Industries

* **Tea Production:** The backbone of the local industrial economy; dozens of large tea estates and processing factories surround the city. * **Defense & Government Services:** Large military cantonments provide massive employment and sustain local logistics, construction, and retail businesses. * **Tourism & Hospitality:** Driven by historic ruins, river tourism, and transit tourism toward the Himalayas and regional national parks. * **Food Processing & FMCG:** Nearby industrial parks (such as the Patanjali Mega Food Park in Balipara) process local agricultural yields. * **Healthcare:** Serving as a medical hub for northern Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, driven by major medical colleges and institutes. * **Handloom & Handicrafts:** Small-scale traditional Assamese silk (Muga and Pat) weaving and bamboo/cane crafts.