Major & Subsidiary Crops- The adoption of new seed fertilizer water technology in the
mid sixties resulted in sharp increase in food production. The Punjab
Agriculture University, Ludhiana has played a magnificent role in the
development of modern techniques to raise agriculture production. Wheat, Rice,
Maize and Sugarcane remained the most important crops of Jalandhar District.
The district has fourth position in per hectare yield of wheat in the State.
The detailed particulars regarding the area under different crops, their total
production in the district are given in the following table:
Area under
Principal Crops in Jalandhar District
(Thousand hectares)
|
Crops |
1974-75 |
1979-80 |
1984-85 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
|
Cereals : Rice Jowar Bajra Maize Wheat Barley Pulses : Gram Mash Moong Massar Oil Seeds : Groundnut Rape and Mustard Sesamum Linseed Other crops : Sugarcane Potatoes Cotton (American) Cotton (Desi) |
36 (a) 0.3 76 200 0.9 3 2.2 0.12 0.78 15.6 5.1 0.6 0.4 19 9.9 0.5 6.8 |
80 -- (a) 63 218 0.1 2 0.99 0.9 0.72 10.1 2.0 0.1 0.3 12 17.9 0.1 4.3 |
109 -- (a) 59 23 0.1 0.1 0.62 0.30 0.45 3.3 6.8 0.1 0.3 13.0 14.6 (a) 2.2 |
15 -- -- 35 221 -- 0.1 0.31 0.11 0.42 1.4 3.2 0.2 0.3 22.7 8.8 0.4 0.8 |
158 -- -- 30 219 (a) 0.1 0.4 0.19 0.33 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.2 23.6 9.9 0.4 0.5 |
157 -- -- 27 211 (a) 0.1 0.3 0.13 0.33 1.0 6.6 0.6 0.3 24.9 12.3 0.2 0.3 |
154 -- -- 29 209 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 4.3 1.0 0.3 26.1 12.4 0.3 0.3 |
160 -- 0.5 30 225 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 3.2 0.6 0.6 190.0 3.6 0.1 0.1 |
(Statistical Abstract of Punjab, 1975, 1980,
1985 and 1990 to 1994 )
Production of Principal Crops in Jalandhar
District
(Thousand Metric Tonnes)
|
Crops |
1974-75 |
1979-80 |
1984-85 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
|
Cereals : Rice Jowar Bajra Maize Wheat Barley Pulses : Gram Mash Moong Massar Oil Seeds : Groundnut Rape and Mustard Sesamum Linseed Other crops : Sugarcane Potatoes Cotton (American) Cotton (Desi) |
184 -- -- 130 501 1 6 0.8 (b) 0.4 13 4 0.2 0.2 126 168.0 -- 1.80 |
235 -- -- 130 629 -- 1 0.5 -- 0.4 9 2 -- 0.2 63 314.8 -- 0.67 |
398 -- -- 123 756 -- -- 0.4 0.2 0.3 3 7 -- 0.2 87 277.4 -- 0.26 |
532 -- -- 90 810 -- 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.2 2.8 0.1 0.2 149 201.5 -- 0.28 |
496 -- -- 57 820 -- 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 2.8 0.1 0.2 144 197.9 -- 0.14 |
539 -- -- 58 810 -- 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 7.3 0.2 0.3 160 244.1 -- -- |
527 -- -- 83 805 -- -- 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 4.3 0.3 0.3 165 214.6 -- 1 |
583 -- 0.6 78 923 -- 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 3.9 0.3 0.2 112 145.8 -- -- |
(Statistical Abstract of Punjab, 1975, 1980,
1985 and 1990 to 1994 )
Seeds
are most important factor in increasing agricultural production. The improved
and high yielding varieties of different crops sown in the district are given
below:
|
Name of the Crops |
Variety |
|
Wheat Rice Rice Basmati Maize Maize (Winter) Groundnut Sugarcane Rape and Mustard Cotton (Desi) Sunflower |
HD-2329, WL-1562, WL-711,
PRW-222, HD-2009 and HD-2285 IR-8, PR-106, PR-108, PR-109,
PR-103, and Jaya Basmati 370 and Pusa Basmati No.
