JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA
JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA
JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA
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City Development Plan for Agra City in the state of Uttar Pradesh under <strong>JNNURM</strong><br />
From the above table, it<br />
can be seen that the<br />
Fig 4.3: Distribution of SSI units<br />
maximum percentage of<br />
SSI units are in repairing<br />
& service industry. There<br />
Food products<br />
4.4%<br />
Beverages, Toba<br />
& Toba products<br />
0.1%<br />
Hosiery &<br />
garments<br />
12.6%<br />
Wood Products<br />
6.5%<br />
are also about 30,000<br />
households artisan units<br />
Repairing &<br />
Service Industry<br />
32.7%<br />
Paper products<br />
& Printing<br />
1.2%<br />
in the city. Agra city has<br />
Leather<br />
been the traditional seat<br />
of Iron Casting Products<br />
Miscellaneous<br />
Mfg.<br />
Products<br />
5.0%<br />
from the Mughal period.<br />
16.1%<br />
Rubber & Plastic<br />
Before 1993 there were Electrical<br />
3.7%<br />
approximately 250<br />
foundry units in the city<br />
but with the declaration of<br />
Machinery &<br />
ApparatusMachinery<br />
& Part<br />
1.2% Except Electrical<br />
4.8%<br />
Non-metallic<br />
mineral products<br />
Metal products<br />
6.5%<br />
3.2%<br />
Chemical &<br />
Chemical<br />
Products<br />
2.1%<br />
Taj Trapezium Zone in Source: DIC Agra<br />
1997-98 and<br />
implementation of strict pollution norms many industries were closed down. Now there are<br />
only 166 foundry units working in the city by adopting the environment friendly fuel.<br />
The shoe manufacturing industry in Agra exists mainly in the form of cottage industries.<br />
There are about 5,000 to 7,000 such units in Agra. Besides, there are about 200 exportoriented<br />
units. These employ more workers. In addition, there are mid-size manufacturing<br />
units, which can be classified as small-scale industries. Such units employ about 10 to 50<br />
workers. According to State government records, about 1.5 lakh pairs of shoes are<br />
manufactured a day in Agra by the cottage, small-scale and medium-scale footwear units<br />
together. About two lakh people work in the shoe industry in Agra.<br />
About 1.5 lakh pairs of shoes are manufactured in Agra per day by the cottage, small scale<br />
and medium scale footwear units. There are also a large number of ancillary industries,<br />
supporting footwear industries in Agra. About 65% of total domestic requirement of shoes in<br />
India is supplied from Agra.<br />
Agra is also famous for its Petha. Petha is manufactured by over 750 cottage units of the<br />
city and it has been the source of livelihood for several thousand residents. The origin of<br />
petha dates back to the Mughal era. Presently, the well-known Agra petha is manufactured in<br />
the narrow lanes of the centuries-old Noori Darwaza Market and other places of the city.<br />
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MDP Consultants in association with Allianz Securities Ltd