Question

Distinguish between a major industrial region and a minor industrial region.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Aspect	Major Industrial Region	Minor Industrial Region
1.	Minimum Daily Factory Workforce	Large-scale and densely concentrated industries	Small-scale or few large industries
2.	Scale of Industrial Activity	Well-developed transport and power facilities	Less developed infrastructure
3.	Examples	Mumbai-Pune, Hugli, Bengaluru-Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Chotanagpur Industrial Regions	Ambala-Amritsar (Haryana-Punjab), Saharanpur-Muzaffarnagar-Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Indore-Dewas-Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), Jaipur-Ajmer (Rajasthan)
4.	Industrial Output	High	Moderate
5.	Infrastructure	Well-developed	Less developed compared to major regions
6.	Economic Contribution	Significant part of the economy	Relatively smaller contribution
7.	Labour Force Importance	Huge labour force, both skilled and unskilled	Smaller labour force compared to major regions