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Background
BLS has developed estimates of employment and hourly compensation costs in India's organized manufacturing sector. Compensation costs for India are not directly comparable with the data for the other countries published by BLS (see Data Features section below).
A complete discussion of data comparability issues and methods used to calculate the estimates can be found in the May 2010 Monthly Labor Review article 'Labor costs in India's organized manufacturing sector'.
The 'organized sector' refers to the portion of India's manufacturing activity that is formally registered with state governments, and is thus subject to regulation.
Data Features
It is important to note the following aspects of Indian source data that limit comparability with BLS estimates of compensation in other countries:
Data treatment
India’s central statistics office does not adjust data from its Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), the source of the BLS estimates, to correct for missing, incomplete, or incorrect data. In addition, penalties for noncompliance are rarely enforced. The data are thus less reliable than survey data that have been adjusted by the receiving statistical agency, or than data that are weighted to be representative of the entire survey population.Organized vs. unorganized sector
These data cover India's organized manufacturing sector only, that is, the portion of India's manufacturing activity that is formally registered with state governments, and is thus subject to regulation. The unorganized sector is not regulated, and little data exist for its enterprises. The organized sector produces two-thirds of India's manufacturing output; however, close to 80 percent of Indian manufacturing employees work in the unorganized sector. The lack of information on the unorganized sector means that a large segment of the manufacturing workforce is not represented in these data.Contract labor
Contract workers, who are cheaper to employ because they are often not provided with benefits such as social insurance and paid vacation, make up a significant and growing portion of manufacturing workers in India (see Table 1). Data do not exist to remove contract workers' earnings from the earnings of other workers, as BLS does for its main series; as a result, it is likely that the labor cost estimates are lower than they would be if they excluded contract workers.Hours
Hours actually worked are not recorded by the ASI; thus, it is not clear how much work occurs 'off the books.' Information gained from personal interviews indicates that overtime work is common, but that it is not always compensated at the legally required rate of two times the usual salary. Although earnings, hours, and employment that are not documented by employers likely affect the hourly compensation estimates presented below, no adjustments have been made because the magnitude of the unrecorded data is not known.
Sector-level Compensation and Employment
Chart 1.
Hourly compensation costs have grown steadily in both rupees and in U.S. dollars, but the rate of increase for production workers has been slower than the rate for all manufacturing employees. See Chart 1 and Table 1.
Table 1.
YEAR | Average hourly earnings in rupees (hourly pay for time worked) | Hourly compensation in rupees | Hourly Compensation in U.S. dollars | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All employees | Production Workers | All employees | Production Workers | All employees | Production Workers | |
1999 | 20.86 | 16.17 | 29.43 | 22.68 | 0.68 | 0.53 |
2000 | 22.74 | 17.16 | 31.68 | 23.75 | 0.70 | 0.53 |
2001 | 23.99 | 17.78 | 33.65 | 24.77 | 0.71 | 0.52 |
2002 | 25.20 | 18.48 | 35.36 | 25.73 | 0.73 | 0.53 |
2003 | 26.86 | 19.27 | 37.68 | 26.81 | 0.81 | 0.58 |
2004 | 27.88 | 19.78 | 38.55 | 27.10 | 0.85 | 0.60 |
2005 | 29.44 | 20.42 | 40.02 | 27.49 | 0.91 | 0.62 |
2006 | 31.76 | 21.57 | 43.07 | 28.94 | 0.95 | 0.64 |
2007 | 35.90 | 23.74 | 48.30 | 31.57 | 1.17 | 0.77 |
2008 | 41.06 | 26.22 | 54.76 | 34.54 | 1.26 | 0.80 |
2009 | 44.77 | 28.67 | 59.72 | 37.77 | 1.24 | 0.78 |
2010 | 51.00 | 32.37 | 66.84 | 41.87 | 1.46 | 0.92 |
Note: Pay for time worked is primarily base wages and salaries, overtime pay, regular bonuses and premiums (paid each pay period), and cost of living adjustments. Compensation costs include pay for time worked, directly-paid benefits (excluding payment in kind), social insurance expenditures, and labor-related taxes. See the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf for complete definitions. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Comparisons |
Chart 2.
The gap between the compensation costs of production workers and non-production workers has nearly doubled in the past five years.
Table 2.
