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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 />

-23-<br />

MDP Consultants in association with Allianz Securities Ltd

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