{"id":29168,"date":"2026-09-03T17:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=29168"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:26:28","slug":"industrial-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/industrial-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial Sector, Types, Importance, Initiatives, Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The industrial sector in India is undergoing a significant transformation, evolving from traditional industries towards advanced manufacturing, innovation, and high-technology production. Supported by infrastructure development, policy reforms, rising investment, and growing domestic demand, the industrial sector in India has emerged as a key pillar of economic growth.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the first half of FY 2025\u201326, industrial GVA grew by 7.0% in real terms, demonstrating resilience despite global supply-chain disruptions, inflationary pressures, and geopolitical uncertainties. India is also seeking deeper integration into Global Value Chains (GVCs) by shifting from cost-based manufacturing towards technology-driven and value-added production. Strengthening manufacturing, research and development, infrastructure, logistics, and MSMEs will remain crucial for enhancing industrial competitiveness and achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial Sector Types<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The industrial sector in India is highly diversified, encompassing a wide range of industries that contribute to economic growth, employment generation, infrastructure development, and exports. Each category of industrial sector plays a distinct role in the economy, from extracting natural resources and manufacturing finished goods to building infrastructure and providing essential utility services.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Manufacturing Sector: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This sector makes up the majority of industrial output and transforms raw resources into completed items.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Examples include steel, cement, cars, electronics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, chemicals, and food processing.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Automation, digitalisation, robotics, and cutting-edge technologies like <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\">artificial intelligence<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are becoming more and more prevalent in manufacturing.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The Mining Sector: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Natural resources such as iron ore and coal, limestone, bauxite, copper, and manganese are extracted by mining businesses.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The raw materials needed for infrastructure development and production come from mining.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>The Construction Sector:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It comprises roads, railroads, airports, housing, smart cities, and industrial parks.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It increases demand for steel, cement, and machinery and is one of India's biggest employers.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Gas, Electricity, and Utility Services: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial output is supported by a stable energy infrastructure. Industrial productivity has increased dramatically as a result of investments in power distribution, transmission networks, and renewable energy.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial Sector Overview<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The industrial sector includes mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas, water supply and construction.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It links agriculture and services by processing raw materials, generating employment and boosting exports.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's growing domestic market, skilled workforce, improving\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\">infrastructure<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, policy reforms and digital ecosystem make it an attractive manufacturing destination.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial Sector Performance for Fiscal Year 2025\u20132026<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's industrial sector saw continued growth during FY 2025\u20132026, despite poor global manufacturing circumstances. <\/span><b>As stated by the Economic Survey:<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the first half of FY 2025\u20132026, industry Gross Value Added (GVA) increased by 7.0%, compared with 5.9% in FY 2024\u20132025.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Q1 and Q2, manufacturing GVA grew by 7.72% and 9.13%, respectively, indicating a resurgence of industrial vigour.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the standstill in several advanced countries, India continued to rank among the world's fastest-growing industrial economies, as per the World Bank.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29169 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/09\/03120321\/Industrial-Sector.png\" alt=\"Industrial Sector\" width=\"815\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/09\/03120321\/Industrial-Sector.png 1642w, https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/09\/03120321\/Industrial-Sector-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/vajiramias.sgp1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp\/upsc-exam\/2026\/09\/03120321\/Industrial-Sector-1536x896.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The growing proportion of high-value manufacturing is one of the largest structural shifts in India's industrial sector.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Currently, 46.3% of India's manufacturing value addition comes from medium- and high-technology businesses, indicating a steady shift toward more advanced production techniques.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This change has been expedited by government support for semiconductors, electronics, pharmaceuticals, transportation equipment, and speciality chemicals.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This change is crucial because, in addition to low manufacturing costs, future global competitiveness will rely on innovation, technological leadership, and integration into Global Value Chains (GVCs).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's increasing industrial strength was highlighted by its Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) ranking, which rose from 40th in 2022 to 37th in 2023.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial Sector Importance<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The industrial sector is a key driver of India's growth, employment, exports and infrastructure, while creating strong linkages with <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/agriculture-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\">agriculture<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and services across the economy.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Boosts Economic Growth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Industry GVA grew 7.0% in real terms in H1 FY2025\u201326, with manufacturing GVA growing 7.72% in Q1 and 9.13% in Q2.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Generates Employment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The organised manufacturing sector employed about 1.96 crore persons in 2023\u201324, with employment rising 5.92% during the year. It added around 57 lakh jobs over 2014\u201315 to 2023\u201324.