manufacturing industries Flashcards
economic strength of a country is measured by?
the development of manufacturing industries
why is manufacturing sector the backbone of development?
- modernise agriculture
- reduce heavy DEPENDENCE on agricultural income
- create employment
- reduce regional disparities
- export and import expands trade and commerce
- brings in FOREIGN EXCHANGE
- finished goods have higher value => prosperity
Agriculture and industries move hand in hand. how?
- agro-industries give major boost to agriculture
- agro-industries raise its productivity
- industries manufacture products like irrigation pumps, fertilisers, insecticides, etc that make agriculture efficient
factors affecting industrial locations
- availability of raw materials
- cheap labour
- capital
- power
- close proximity to markets
agglomeration economies
- cities provide markets, banking, transport, labour, etc
- industries come together to make use of these advantages
- the urban centres are called agglomeration economies
cooperative sector:
- owned and operated by producers, supplier or workers.
- pool in resources and share profits and losses proportionately
features of the self-reliant industry
- contributes significantly
- complete in value chain
features of cotton textiles
- setback due to mill made cloth from england
- initially conc in maharashtra and gujarat
- supports other industries
cotton processes and their locations
spinning: gujarat and maharashtra and tamil nadu
weaving decentralised therefore scope for incorporating traditional designs
why are jute mills in the banks of hugli river?
- proximity of jute producing areas
- inexpensive water transport
- good network of railways etc
- abundant water
- cheap labour
- kolkata: urban centre
why sugar industries are in maharashtra
- high sucrose content
- cooler climate
- longer crushing season
- successful cooperatives
steel production is….
index of a country’s development
why are steel and iron called heavy industries
- heavy and bulky
- heavy transport costs
max conc of iron plants
chhotanagpur plateau
why india cannot produce steel & iron at full potential:
- high costs and limited availability of coking coal
- lower productivity of labour
- irregular supply of energy
- poor infrastructure
