Energy Utilisation in Karnataka: Part-III Small Scale Industries Sector
Karnataka Compared with India

Before we look at the situation in Karnataka let us fix the position of Karnataka with reference to India in the Small Scale Industry sector.
Table 1 illustrates this.

We can see from this table that

(i) Karnataka has 5.57% of factories;
(ii) It's share of capital is only 4.43%;
(iii) It's share of manpower is 5.12%;
(iv) Wages constitute 4.90%;
(v) Fuels consumed account for 3.55% of all India total.
(vi) Value of the output is 4.24%.

This table shows that Karnataka is better placed relatively on the use of energy. Production/unit of energy is higher in the case of Karnataka compared to the all India figure.

Table 2 gives the detailed energy consumption figures in the 146 groups - identified by the three digit code. The table gives energy consumption in rupees per rupee of production for Karnataka and India. It also gives the number of industries sampled for Karnataka and India.

We can see that Karnataka has higher costs of energy in the following sectors.

(i)

203:

Canning, preserving and processing of fish, crustacean and similar foods;

(ii)

204:

Grain mill products;

(iii)

205:

Manufacture of bakery products;

(iv)

207:

Products from indigenous Sugar, Boora, Khandasari, Gur, etc.;

(v)

213:

Coffee curing, roasting and grinding;

(vi)

215:

Manufacture of Ice;

(vii)

219:

Manufacture of food products not elsewhere classified;

(viii)

226:

Manufacture of bidis;

(ix)

259:

Manufacture of jute bags and other jute textiles;

(x)

260:

Knitting mills;

(xi)

262:

Embroidery and making of crepes; laces and fringes;

(xii)

266:

Manufacture of made up textile goods such as curtains, mosquito nets, etc.;

(xiii)

276:

Manufacture of wooden furniture and fixtures;

(xiv)

287:

Engraving, etching, blockmaking, etc.;

(xv)

288:

Book binding;

(xvi)

299:

Manufacture of leather and fur products not elsewhere classified;

(xvii)

301:

Manufacture of footwear made primarily of vulcanized or moulded rubber;

(xviii)

302:

Manufacture of rubber products not elsewhere classified;

(xix)

304:

Petroleum refineries;

(xx)

319:

Manufacture of chemical products not elsewhere classified;

(xxi)

320:

Manufacture of structural clay products;

(xxii)

325:

Manufacture of mica products;

(xxiii)

326:

Manufacture of structural stone products, stone dressing, stone-crushing;

(xxiv)

352:

Manufacture of prime movers, boilers and steam generating plant such as diesel engines;

(xxv)

354:

Industrial machinery for industries other than food and textile;

(xxvi)

355:

Manufacture of refrigerators, airconditioners and fire fighting equipment and other parts.

(xxvii)

358:

Manufacture of office computing and accounting machinery and accessories;

(xxviii)

360:

Manufacture of electrical industrial machinery and apparatus;

(xxix)

374:

Manufacture of motor vehicals and parts;

(xxx)

375:

Manufacture of motor cycles scooters and parts;

(xxxi)

378:

Bullockcarts, push carts, hand carts etc;

(xxxii)

382:

Manufacture of watches and clocks;

(xxxiii)

383:

Manufacture of jewellery and related articles;

(xxxiv)

387:

Manufacture of stationery articles like fountain pens, pencils, pens, tags etc.,

It shows that Karnataka has higher energy efficiency in 34 groups out of a total of 146 when compared with the all India figures.

Table 3 gives the same information but cumulated for a two digit code. This leaves us with only 25 groups. In this case, we find that two groups show a high energy efficiency figure for Karnataka compared to all India average and one group shows slightly higher value. The remaining 22 groups have lower figures for Karnataka than that for India. Both tables 2 and 3 show that in most of the groups, Karnataka has favourable energy use figures compared to the all India scene; but there are some groups that need a careful look - to find out ways and means of reducing energy consumption. Some groups show a very high difference and they need immediate attention.