• Bikramjit Singh

The present study aims to make a trend analysis of the employment generated by small scale industrial units of Punjab. The study covers district wise distribution of employment in the small scale industries of Punjab for the period ranging from 2005-06 to 2013-14. It has been observed that in terms of employment in various small scale industries, preeminent mean has been scored by E3(194706.44) and the nethermost score has been witnessed in E24(22.34) indicating the lowest number of persons employed in the units of this industrial unit. Trend equation in perspective of various small scale industries of Punjab revealed that the employment in most of the industries is expected to increase by 2020-21. The maximum rise in employment is expected to occur in E25 where the employment is predicted to rise from 129 persons employed in 2013-14 to 1085 persons expected to be employed in the units of this industry in the year 2020-21. But employment in E18, E31, E19, E28, E5, E22, E26, E27 and E23 is expected to decline in the units of these industries by the year 2020-21. The study exhibited that with reference to district wise distribution of employment in the small scale industries of Punjab, Ludhiana (353180.11) recorded the highest mean score during the period under study. The employment in the units of Tarn Taran district declined significantly over the respective period from 5052 persons employed in 2006-07 to 2468 persons employed in 2013-14 as is indicated by its negative CAGR of -13.38(t-value=-4.33). According to the trend equation, it is envisaged that the increase in the number of persons employed in various units of small scale industries is expected to be recorded highest in Moga (93652 persons) from 23930 persons employed in 2013-14. On the other hand, the number of persons employed in the units of Tarn Taran district is expected to decline significantly by the year 2020-21.

Small scale industries, Trend analysis, Growth rate, Employment

"EMPLOYMENT TREND IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES: A STUDY OF PUNJAB", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no.1276-1287, May-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805952.pdf

"EMPLOYMENT TREND IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES: A STUDY OF PUNJAB", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no. pp1276-1287, May-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805952.pdf