Economic strength of a country is measured by manufacturing industries :(i) Manufacturing industries not only help in modernising agriculture which forms the backbone of the economy, they also reduce the dependency of people on agriculture.(ii) Industrial development is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty from a country.(iii) Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce and brings much needed foreign exchange on international level.(iv) Countries that transform their raw materials into a wide variety of furnished goods of higher value are prosperous and developed.(v) India's prosperity lies in increasing and diversifying its manufacturing industries as quickly as possible.