The story
Faridabad was planned after 1947 as a township for refugees from the North-West Frontier, with small industries to give them work. Its place on the Delhi–Mathura road brought large firms such as Escorts, and hundreds of ancillary units grew around them. The district became one of Haryana's biggest industrial bases, making tractors, auto parts, motors and earth-moving machines. Poor internal roads, drainage and power supply are long-standing complaints.
In numbers
Faridabad had 17,186 registered industrial units, including 180 registered medium and large units; major exportable items were auto parts, shoes and tractors.
MSME-DI New Delhi — Brief Industrial Profile of Faridabad District · 2012The surface-treatment (electroplating) cluster had 275 functional units employing 1,375 people.
MSME-DI New Delhi — Brief Industrial Profile of Faridabad District · 2012JCB's excavator plant at Ballabgarh manufactures 110 machines per day.
Outlook Business — On Auto Pilot · 2018
Ways in for a newcomer
- Vendor supply to tractor, construction-equipment and auto makers
- Electroplating, powder coating and heat treatment job work
- Fabrication and maintenance services for large plants
- Testing lab for small engineering units
Problems the cluster faces
- Shortage of power and water
- Labour shortages in die-casting units
- No earmarked land for units in non-conforming areas
- Poor internal roads and drainage
Businesses to start here
Aluminium Pressure Die Casting (incl. Auto Parts) →Electrostatic Powder Coating Unit →Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication (Job Shop) →Automobile Gear Manufacturing →Brake Shoe Manufacturing →CNC Engineering Workshop (Precision Job Work) →Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing →