Indore City Resilience Strategy - ImagineIndore.org

A. Variability & Change B. Possible Impacts C. Evaluation & Assessment D. Prioritized Strategies
Industrial
and
Economic
Growth
1. Present Industrial Base
1. Present Industrial Base
2. Expected Growth
Indore is essentially a trading center, and due to its strategic location serves as a hub of trade and
commerce for the entire west part of India. While there was presence of quite a few industries in
the area, textile industry for a long time remained the central industry of the city. Multinational
and national companies have chosen to set up their industries here, solely because of the
availability of suitable infrastructure.
There are two main industrial areas outside the Municipal limits. Pithampur is about 25km in the
south (popularly known as ‘Detroit of India’). The Indore SEZ is established here. Other is in
Dewas, northeast part of the city. There are about 120 large and 480 small & medium scale units
in these estates and has considerable impact on the city’s economy. These industries are capital
intensive and high-tech.
Present Industrial Distribution
0 5 10 15 20 25
Nos.
Expected Growth of Industries
Sugar
Glass
Elec tronic
Paper
Fertilizers
Refinery
Herbal
Paints
Furniture
Automobile
Packaging
Others
Service
Clothes
Food
Chemical
Pharmaceutical
Metal w orks
Elec trical
Plastic
Mechanical
General
Source: Industry Association Indore, 2008
2. Expected Growth
As happening in other cities of this country, Indore has also observed decline in the traditional
industries and has witnessed restructuring of the economy. There are three main industrial areas
within the city – Sanwer Road, Polo Grounds and Udyog Nagar with 1,272, 137 and 67 small and
medium scale units respectively.
Trade & commerce, financial sector & new high tech companies have replaced the traditional
industries in Indore. The dominant sectors are engineering, pharmaceuticals, fabrication and
food processing. Indore has trade spread across cotton textiles, chemicals, machinery, iron and
steel, food and edible oil, confectionery, paper and straw board, RCC pipes and poles, machine
tools and accessories, electrical machinery and appliances, electronic goods, pharmaceuticals,
snacks and educational services. Pharmaceutical, Textile, Food Processing, Information
Technology, Apparel Park, Gem and Jewelry Park, Software Technology Park and Herbal Park.
Indore registered work force participation rate of 30% and during 2001 census, with 63.4%
working population employed in tertiary sector and 33.4 % Population employed in secondary
sector. Projected population of Indore metropolitan area is estimated to be 3.6 million by 2021.
Source: IDA, 2010
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Urbanization Poverty Climate Conditions
Population | LULC | Industrial & Economic Growth