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Promotes Exports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> India accounted for about 1.8% of global merchandise exports and 2.9% of global manufacturing GVA in 2024, highlighting substantial scope for expanding its global manufacturing presence.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Drives Technological Innovation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Medium- and high-technology industries accounted for 46.3% of India's manufacturing value added, reflecting increasing movement towards technology-intensive production.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Supports Infrastructure Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Industrial growth creates demand for roads, railways, ports, power and industrial corridors. India's high-speed road corridors increased from 550 km in FY2014 to 5,364 km by December 2025.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Strengthens Supply Chains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Initiatives such as PLI have expanded domestic production and supplier networks. Across 14 sectors, PLI has attracted over \u20b92 lakh crore investment, generating more than \u20b918.7 lakh crore incremental production\/sales by September 2025.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Enhances Global Competitiveness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Integration with global value chains enables Indian firms to access international markets, technology and production networks.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, India's manufacturing share remains only 2.9% of global manufacturing GVA, indicating considerable room for expansion.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Promotes Regional Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Industrial clusters and corridors help spread investment beyond traditional centres.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, industrial activity remains largely concentrated in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu; together, they accounted for about 43% of industrial GSVA in FY2022\u201323.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Creates a Multiplier Effect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Industrial expansion generates demand for transport, logistics, finance, construction, energy and business services, creating linkages across the economy.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Economic Survey notes that dynamic industrial and service sectors can also absorb surplus agricultural labour and generate additional demand for farm output.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial Sector Government Initiatives<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s industrial sector is driving economic growth through policy reforms, rising investment, infrastructure expansion and manufacturing initiatives aimed at generating jobs, boosting exports and enhancing global competitiveness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Programme<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's main industrial strategy, the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, aims to increase domestic manufacturing and draw in foreign investment.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">14 strategic sectors are covered under the programme, including pharmaceuticals, electronics and medical devices, telecom, food processing, cars, textiles, solar PV modules, speciality steel and white goods.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Major Achievements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Investments of \u20b92.40 lakh crore.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About \u20b915.2 lakh crore in exports.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around 14.15 lakh jobs, including direct and indirect.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Manufacturing Mission (NMM)<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The National Manufacturing Mission, which was included in the Union Budget 2025\u20132026, offers a long-term industrial restructuring strategy.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its main goals for 2035 are as follows: Raising the GDP share of manufacturing from 12.9% to 25%, generating 143 million jobs, and increasing exports of goods to USD 1.2 trillion.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Three strategic categories are identified by the mission<\/b>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scale: Pharmaceuticals and automobiles.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fix and Transform: Capital goods and electronics.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seed: Electric cars and semiconductors.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to lower logistical costs and boost industrial efficiency, <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/pm-gati-shakti\/\" target=\"_blank\">PM Gati Shakti<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> unifies transportation, logistics, and infrastructure planning across ministries.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Major achievements<\/b><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">58 ministries are integrated into a digital platform.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over 1,800 data layers are available for planning.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian goods are more competitive in global markets due to lower logistics costs.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India Semiconductor Mission<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The government started the India Semiconductor Mission to lessen reliance on imported chips.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The programme features:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A sum of \u20b976,000 crore.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twelve semiconductor manufacturing and packaging projects in six states have been approved as of August 2026.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attracted investments totalling over \u20b91.6 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increasing Research and Innovation<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India is putting more emphasis on industrial growth fuelled by research.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Significant initiatives include the <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) to improve cooperation in research.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Research, Development &amp; Innovation (RDI) Fund will invest \u20b91 lakh crore over six years to encourage private sector R&amp;D and deep-tech innovation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial Sector Sector-wise Progress<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's industrial sector revolution is due to the robust performance of a number of key manufacturing sectors. These industries have been bolstered by government policy backing, growing domestic demand, technical innovation, and infrastructure investments, making India a more competitive manufacturing destination.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steel Industry<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The foundation of India's manufacturing and infrastructure ecosystem is the steel sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India is currently the second-largest producer of crude steel in the world because of robust demand from the engineering, building, infrastructure, railway, and automotive sectors.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Important Highlights: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Production of crude steel rose from 103.54 million tonnes in FY21 to 152.18 million tonnes in FY25.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">146.69 million tonnes of finished steel were produced.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Due to strong domestic demand, steel consumption rose to 152.13 million tonnes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crude steel output increased by 11.7% and finished steel production by 10.8% between April and October of FY26.