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VANASPATI GHEE INDUSTRY
The Vanaspati ghee industry is based mainly on the production of
groundnut. This industry is not very big, as the oilseeds for the country are
brought from other states. The Vanaspati ghee units are situated at Amritsar,
Ludhiana, Khanna, Doraha and Rajpura.
WOOLEN
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Woolen textile
industries are situated at Amritsar, Ludhina and Dhariwal.
HOSIERY INDUSTRY
Punjab leads the whole of the country in the manufacture of hosiery products.
Most of these units are located in Ludhiana. This industry is a major foreign
exchange earner.
SPORTS GOODS INDUSTRY
The sports goods industry of Punjab became well known only after 1947.
Jalandhar is the main centre for the production of sports goods. This industry
play a major part in earning foreign exchange.
ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES
In the absence of basic minerals, the heavy engineering industry is almost
absent in the state.
a. BICYCLES:
Punjab now ranks at the top of the bicycle industry. Main centres are
Ludhiana and Rajpura.
b. SEWING MACHINES:
Punjab not only fulfils the home requirements for sewing machines but also
exports the same. Ludhiana and Bassi Pathana are important centres for the
production of sewing machines and machine parts.
c. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
AND MACHINE TOOL: The important centres for manufacture of agricultural implements are
Batala, Ludhiana, Phillaur, Jalandhar, Phagwara, Goraya and Amristar.
d. TRACTORS AND COMBINES:
The state has a tractor plant at Mohali and a combine harvester plant at Bhadson.
FEED INDUSTRY AND
CONCENTRATES
To develop livestock and
poultry industries, it is of utmost importance to
develop the feed industry on a priority basis. The possible sources of feed and
concentrates are oilseed cakes and the by-products of milling and the cereals.
WHEAT BRAN
This is a by-product of the roller flour mills and there are about 11 such
mills in the state.
OILSEED CAKES
The cotton seed is preferred as such by the farmers for feeding the milk
animals. Cotton seed is utilised for oil production which is a costly product
and is in great demand.
RICE MILLING
About 80 percent of the paddy produced in Punjab is marketed and processed in
different types of rice mills. There are about 2,200 hullers mostly in rural
area,148 shellers and 43 hullers-cum-shellers. The major by-products of rice
milling are two percent germ, five percent bran and 23 percent husk.
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