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Classify industries on the basis of source of raw material. How are they different from each other?

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(i) On the basis of sources of raw material industries are classified as:

(a) Agro Based Industries

(b) Mineral Based Industries.

(ii) These industries are different from each other on following basis:

(a) Agro Based industries:

  • Draws their raw materials from agricultural products.
  • e.g.: Textiles-Cotton, jute, silk and woollen.  Rubbel sugar; coffee, iea and edible oil etc.

(b) Mineral Based Industries:

  • Draws their raw materials from minerals.
  • e.g., Iron and steel, cement, machine tools, petro chemicals etc.

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