2 Ageti 26, Anvjot, Partap,
Parbhat, Sartaj and Sathi Partap and Partap-I M-13, M-335, M-197, M-145,
M-37 and PG-1 COJ-64, COJ-79, COJ-769,
COJ-1148, and COJ-81 TLC-15, TLC-1, RLM-198,
RLM-514, RLM-519, RLN-1358,Gobh Saron Ludhiana-I, Improved Tara Mira Ludhiana
Selection A (ITSA) and Tara Mira Ludhiana Compoist-2 (TMLC-2) G-27, LD-230 and LD-327 Rumsum Record, Hybrid, MSFH
8and MLHF-8 |
(Source
: Chief Agricultural Officer, Jalandhar)
Co-operative Farming Societies – A Co-oprative farming society is a voluntary organisation
based on the ideals of self help and mutual aid. It is primarily intended to
benefit the small farmers and landless cultivators. They also pool their men
power and other resources. The number of co-oprative farming societies in the
district is given below:
|
Year |
Number |
|
1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
67 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 |
(Statistical Abstract of Punjab 1980, 1985
and 1990 to 1994)
Primary Co-operative Agricultural Credit
Service Societies - Finance is the curical
inputs for agriculture as it is for industry. The farmers require short-term
finance for purchase of seeds, fertilizers, in secticides and weedicides and
other operational expenses. The co-operative credit societies are very helpful
to farmers for providing credit to obtain these inputs. The details of
Agricultural Co-operative Credit Societies functioning in the Jalandhar
District, during the year 1974-75, 1979-80, 1984-85 and 1989-90 to 1993-94 is
given below:
(Rs
in Lakhs)
|
|
Share Capital
paid up |
|
||||
|
Year |
No. of Co-operative Societies at the end
of the year |
Membership individual |
Government. |
Members |
Loan advanced during the year |
Deposit |
|
1979-80 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
334 339 339 338 357 357 357 362 362 362 362 |
2,38,839 3,97,715 3,61,581 3,74,457 2,75,561 2,78,051 2,85,699 2,98,206 2,00,996 3,09,009 3,18,399 |
64.87 92.10 95.56 113.45 110.72 98.66 89.54 84.67 79.24 86.60 68.08 |
361.51 741.13 820.52 581.04 610.43 632.03 671.79 737.81 757.78 839.34 886.03 |
595.21 1483.53 1729.61 2581.52 3393.41 4108.92 5268.29 12,560.00 1,32,133.00 5,56,361.00 5,60,410.00 |
674.34 1293.83 1503.17 1638.53 1795.05 2112.49 2424.56 8,486.40 7,329.76 3,543.74 4,154.88 |
(Source
: Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Jalandhar )
Chemical Fertilizers – The fertilizers play a predominant role in the development
of the agriculture in the district. The use of fertilizers has increased
considerably in the last few years. These are inorganic materials of
concentrated nature and applied mainly to increase the supply of one or more of
the essential nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potash etc. fertilizers
contain these elements in the form of solubli or readly available chemical
compounds.
The
following table shows the use of chemical fertilizers in the district during
the year 1979-80, 1984-85 and 1989-90
to 1993-94 :
|
Year |
(‘000 Nutrients Tonnes) Fertilizers used |
|||
|
N Nitrogenous |
P Phosphatic |
K
Potassic |
Total (NPK) |
|
|
1979-80 1984-85 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
37 49 53 63 63 61 71 |
15 19 21 22 25 19 18 |
5 4 3 3 3 2 2 |
57 71 77 88 91 82 91 |
(Statistical Abstract of Punjab 1980, 1985
and 1990 to 1994)
Local Manurial Resources
Rural
Compost and Cattle Dung Manure: From the very early times, man has been using
cattle dung and farm wastes as manure to increase the yield of crops. It
consists mainly of vegetable substance mixed with animan dung and urine. The
East Punjab Conservation of Manures Act, 1949 (amended in 1950) provides for
setting up of manure conservation committees and empowers the State Government
to notify particulars areas for the purpose of conserving manure and makes it
incumbent on cultivators to make such measures as may be necessary for the
purpose. The rurla compost scheme was made permanent in the State in October
1966. The rural compost prepared in the district the year 1974-75, 1979-80,
1984-85 and 1989-90 to 1993-94 is given below:
|
Year |
Rural Compost Prepared |
|
1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
8,26,993 7,33,776 23,45,000 15,28,400 17,09,915 17,09,000 18,78,000 32,35,000 |
(Source: Field-cum-Manure Officer, Punjab, S.A.S. Nagar)
Green Manuring - Green manuring is a mathod of improving fertility by adding
nitrogen from plants directly into the soil. This method improves the soil
texture. The locally popular green manure crops are guara or cluster bean, dhaincha,
saun-hemp etc.
