What do you mean by industrial cluster? Name the famous industrial clusters of India.

The availability of raw materials, access to energy to run the industries, labour supply, good transport network, and a ready market all come together to decide an industry’s location. Often industries are located close to each other in order to share the locational advantages and the benefits of their closeness, which gives rise to industrial clusters. The famous industrial clusters in India are as follows –

• Mumbai- Pune cluster,

• Bangalore-Tamil Nadu region,

• Hugli region,

• Ahmedabad-Baroda region,

• Chottanagpur industrial belt,

• Vishakhapatnam-Guntur belt,

• Gurgaon-Delhi-Meerut region

• Kollam-Thiruvanathapuram industrial cluster.