Industrial Resource Development Prospect Bankura District, West Bengal

Abstract

In modern times industries have become very important part of an economy. Industries provide employment to large labour force and contribute significantly in the total national wealth/income. Industrial growth changes the economic structure of an area rapidly. In India, industries are the second most important sector of economy after agriculture. The rapid population growth during the last 50 years in India is the major challenge of our economy. At that time industrial development is an utmost necessity to manage of our economy.

The economy of Bankura is mainly agrarian. Yet there is a large scope of employment generation through industrialization. Bankura district is one of the backward district of West Bengal. Here workers are higher in number but due to lack of working sector employment generation and food security is hampering at the different parts of the district. In this situation industrialization is urgent necessary work to develop the district. The district is broadly divisible into two regions; there is wide variation in geographical features as well as in the economic and social life patterns. The pace of industrialization in the district has historically remained slow. Here no worth mentioning industries, till some years ago except a few like some alloy steel plant at Bishnupur and Barjora, Mejia thermal power plant, Kangsabati spinning mill etc. This has however picked up in recent years. In this paper we will try to explain the favourable environmental condition of industrial development and prospect through simple statistical and cartographic method by which the backwardness of the district should be eradicated.