Infrastructure of Ludhiana
Ludhiana is commonly known as the Manchester of India and also as Industrial Capital of Small Scale Industry in the country. The origin of the town can be traced to the year 1481 A.D. when the Lodhies established fort here.
There was hardly any industry worth name in the year 1947 in Ludhiana. The Muslims which constituted the major working force in the industry migrated to West Pakistan leaving a great gap to be filled up. The refugees who came from west Pakistan after partition and settled at Ludhiana, were very enterprising and hard working people. They immediately took up the industry ventures for their lively hood and this was the start of industrial development of the city.
Ludhiana has seen enormous industrial growth during the last 4/5 years due to significant improvement in the law and order situation. A conductive atmosphere for the growth of industry is apparently visible. Lot of investment is coming up in industrial ventures may be from Punjab or from outside Punjab. A large number of units have come up both in small scale as well as in large & medium scale sector.
A variety of items such as cycle and cycle parts, sewing machines and components, automobiles parts and accessories hosiery and knitwear goods, industrial fasteners, machine tools and components rubber goods, woollen garments, electronic goods etc. are being produced in the small scale sector. The industry in large and Medium sector is producing items as bicycles, hosiery goods, vanaspati tyres, tubes, electronic goods, steel and alloy steel castings, beer, sugar, flour rice/rice bran oil and cattle feed etc.
The industrial growth both in small scale and large & medium scale sector during the year 1991-92, 1992-93,1993-94,1994-95 & 1995-96 as indicated in the table below shows that here is very encouraging response from the entrepreneurs for setting up of new ventures.
For the industrial development of an area infrastructure plays a significant role. The rapid industrialization depends on the adequate availability facilities like road, Railways, Power, Water & Factory Accommodation, developed transport and communication  network,  financing  and administrative support from Central/State Govt. etc.
Brief details of these infrastrucutral facilities available in the district Ludhiana are presented in the following paragraphs
INDUSTRIAL LAND
Land is an important factor for industrial development. In order to attract the entrepreneurs to set up industries, State Govt is providing developed plots/Sheds in industrial area/Estate and at Focal Points.
There are 2 Focal Points, 3 Industrial Area (A,B & C), 1 Urban Estate (Indl.) and 3 Rural Indl. Estate developed by State Govt. in the district Ludhiana. Details of the areas acquired Nos. of plots/sheds developed and allotted etc. are given below