Industrial Setup
The sirohi district had been declared as Industry less district of the rajasthan in April 1983. At that time the 1574 Industries Units were registered. The total Investment of these Industries was 2 crore and 21 lakh of rupees. And these had given employment to 3314 persons of the district. Agricultural, Forest, Mechanical, Textile and Animal husbandry were the main among these industries.
This Industry less district sirohi came up along with other Industrially developed districts of the state by the special efforts put by the State Government. In just 17 years industrialization process took momentum. Today, there are 8 Large Scale Industries and 12 Medium Scale Industries, and 2,982 Small Scale industries in the district. The sirohi district is full of minerals therefore the industries based on minerals were developed rapidly. These industries produces portland cement, Synthetics Yarn, High Tension Insulators, Tirupati Fibres, R.P.R.L. Marble, Granite, Polymers/ Regines and mineral powder. Similarly, medium scale industries produces tiles and slabs of cement, marble and granites, H-acid, I.R,W tubes, HDPE. woven checks and texturizing threads.
Pindwara tehsil emerging as an Industrial center of the district has Binani Cement having investment of 400 crores of rupees and producing portland cement. Gujrat Cable Ltd. in Bharja with investment of 350 crore rupees which produces telephone cables. Similarly, in abu road there are Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd and Lok Housing And Construction Ltd. are under construction with the investment of rupees 100 crores.
There are 7 no. of Industrial Areas and which are as follows-
- Abu Road
- Ambaji
- Mandaur
- Saroop Ganj
- Sheoganj
- Sirohi
- Sirohi Road.
Main existing Industries - Marble handicraft items, ceramic glazed tiles, cotton yarn textures, granite slabs & tiles, HDPE /PP fabrics & bags, high tension insulators, hydrochloric acid, marble slabs & tiles, PVC granules, polleyester yarn, portland cement, steel pipes & synthetic blended yarn.
Export Items - Catate powder, granite slabs, hydrochloric acid, high tension insulators, marble articles, marble polished slabs, mustard de-oiled cakes, precipitated silica & synthetic blended yarn.
Major industries in the district are-
- Binani Cement Ltd., Amli, Pindwara.
- J.K. Corporation Ltd (Laxmi Cement Ltd), Banas.
- Volcam India Ltd., Sirohi Road.
- Triupati Fibers Ltd., Arbuda Industrial Area, Aburoad.
- Modern Insulator, Aburoad.
- Greaves Limited.
- Risabh Special Yarn Ltd., Ambaji, Industrial Area, Aburoad.
- Gujarat Cable Limited, Bharja.
Since, Sirohi district is enriched with minerals and also due to immense possibility of Handloom Industry, we hope that in near future sirohi district will emerge as leading Industrial district in the State.