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Introduction to Industry
Concept Formation about Introduction of Industry
Have you ever wondered where all the smartphones, laptops come from? You go to a relevant
shop to purchase the product you want but from where does that product come into existence
in that particular shop? The shopkeeper purchases that product from his or her distributor and
the distributor purchases from the manufacturer. The manufacturer produces the final product
which is made available in the shop from the raw materials
Therefore the manufacturer is the origin of any product.
An industry is a group of many organizations involved in the production as well as in the
manufacturing or handling of the same type of product and service. All the industries are part
of the Secondary activity. The secondary or the manufacturing converts all the raw materials
into products of more value to the people.
Basically, the industry refers to the economic activities concerned with the production of the
goods, extraction of the services as well as provisions or services. Therefore one can say that
an industry is concerned with the following:
+ Production of a good that is steel energy.
* Extraction of the materials that are coal mining.
* Provisions for the services that are tourism.
* There are also emerging industries such as sunrise industries.
Classification of Industries in India
Raw MaterialsVedaniti,
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+ Agro-Based Industries - These industries use plants and also animal-based products as
their raw materials. For example food processing, vegetable oil, cotton textile, dairy
products, and also the leather industries.
* Mineral-Based Industries- The mineral-based industries are based on mining and use
mineral ore as the raw material. These industries also provide to other various industries
and they are used for heavy machinery as well as building materials.
* Marine-Based Industries- These industries use raw materials from the sea or the ocean.
For example- fish oil
+ Forest-Based Industries - The Forest-based industries use their raw materials from the
forest like wood. The industries connected with the forests are paper, pharmaceutical,
and furniture.
Size
The size of industries is measured by how much money is invested, employee count, and also
the goods produced.
+ Small-Scale Industries - The small-scale industries have less capital and technology
invested in them. There is often manual labor noticed here. For example, Basket Weaving,
pottery, and handicrafts.
* Large-Scale Industries - The large-scale industries are totally the opposite of that of
small-scale industries and here the capital invested is large and advanced technology is
in use here. For Example, automobiles and also Heavy Machinery.
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* Private Sector - Private industries are businesses that are owned and also operated by an
individual or a group of individuals.
Public Sector - Public industries are owned and also managed by the government. For
example, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
+ Joint Sector Industries - Joint sector industries are jointly operated by the state and
individuals. For example, Maruti Udyog.
* Cooperative Sector Industries - Cooperative industries are operated by the suppliers, the
producers, or the workers of raw material. For example, Amul India.
Industrial Distribution in India
Iron and Steel Industry
The iron and steel industries are known as the feeders of all other industries because the
products of these industries are used as raw materials in other industries.
The input includes raw materials such as iron ore, labor, capital, and also other infrastructure.
Iron ore is converted into steel by various processes.
Finally, the output is steel which is the basic material needed in every other industry.
Textile Industry
The textile industry is one of the oldest industries in the world which was revolutionized during
British rule in India. There are very few demanded fibers such as Muslins from Dhaka Chintzes
and Calicos, Gold wrought cotton from Surat, Burhanpur, and Vadodara.
The very famous cloth type which was exported across the countries of Egypt, China etc is the
famous Block-printed cotton fabrics from Gujarat. During the prevalence of the Barter system,
north Indian silks were exchanged to get their Western Spices. It was even exported in large
quantities through the Silk route of China. Textile manufacturing was a largely widespread field
during the Mughal Empire. From simple Opium dyed clothes to khadi, India has a long history of
Textiles.
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Information technology deals with the storage, processing, and distribution of information and
it has gained global attention. India started IT services in Mumbai in 1967. This came into
existence with the creation of Tata Consultancy Services. The Tata Consultancy Services
officially collaborated with Burroughs, which brought an initiation to IT export services. In the
world of economics, India is the largest exporter of IT. It constitutes about 79% of the total
revenue. The major information technology hubs in India are:
* Bangalore
Bangalore is Indias’ biggest tech hub. It records 38% of the total IT exports making a net
worth of $45 billion to India and is thus called the “Silicon Valley of India".
+ Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the largest bioinformatics company in India. Remarkable tech troops
include Accenture, Amazon, Deloitte, Tata Consultancy Services, Microsoft, HCL
Technologies, Oracle Corporation, Google, Qualcomm, Dell, Cognizant,
* Chennai
Chennai is the third-largest exporter of IT. TIDEL Park in Chennai was recognized as the
largest IT park built in Asia.
* Pune
Rajiv Gandhi infotech park worth 2600 billion is located in Pune.
* Delhi NCR
Cities like Gurgoan and Noida in Delhi have contributed to the techno industries of the
world on a notable scale.
Classification of Agro-Based IndustriesVedaniti,
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Agro-based industries can be classified into two categories- first the food processing industries
and second the nonfood processing industries. Food processing industries generally deal with
the preservation of perishable products as well as the utilization of by-products for other
purposes. Indias’ capital income and dependency are on agriculture. Thus its significance is
also equally high. The economic statistics report of India states that about 18% of the GDP is
coming from the agricultural sector. People from different shades of the country are depending
on agriculture for their living. However, it is apparently visible that the share of the population
working in this humble industry is decreasing day by day. So India is not very far from facing
scarcity in case people are putting their efforts into cultivation and raw material production.
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