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MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS
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MANUFACTURE OF AERATED WATERS
The following statement shows the number of persons employed in the manufacture of aerated and mineral waters during the census years from 1921 to 1961.
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Year |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Names of occupations as stated in respective Censuses |
1921 |
— |
— |
— |
Manufacture of aerated fand mineral waters and ice |
1931 |
1 |
1 |
— |
-do- |
1951 |
25 |
25 |
— |
Manufacture of aerated and mineral waters and other beverages |
1961 |
59 |
59 |
— |
Production of aerated and mineral waters |
The statement shows that the occupation provided employment opportunities to a very small number of persons. Manufacturing of aerated and mineral waters is a seasonal occupation as the demand for aerated waters is seasonal.
The sample survey of three manufacturing units showed that the raw materials used by them were composed of sugar, milk, essences, colours, citric acid, gas, etc. The units expended on these items on an average about Rs. 200 per month. The initial capital investment was fairly large and was required for the purchase of equipment, such as soda water machine, its value varying from Rs. 200 to Rs. 450, a water cooler, valued at Rs. 2,500, ice-cream pots, freezer, bottle feeding machine, a large stock of bottles, etc. The surveyed units employed three or four persons, and an average worker was paid Rs. 40 per month.
The business was generally brisk during summer season due to increased demand for cold drinks. The earnings of the surveyed units ranged between Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 4,000 per year.
The manufactured products of the units were soda, lemonade, ginger, other aerated varieties as well as ice-cream.
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