The
area under green manuring in the district during the year 1974-75, 1979-80,
1984-85 and 1989-90 to 1993-94 is given below:
|
Year |
Area under green manuring (in hectares) |
|
1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
28,952 76,510 76,500 43,147 31,7513 41,750 22,000 42,260 |
(Source:
Field-cum-Manure Officer, Punjab, S.A.S. Nagar)
Town Compost - Urban wastes are a potential source of plant food
ingredients. The town compost scheme was introduced in the State under 1944. Under
this scheme, all town wastes are collected and allowed to decompost in
trenches. The quantity of town compost prepared in the district during 1974-75,
1979-80, 1984-85 and 1989-90 to 1993-94 is given below:
|
Year |
Town Compost Prepared (in Metric Tonnes) |
|
1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
33,87 3,608 7,230 4,073 1,013 11,230 8,735 6,540 |
(Source: Field-cum-Manure Officer,
Punjab, S.A.S. Nagar)
Are under Fodder Crops - Fodder crops are the main food of the cattle. There are no
permanent pastures for cattle grazing in the district. Jowar (Chari), guaura are the main kharif fodder crops and barseem,
oats (Javi), etc. are the rabi fodder crops. The area under fodder
crops in the district during 1974-75, 1979-80, 1984-85 and 1989-90 to 1993-94
is given in the table below:
|
Fodder Crops |
1974-75 |
1979-80 |
1984-85 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
|
Kharif Crops : Jawar (Chari) Gurara Other fodder |
11,992 1,359 25,646 |
-- 1,365 35,995 |
14,234 1,477 22,923 |
13,392 456 22,644 |
12,321 563 24,818 |
12,581 330 25,472 |
12,474 427 25,413 |
12,688 232 25,533 |
|
Total |
38,997 |
37,360 |
38,634 |
36,492 |
37,702 |
38,383 |
38,314 |
38,453 |
|
Rabi Crops : Barseem Oats (Javi) Other Fodder |
13,701 -- 3,581 |
10,778 100 3,249 |
16,707 269 3,497 |
17,026 647 1,695 |
16,734 678 930 |
17,587 969 969 |
17,662 1,006 1,127 |
17,851 1,207 378 |
|
Total |
17,825 |
14,127 |
20,473 |
19,368 |
18,342 |
19,525 |
19,795 |
19,436 |
|
Grand Total : |
56,279 |
51,487 |
59,107 |
55,860 |
56,044 |
57,908 |
58,109 |
57,889 |
(Source
: Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar )
Animal Husbandry – Cattle and poultry wealth are very important for the
people whose main means of livelihood is agriculture. The live stocks census
conducted on various occasions show and appreciable increase in the number of
various breeds of cattle and poultry. The number of live stock in Jalandhar
District according to the 1977 and 1990 Census is given below:
(In
Thousands)
|
Particulars |
1977 |
1990 |
|
Cattle Buffaloes Horses
and Ponies Donkeys Mules Sheep Goats Camels Pigs Others Total Poultry
|
270.2 433.1 9.9 7.6 2.2 12.4 58.9 0.2 8.1 -- 812.6 405.9 |
248.5 525.1 6.1 5.0 1.6 11.4 48.8 0.1 8.3 -- 854.9 884.1
|
Forests-
There are very little area under forest in the District. The area under the control
of the Forest Department under different categories in the District during 1993
was as under :
|
Particulars |
|
Area
(in hectares) |
|
(i)
Reserved Forests (ii)
Protected Forests : Canal-strips Road-strips Rail-strips (iii) Unclassed Forests |
468.34 1,213.41 871.39 Total |
87.71 2,553.14 1,322.65 3,963.50 |
Forest Produce – The annual income from the sale of forests produced etc.
