Micro Notes Manufacturing Industries
Micro Notes Manufacturing Industries
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
Proximity of the jute producing areas Reason behind shift & concentrationof
Inexpensive water transport. mills in the southern & westernstates
Supported by good network of other
Cane produced here has a higher
transports to facilitate movement of
sucrose content.
raw materials to mills.
Cooler climate also ensures a longer
Abundant water for processing raw
crushing season
jute
Success of the cooperatives in these
Cheap labour from West Bengal and
states.
adjoining states of Bihar, Odisha &
Uttar Pradesh Mineral Based Industries
Kolkata urban centre: Provides Iron & Steel Industry
banking, insurance & port facilities for 1. Basic industry- all other industries
export of jute goods. depend on it for their machinery.
First jute mill was set up near Kolkata in 2. Steel is needed to manufacture a variety
1855 at Rishra. of engineering goods, defence, medical,
After Partition in 1947, 3/4th of the jute etc.
producing area went to Bangladesh 3. Production & consumption of steel is
(erstwhile East Pakistan). often regarded as the index of a
country’s development.
Sugar Industry
4. Iron ore, coking coal & limestone are
1. India second largest producer sugar, required in the ratio of approximately 4 :
but first largest producer of gur and 2 : 1. Some quantities of manganese are
khandsari. also required to harden the steel.
2. Raw material used- bulky, and in Chota Nagpur Plateau and Iron & Steel
haulage its sucrose content reduces. Industry
3. Mills Located : Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
Maximum Concentration at Chota Nagpur
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu,
Plateau. Why?
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab,
1. Low coast iron ore
Haryana & Madhya Pradesh (60%
2. High Grade raw material
located in UP & Bihar)
3. Cheap labour
Mumbai, Pune , Chennai, Kolkata , gases, such as sulphur dioxide & carbon
39. 43.
Processing of cloth is expensive and An integral steel plant is larger than mini
machinery used in outdated. steel plant.
The cotton industry is an agro-based Mini steel plant uses steel scrap and
industry. Prices depends on the price of sponge iron while integrated steel plant
raw material. use basic raw materials.
World class spinning but low quality of Mini steel plant produces mild and alloy
fabric resulting to high price. steel while integrated steel plant
40. produces only steel.
Proximity of the jute producing areas. 44.