India 2018

340 India 2018
This prohibits import, sale or distribution of pneumatic tyres and tubes which
do not conform to the specified Bureau of Indian Standard and which do not
bear the standard mark. Indian Tyre industry consists of 39 Companies with 60
tyre manufacturing plants. The large tyre companies are namely, MRF Ltd.,
Apollo Tyres, JK Tyres, CEAT, Goodyear, Modi Rubber etc. Three Indian
companies (MRF Ltd., Apollo Tyres and J K Tyres) are in the list of top 25 Global
Tyre companies. Domestic tyre production during 2016-17 was 3058 lakh tyres
against 3175 lakh tyres during 2015-16. The Indian tyre companies have a
consistent track record of exporting tyres to over 75 countries. The export value
has increased to ` 10018.55 crore in 2016-17 as against ` 9086.82 crore during
2015-16. The export of tyres and tubes was to the tune of ` 2631.46 crore during
April-June, 2017. The import of Tyres & Tubes rose to a value of ` 3407.16 crore
in 2016-17 as against ` 3375 crore during 2015-16. The import during April-
June, 2017 was for a value of ` 833.93 crore.
Rubber Goods Industry: The rubber goods industry excluding tyre and
tubes consists of 4550 small and tiny units generating about 5.50 lakhs direct
jobs. The rubber industry manufactures a wide range of products like rubber
cots and aprons, contraceptives, footwear, rubber hoses, cables, camelback,
battery boxes, latex products, conveyor belts, surgical gloves, balloons, rubber
moulded goods, etc., The main raw materials used by the rubber goods
manufacturing industry are natural rubber, various types of synthetic rubber,
carbon black, rubber chemicals, etc. The rubber goods worth ` 6446.70 crore
was exported in 2016-17 as against ` 6035 crore in 2015-16. The rubber goods
worth ` 1589.72 crore was exported during April-June, 2017. The import during
2016-17 also increased to a value of ` 11720 crore as against ` 11018 crore in
2015-16. The import of rubber goods industry during April-June, 2017 was for
a value of ` 3423.70 crore.
Cigarette Industry: The cigarette industry is an agro-based labour intensive
industry. Cigarette included in the First Schedule to the Industries (Development
& Regulations) Act, 1951 and requires Industrial License. The production of
cigarettes during 2016-17 was 80478.18 mill. (in numbers). The export and import
of tobacco or manufactured tobacco substitutes during 2016-17 was ` 67,358.29
lakhs and ` 16,642.13 lakhs respectively.
Paints & Allied Products: The paints and allied Industry which has been
exempted from compulsory licensing, mainly consists of paints, enamels,
varnishes, pigments, printing inks, etc. These play a vital role in the economy
by way of protecting national assets from corrosion. These items are
manufactured both in the organized and small scale sector. The production of
paints (all types) of all kinds and printing ink during 2016-17 was 802148.24
tonnes and 204929.98 tonnes respectively. The export and import in 2016-17
were ` 140,591.69 lakhs and ` 334,680.82 lakhs respectively.
Glass Industry: Glass industry comes under the category of delicensed. It
covers seven items such as flat glass (including sheet, float, figured, wired, safety,
mirror glass), glass fiber and glass wool, hollow glassware, laboratory glassware,