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Industry
The industrial sector is the fastest growing sector in the State.
It has registered an average rate of growth of about 8% during 1991-97.
The major industrial centers of Punjab are Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar,
Batala, Pathankot, Phagwara, Gobindgarh, Rajpura, Mohali,
Bathinda and Patiala.
State’s industries are concentrated largely in
the metals, fabricating, textiles, hosiery, yarn, sports goods, hand
tools, bicycles and light engineering goods. The output of some
important industrial items is given below.
Output of Some
Industrial Products
|
Item |
Unit |
1980-81 |
1995-96 |
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Cotton
Cloth |
Million
meters |
7.3 |
36.0 |
|
Jerseys/Pullovers |
Millions |
9.68 |
16.48 |
| Bicycles |
Millions |
2.36 |
5.08 |
|
Tractors |
Thousands |
6.21 |
23.18 |
Source: "Economic Survey of
Punjab", Economic Adviser to Punjab Government,
Chandigarh
Punjab's industrial sector
consists of a large number of small-scale industries, which are
especially active in the fields of hosiery, knitwear, hand tools, metal
fabrication and bicycle parts. The number of small-scale units (defined
as units with fixed investment below Rs.30 million) and the number of
large and medium industries in the State are given
below.
Production ,investment and Employment in
Industrial Units
|
|
Small-scale
Industries |
Large and Medium
Industries |
|
1980-81 |
1995-96 |
1980-81 |
1995-96 |
|
Number of Units
(Units) |
43,300 |
191,100 |
228 |
526 |
|
Fixed Investment (Rs.
millions) |
3,320 |
21,820 |
7,270 |
78,000 |
|
Employment
(Thousands) |
265 |
799 |
109 |
206 |
|
Production (Rs.
millions) |
11,180 |
95,000 |
11,410 |
180,000 |
Source: "Economic Survey of
Punjab", Economic Adviser to Punjab Government,
Chandigarh
Energy
The per-capita consumption of electricity in Punjab
is higher than any other State in the country. In 1995-96, this figure
was 744 units (kWh). The installed power generation capacity in the
State is now 3523 MW and is likely to increase to 4151 MW by the end of
1998-99 with the commissioning of the Ranjit Sagar Dam and the Lehra
Mohabbat Thermal Power Plant near Bathinda. A new thermal power plant is
being is being set up at Goindwal, district Amritsar by an independent
power producer in the private sector. It will have a capacity of 800
MW.
The total electrical energy availability in the State during
1997-98 is estimated at 22.37 billion kWh. This is a little short of the
total demand. The shortage is experienced in the peak agricultural
season during June-July, and is met by purchasing power from other
States.
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