in the district during 1994 to 1993-94 was as under :
|
Year |
Major Produce |
Minor Produce |
|
1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
(Rs) 16,62,129 39,34,499 19,32,136 16,72,714 9,97,837 14,02,173 8,11,181 19,14,533 16,58,354 35,68,560 |
(Rs) 6,99,125 6,68,589 6,39,879 5,39,531 2,29,611 3,90,211 3,80,116 2,91,000 3,50,500 4,05,400 |
(Divisional
Forest Officer, Jalandhar Forest Division, Phillaur)
Floods –
Damage costs to crops and houses by heavy rains and floods in the Jalandhar
District during the year 1974, 1979, 1984 and 1989 to 1993are as under:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Damage to Crops |
||
|
Year |
No. of
villages and Towns affected |
Area affected |
Human lives
lost (numbers) |
Cattle heads
lost (numbers) |
Houses damaged
(numbers) |
Area affected
(hectares) |
Value (Rs
‘000) |
|
|
1974 1979 1984 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
-- -- -- -- 48 -- -- 338 |
-- -- -- -- 25 -- -- 535 |
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 |
-- -- -- -- 1 -- -- 35 |
-- -- -- -- 207 -- -- 4,027 |
-- -- -- -- 2,519 -- -- -- |
-- -- -- -- 1,18,277 -- -- -- |
|
(Statistical
Abstracts of Punjab, 1975, 1980 and 1985 to 1994)
INDUSTRIES
Jalandhar
District occupies a place of pride in the field of sports and leather goods
products not only in Punjab, but also in India. The sports good in Jalandhar are
in great demand all over the world. The number of registered working factories
in the district increased from 779 in 1994 to 1488 in 1993. The number of
registered working factories under each categories and workers employed
therein, in the district for the year 1993 is given below:
|
Serial Name of Industry No. |
Number of factories |
Number of workers |
|
1.
Manufacture of Food
Products 2.
Manufacture of Beverage,
Tabacoo and Related Products 3.
Manufacture of Cotton
Textile 4.
Manufacture of Wool, Silk and
Manmande Fiber Textile 5.
Manufacture of Textile
Products (including wearing apparel) 6.
Manufacture of Wood and
Wood Products 7.
Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products 8.
Manufacture of Leather and
Fur Products 9.
Manufacture of Chemical and
Chemical Products 10. Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products 11. Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products 12. Manufacture of
Metal of Alloy Industry 13. Manufacture of Metal Products 14. Manufacture of Machinery and Machine Tools and
Manufacture of Electrical Machine 15. Manufacture of Transport Equipment Parts 16. Other Manufacturing industries 17. Gas and Steam 18. Storage and Warehousing 19. Personal Services 20. Repair services 21. Retail Trade in
other Total |
76 2 3 1 4 228 48 18 20 203 9 60 386 223 125 43 1 3 1 25 9 1,488 |
1,778 248 98 17 109 1,075 1,010 863 600 4,280 180 2,328 9,970 5,087 3,186 2,442 6 28 16 666 286 34,273 |
Large and Medium Scale Industries – The number of large and medium-scale factories in the district
was only 10 in 1973-74, which rose to 26 in 1993-94. The list of large and
medium – scale factories with their product, year of establishment and number
of workers as on 31 March 1994 is given
below:
|
Serial Name
of the factory No. |
Year of establishment |
Number of workers |
Product |
|
1
Doaba Co-operative Milk
Products Union, Jalandhar 2
Markfed Canneries,
Jalandhar 3
The Bhogpur Co-operative e
Sugar Mills Ltd., Bhogpur, Jalandhar 4
The Doaba Co-operative Sugar
Mills Ltd., Nawashahr 5
Nakodar Co-operative Sugar
Mills, Nakodar 6
Tanneries Ltd., Jalandhar 7
J.B. Solvex Industries Pvt.
Ltd., Warayana, Jalandhar 8
J.M.P. Manufacturing Co.
983, Jalandhar 9
N.S. Krishna Engg. Works
Ltd., B.I. Focal Point, Jalandhar 10
B.D.A. Steels Pvt. Ltd.,
Jalandhar 11
The Punjab Iron Steel Co. ,
Jalandhar 12
Leather Engineering Works
Industrial Area, Jalandhar 13
Walking Mayor & Co.
(Drum Factory) Jalandhar 14
Hindustan Hydraulice Pvt.
