Architect Mr. Shubranshu Upadhyay

Abstract

Industrialization has a major role to play in economic development of developing and under developed countries. The gap in per capita incomes between developed and developing countries are largely reflected in the disparity in structure of their economies. While the former are largely industrial economies, in later production is confined predominantly to agriculture.

India is a country with very large population and limited geographical area. A large share of workforce is employed in agriculture but not contributing in proportion to the economy. Thus surplus labor in agriculture needs to be provided employment in other sectors. Since the opportunities of employment are very limited in native areas, millions of people are migrating from villages and small towns to large cities. This migration is causing concentration at urban centre’s leading to deterioration of services and chaos. The dynamics of living in large cities are very pressing and resources are always at dearth. The concept of a member of family earning and living in a city and staying away from rest of the family has long been very common and has associated social repercussions.

State of Madhya Pradesh has primarily an agrarian economy.  The problem of unemployment and lack of industrial development are related and profound in the State. News papers, magazines reports and voices from various organizations in recent years have underlined the sfact. This is, in spite of state being centrally located and endowed with abundant natural resources.

Finding possibilities of generating employments in manufacturing sector on the basis of merits and strengths of regional areas is the object of the study under taken. The relevance of study is also important to check concentration of capital and resources in few areas and in to few hands.  The study is empirical in nature and tries to identify new suitable industrial areas in State of Madhya Pradesh.

Extensive mapping has been done by Shri Shubhranshu Upadhyaya. Many of the maps have been included on the MPGIS website.