May 28, 2020
Tobacco contributes a major percentage of the total
The study, however, did not consider other areas of the tobacco sector Self-clinching such as health issues. It
cuts across a diverse set of constituents across its entire value chain,"
Assocham said. Tobacco contributes a major percentage of the total value of
commercial crops in India generating huge socio- economic benefits in terms of
agricultural employment, farm incomes, revenue generation and foreign exchange
earnings. On the farming conditions, the report said tobacco is produced in the
worst farming belts of the country with poor soil quality unfit to grow many
other crops.The tobacco sector is ranged from farmers, who are involved in its
cultivation, along with farm workers and labourers, processing units,
transporters, trade channel, manufacturing units, brand owners as well as to the
exports operations, the chamber said.5 million workers in processing,
manufacturing and exports and 7.India is a leading tobacco exporter with exports
of leaf tobacco and tobacco products contributing Rs 6,000 crore annually. The
cascading effects of the socio-economic benefits of the tobacco industry on
other sectors of the economy have been overlooked by the studies which were done
so far," the Director claimed."While doing this, the benefits accrued to all the
stakeholders in the value chain have been taken into consideration.57 crore
people." Indian tobaccos are exported to over 100 countries.The previous studies
also did not assess the compounding effect of tobacco sector on livelihoods of
people, who indirectly earn, such as people engaged in packaging, warehousing,
flavour and fragrance, paper, jute, mentha, areca nut, transporters along with
input industries like fertilisers and pesticides, the report said.India produces
tobaccos of different grades and types for various end users, providing a
one-stop shop for different styles, qualities and price ranges for global
customers.2 million workers in retailing and trading," the study said. "Out of
the total net exports, the non-manufactured tobacco has a significant share
amounting to Rs 4,173 crore and the balance of around Rs 1,830 crore includes
tobacco products like cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes," the report
said. TARI Director Kshama V Kaushik said for the first time the economic
contribution made by the tobacco sector to Indias economy has been quantified.
(Photo: File) Guwahati: In its latest study on the economic aspect of tobacco,
industry chamber Assocham has found that the sector contributes a whopping Rs
11,79,498 crore to Indian economy and provides jobs to an estimated 4.Conducted
by the Thought Arbitrage Research Institute (TARI) on behalf of the Assocham,
the study said the figures were arrived at by measuring the total cumulative
intrinsic economic value generated by the sector over the years. The Assocham
study said, "India accounts for five per cent value share of the USD 12 billion
global tobacco leaf export trade."There is established data that India is a
leading tobacco exporter with exports of leaf tobacco and tobacco products
contributing around Rs 6,000 crore annually in terms of foreign exchange to the
government."Tobacco growing is highly labour intensive, yet remunerative
compared to food crops.Tobacco contributes a major percentage of the total value
of commercial crops in India generating huge socio- economic benefits in terms
of agricultural employment, farm incomes, revenue generation and foreign
exchange earnings.7 million people in India depend on the tobacco sector for
their livelihoods. It comprises six million farmers, 20 million farm labours,
four million leaf pluckers, 8. It can grow on soil of poor fertility and can
withstand variations in weather conditions better than other crops, especially
in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat," it added."It has been
well known that about 45."Tobacco sector was chosen as the subject of the study
because of its spread right from the farms to the local and the international
markets
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