Employment of non-production and directly employed production workers has been growing since 2004, but not nearly as quickly as production workers employed through contractors. Workers hired through contractors likely earn less than directly hired workers, and their increasing numbers are one of the underlying reasons for the increasing gap between production and non-production worker compensation.
Index: 1999 = 100 | All employees | Non-production workers | Production workers directly employed | Production workers employed through contractors | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
2000 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 106 | ||
2001 | 94 | 88 | 92 | 109 | ||
2002 | 95 | 86 | 92 | 118 | ||
2003 | 95 | 86 | 91 | 126 | ||
2004 | 99 | 89 | 93 | 144 | ||
2005 | 107 | 94 | 98 | 168 | ||
2006 | 117 | 102 | 105 | 195 | ||
2007 | 124 | 107 | 110 | 214 | ||
2008 | 133 | 120 | 115 | 234 | ||
2009 | 140 | 127 | 120 | 252 | ||
2010 | 150 | 134 | 126 | 280 | ||
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Comparisons |
Industry-level Compensation and Employment
Chart 3.
There is a fairly wide disparity in hourly compensation costs across manufacturing industries in India. In 2010, compensation for industries in the top quartile was on average about three times the compensation for industries in the bottom quartile. But the highest and lowest compensated industries in India tended to be similar to those in other countries: coke and petroleum products is generally among the highest paid industries, while wood, leather, textiles, and apparel products manufacturing are commonly lower paid industries.
Chart 4.
In India, nearly 40 percent of organized manufacturing sector employees are in the low-paying food, beverage, and tobacco and the textiles, leather, and apparel industries.
International Comparisons
Chart 5.
Indian manufacturing compensation costs are increasing relative to other countries, but still remain far below those of most other countries covered by BLS.
Comparison with China
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Although BLS hourly compensation cost estimates for India are not directly comparable with those for China or the United States, it is possible to look at them together for a rough indication of their relative compensation costs.
Chart 6.
There are several technical limitations with comparing India's manufacturing compensation costs with China’s that diminish the meaningfulness of direct level comparisons between the two. It does appear, however, that costs in China are growing at a faster rate than in India.
Chart 7.
While social insurance costs as a percentage of total compensation have been rising in China, they have been on the decline in India. These diverging trends are a major reason why total compensation costs in China are increasing relative to costs in India.
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- 'Labor costs in India's organized manufacturing sector,' (PDF) by Jessica R. Sincavage, Carl Haub, and O.P. Sharma, Monthly Labor Review, May 2010, pp. 3-22.
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Background
BLS has developed estimates of employment and hourly compensation costs in India's organized manufacturing sector. Compensation costs for India are not directly comparable with the data for the other countries published by BLS (see Data Features section below).
A complete discussion of data comparability issues and methods used to calculate the estimates can be found in the May 2010 Monthly Labor Review article 'Labor costs in India's organized manufacturing sector'.
The 'organized sector' refers to the portion of India's manufacturing activity that is formally registered with state governments, and is thus subject to regulation.
Data Features
It is important to note the following aspects of Indian source data that limit comparability with BLS estimates of compensation in other countries:
Data treatment
India’s central statistics office does not adjust data from its Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), the source of the BLS estimates, to correct for missing, incomplete, or incorrect data. In addition, penalties for noncompliance are rarely enforced. The data are thus less reliable than survey data that have been adjusted by the receiving statistical agency, or than data that are weighted to be representative of the entire survey population.Organized vs. unorganized sector
These data cover India's organized manufacturing sector only, that is, the portion of India's manufacturing activity that is formally registered with state governments, and is thus subject to regulation. The unorganized sector is not regulated, and little data exist for its enterprises. The organized sector produces two-thirds of India's manufacturing output; however, close to 80 percent of Indian manufacturing employees work in the unorganized sector. The lack of information on the unorganized sector means that a large segment of the manufacturing workforce is not represented in these data.Contract labor
Contract workers, who are cheaper to employ because they are often not provided with benefits such as social insurance and paid vacation, make up a significant and growing portion of manufacturing workers in India (see Table 1). Data do not exist to remove contract workers' earnings from the earnings of other workers, as BLS does for its main series; as a result, it is likely that the labor cost estimates are lower than they would be if they excluded contract workers. Psp emulator for windows 10.Hours
Hours actually worked are not recorded by the ASI; thus, it is not clear how much work occurs 'off the books.' Information gained from personal interviews indicates that overtime work is common, but that it is not always compensated at the legally required rate of two times the usual salary. Although earnings, hours, and employment that are not documented by employers likely affect the hourly compensation estimates presented below, no adjustments have been made because the magnitude of the unrecorded data is not known.
