Sugar industry is decentralized and located near the sugarcane growing areas as they are weight loosing and bulky to transport. Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of sugar, producing about % of the country’s total. Other major producers are Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh states. These states account for more than % of the sugar mills and sugar production.
Forest Based Industries Forest provide us with different types of material which are used as raw material for certain industries like paper, lac, sports goods, plywood etc. a) Paper Industry Paper Industry produces numerous types of papers that caters to various uses, such as sheet paper, paper boxes, tissues, paper bags, stationery, envelopes and printed-paper products such as books, periodicals, and newspapers. In India the Soft wood is the principal raw material used for making paper especially newsprint and high class printing papers. Paper is the prerequisite for education and literacy and its use is an index of advancement in these two fields, as well as the overall well being of the society.
The first paper mill of India was started in at Serampore in West Bengal. CSTRI is the only research institute in the country dedicated to the Research & Developmental activities related to silk technology. CSTRI was established in the year by the Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India having headquarter at Bengaluru.
India - Resources and Industries The first successful effort was made in with the setting up of the Royal Bengal Paper Mills at Ballyganj near Kolkata. The raw materials for paper industry includes wood pulp, bamboo, salai and sabai grasses, waste paper and bagasse. West Bengal is the largest producer of paper in the country followed by Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. National Newsprint and Paper Mills (NEPA) is at Nepanagar in Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh.
Mineral Based Industries Mineral based industries use both metallic & non metallic minerals as raw materials. The major mineral based industry