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Article material. Smithers Pira (UK based firm) expects the Larsen & Toubro for various type of packaging global market for flexible packaging is forecast to machinery. The Indian Packaging machinery grow at an annual average rate of 3.4% during the imports are $125 million. period 2015-2020, reaching $248 billion. Indian packaging industry is growing at a rate of about With the poignant growth of the packaging 15-18 percent annually. The exponential growth is industry, employment is also generated. “Make also attributed due to increase in working women in India” mission initiated by Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, aims to convert India and advent of fast on-door delivery of food items and into global manufacturing hub. The mission will other products which is triggered by home-grown enhance the infrastructure by bringing in foreign e-commerce companies like Snapdeal, Flipkart, investors. The 'Make in India' campaign will PayTM etc. E-commerce is now a booming sector trigger the Manufacturing industry which will in India, and depends on corrugated packages, further trigger the consumption of packaging which is expected to further aid the growth in the material. This in turn will bring direct demand packaging industry for packaging development executives, supply The major contributors of Indian Packaging chain professionals, quality controllers and Industry are Uflex, Essel propack, Balmers factory managers. An export-oriented plastic Lawrie & company limited, Max India. Ltd, Ester cluster has been proposed to be set up at an Industries etc. The emergence of in-house FMCG investment of over Rs 100 crore in Lucknow. India manufacturers such as Baba Ramdev’s Patnajali Industries Association (IIA) in collaboration with has caused a stir in the packaged consumer goods CIPET will set up this cluster. Cluster has already sector. The company comprises of 12 successful generated interest amongst 200 industrialists running units including units for Packaging material and entrepreneurs and is expected to generate and Containers. The company’s co-packaging direct employment opportunity for ~2,500 youth. facility are Tetra Pak and Volpack. Patanjali The Indian industry has the potential to increase employs more than 6000 labourers, more than 400 considerably. High growth in retail packaging, sales staff, 300 technically qualified employees and pipes, bulk packaging and agricultural use has provided more than 2.0 lac indirect employment. triggered the polymer demand thus increasing the The company reported Rs. 5000 crore net sale in employment opportunities. the business year that ended on 31 March, 2016 Indian packaging Industry is evolving and and expects Rs. 10,000 crore net sale in the next growing every year. The industry is carving its own year. Baba Ramdev’s initiative has changed the niche by introducing innovative ideas, sustainable syntax of the FMCG business as he aims Rs. One solutions by adoption of new technologies and Trillion ($14.9 billion) net sale in coming 10 years. eco-friendly solutions. The incessant growth of the industry is due to sharp rise in end-user industry, As the reported by Pack Pluss 2016, the Indian Packaging Industry is expected to triple dynamically changing lifestyles, availability of to around $60 billion in next five years. Indian feedstock and focus on manufacturing. packaging machinery are growing rapidly *Corresponding Author & Asstt. Professor, comprising of approximately 600-700 machinery Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Science (University of manufacturers, 95% of which are small and Delhi) medium sector located all over India. Some of the major domestic equipment manufacturer suppliers are Flex Engineering Ltd., (Noida), ITW Signode India Ltd. (Hyderabad), Print Pack Machinery Ltd. (Faridabad), Eagle Manufacturing Co. (Mumbai), 42 Laghu Udyog Samachar