Sector-level Compensation and Employment
Chart 1.
Hourly compensation costs have grown steadily in both rupees and in U.S. dollars, but the rate of increase for production workers has been slower than the rate for all manufacturing employees. See Chart 1 and Table 1.
Table 1.
YEAR | Average hourly earnings in rupees (hourly pay for time worked) | Hourly compensation in rupees | Hourly Compensation in U.S. dollars | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All employees | Production Workers | All employees | Production Workers | All employees | Production Workers | |
1999 | 20.86 | 16.17 | 29.43 | 22.68 | 0.68 | 0.53 |
2000 | 22.74 | 17.16 | 31.68 | 23.75 | 0.70 | 0.53 |
2001 | 23.99 | 17.78 | 33.65 | 24.77 | 0.71 | 0.52 |
2002 | 25.20 | 18.48 | 35.36 | 25.73 | 0.73 | 0.53 |
2003 | 26.86 | 19.27 | 37.68 | 26.81 | 0.81 | 0.58 |
2004 | 27.88 | 19.78 | 38.55 | 27.10 | 0.85 | 0.60 |
2005 | 29.44 | 20.42 | 40.02 | 27.49 | 0.91 | 0.62 |
2006 | 31.76 | 21.57 | 43.07 | 28.94 | 0.95 | 0.64 |
2007 | 35.90 | 23.74 | 48.30 | 31.57 | 1.17 | 0.77 |
2008 | 41.06 | 26.22 | 54.76 | 34.54 | 1.26 | 0.80 |
2009 | 44.77 | 28.67 | 59.72 | 37.77 | 1.24 | 0.78 |
2010 | 51.00 | 32.37 | 66.84 | 41.87 | 1.46 | 0.92 |
Note: Pay for time worked is primarily base wages and salaries, overtime pay, regular bonuses and premiums (paid each pay period), and cost of living adjustments. Compensation costs include pay for time worked, directly-paid benefits (excluding payment in kind), social insurance expenditures, and labor-related taxes. See the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf for complete definitions. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Comparisons |
Chart 2.
The gap between the compensation costs of production workers and non-production workers has nearly doubled in the past five years.
Table 2.
Employment of non-production and directly employed production workers has been growing since 2004, but not nearly as quickly as production workers employed through contractors. Workers hired through contractors likely earn less than directly hired workers, and their increasing numbers are one of the underlying reasons for the increasing gap between production and non-production worker compensation.
Index: 1999 = 100 | All employees | Non-production workers | Production workers directly employed | Production workers employed through contractors | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
2000 | 96 | 91 | 96 | 106 | ||
2001 | 94 | 88 | 92 | 109 | ||
2002 | 95 | 86 | 92 | 118 | ||
2003 | 95 | 86 | 91 | 126 | ||
2004 | 99 | 89 | 93 | 144 | ||
2005 | 107 | 94 | 98 | 168 | ||
2006 | 117 | 102 | 105 | 195 | ||
2007 | 124 | 107 | 110 | 214 | ||
2008 | 133 | 120 | 115 | 234 | ||
2009 | 140 | 127 | 120 | 252 | ||
2010 | 150 | 134 | 126 | 280 | ||
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Comparisons |
Industry-level Compensation and Employment
Chart 3.
There is a fairly wide disparity in hourly compensation costs across manufacturing industries in India. In 2010, compensation for industries in the top quartile was on average about three times the compensation for industries in the bottom quartile. But the highest and lowest compensated industries in India tended to be similar to those in other countries: coke and petroleum products is generally among the highest paid industries, while wood, leather, textiles, and apparel products manufacturing are commonly lower paid industries.
Chart 4.
In India, nearly 40 percent of organized manufacturing sector employees are in the low-paying food, beverage, and tobacco and the textiles, leather, and apparel industries.
International Comparisons
Chart 5.
Indian manufacturing compensation costs are increasing relative to other countries, but still remain far below those of most other countries covered by BLS.
