Iron and steel industry :
(i) First steel industry at Kulti, Near Jharia, West Bengal - Bengal iron works company in 1870.
(ii) First large scale steal plant TISCO at Jamshedpur in 1907 followed by lISEO at Burnpur in 1919. Both belonged to private sector.
(iii) The first public sector unit was "Vishveshvaraya Iron and Steel works" at Bhadrawati.
Public sector steel plants:

(iv) All these are managed by SAIL (at present all important steel plants except TISCO, are under public sector)
(v) Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) was established in 1974 and was made responsible for the development of the steel industry.
(vi) Presently India is the eighth largest steel producing country in the world.

Large Scale Industries:
The term "Large Scale Industries" refers to those industries which require large infrastructure, manpower and a huge influx of capital assets. The following are the major large scale industries in India.
Iron and Steel Industry:
i) First steel industry at Kulti near Jharia, West Bengal - Bengal Iron Works Company in 1870.
ii) First Large Scale Steel Plant TISCO at Jamshedpur in 1907 followed by IISCO at Burnpur in 1919. Both belong to Private Sector.
iii) The First Public Sector unit was "Vishveshvarava Iron and Steel Works" at Bhadrawati.
iv) Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) was established in 1974 and was made responsible for the development of the Steel industry.
v) Presently India is the eighth largest steel producing country in the world.
Cotton and Textile Industry:
i) Oldest industry of India and employs largest number of workers.
ii) 20% manufacturing value added and one third of total export earnings.
iii) The first Indian modernised cotton cloth mill established in 1818 at Fort Gloaster near Calcutta. The second mill named "Mumbai's Spinning and Weaving Co." was established in 1854 at Bombay by KGN Daber.
Sugar Industry:
i) Sugar Industry is the second larges industry among agricultural based industries in India.
ii) Maharashtra contributes over one third of the Indian total sugar output, followed closely by
Uttar Pradesh.
Fertiliser Industry:
India is the third largest producer of nitrogenous fertilisers in the world.
paper Industry:
i) The first mechanised paper mill was set up in 1812 at Serampur in West Bengal.
ii) The paper industry in India is ranked among the 15 top global paper industries.
Skill Industries:
i) India is the second largest (first-China) country in the world in producing natural silk.
ii) India enjoys the distinction of being only country producing all the five commercial varieties of silk - Mulberry, Tropical Iussat Oak Tussar, Eri and Muga.
Petroleum and Natural Gas:
i) First oil well was dug in India in 1889 at Digboi, Assam.
ii) For exploration purpose Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) was established in 1956 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

(i) The major achievement of the new strategy was to boost the production of major cereals viz., wheat and rice.
(ii) The green revolution was confined only to High Yielding Varieties (HYV) cereals, mainly rice, whar maize and jowar.
(iii) This Strategy was mainly directed to increase the production of commercial crops or cash crops such as sugarcane, cotton, Jute, Oilseeds and potatoes.
(iv) Per hectare productivity of all crops Had increased due to better seeds.
(v) Due to Multiple cropping and more use of chemical fertilizers the demand for labour increased.

(i) During the British rule stunned the growth of Indian enterprise.
(ii) The economic policies of British checked and retarded capital formation in India.
(iii) Indian agriculture sector became stagnant and deteriorated.
(iv) The British rule in India led the collapse of handicraft industries.
(v) The drain of wealth financed capital development in Britain.

Cotton and Textile Industry:
(i) Oldest industry of India, and employs largest number of workers.
(ii) It is broad-based industry
(iii) The first Indian modernised cotton cloth mill was established in 1818 at Fort Gloster near Calcutta.
Sugar Industry:
(i) Sugar industry is the second largest industry and it is agriculture - based (agro based) industries in India.
(ii) India is now the largest producer and consumer of sugar in the world.
(iii) Maharashtra contributes over one third of the Indian total sugar output.
Silk Industry:
(i) India is the second - largest natural silk producing country in the world.
(ii) Now it produces about 16% of silk in the world.
Petroleum and Natural Gas:
(i) The first successful Oil well was dug in India in 1889 at Digboi, Assam.
(ii) For exploration purpose, Oil and Natural Gas Commission was established in 1956 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.