Ltd., Suranussi, Jalandhar 15
Stanard Electronics Ltd.,
Nakodar Road, Jalandhar 16
Gur Nanak Auto Enterprises
Pvt. Ltd, Goraya 17
New Model Industries Pvt.,
Jalandhar 18
J.M.P. Industries, Focal
Point, Jalandhar 19
G.N.A. Duraparts, Goraya 20
Dhillon Kool Drinks and
Beverages Ltd., Phillaur 21
Satlej Tools Ltd., Jalandhar 22
Pakex Ltd., Lamba Pind,
Hoshiarpur Road, Bye Pass, Jalandhar 23
J.M.P. Casting Ltd., B-19,
Focal Point Extn., Jalandhar City 24
Bawa Skin Company, P.O
Ramdasspura, Jalandhar 25
Oska Alloys and Steel, G.T.
Road, Jalandhar New Model Industries Ltd., G.T. Road, Jalandhar |
1976 1970 1957 1968 1988 1979 1980 1955 1983 1952 1963 1950 1935 1968 1950 1946 1953 1981 1991 1990 1980 1993 1991 1956 1989 1953 |
602 117 542 1008 797 560 31 264 1040 144 1586 18 151 360 475 45 1366 345 270 17 135 612 23 45 |
Milk Porducts Processing canned vegetables and fruits Sugar Sugar Sugar Laether shoe uppers Rice bran oil and de-oiled rice bran Auto parts Alloy steel casting, steel forging Steel ingot, oxygen gas Steel ingots, Steel ballots, reroled products Valves, cocks and boiler mounting fittings Drum containers Hydraulic presses and spare parts Miniature circuit brakers, low tension switchgear, MCB
distirdutory boards Rear axle shafts, U.J. cross and steel forgings Buses and truck bodies C.I. casting Auto parts Soft drinks Pipe and wrench forgoings Alloy steel Steel casting Leather shoes uppers finished leather Rolling of aloy steel bars and rods of all steel Buses an d truck bodies |
(Soucre :
Director of Industries, Punjab)
The
number of registered working factories and number of workers employed therein, in
Jalandhar District for the year 1974, 1979 and 1984 to 1993 are furnished
below:
|
Year |
Number |
No. of workers |
|
1974 1979 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 |
773 873 1,180 1,222 1,263 1,348 1,344 1,395 1,423 1,433 1,479 1,488 |
19,586 22,505 29,753 31,748 30,332 36,415 35,884 38,275 35,726 32,252 33,899 34,273 |
(Statistical
Absracts of Punjab 1975, 1980 and 1985 to 1994 and Labour Commissioner, Punjab)
Statistics Relating to Power Consumption in
the District- The conventional sources of
power are : wood fuel, coal, oil, alcohal, wine & water. The position
regarding coal and oil is far from satisfactory. The region in which coal is
concentrated is too far of and the oil production in the country is too small.
Thus, ample supply of electricity can only meet, the requirement of industrial
expansion. The per capita conception of electricity is orphan cited as an index
of economic development. There is no thermal power plant in the district. The
electricity supplied from the State gridto the District. The details regarding
the consumption of electricity in the district are given below.
|
Year |
Domestic |
Comme-rcial |
Industrial |
Agricul-tural |
Others |
Total |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
1979-80 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
43.76 107.6 116.9 138.9 147.4 167.8 202.4 233.4 240.8 266.1 293.6 |
14.89 24.4 27.2 33.0 37.5 43.1 52.7 58.4 63.5 69.5 78.0 |
102.03 192.4 217.2 222.4 237.3 260.7 303.2 329.3 343.1 353.4 362.5 |
250.22 276.1 330.2 419.3 489.0 484.8 594.4 563.2 608.8 670.0 697.2 |
11.28 23.5 22.1 24.8 26.8 26.7 28.2 30.0 35.1 37.9 38.1 |
422.18 624.0 713.6 838.4 938.0 983.1 1180.9 1214.1 1291.3 1396.9 1469.4 |
State Aid to Industries – The financial assistance for the development of the
industry under the Punjab State Aid to Industries Act, 1935 is rendered to the
needy small-scale industrial unit on liberal terms and low rate of interest.
This financial aid is given in the form of loans, subsidies and grant-in-aid.
