Rajasthan's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $33 billion in current prices.
Agriculture
Rajasthan'economy is primarily agricultural and pastoral. Wheat and barley are cultivated in large areas, as are pulses,sugarcane,and oilseeds.Cotton and tobacco are cash crops. Rajasthan is amomg the largest producer of edible oils in India and the second largest producer of oilseeds.Rajasthan is also the biggest wool-producing state in India. There are mainly two crop seasons. The main source of irrigation is wells and tanks. The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates north western Rajasthan.
Industries
Textiles - Rajasthan state is the second largest producer of polyster fibre in India.Bhilwara district produces more cloth than Bhiwandi in Maharashtra.
Minerals - Rajasthan is pre-eminent in quarrying and mining in India.The state is the largest producer of marbles and sandstone, the second largest of cement.It has rich salt deposits at Sambhar and copper mines at Khetri and Dariba.The white marble is mined at Makrana near Jodhpur.
It is the mineral capital of India.
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