VI. Write Brief Answer
1. What
are the important characteristics of successful industrial clusters?
• Geographical proximity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
• Sectoral specialisation
• Close inter-firm collaboration
• Inter-firm competition based on innovation
• A socio-cultural identity, which facilitates trust
• Multi-skilled workforce
• Active self-help organisations
• Supportive regional and municipal governments.
2. Write
about the Textile industry cluster in Tamil Nadu?.
• Tamil Nadu is home to the largest textiles sector in the
country.
• Because of the development of cotton textile since the
colonial period, Coimbatore is referred to as the Manchester of South India.
• At present most of the spinning mills have moved around
Coimbatore city.
• Tamil Nadu is the biggest producer of cotton yarn in India.
• A large number of power loom units are located in Erode and
Salem region.
Tiruppur:
• Tiruppur has a number of firms producing cotton knitwear.
• If accounts for nearly 80% of Indias cotton knitwear exports.
• It is a major producer for domestic market also.
• It is one of the most dynamic clusters in South India.
Karur:
• Karur is a major center of exports of home furnishings like
table cloth, curtains, bedcovers and towels.
Bhavani and
Kumarapalayam:
• In Bhavani and Kumarapalayam carpets are produced for domestic
and global markets.
Other centres:
• Traditional clusters like Madurai and Kanchipuram are famous
for silk and cotton handloom sarees.
3. Write
in detail about the types of policies adopted by the Tamil Nadu government to
industrialise.
Education;
• Industries require skilled human resources.
• To promote literacy and basic arithmetic skills, the state
supplies vast technical human resources.
• The state has a number of engineering colleges, polytechnics
and industrial training centres.
Infrastructure:
• The electrification has contributed to the spread of
industrialisation to smaller towns and villages in the state.
• Another excellent known infrastructure is transport,
especially minor roads that connect rural parts of the state to nearby towns
and cities.
• Rural to Urban connectivity helps the small producers to
market better because of the combined public and private transport.
Industrial
Promotion:
• Apart from this, active policey efforts were made to promote
specific sectors and also industrialisation in specific regions.
• Policies have been formulated to promote specific sectors like
automobile, auto components, biotechnology and information and communication technology.
• The state has put in place several industrial promotion agencies to provide supporting infrastructure to large, small and medium enterprises.
4. Explain the role of
Entreprenuer?
Enterpreneurs play a most important role in the economic growth
and development of a country's economy.
• They promote development of industries and help to remove
regional disparities by industrialising rural and backward areas.
• They help the country to increase the GDP and Per capita
income.
• They promote capital formation by mobilising the idle savings
of the citizens and country's export trade.
• Entrepreneurs provide large-scale employment to artisans,
technically qualified persons and professionals and try to maximise profit by
innovations.
• They enable the people to avail better quality goods at lower
prices, which results in the improvement of their standard of living,
1. Choose
a cluster in Tamil Nadu based on online research and write a note on it.
1. Write
a note on a cluster or a firm near your school/home based on your observations.
1. Teacher
and Students discuss about the entrepreneurs and their activities and Write an
a essay in the topic of “If you are like a Entrepreneur”.
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