Comparison with China
Although BLS hourly compensation cost estimates for India are not directly comparable with those for China or the United States, it is possible to look at them together for a rough indication of their relative compensation costs.
Chart 6.
There are several technical limitations with comparing India's manufacturing compensation costs with China’s that diminish the meaningfulness of direct level comparisons between the two. It does appear, however, that costs in China are growing at a faster rate than in India.
Chart 7.
While social insurance costs as a percentage of total compensation have been rising in China, they have been on the decline in India. These diverging trends are a major reason why total compensation costs in China are increasing relative to costs in India.
Publications
- 'Labor costs in India's organized manufacturing sector,' (PDF) by Jessica R. Sincavage, Carl Haub, and O.P. Sharma, Monthly Labor Review, May 2010, pp. 3-22.
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Sports industry in India is moving beyond cricket, resulting in growth of sports-related industries.
Updated: Sep 09, 2018, 06.44 AM IST
It was an august period for India. The country’s contingent to the Asian Games in Jakarta, held between August 18 and September 2, had notched up its best performance at the meet. As the country was celebrating its sporting heroes, a city was quietly congratulating itself for its contributions to the games.
Meerut, already famous as the world’s manufacturing hub for top quality cricket gear, had provided the shot puts and javelins that Swapna Barman (heptathlon), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shot put) and Neeraj Chopra (javelin throw) used to win their gold medals. The medals were a victory for the sport goods makers in the city trying to diversify into athletics, fitness, gym and other high-end equipment.
“Meerut has already made a name as the world’s top manufacturing hub for cricket goods,” says Puneet Mohan Sharma, president of the All India Sports Goods Manufacturers Federation. “But new and niche sectors such as gym equipment and weights for athlete training are providing companies here an opportunity to diversify and reach out to new markets globally. Cricket, after all, is restricted to only 125 countries.”
The sports industry in India is moving beyond cricket towards a wide variety of other sports, resulting in the growth of viewership, participation, and sports-related industries, said a June 2018 India Briefing report from business advisory firm Dezan Shira & Associates. This is opening up new sports business opportunities for investors looking at the Indian market – from brand building and infrastructure to niche entrepreneurial ventures, emerging technologies and services, the report said. Meerut’s brands and track record gives it a crucial advantage to gain the most from this shift.
The city in Uttar Pradesh is home to 15 top brands in sports equipment, including table tennis, weightlifting, sportswear, gymnastics, weight training and fitness. The value of sports goods exported in 2017-18 was Rs 1,079 cr, according to the commerce ministry. The All India Sports Goods Manufacturers Federation says 60% of the sports goods made in India are exported, which pegs the sector at approximately Rs 1,750 crore. Meerut alone has 45% share of the export market. There are roughly 3,000 units in the city, employing around 25,000 workers, according to industry estimates. The industry, comprising mainly small scale units, employs around 500,000 people around the country. The value of the country’s sports goods market could not be ascertained as industry experts said it was difficult to estimate the highly unorganised market.
But the commerce ministry projects the segment to grow 8% in 2018-19. This has made sports goods makers in Meerut gear up to corner a wider market. Availability of skilled and unskilled labour, proximity to Delhi and the presence of a large number of established manufacturers give this city added advantages over other sports hubs such as Jalandhar, which was a hub for inflatables such as footballs but has been losing its market share to other countries.
Meerut has over the past few years seen the emergence of top brands that are making a global impact in athletics and track and field gear, table tennis and niche fitness equipment, including gear used by athletes, says Amber Anand, director of Nelco Sport. “Meerut is already the world’s top cricket bats manufacturing hub and companies here have been able to use the brand advantage to enter other niche products and make a mark.” Jalandhar in Punjab, which is an older sports goods hub in India, employs more people but the manufacturing sector has remained unorganised. “Jalandhar is the hub for manufacturing balls and inflatables, but it is losing ground to different countries, including Pakistan and China. Unfortunately, companies in that region have not taken enough efforts to diversify,” says Anand.
Apart from Nelco, other Meerut-based companies that have been diversifying into niche athletic, track-and-field products and the super-specialised fitness products market in India and abroad include Sports Land Overseas, National Sports and Anand Track & Field.
