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INDUSTRIES
• It refers to the contribution played by different sectors of an economy to bring out production in the form of
Gross Domestic Product.
• The development of various industries using the natural resources and output of primary industry to make
products with more market value.
• Pakistan Industrial Sector is the second largest individual sector of the economy accounting for 25% of the
GDP. Pakistan's labour force is 57.2 million out of which 20.3% in working in industrial sector.
• SECONDARY INDUSTRY:
This industry connects the primary industry in the form of raw materials to the finished or semi-finished products. It
includes manufacturing or processing on large, medium or small scale. It creates value added products for
export purpose manly. It contributes about 23.93% to the GDP of Pakistan in 2018.
• TERTIARY INDUSTRY:
This industry provides services, skills, goods and products from primary and secondary industries to its ultimate
consumer. Marketing, Advertising, Quality Controlling, Wholesaling, Retailing are the major sources of Tertiary
Industry. Trade and Tourism is another important part of Tertiary Industry. It contributes about 55.60% to the
GDP of Pakistan in 2018.
SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRIES:
• A unit employing less than 50 persons if using power and less than 100 persons without the use of power and with
capital assets not exceeding Rs. five lakhs. Categorizes as Formal sector or Informal sector both.
AGRO-BASED INDUSTRY:
• An industry use agricultural products as their raw materials.
Examples: Cotton Textile and Sugar Industry etc.
MINERAL-BASED INDUSTRY:
• An industry use different minerals as their raw materials.
Examples: Fertilizer Industry, Cement Industry and Iron and Steel Industry etc.
• Human Input:
• Capital: the money/finance required to set up an industry. It decides for the size, production unit, labour wages and purchase of
raw material for an industry.
• Enterprise: the business skills required to develop products and to market them properly. Major enterprises are Public Limited
Companies with multiple units and high cost of production.
• Labour: the number of skilled people required to run industries in both manual and machine operating jobs. Skilled and
experience labour plays an important role in the growth of an industry.
• Power Supply: Electricity, diesel, gas and coal are the major sources of running an industry. Their affordable rates also affect
the cost of production and the business grows.
• Most of the agriculturally important regions have soils lacking in nitrogenous matter which is required by HYV
seeds as well as for bulky crops like sugarcane.
• The Nitrogenous (N) Fertilizers provide the plant with protein content, color and growth.
• The Phosphorous (P2O5) Fertilizers promote strong, healthy root development and helps plants mature more
rapidly and thus aids in blooming and seed further formation. They are also critical for the synthesis of energy
regulating substances in plants.
• The Potassium (K2O) Fertilizers allow the plants to resist diseases and promotes growth from root to stack.
They also improve the size of grains and seeds, and provide winter hardiness to legumes and other crops.
• Nitrogen and mineral rocks are available virtually everywhere in Pakistan but natural gas is not. This is why these
factories are situated either near gas fields themselves (in upper Sindh and Potwar Plateau) or are linked to gas
pipelines.
• These factories are majorly situated in areas with high population density meaning cheap labor is available.
• It is largely mechanized for which power supply is essential. These factories are located along national grid and
near thermal power plants.
• These factories are situated in the middle of agriculturally important regions especially for cash crops like
wheat, cotton, sugar-cane and rice.
• Pakistan is world’s 14th largest cement producer and the 5th major exporter.
• Cement and clinker are not the same material. Cement is a binding material used in construction whereas
clinker is primarily used to produce cement. The main differences between clinker and cement are given
below. Clinker is a nodular material which is used as the binder in cement products.
• Pig Iron
• Steel Coils
• Steel Sheets
• Steel Plates
• Steel Bars
• Steel Pipes
• Steel Wires
• Cast Iron
• Wrought Iron
Generally modern in machine work Very few modern machines are used
Usually male dominated workers Mostly females and children/ family oriented.
Adnan Qureshi-BSS BCCP 2019
COTTAGE/ SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES IN PAKISTAN
• Brick Kilns Industry
• Sport Goods Industry
• Wooden Furniture Industry
• Embroidered Items Industry
• Gems and Precious Stones Industry
• Marble Industry
• Surgical Goods Industry
• Carpet Making Industry
(ii) Using your answers to (c)(i), explain what is meant by a small-scale or cottage
industry. [4] -small production/small output
• traditional skills
• in homes/on the street/not in factories
• lack of machinery/labour intensive/low technology -women workers/family workers/no
hired labour
• self-employment/informal industry/less than 10 workers employed/small workforce -low
profits
• to meet local demand -for tourism