MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

MANUFACTURE OF AERATED WATERS

Factories manufacturing aerated waters are very few in the district. This is a seasonal occupation, as the product has purely a seasonal demand. One such factory of a large size was located in the district.

The raw-materials required for the manufacturing units comprised fruit-juice, saccharine, citric acid, colours, ice, essences, etc., the average expenditure on such items being about Rs. 300. Manufacturing of aerated waters required considerable capital in-vestment in machines such as a cooler costing about Rs. 7,000; a soda water hand machine, valued at Rs. 500 and 2 cylinders worth Rs. 1,800. The unit surveyed, operated the machines by using electricity.

The yearly expenditure towards the consumption of water, gas, electricity amounted to Rs. 1,000. The factory surveyed employed six workers paying Rs. 2 per day in the summer season to each of them. Its production consisted of cold-drinks like Soda, Lemon, Mangola, Orange, Pineapple, Ginger, etc. The gross earnings of the unit amounted to Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 5,000 per month especially during the summer season. The factory was housed in rented premises, the amount of rent paid annually being Rs. 875.

According to 1951 Census, 18 men were employed in 'Manu-facture of aerated waters and mineral waters and other beverages', According to 1961 Census 17 men were employed in this occupation, the enumeration being restricted to include only those engaged in the ' production of aerated and mineral waters'.

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