Bhalla International is another such company. Barman used a javelin made by Bhalla to win a gold during her heptathlon event at Jakarta. “We have been among the top five exporters of javelins globally for more than a decade,” says Shekhar Bhalla, vice-president at Bhalla International. “Our own brand, Vinex, for athletics and fitness products is exported to 150 countries and recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federation as a quality product.”
Bhalla, 38, is the third generation in his family managing the 61-year-old sports goods manufacturing company. Over the last few years, the company has increasingly focused on athletics and fitness products, with outdoor gym products having emerged as a new line of business growth in the Indian market. “Since the past three years, we have been adding more new and specialised products and product lines in the area of niche fitness for athletes and fitness enthusiasts as well as gym products for large areas such as malls and outdoor parks,” adds Bhalla. The organisers of the Rio Olympics even gifted an Olympic torch to the company as a recognition for being a top quality supplier of javelins and other equipment during the 2016 event. Bhalla says he had to pay Rs 42,000 as import duty to take possession of the prestigious souvenir from the customs department.
But he is not complaining. The fitness, gym and exercise category is estimated to reach Rs 2,000 crore in five years, according to industry sources. This is a sweet spot for established companies like Bhalla International — and quite a few of these are based in Meerut.
Anand of Nelco Sport, too, sees high-end gyms and fitness equipment as the next big thing for sports goods manufacturers from Meerut. “Sports goods from Meerut are already internationally respected and accredited. Our products, for instance, have a high-degree of hand-tooling, which is essential for top-end athletics and fitness products.” Nelco is a top global manufacturer of discuses and exports over 30,000 units annually. “Throwing implements made by us are used by the world’s top athletes, including Olympians. Every item that we make for exports needs to be precision tested and handtooled, which gives us an edge over products made in other countries like China,” adds Anand.
Anand, too, is the third generation in his family managing the company set up in 1942 by his grandfather. The company exports to 200 countries and has an annual export turnover of $2 million. Companies were not willing to share their manufacturing and sales numbers.
Earlier this year, the company, which has patents to top-end discuses, started supplying equipment for top-end gyms across India. Clients include government agencies, colleges and universities, companies and other institutional users. The diversification into high-end gym gear was easy for Nelco as its manufacturing facility employs welltrained staff and has cutting-edge machinery. “We spent two years on this diversification, developing product lines and working on engineering and biomechanics. It is paying off now. While a lot of gym equipment in India is still sourced from China, domestic manufacturers such as us provide buyers with the advantages of lower costs and better maintenance support,” adds Anand.
Another tailwind Meerut is hoping to ride on is the government’s Khelo India programme, which in 2017 set aside Rs 1,756 crore to upgrade fitness equipment and to also set up open gyms in public parks.
“The fitness industry is growing,” says Kunal Mahajan, vice-president of marketing of National Sports. “People have become aware of more sports. Athletes playing any sport require quality fitness and training accessories.” This is where National, the maker of fitness accessories such as push-up bars and tubes, plans to widen its base. Another firm, Anand Track & Field, is focussed on weight training equipment for fitness. Sports Land Overseas has emerged as a niche exporter of equipment for training of international footballer players.
Growth for the sector will come only from diversification and by exploring new and niche products. Aditya Mahajan, CEO of BD Majan & Sons, makers of the iconic BDM cricket gear, says: “While Meerut is known for cricket gear around the world, there are also top brands here for boxing, athletics and niche fitness equipment. Cricket equipment is only exported to 60 countries and even in India, there are more cricket fans who watch the game rather than play.”
But diversification won’t be of any use unless the sports goods companies in Meerut can reinvent themselves, say experts. Most companies here are old family-run entities. This makes the managers risk-averse, says Dharam Mahajan, chairman of Meerut-based Sports Goods Export Promotion Council. “Besides, the industry is largely dominated by small-scale units and the city faces a lot of larger infrastructure challenges.”
However, like many others who have their offices and facilities along the narrow and pot-holed Suraj Kund Road, he is hopeful that the new 14-lane Meerut-Delhi Expressway will boost business for the city’s sports goods makers.
Meerut, already famous as the world’s manufacturing hub for top quality cricket gear, had provided the shot puts and javelins that Swapna Barman (heptathlon), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shot put) and Neeraj Chopra (javelin throw) used to win their gold medals. The medals were a victory for the sport goods makers in the city trying to diversify into athletics, fitness, gym and other high-end equipment.
