The classification of manufacturing industries is given below.
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Basis of classification
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Type of Industry
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On the basis of ownership
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- Public sector
- Private sector
- Joint and cooperative sector
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On the basis of the use of their products
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- Basic goods industries
- Capital goods industries
- Intermediate goods industries
- Consumer goods industries.
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On the basis of raw materials used
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- Agriculture based industries
- Forest-based industries
- Mineral-based industries
- Industrially processed raw material based industries.
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On the basis of the nature of the manufactured products
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- Metallurgical Industries
- Mechanical Engineering Industries
- Chemical and Allied Industries
- Textile Industries
- Food Processing Industries
- Electricity Generation
- Electronics and
- Communication Industries.
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