Tag: the concept of development

The significant role played by jute in the country’s economy can be assessed from the fact that more than 4 million farm families are involved in jute farming and majority of them belong to small and marginal categories. Cultivation of jute generates employment (seasonal) of more than 10 million man days per season.

Four major shipbuilding centres in India are located at Vishakhapatnam, Kolkata, Kochi, and Mumbai. Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) and Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL) are the well established public sector yards. It is a large and complicated industry which requires huge capital investment. 

Mazagaon Dock, Cochin Shipyard, Garden Reach Workshop,Hindustan Shipyard. Makes warships for the Indian Navy. It manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy and offshore platforms and associated support vessels for offshore oil drilling.

Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River, 30 km from the state capital Gandhinagar, which is its twin city. Ahmedabad has emerged as an important economic and industrial hub in India.

In simplified terms, the consumer industry  that produce goods for direct use by consumers, that means the finished goods by this industry can be directly used by consumers, for eg, toothpaste, paper, textiles, etc as opposed to the capital goods industry, which manufactures goods for sale to other companies.

The Chief Minister is the chief adviser to the Governor. Generally the Governor exercises all his functions on the advice of the Chief Minister.

The policies and workings of the different ministries are monitored and co-ordinate by Chief Minister. He summons and presides over the meetings of the Council of Ministers.

The Governor may feel that the Anglo-Indian community is not adequately represented in the Legislative Assembly. In such a case, Article 333 empowers the Governor to nominate one member of the Anglo-Indian community to the Legislative Assembly of the State.

Governor appoints the chief minister and on his advice, other ministers and several important state officials such as the advocate general.

The states of India are governed by State governments through a cabinet comprising council of ministers. The council is headed by the Chief Minister appointed by the Governor. The Governor appoints other council ministers on the advice of the Chief Minister. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.