Factors that influence industry in India Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What are the stats on industry in India?
A
- 14th in the world for industrial output
- employs 17% of the workforce
- only 2% employed in industry in 1947 when India gained independence from Britain
2
Q
Where was industry located at first?how and why did the government expand it?
A
- kolkata,Mumbai , chennai
- expanded to rural parts to prevent outward migration as 70% lived in rural
- invested in coal craft industry eg weaving
3
Q
How educated is India and what advantages does its level of education have?
A
- more third level graduates than Canada and the USA combined
- 40% of graduates have science/engineering degrees
- they can employ graduates for less than a third of the cost of American or European workers
- makes India attractive to multinational companies
- Bangalore= India’s Silicon Valley: Microsoft is there
4
Q
How did the government improve industry in India ?
A
- introduced policy of industrialisation
- built software parks and improve infrastructure
- economic zones were introduces that offered tax breaks to companies
5
Q
What raw materials are in Kolkata?
A
- coal and iron
- Bihar has largest iron and steel company in the world( tata)
- they are the tenth largest steel producers in the world
6
Q
How is electricity produced?
A
- coal provides 60%
- HEP from water flowing form the Himalayas
7
Q
Why is the footwear industry strong in India
A
- 21% of the worlds cattle, provides leather
- slaughterhouses only legal in Kerala and West Bengal
- Versace, guess and DKNY source leather from here
