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In 2023, the Indian wedding industry was the second largest in the world, with over 80 lakh weddings and an estimated value of $130 billion. It's also India's fourth largest industry, with an estimated value of Rs 4.74 trillion in 2023, a 26.4% incre

In fiscal 2023-2024, the Indian wedding market reached a whopping $130 billion (around Rs 10 lakh crore), second only to the food and grocery sector in the overall $681 billion retail market.

India expects 48 lakh weddings in the next two months; may generate Rs 6 lakh crore in business: CAIT

India's textile industry is the country's second largest employer after agriculture, and employs up to 10.5 crore people. It also supports livelihoods for 5.8 million cotton farmers and 40–50 million people involved in other activities.

According to a report by brokerage firm Jefferies, the size of the Indian wedding industry is around Rs 10 lakh crore. This is almost double the size of the US wedding industry. However, it is smaller than China.

The National Highways network increased by 60% from 91,287 km in 2014 to 1,46,145 km in the year 2023. India has about 66.71 lakh km of road network, which is the second largest in the world after us.

India's fertilizer industry has grown consistently since 2014, with a 9.6% increase in production in 2023. The industry is expected to grow to a market size of Rs 1.38 lakh crore by 2032.

Digital payments are growing: In FY 2023-24, digital payments in India were valued at Rs. 2,428 lakh crores, up from Rs. 1,370 lakh crores in FY 2017-18.

Direct Tax collections for FY 2024-25 as of 17 September, 2024 Net Collections, YOY comparison Corporate Tax : ₹4.53 lakh crore, up 10.5% Personal Income Tax : ₹5.15 lakh crore, up 18.8% STT : ₹26,154 crore, up 96% Other Taxes : ₹1,812 crore, up

The central government has collected GST of ₹ 1.82 lakh crore in November 2024. This GST collection is 8.5% more than the GST collection in November last year. In November 2023, the government has collected GST of ₹ 1.68 lakh crore.