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cement Sector<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With an established production capacity of about 690 million tonnes, India is the world's <\/span><b>second-largest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> manufacturer of cement as of early 2026.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Infrastructure development, housing, roads, railroads, industrial corridors, and urbanisation are all supported by the industry.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Present Situation: In FY25, cement production was over 453 million tonnes.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India consumes only 290 kg of cement per person as per the Economic Survey 2025-26, which is far less than the global average and suggests substantial room for future expansion.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MSMEs<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MSMEs, or micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, continue to be essential to India's economic ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>MSMEs' contribution as per the Economic Survey 2025-26: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">35.4% of manufacturing output, 48.58% of exports, and roughly 31.1% of GDP.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employment of more than 32 crore individuals.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over 7.4 crore registered businesses.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Electronics Sector<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's fastest-growing manufacturing sector and a significant contributor to exports is the electronics industry.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India used to be a net importer of electronics, but it is now a major hub for global production.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Major Achievements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In FY25, electronics became India's third-largest export sector.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the first half of FY26, exports of electronics totalled USD 22.2 billion.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's electronics production reached \u20b911.3 lakh crore in FY2024\u201325, while electronics exports reached \u20b93.27 lakh crore.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Production of mobile phones rose from \u20b918,000 crore in FY15 to \u20b95.45 lakh crore in FY25, a roughly 30-fold rise.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India is currently the<\/span><b> world's second-largest producer of mobile phones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, with more than 300 production facilities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Automobile Sector<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India is now recognised as the biggest market for two- and three-wheelers worldwide and the third-biggest car market in the world.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Major Achievements<\/b><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over 30 million people are employed, both directly and indirectly.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The automotive industry accounts for around 15% of GST collections.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In FY25, more than 5.3 million vehicles were exported.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the last ten years, production has grown by almost 33%.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pharmaceutical Sector<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India is considered the \u201cPharmacy of the World\". The nation sells pharmaceutical goods to 191 nations and provides about 20% of the world's generic medications.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Major achievements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In FY25, industry turnover was \u20b94.72 lakh crore.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over half of exports are sent to controlled markets, such as the US and Europe.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Between FY21 and FY25, medical equipment exports rose from USD 2.5 billion to USD 4.1 billion.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Textile Sector<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's textile industry continues to be one of the biggest employers in the nation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Major achievements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The industry is estimated to be worth USD 179 billion.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It makes up about 2% of the GDP.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Makes up over 11% of the GVA of manufacturing.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In FY25, textile exports totalled USD 37.75 billion.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coal Industry<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's principal commercial energy source is still coal.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Major achievements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In FY25, coal production surpassed 1,047 million tonnes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The supply of coal domestically rose dramatically.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over 74% of India's electricity is produced by coal, which makes up around 55% of the country's energy mix.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Petrochemicals and Chemicals<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pharmaceuticals, agriculture, textiles, plastics, and manufacturing all depend heavily on the chemicals sector.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><b>Major achievements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8.1% of manufacturing GVA was contributed.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Total production of major chemicals and petrochemicals rose from 45,638 thousand metric tonnes (MT) in FY16 to 58,617 thousand MT in FY25.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial Sector Challenges<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's industrial sector continues to face several structural and external challenges despite significant progress in manufacturing, infrastructure development, and policy reforms. Global economic uncertainties, technological disruptions, supply chain vulnerabilities, and domestic constraints have slowed the pace of industrial transformation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Land Acquisition Challenges:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Acquiring suitable industrial land can involve fragmented ownership, high costs, rehabilitation concerns and lengthy legal procedures, delaying large manufacturing and infrastructure projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Uncertainty in the World Economy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Exports and investment are nevertheless impacted by supply chain interruptions, inflation, and geopolitical tensions.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Complex Environmental Approvals:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Multiple environmental, forest, wildlife and pollution-control clearances can increase project timelines and compliance costs. Balancing faster approvals with environmental safeguards remains a key challenge.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Inadequate Global Value Chain (GVC) Integration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> India remains less involved in international manufacturing networks than several East Asian economies.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Excessive Reliance on Imports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Import-dependent industries include semiconductors, electronics components, and coking coal.