.85%, respectively.
There are various programs and schemes initiatives implemented
under the Make-in-India initiative of Government of India in addition to
the State Government initiatives which has aided the growth in the
industrial sector in the State. For example, under the Delhi-Mumbai
Industrial Corridor Project, which is also implemented in Rajasthan,
Jodhpur-Pali Marwar Industrial Area (JPMIA) admeasuring 1,578 acres
in Pali district of Rajasthan was approved in August 2024 with a total
project cost of Rs. 922 crore. As per the Detailed Project Report
(DPR), Jodhpur Pali Marwar Industrial Area (JPMIA) has an estimated
investment potential of approximately Rs. 7,500 crore and
employment potential of approximately 40,000 jobs.
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