On the basis of raw material
According to role
Classification of Industries
Basis of Capital
Investment
Basis of ownership
Based on weight of raw materials
Agro based: cotton, jute, sugar, rubber etc.
Mineral based:
Iron and steel, cement
, alumini um, petroch emicals
Basic
Industr y: Iron and steel,
Copper and
Alumini um smeltin g
Consu mer
Industr y:
Sugar, paper, electro nics, soap
Small
Scale
Industr y: If the investe d capital is upto
Rs. one crore, then the industr y is called a small scale industr y.
Large
Scale
Industr y: If the investe d capital is more than Rs. one crore, then the industr y is called a large scale industr y.
Public
Sector:
These industri es are owned and operate d by govern ment agencie s, e.g.
SAIL,
BHEL,
ONGC, etc.
Private
Sector:
These industri es are owned and operate d by individu als or a group of individu als, e.g.
TISCO,
Relianc e,
Mahind ra, etc.
Joint
Sector:
These industri es are jointly owned by the govern ment and individu als or a group of individu als, e.g.
Oil
India
Limited
.
ers or supplier s of raw materia ls, workers or both.
The resourc es are pooled by each stakeho lder and profits
Cooper ative
Sector:
These industri es are owned and operate d by the produc or losses are shared proport ionately
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Heavy
Industri es: Iron and steel
Light
Industri es:
Electro nics