Brief Industrial Profile of Ambala District - DCMSME

1 1 lR;eso t;rs Government of India Ministry of MSME Brief Industrial Profile of Ambala District Our Strength gekjh kfDr Carried out by MSME-Development Institute Karnal (Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,) Phone : 0184 - 223 0882, Fax: 0184- 223 1862 e-mail: Web- 2 Contents S. No. Topic Page No. 1. General Characteristics of the District 4-5 Location & Geographical Area 6 Topography 6-8 Availability of Minerals. 8 Forest 9 Administrative set up 9-11 2.

2 District at a glance 11-14 Existing Status of Industrial Area in the District Ambala 15 3. Industrial Scenario Of Ambala 16 Industry at a Glance 16 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 16 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan Units In The District 17-18 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 18 Major Exportable Item 18 Growth Trend 18 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 18 Medium Scale Enterprises 18 List of the units in Ambala & near by Area 18 Major Exportable Item 19 Service Enterprises 19 Potentials areas for service industry 19 Potential

3 For new MSMEs 19 4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 19 Detail Of Major Clusters 19 Manufacturing Sector 19 Service Sector 19 3 Details of Identified cluster 19-20 5. General issues raised by industry association during the course of meeting 20 6 21 Steps to set up MSMEs 4 Brief Industrial Profile of Ambala District 1. General Characteristics of the District The Ambala District has claims of being one of the Historical famous Districts of Haryana State.

4 The District was explored during British period by and and later by and many others. On the basis of various literary and archeological evidences it is possible to give an outline of culture and History of Ambala District . The earliest literacy reference to the region comprising the Ambala District in the Taittiriya Aranayaka which mentions Turghna as the bordering region towards the North of Kurukshetra. This locality identified with Shrughna Sugh also finds mention in Panini (Ancient Indian Literature).

5 It is surmised that Ambala District to have been founded by Amba Rajput during the 14th century AD. Another version is that the name is a corruption of Amba Wala or the mango-village judging from mango groves that existed in its immediate neighborhood. Still another version is that the District has taken its name after goddess "Bhawani Amba" who s Temple still exists in Ambala city. The earliest inhabitants of District were a primitive people using stone tools of lower palacolithic Age. These tools were found at various sites in the District like Tarlokpur etc.

6 Unfortunately this District has not yielded any pre Harappan or mature Harappan site. However there has been some satisfactory evidence in kins of late Harappan. The various evidence specially that of painted Grey ware pottery support the fact that the Aryans also inhabited the region. The Ambala region was included in the Kingdom of Pandava and their successors. The Edicts of Ashoka Chiefly Topara edicts and stupas at Singh and Chaneti associate this District with Maurayan Empire which further adds to the District with Mauryan Empire adding to the importance of place.

7 The discovering of Sunga Terralottas suggests that they held this area. Several coins of meander have also been recovered from the area. The District has also yielded Coins of Indo Parthian Gondophernes and a coin of Mahakshtrapa Rajuvala (from Ambala and Nariangarh). At some places Kushan Bricks 5 have also been found which justify the conclusion that this District was included in the Kushana Empire. According to Majumdar the region between Lahore and Karnal formed a part of Samudra Gupta Empire.

8 This evidence is supported by Mehrauli Pillar Inscription and silver coins found at various places. The region formed an integral part of nearly all the premier ruling dynasties of India. In 7th Century it was a part of Sukantha Janpada of puspabhuti of Thanesar. Some foreign sources especially those of Chinese pilgrimage Hiven Tsang who visited during Harsha regime show that this District was also under some influence of Buddhism. The District further witnessed the Imperial ambition of Yaso Verman of Kanauj and laladitya.

9 After the invasion of Mohammed Ghaznavi, Charuhaus brought it under their control. The Topara Pillar stands Testimony of this fact. Finally the Muslims under took the District after the defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan in the second Battle of Terrain 1192. Between 9th to12th centuries this District retained its importance as a centre of religious pilgrimage. The discovery of image of lords at several places suggests existence of beautiful temples which were probably destroyed during Muslim invasions.

10 Medieval Period Under the Muslims, District formed a part of Kutab-Bin-Abak Empire. The region also witnessed the invasion of Timur. In 1450 Bahlol Lodhi the then governor of Punjab brought the area under his Sway till Babur's invasion in 1526. Akbar's reign was full of events in Din-E-Akbari .It is mentioned that mahals of Ambala to be part of Sirhind of Delhi suba. After the Aurangjeb death the political position and various forces rose in opposition to the Empire.