QUESTION 7
GS1
10 marks
Discuss the factors for localisation of agro-based food processing industries of North-West India.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss the factors behind the concentration of agro-based food processing in North-West India.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Raw material: surplus wheat, rice, milk, sugarcane, fruits from Punjab, Haryana, western UP≈30 words
- 2Infrastructure: roads, rail, power, procurement system, mandis≈30 words
- 3Markets: Delhi NCR, exports; entrepreneurship≈30 words
- 4Policy: food parks, cooperative dairy (Verka), Punjab Agro≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Factors (raw material, infrastructure, markets, capital, policy)ExamplesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- General food processing answer
- No region-specific example
Draw this
- Map of Punjab–Haryana–western UP with processing hubs
Value addition
- ExampleLudhiana and Jalandhar host flour mills, dairy (Verka) and rice shellers.Punjab government
- DataPunjab and Haryana contribute a large share of central pool wheat and rice procurement.FCI
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