Classification of Industries | Industry | Geography of India ~ Civil Services Self Study

Industries can be classified on the basis of raw materials, size, and ownership.

Based on the raw materials;

Industry uses raw materials for making finished goods, the following are the types of industry based on the raw materials uses:

Agro-Based Industries:

Agro-based industries use plant and animal-based products as raw materials for processing. The following are the types of ago-based industries.

Mineral Based Industries:

These industries use mineral ores as their raw materials. These are Primary Industries because their industries feed other Industries.

For Example,

Chemical Based Industries:

The following are the chemical-based industries:

Marines Based Industries:

These industries use raw materials from marine products such as fish and seaweeds.

For examples,

Forest-based Industries:

These industries use Forest as raw materials. The following are the forest-based industries:

Based on the size:

Size means the amount of capital invested, the number of people employed and the volume of production., industries can be divided into four parts:

Small Industries:

Products are made up of Hands and artisans.

Less use of Capital and technology

Examples:

Large Industries:

The volume of production is high.

High Capital and technology required

For examples,

Based on the ownership:

Industries can be classified into the following :

Private Industries are owned by the individual; for Example, Tata Company

State Own or public sectors:

Own by the government or the public, for example, Steel Authority of India Limited.

Joint Sectors:

Cooperative Sectors:

Industries are owned and operated by producers and suppliers of raw materials, workers, or both.
For example, Anand Milk Union Limited(Amul)
Sudha Dairy.

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