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Low Private Research and Development Investment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In comparison to top manufacturing economies, India's gross expenditure on research and development is still quite low.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Skill Gap:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A workforce skilled in automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, sophisticated manufacturing, and digital technologies is necessary for industry.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Competitiveness of MSMEs: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many MSMEs still struggle with issues like productivity, market access, financing, and technology adoption.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Climate Change and Environmental Pressures:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Extreme weather events, water stress, rising temperatures and the transition towards low-carbon production can disrupt industrial operations and increase adaptation and compliance costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial Sector Way Forward<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The industrial sector in India is at a turning point. The nation must build on recent reforms while tackling structural issues to realise the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 and become a global leader in manufacturing. The following actions can guarantee long-term, sustainable growth and boost industrial competitiveness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Quicken Digital Transformation and Advanced Manufacturing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> To boost production, optimise supply chains, and improve product quality, industries should embrace cutting-edge technology.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By creating intelligent manufacturing ecosystems, companies will be able to enhance operational efficiency and react swiftly to shifting market demands.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Boost Research and Innovation Ecosystem:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> India needs to become a technology creator rather than just an adopter.<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India's capacity for innovation will be strengthened, and globally competitive goods will be developed with increased public and private investment in R&amp;D.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Strengthen Global Value Chain (GVC) Integration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> India should link MSMEs <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with large manufacturers through supplier-development programmes, standards &amp; technology support<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and promote export-oriented manufacturing in order to establish itself as a dependable manufacturing partner as global supply chains evolve.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Promote Cluster-Based Industrialisation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Strengthening industrial clusters, economic corridors and sector-specific manufacturing ecosystems can create economies of scale, shared infrastructure, specialised suppliers and skilled labour pools.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Streamline Land Acquisition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Establishing transparent land banks, improving land records, enabling time-bound acquisition and ensuring <\/span><b>fair compensation and effective rehabilitation and resettlement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can reduce delays in industrial projects.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Enhance ease of doing business<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Both domestic and foreign investments will be encouraged by streamlining regulatory processes, lowering compliance requirements, expediting approvals through digital governance, and guaranteeing transparent policy execution.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Build Climate-Resilient Industry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Industrial planning should incorporate climate-risk assessments, water efficiency, disaster-resilient infrastructure, heat management and diversified supply chains.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Create a Skilled Labour Force:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> For sophisticated manufacturing, closing the skill gap is essential. Emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor manufacturing, automation, electric mobility, and precision engineering, should be the main focus of industry-oriented training programmes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Industrial Sector PYQs<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><b>Q1.<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India aims to become a semiconductor manufacturing hub. What are the challenges faced by the semiconductor industry in India? Mention the salient features of the India Semiconductor Mission.<\/span><b> (UPSC Mains 2025)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Q2. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Account for the failure of the manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports rather than capital-intensive exports. Suggest measures for more labour-intensive rather than capital-intensive exports. <\/span><b>(UPSC Mains 2017)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Q3.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> With reference to coal-based thermal power plants in India, consider the following statements:<\/span><b> (UPSC Prelims 2023)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> None of them uses seawater.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> None of them is set up in water-stressed district.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> None of them is privately owned.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many of the above statements are correct?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a) Only one<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">b) Only two<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">c) All three<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">d) None<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Ans:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (d)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Q4.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In India the steel production industry requires the import of: <\/span><b>(UPSC Prelims 2015)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a) Saltpeter<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">b) Rock phosphate<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">c) Coking coal<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">d) All of the above<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Ans:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (c)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Q5.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In the Index of Eight Core Industries, which one of the following is given the highest weight? <\/span><b>(UPSC Prelims 2015)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a) Coal Production<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">b) Electricity generation<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">c) Fertiliser Production<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">d) Steel Production<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Ans:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (b)<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know the industrial sector in India with the latest Economic Survey insights. 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