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On the Basis of Ownership Agro-based Industries
Based on ownership, we can have the private These industries utilise agricultural based products
sector, public sector, joint sector and cooperative as raw materials to make finished products. Cotton
sector industries. textile, sugar, vegetables oils, food processing,
dairy products and leather industries are some of
Private Sector Industries
the examples.
Industries in which production is owned, Mineral-based Industries
governed and controlled by individuals or a group
of people are private sector industries. For Industries that drive their materials from minerals
example, Tata Iron and Steel, Reliance Industries are called mineral-based industries. They depend
Company and Bajaj Auto. on minerals ores for raw materials. These
industries work as a feeder to other industries. For
example, iron and steel industry is considered as
basic industry because it
provides base to other
industries such as heavy
Public Sector Industries machines, building
Industries which are owned and materials and railway
managed by the government at the coaches manufacturing
central or state level, is public industry.
sector industries. For example, Oil Forest-based Industries
and Natural Gas Cooperation
These industries use forest products as raw
Limited (ONGC), Bhilai Steel Plant
and State Bank of India (SBI). material. For example, paper, timber and
handicrafts.
Joint Sector Industries
Pastoral-based Industries
Industries which are managed
jointly by the government and the Industries which depend upon the animals for raw
material are called pastoral-based industries. Milk,
private sector are joint sector
meat, leather and wool are some of the animal
industries. For example, Bharat
Aluminium Company (BALCO) and products on which these industries are based.
Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL). Marine-based Industries

Cooperative Sector Industries Seas/oceans provide raw materials to marine-
based industries. Industries processing sea food,
Industries which are manufacturing fish oil etc. are marine-based
owned and
industries.
managed equally by
a group of people Quiz Time
(for their mutual Differentiate between :
benefit) who might
be the producers, 1. Small-scale and large-scale industries.
suppliers or workers. For example, Anand Milk 2. Primary and secondary industries.
Union Limited, Sudha Dairy, Cotton Handloom 3. Public sector and private sector industries.
Cooperative and Sugar Cooperatives.
On the Basis of Raw Materials FACTORS AFFECTING LOCATION OF INDUSTRIES

On the basis of raw materials we can classify the The development of industries depends on a
industries into different categories : number of factors. Such factors are :
Manufacturing Industries
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