Punjab (India)

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Agriculture

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Industry

As many as 188,000 small scale industrial units are registered in the state till April 1993 (as compared to 135,305 in 1987-88) with a capital investment of Rs. 1973 crore. The chief manufactures are textiles, sewing machines, sports goods, sugar, starch, fertilizers, bicycles, scientific instruments, electrical goods, machine tools and pine oil. The size of Punjab's Ninth Plan is Rs. 11,550 cr., at 96-'97 prices. A Science City is being setup at Jalandhar.

The Punjab's per capita income is nearly double the all-India average (in second place is Haryana). Although Punjabi's comprise less than 2.5% of India's population, they provide 22% of India's Wheat and 10% of its rice. The Punjab provides a third of all the milk production in India. Punjab also has a number of thriving industries including Hero Bicycles at Ludhiana.

The Legislature is unicameral. The state is divided into 17 districts. Of these, Moga, Muktsar and Nawanshehr were inaugurated in Nov.'95. Below is a list of all 17 districts and the area covered by each district per sq. Km.

Major Cities

Below are some of the major cities of the Punjab . Each have their own unique attractions.

• Amritsar
• Chandigarh
• Jalandhar
• Ludhiana
• Patiala
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