“Meerut has already made a name as the world’s top manufacturing hub for cricket goods,” says Puneet Mohan Sharma, president of the All India Sports Goods Manufacturers Federation. “But new and niche sectors such as gym equipment and weights for athlete training are providing companies here an opportunity to diversify and reach out to new markets globally. Cricket, after all, is restricted to only 125 countries.”
The sports industry in India is moving beyond cricket towards a wide variety of other sports, resulting in the growth of viewership, participation, and sports-related industries, said a June 2018 India Briefing report from business advisory firm Dezan Shira & Associates. This is opening up new sports business opportunities for investors looking at the Indian market – from brand building and infrastructure to niche entrepreneurial ventures, emerging technologies and services, the report said. Meerut’s brands and track record gives it a crucial advantage to gain the most from this shift.
The city in Uttar Pradesh is home to 15 top brands in sports equipment, including table tennis, weightlifting, sportswear, gymnastics, weight training and fitness. The value of sports goods exported in 2017-18 was Rs 1,079 cr, according to the commerce ministry. The All India Sports Goods Manufacturers Federation says 60% of the sports goods made in India are exported, which pegs the sector at approximately Rs 1,750 crore. Meerut alone has 45% share of the export market. There are roughly 3,000 units in the city, employing around 25,000 workers, according to industry estimates. The industry, comprising mainly small scale units, employs around 500,000 people around the country. The value of the country’s sports goods market could not be ascertained as industry experts said it was difficult to estimate the highly unorganised market.
But the commerce ministry projects the segment to grow 8% in 2018-19. This has made sports goods makers in Meerut gear up to corner a wider market. Availability of skilled and unskilled labour, proximity to Delhi and the presence of a large number of established manufacturers give this city added advantages over other sports hubs such as Jalandhar, which was a hub for inflatables such as footballs but has been losing its market share to other countries.
Meerut has over the past few years seen the emergence of top brands that are making a global impact in athletics and track and field gear, table tennis and niche fitness equipment, including gear used by athletes, says Amber Anand, director of Nelco Sport. “Meerut is already the world’s top cricket bats manufacturing hub and companies here have been able to use the brand advantage to enter other niche products and make a mark.” Jalandhar in Punjab, which is an older sports goods hub in India, employs more people but the manufacturing sector has remained unorganised. “Jalandhar is the hub for manufacturing balls and inflatables, but it is losing ground to different countries, including Pakistan and China. Unfortunately, companies in that region have not taken enough efforts to diversify,” says Anand.
Apart from Nelco, other Meerut-based companies that have been diversifying into niche athletic, track-and-field products and the super-specialised fitness products market in India and abroad include Sports Land Overseas, National Sports and Anand Track & Field.
Bhalla International is another such company. Barman used a javelin made by Bhalla to win a gold during her heptathlon event at Jakarta. “We have been among the top five exporters of javelins globally for more than a decade,” says Shekhar Bhalla, vice-president at Bhalla International. “Our own brand, Vinex, for athletics and fitness products is exported to 150 countries and recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federation as a quality product.”
Bhalla, 38, is the third generation in his family managing the 61-year-old sports goods manufacturing company. Over the last few years, the company has increasingly focused on athletics and fitness products, with outdoor gym products having emerged as a new line of business growth in the Indian market. “Since the past three years, we have been adding more new and specialised products and product lines in the area of niche fitness for athletes and fitness enthusiasts as well as gym products for large areas such as malls and outdoor parks,” adds Bhalla. The organisers of the Rio Olympics even gifted an Olympic torch to the company as a recognition for being a top quality supplier of javelins and other equipment during the 2016 event. Bhalla says he had to pay Rs 42,000 as import duty to take possession of the prestigious souvenir from the customs department.
But he is not complaining. The fitness, gym and exercise category is estimated to reach Rs 2,000 crore in five years, according to industry sources. This is a sweet spot for established companies like Bhalla International — and quite a few of these are based in Meerut.
