page_title: Mysore district
section_title: Industries
hierarchical_section_title: Mysore district / Economy / Industries
caption_attribution_description: English: Mandya district, Karnataka state, India.
context_page_description: Mysuru District is an administrative district located in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Chamarajanagar District was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in the year 1998. The district is bounded by Chamrajanagar district to the southeast, Mandya district to the east and northeast, Kerala state to the south, Kodagu district to the west, and Hassan district to the north.
  This district has a prominent place in the history of Karnataka; Mysore was ruled by the Wodeyars from the year 1399 till the independence of India in the year 1947. It features many tourist destinations, from Mysore Palace to Nagarhole National Park. It is the third-most populous district in Karnataka, after Bangalore Urban.
context_section_description: Industries in Mysore district are mainly concentrated around the cities of Mysore and Nanjangud. Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has established two industrial estates as Mysore and Nanjangud and established six industrial areas in Mysore district to encourage Industrial Development of the district. These are located at Belagola, Belawadi, Hebbal (Electronic City) and Hootagalli of Mysore Industrial estate and the industrial areas Nanjangud and Thandavapura of Nanjangud industrial estate.
  The first major industry to be set up in Mysore with the partnership of the Maharaja of Mysore when Mysore was still an industrially backward district in 1960 was the now defunct Ideal Jawa India Ltd. Motorcycle factory with technical collaboration with Jawa Motors of Czechoslovakia.
  Some of the major industries located near Mysore city are:
  Vikrant Tyres Ltd. - Manufacturer of tyres
  Automotive Axles Ltd. - Manufacturer of axles
  Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) - Manufacturer of heavy machinery
  Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) - Manufacturer of silk garments
  TVS Ltd. - Manufacturer of motor vehicles and parts (Near Nanjangud, Mysore Taluk)
  Larsen and Tubro Limited (Manufacturer of medical equipments and Electronic meters)
  Some of the major industries located in Nanjangud are:
  Dunford Fabrics (Closed)
  VKC Sandals (India) Private Limited
  Nestle India Ltd.
  Ray Hans Technologies
  AT&S India Pvt Ltd.
  TVS Motor Company
  Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd.
  South India Paper Mills
  Indus Fila
  S Kumars Now --> Reid & Taylor
  Raman Boards
  REI Electronics
  Jubilant Life sciences limited
  Brakes (India)
  Bacardi RUM, Gemini Distilleries Pvt Ltd.
  Zenith Textiles
  Kottakal Arya Vaidyasala
  Supreem Pharmaceuticals Mysore Pvt Ltd.,
  ITC (Tobacco Processing)
  United Breweries (Upcoming)
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