• Ch Suresh
• A. Padmavathi

The contribution of each producing unit to the current flow of goods and services is known as Net Value Added (NVA). The Indian leather industry has established itself as a prominent industry both in the international as well as in the domestic market. It is an employment intensive sector, providing jobs to more than 2.8 lakh of people The contribution of leather industry to exports has increased to $ 5326.1 million in 2016-17 from $ 3556.0 million during 2008-09 that is an increase of 1.5 times within Nine years. The percentage share of leather industry in total exports accounts more than 2 per cent. Among the leather products, the percentage share of leather footwear and footwear components has increased to 45.7 per cent during 2016-17 from 41.9 per cent during 2008-09. It has witnessed robust growth, transforming from a mere raw material in the 1960s to value-added product exporter. In fact, today, almost fifty percent of India’s leather business comes from international trade. The leather industry has been identified as a focus sector under the “Make in India” scheme of Government of India and an ambitions turnover target of USD 27 billion has been fixed for the leather industry to be achieved by 2020.So, the industry plays a vital role in the growth of the Indian economy and occupies a place of prominence in view of its massive potential for employment, value added, growth and exports. Hence an attempt has been made in this paper to assess the value added of leather industry in India from 2000-01 to 2013-14.

Key words: Value- Added, Employment intensive, Make in India, Exports and Growth.

"The Indian Leather Industry: An Analysis on its Value-Added", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.107-113, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806517.pdf

"The Indian Leather Industry: An Analysis on its Value-Added", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp107-113, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806517.pdf