List of 20 Major Industries of India

Major Industries of India

India is a rapid developing country. Since freedom it has achieved outstandingly in industrial sectors. Some of the foremost industries are mentioned below.


1. Iron and Steel (First Plant : Jharkhand By : Jamshedji Ta­ta Sakchi in 1907)

2. Cotton Industries (First Industries : Mumbai By : Cawassji Dawar in 1854 AD)

3. Sugar Industries (First sugar plant : Marhowrah (Bihar) By : Saranin 1904.)

4. Jute Industries (First Jute industries : Risra (Kolkata) in 1859 AD.)

5. Paper Industries (First modern paper industries : Lucknow in 1879 AD.)

6. Cement Industries (First cement factory : Chennai in 1904 AD)

7. Aluminium Industries (First Aluminium factory : J. K. Nagar (W. Bengal) in 1937 AD.)

8. Chemical Fertilizer Industries (First chemical industries : Ranipet (Tamil Madu) in the year 1906.)

9. Engineering Industries

10. Railway Industries

11. Ship Building

12. Aircraft Building

13. Automobile Industries

14. Cycle Industries (First cycle industry : Mumbai in 1938.)

15. Glass Industries

16. Leather Industries

17. Woollen Industries

18. Silk Industries

19. Medicine Industries

20. Rubber Industries