The following table shows the amount of subsidies granted for the development
of small-scale industries in the Jalandhar District during the year 1974-75,
1979-80 and 1984-85 to 1993-94 :
|
Year |
Subsidies (State & Central) |
|
|
No. of units |
Amount (000’ Rs) |
|
|
1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
1 .. .. .. 2 2 4 2 .. 4 .. 10 |
3 .. .. .. 120 88 60 198 32 711 .. 2620 |
Punjab Financial Corporation, Chandigarh – It was establish in 1953 under the State Financial
Corporation Act, 1951, with the object of providing medium and long-terms loans
for setting up new industries in the State. A branch of the Corporation is also
functioning at Jalandhar. It advances loans between Rs 20 to 30 lakhs to
small-scale and medium-scale units located in the State at rate of interest
between from 10.25 percent to 16 percent per annum depending on the size and
location of the unit.
The
amount of loan sanctioned and disbursed by the Corporation to various
industrial units in Jalandhar District during the year 1974-75, 1979-80 and
1984-85 to 1993-94 is given below :
|
Year |
Sections |
Disbursements |
|
1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
93.26 78.05 42.31 131.09 216.11 312.86 301.72 517.19 590.71 786.48 656.62 890.00 |
49.34 40.33 51.00 23.23 139.91 201.94 238.40 201.20 334.64 370.97 339.92 736.48 |
Jail Industries- A few industries viz. Carpentry, Textile, Tent Making,
Soap Making etc. are being run in the
Central Jail, Jalandhar to enable the prisoners to learn different
trades. The training provided to the prisoners in this trades also prove useful
after their release from the jail. The prisoners also get some remuneration for
their work done in these different trades. This remuneration is given in the
form of coupons, termed in the jail currency.
The
average number of prisoners employed in the jail industry, total production and
gross profit during the year 1994 to 1993 are given below :
|
Year |
Daily average of prisoners working in the industry |
Production (Rs) |
Gross Profit (Rs) |
|
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1990 1992 1993 |
122.81 99.84 116.22 122.98 142.71 131.99 141.87 141.80 108.12 129.71 |
5,25,988 6,15,618 14,13,917 35,00,284 50,03,134 62,00,222 63,01,746 67,23,885 70,27,682 78,08,641 |
52,596 61,562 14,392 3,50,029 5,00,314 6,20,023 6,30,175 6,72,388 7,02,768 7,80,864 |
Role of Industrial Co-operatives – Industrial Co-operatives play an important role in the
development of cottage and village industries. Their main aim is to give
employment to the weaker section of the society on the bases which industrial
societies are organised. These societies are the only source for poor artisans
through which they avail of the facilities, such as financial assistance,
supply of raw material, technical guidance and marketing. The organisation of
industrial co-operative societies has changed the economic condition of the
artisans and has enlightened them.
The
following table shows the number and membership of the Industrial Co-operative
Societies along with the value of goods produced in the district during the
year 1993-94:
|
Name of the Industry |
Number of industrial co-operative societies |
Membership |
Value of goods produced |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Handloom Weaving Khadi and Village Industries Small Scale Industries Handicrafts |
54 137 187 14 |
915 3155 3147 179 |
27.99 20.54 62.53 -- |
(Source
: Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Jalandhar )
The
amount of subsidies given by the Government to the Industrial Co-operative
Societies in the Jalandhar District during the year 1974-75, 1979-80 and 1984-85,
1989-90 to 1993-94 is given below:
The
following table shows the progress made by the industrial Co-operative
Societies in the District during 1974-75, 1979-80 and 1984-85, 1989-90 to
1993-94 :
|
Particulars |
Year |
|||||||
|
1974-75 |
1979-80 |
1984-85 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
|
|
Subsidies given |
6.30 |
0.10 |
30.89 |
0.42 |
0.05 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
(Source : Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies,
Jalandhar )
|
Year |
No. of Industrial Co-operative Societies |
Memb-ership |
Share-Capital |
Working Capital |
Production |
Sales |
|
1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1989-90 1990-91 1990-92 1992-93 1993-94 |
332 369 401 472 384 368 383 386 |
4,144 4,554 5,244 2,364 4,903 7,000 7,276 7,306 |
32.68 50.25 83.77 108.99 122.54 46.45 47.28 45.80 |
154.04 173.02 182.8 346.87 215.37 70.74 194.53 216.30 |
59.01 93.17 143.04 178.00 203.34 62.85 72.40 79.44 |
56.86 08.49 126.29 144.56 181.68 61.89 69.28 156.91 |