page_title: Sri Ganganagar
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Sri Ganganagar / Economy
context_page_description: Sri Ganganagar is a planned city and the northern-most city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the border of Punjab states and the international border of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. It is named after Maharaja Shri Ganga Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner. It is known as "the food basket of Rajasthan".
context_section_description: Desert land was converted to a green town by the efforts of Maharaja Ganga Singh, who brought the Gang canal. It carries the excess waters of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the region, making Ganganagar a district known as "the food basket of Rajasthan".
  The economy of the city is based on agriculture; its main crops are wheat, mustard and cotton. Other crops are guar, bajra, sugar cane and grams. In recent years, farmers are diverting towards horticulture. Kinnow (a citrus family fruit or a hybrid citrus fruit) is a popular horticultural product; other fruits of the citrus family are also grown.
  Industries in Sri Ganganagar District are based on agriculture. Major industries are cotton ginning and pressing factories, mustard oil mills, wheat flour mills, Rajasthan State Ganganagar Sugar Mills (known for its Royal Heritage Liqueurs), 20 top renowned industries are Vikas WSP (P) Limited, T.C. Fresh Kinnow Waxing, Kanda Edible Oil Unit, Ruchi Soya Industries etc. It has cotton spinning and textile factories such as JCT Mills (now closed). Most of the factories are in and around Sri Ganganagar City.
caption: Paddy (Dhaan/Jhona) fields in the Ghaggar river belt and brick industries near Suratgarh.
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