Large Scale Industries of Rajasthan:
1. Cotton – Textile Industry: It is the oldest industry of Rajasthan. The first Cotton Textile mill was established in 1889 at Beawar in the Ajmer district, but Bhilwara district is the main centre of producing readymade clothes in Rajasthan. Hence it is known as the ‘city of Garment’ or Manchester of Rajasthan. Jaipur, Jodhpur, Churu, Bikaner and Nagaur are the main centre of dyeing and printing or Bandhej. Jaipur and Jodhpur are famous for the stitched clothes.
2. Cement Industry: First cement Industry was set up in 1915 at Lakheri in Bundi district. Raw materials such as limestone, gypsum for producing cement are sufficiently available in Rajasthan but Coal as a raw material for cement is brought from Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. Chittorgarh district is considered ideal for the production of cement because of the easy availability of raw materials for making cement. Beside there are cement manufacturing units in Jaisalmer, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Sawaimadhopur, Ajmer Udaipur and Banswara districts
3. Sugar Industry: It is agriculture based seasonal industry and is established mainly in the sugarcane producing region because sugarcane is its raw material. The first sugar mill was established in Rajasthan in 1932 in the private sector at Bhupal sagar in Chittorgarh district, presently not in operation. Simitarly another sugar industries not in operation are at Keshoraipatan in the Bundi district and Sri Sriganganagar.
4. Other Industries are as:
- Engineering and Instruments Industry in Kota, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Ajmer and Alwar.
- Chemical Industry in Deedwana, Kota, Alwar, Udaipur and Chittaurgarh.
- Khetri Copper Complex in Jhunjhunu.
- Hindustan Zinc Limited in Udaipur.
- Electronics goods Industry in Bhiwari, Pilani and Jodhpur.