Anand of Nelco Sport, too, sees high-end gyms and fitness equipment as the next big thing for sports goods manufacturers from Meerut. “Sports goods from Meerut are already internationally respected and accredited. Our products, for instance, have a high-degree of hand-tooling, which is essential for top-end athletics and fitness products.” Nelco is a top global manufacturer of discuses and exports over 30,000 units annually. “Throwing implements made by us are used by the world’s top athletes, including Olympians. Every item that we make for exports needs to be precision tested and handtooled, which gives us an edge over products made in other countries like China,” adds Anand.
Anand, too, is the third generation in his family managing the company set up in 1942 by his grandfather. The company exports to 200 countries and has an annual export turnover of $2 million. Companies were not willing to share their manufacturing and sales numbers.
Earlier this year, the company, which has patents to top-end discuses, started supplying equipment for top-end gyms across India. Clients include government agencies, colleges and universities, companies and other institutional users. The diversification into high-end gym gear was easy for Nelco as its manufacturing facility employs welltrained staff and has cutting-edge machinery. “We spent two years on this diversification, developing product lines and working on engineering and biomechanics. It is paying off now. While a lot of gym equipment in India is still sourced from China, domestic manufacturers such as us provide buyers with the advantages of lower costs and better maintenance support,” adds Anand.
Another tailwind Meerut is hoping to ride on is the government’s Khelo India programme, which in 2017 set aside Rs 1,756 crore to upgrade fitness equipment and to also set up open gyms in public parks.
“The fitness industry is growing,” says Kunal Mahajan, vice-president of marketing of National Sports. “People have become aware of more sports. Athletes playing any sport require quality fitness and training accessories.” This is where National, the maker of fitness accessories such as push-up bars and tubes, plans to widen its base. Another firm, Anand Track & Field, is focussed on weight training equipment for fitness. Sports Land Overseas has emerged as a niche exporter of equipment for training of international footballer players.
Growth for the sector will come only from diversification and by exploring new and niche products. Aditya Mahajan, CEO of BD Majan & Sons, makers of the iconic BDM cricket gear, says: “While Meerut is known for cricket gear around the world, there are also top brands here for boxing, athletics and niche fitness equipment. Cricket equipment is only exported to 60 countries and even in India, there are more cricket fans who watch the game rather than play.”
But diversification won’t be of any use unless the sports goods companies in Meerut can reinvent themselves, say experts. Most companies here are old family-run entities. This makes the managers risk-averse, says Dharam Mahajan, chairman of Meerut-based Sports Goods Export Promotion Council. “Besides, the industry is largely dominated by small-scale units and the city faces a lot of larger infrastructure challenges.”
However, like many others who have their offices and facilities along the narrow and pot-holed Suraj Kund Road, he is hopeful that the new 14-lane Meerut-Delhi Expressway will boost business for the city’s sports goods makers.
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Register NowLeading Herbal Medicines Manufacturers in India – North India Life Sciences Private Limited is a leading GMP approved herbal medicines manufacturers & suppliers in India. The company has well-renowned for high-quality herbal formulation, unique monopoly marketing strategies and on-time delivery policy. North India Life Sciences boast of a huge network of franchise partners support across the world due to our quality centric approach and all this at very affordable prices. We are the well-known herbal medicines manufacturers in Karnal, Haryana (India). Our high-quality supplements are renowned for pure and natural ingredients which help us to attain the attention of some herbal products manufacturing companies to fulfill the requirement of the herbal industry. All of our supplements undergo a thorough process of manufacturing formulations which benefit on the great level to the body, mind, and emotions of the patients. Apart from this, we take care of the fastest delivery process with a very short span of time. We always manufacture the medicines by keeping in mind the secure and healthy treatment of people. Our laboratory specialists always test the drug in the lab to check the quality of ingredients and healing intensity of the medicines.
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Herbal Medicines Suppliers – At North India Life Sciences (Top Herbal Medicines Suppliers in India), we have employed highly-skilled and experienced researchers and experts who have years of expertise in the selection, preparation and formulation of ingredients to produce best herbal supplements for restoring health and balance. In India, the traditional Ayurveda expertise and knowledge have been traditionally preserved from generations to generations for thousands of years. As the reputed herbal medicines suppliers, we supply our products to the distributors across India, and they further deliver these products to the retailers and wholesalers to reach the consumer market. We have own gardens and farms and follow a sustainable and organic procedure of farming and harvesting.
