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Fastest and costliest mode of transportation is airways. It is very suitable for transport of valuable and precious goods and is a great time saver. This mode of transport is not very well developed in Rajasthan. Jaipur international airport, Maha Rana Pratap Airport, Airport Of Military and Civil Importance are the different airports of Rajasthan.

Rajasthan is the largest producer and resource holder of marble in India (marmaros in Greek means shining stone). The state accounts for ~90% of India's marble production.

The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) established on January 24, 1973, with an authorized capital of Rs. 2000 crore, was made responsible for managing five integrated steel plants at Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur, Rourkela and Burnpur, the Alloy Steel Plant and the Salem Steel Plant. In 1978 SAIL was restructured as an operating company.

Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of cement, with productions of 37.52 million tons in 2008-09 which is 17.12%. of all india productions. Following are Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala. Andhra pradesh is the largest cement producing state in India.

This is the oldest iron and steel centre of India. It is a private sector enterprise. It was established in 1907 by Jamshedji Tata at Sakchi in Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

Currently, oil seeds share 14% of the area under major crops. At present, India's largest oilseed producing state is Gujarat, thanks to its position as top groundnut producing state of India. Rajasthan is India's top Rapeseed & Mustard producing state, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.

India ranks second in the world in respect of cotton fabrics production, next to China. Also, India is the second largest exporter of cotton textiles.