Telangana ranked among India's top 10 states in several factory-sector indicators, including employment, capital investment and industrial output, according to ASI 2024-25.
Telangana ranks among the country’s top 10 states and Union territories on several key factory-sector indicators, according to the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2024-25.
The state had 10,316 operating factories, accounting for 5.11 per cent of the national total and placing it 10th. It ranked seventh in persons engaged, with 9,37,969, and in working capital, at ₹9,943.19 crore.
Telangana stood ninth in fixed capital, at ₹13,055.79 crore; invested capital, at ₹20,938.65 crore; and the gross value of plant and machinery, at ₹10,807.64 crore. It ranked seventh in employee emoluments, totalling ₹29,367.32 crore, and eighth in input, at ₹3,38,524.58 crore, and output, at ₹4,27,767.83 crore.
The state generated gross value added (GVA) of ₹89,243.25 crore, or 3.52 per cent of the national total, ranking 10th. Its net value added (NVA) was ₹77,653.84 crore, or 3.58 per cent of the national total, also placing it 10th.
Telangana’s GVA share was below Andhra Pradesh’s 3.94 per cent. The states ranked ahead of Telangana were Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Of the state’s 10,316 factories, 5,790 employed fewer than 15 people. Another 613 employed 15–19; 1,149, 20–29; 1,042, 30–49; 918, 50–99; 741, 100–199; 643, 200–499; 275, 500–999; 114, 1,000–1,999; and 65, 2,000–4,999. Forty-seven factories employed 5,000 or more people.
The survey also highlighted Telangana’s contribution to several manufacturing industries. In paper and paper products, the state recorded output of ₹21,31,058 lakh, or 8.93 per cent of the national total, and GVA of ₹4,28,266 lakh, or 10.47 per cent.
Pharmaceuticals output stood at ₹8,67,111 lakh, accounting for 14.96 per cent of the national total. GVA was ₹31,71,710 lakh, or 14.56 per cent.
Rubber and plastics products recorded output of ₹23,33,001 lakh (4.79 per cent) and GVA of ₹4,54,125 lakh (5.06 per cent). In printing and reproduction of recorded media, output was ₹3,27,173 lakh (6.56 per cent) and GVA ₹98,794 lakh (7.93 per cent).
Food products recorded output of ₹3,71,093 lakh, or 5.88 per cent of the national total, and GVA of ₹1,61,145 lakh, or 7.51 per cent. Cotton ginning, cleaning and baling, and seed processing recorded output of ₹52,338 lakh (6.95 per cent) and GVA of ₹17,136 lakh (6.70 per cent).
The ASI covered the registered factory sector and was conducted from October 2025 to June 2026, using 2024-25 as its reference financial year. It provides estimates of factories, employment, capital, output and value addition across States and industries.