One of the leading Herbal Products Manufacturers in Karnal, Haryana (India)
North India Life Sciences Private Limited is one of the most growing herbal products manufacturers throughout the country. Conferring the herbal products to the layman with an appreciable quality is the only aim for our team of goers. Along with our customers, we are well known in delivering the best products to our other companions dealing with Ayurvedic herbal products throughout the country. The top herbal products manufacturers in India are performing as the leader brand in herbal medicines for many years to serve the humanity with safe and best medicines. Our herbal products manufacturing plant/unit is the place where we generate a vast range of herbal medicines to cure the disease from the root. Manufacturing process of North India Life Sciences Private Limited basically is a combination of several quality processes which ensure the quality and credibility of our production.
You can simply rely on the best herbal products manufacturers in India. In addition, herbal supplements by us are widely used to treat many health problems such as skin infections, eczema, asthma, migraine, arthritis, chronic fatigue, and premenstrual syndrome. Herbal supplements are popularly known as an effective remedy to cure cancer and kidney diseases. As per the various research reports, it has found that 90 percent people use herbs to get relief from arthritis and chronic urinary diseases also. Therefore herbal products are also widely employed in the treatment of worst health conditions of a patient.
Top-notch Herbal Medicine Manufacturing Company in India
The production of manufacturing the products at our herbal medicine manufacturing company goes through various quality tests. We have a team of professionals and medicines experts which raises an assurance that the end product will be provided with the expected and high quality. As we believe in bestowing the natural products so utilizing purity of nature is our expertise. North India Life Sciences embellish the quality of our medicines with the raw material taken by the freshness of nature as many of farmers are associated with us to serve the best herbs which further take place as the end product. Being a prevalent herbal medicine manufacturing company in India, it becomes our duty to endow the durable and sustainable medicines. North India Life Sciences is a top-notch herbal products company in India which engaged in herbal products/medicines manufacturing from its Karnal, Haryana based plant.
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North India Life Sciences is a popular best GMP certified herbal products manufacturing company in India. Real-time efforts and dedication of our team of experts made us one of the best herbal medicines manufacturers in India. The quality of our products speaks for the evolvement of venture we are running for years. To serve every nook of our country with the best herbal medicines we have started a franchise program. We are offering the franchise to the candidates who have an aspiration to work with us and grow with us. Adding the best composition to the products while manufacturing is our routine task and this enhancement in the quality ensures the growth of our franchise owners. To be one of the proud herbal products manufacturing company, our aim is to deliver high-quality products to the patients.
Herbal Products Manufacturing Company in India – The supply of the products will be rapid and unstoppable. Get the franchise offered by us and replicate your growth again and again. Be a part of the team of competent and dexterous people and polish your venture. In today’s era of fast and modern lifestyle, we are rapidly losing the immune power of body and holistically, consuming the strong medicines which can lead us to the harmful side effects. By keeping this in mind, North India Life Sciences have arrived with the safest herbal medicines to serve our customers better. Distributors who are associated with us are making a huge profit by having their own monopoly rights. You can expand your venture in your territory as much as you desire.
Some of the high-quality supplements we manufacture are included:
• Herbal Capsules
• Herb Granules
• Herbal Cough Syrup
• Herbal Tablets
• Herb Ointments
• Skin Care, Health Care, Hair Care, Honey Based Products, SPA Range Herbs
• Herb Granules
• Herbal Cough Syrup
• Herbal Tablets
• Herb Ointments
• Skin Care, Health Care, Hair Care, Honey Based Products, SPA Range Herbs
Our cosmetic products contain skin healing properties, so these supplements are widely preferred by the people in the treatment of pimples, reducing skin blemishes, and for anti-aging treatment as well. These days, people are aware of the chemical reaction and side effects of the allopathic medicine, so they prefer to buy herbal products to get cured without getting any side effect on the body. We always take care of the production and manufacturing of the natural drugs, and we have own organic farms to grow herbal plants. Moreover, in the research and manufacturing lab of North India Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., we have installed high-class advanced machinery which helps us to produce herbal medicines in bulk and enable us to fulfill the demand of our products on a large scale.
Apart from the above, our primary objective is to deliver high-quality supplements on time at affordable prices so that every single person can enjoy a healthy life with us!
To become a franchise of the best herbal products in India, we invite you to fill up the inquiry form or contact Mr. Anup Bhardwaj at +91-8685844444, +91-8950311000.