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  • India is a Newly Industrialised Country (NIC).
  • When India gained independence from Britain in 1947 only 2% of the population were employed in manufacturing and these industries tended to be concentrated in the major cities of Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
  • The government was determined to encourage industrial development. Today 17% of the population are employed in manufacturing and India ranks fourteenth in the world for industrial output.