Chapter 5- INDUSTRIES.

(a)     Old-time industries, Reasons for decay of those industries and the rise of new ones.

(b)     Power : Hydro-electric and thermal stations.  Other sources of power supply.

(c)     Industries and manufacturers of the District.

(i) Mining and Heavy industries, e.g., collieries, ship-building industries, manufacture of machine tools automobiles, etc.,

(ii) Large-scale industries, e.g., textile mills, jute mills, sugar factories, etc.,

(iii) Small-scale industries e.g., rice mills, beedi factories, etc.

(iv) Cottage industries, e.g., handloom weaving, mat-making cutlery and furniture manufacture, etc.

(v) Industrial arts, e.g., Kashmir shawls, coir works of Travancore, Sandal-wood carvings of Mysore, etc.

 Note: In respect of each of the industries, the following particulars may be given: the location of the factories, when they were started.  Number of persons employed, capital investment, wages, sources of supply of raw materials, significant features in the manufacturing process, finished products and their marketing.  More important of the industries may be considered individually, while the others may be treated under appropriate groups.  Special mention may be made of State or Municipal management of industries and also of co-operative ownership and management of industries.  Under the head “Industrial Arts” , the manufacture of articles which transcend purely utility considerations and reach the realm of art may be mentioned.

                  (d) Industrial potential and plans for future development.

                  (e) Labour and employers organisations.

                  (f) Welfare of industrial Labour : General conditions of industrial labour and wage levels.  Implementation of laws relating to old-age and sickness insurance, educational benefits, medical facilities, etc.  Special and Praiseworthy steps taken by industrialists in respect of labour welfare.