Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to manufacturing sector. 2. Economic development and structural change. 3. Indian economy on the eve of independence. 4. Structural changes in the manufacturing sector. 5. Historical reviews and conclusions (past, present and future). References. Appendix. The purpose of this book is to evaluate the impact of structural changes in the manufacturing sector on industrial growth and development in India. This book provides reading material to students and scholars as a source to review the past, analyse the present and think about the future aspects of Indian economy. It also provides all possible historical records of theories of economic development. This book is specialized in the areas of industrial and development economic studies. The book is designed to facilitate and guide students, research scholars and faculty for research and study purposes including undergraduate and postgraduate students of management, commerce and economic studies. Detailed information in both theoretical and numerical data is given in some chapters in the form of tables. The information is sourced from the author’s own personal experiences and notes based on secondary sources. The main aim of this book is to give basic knowledge about the manufacturing sector in India and its impact on industrial performance of the Indian economy. Emergence of a heavy electrical and machinery industry, steel industry and the relative decline of the textiles and other traditional industries within the manufacturing sector in historical perspective are cases in point. The study is based on the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and other secondary sources. The book is restricted only to the economic aspects of the structural changes in manufacturing.