District Industrial Profile 2017-18 ALIPURDUAR MSME-Development Institute Kolkata (Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,) Phone: (033)2577-0595/7/8 ; Fax: (033)2577-5531 E-mail: [email protected] Web-www.msmedikolkata.gov.in F O R E W O R D The report on Brief Industrial Profile of Newly formed Alipurduar district has been prepared for 2017-2018. The report chiefly focuses on the district profile, major resources available in the district and the existing infrastructural facilities, which can be utilized to provide support to the existing industries and encourage creation of new enterprise in the district. The report also explores the scope for ancillarisation, present industrial scenario, existing large & medium scale enterprises in the district, no of UAMs registered and other related issues which examine the industrial potentiality of the district. Besides, the potential areas for developing and setting up new MSME Units have also been addressed separately. In preparing this report, necessary data and co-operation has been obtained from various departments of the State Government, Central Government, Financial Institutions, MSME stakeholders, Promotional agencies and other related departments. The major source of information has been the Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal (District Statistical Handbook). I would like to extend my sincere thanks and regards to all of them for their sincere co-operation and assistance. I hope this Report will be found very useful by Promotional Agencies, Financial Institutes, NGOs and above all the small scale entrepreneurs of the district. I appreciate the efforts rendered by the officers of EI Division in preparation of this Report. Dated : 31st March, 2018 (Ajoy Bandopadhyaya) Place : Kolkata Director MSME-DI, Kolkata 2 Contents S. No. Topic Page No. 1. General Characteristics of the District 4-5 1.1 Location & Geographical Area 5 1.2 Topography 5 1.3 Availability of Minerals. 6 1.4 Forest 6-7 1.5 Administrative set up 7 2. District at a glance 8-9 2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in Alipurduar District 10 3. Industrial Scenario of Alipurduar District 10 3.1 Industry at a Glance 10 3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 10-11 3.3 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan Units In The 11-12 District 3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 12-13 3.5 Major Exportable Item 13 3.6 Growth Trend 13 3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 13 3.8 Medium Scale Enterprises 13 3.8.1 List of the units in Jhargram & nearby area 13 3.9 Service Enterprises 14 3.9.1 Potentials areas for service industry 14 3.10 Potential for new MSMEs 15-16 4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 16 4.1 Detail Of Major Clusters 16 4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector 16 4.1.2 Service Sector 16 4.2 Details of Identified cluster 16 5. General issues raised by industry associations during the course of 16 meeting 6 Prospects of training Programmes during 2017-18 17 7. Action plan for MSME Schemes during 2017-18 17-18 8. Steps to set up MSMEs 18-19 9. Additional information if any 19 9.1 List of few small-scale industries in Alipurduar Disrict 19-20 9.2 Railway network 20 9.3 Tourism 20 . 3 Brief Industrial Profile of Alipurduar District (WEST BENGAL) 1. General Characteristics of the District: Alipurduar is the newly created District of West Bengal. Erstwhile district of Jalpaiguri was bifurcated to create Alipurduar district. It became the 20th district of West Bengal on 25th June, 2014. The district headquarters at Alipurduar situated on the east bank of the Kaljani River on the foot hils of the Himalays. The town is the gateway to Bhutan and North Eastern States of India. Alipurduar derives its names from Col. Headyat Ali Khan who did admirable service in the Bhutan war and was stationed here as first Extra Assistant Commissioner after the 2nd Anglo- Bhutan war in 1865. Colonel Headyat Ali Khan was posted as the Commander at the military settlement on the bank of the river Kaljani. The entire tract of land of the Buxa Dooar was leashed out to Headyat Ali on his superannuation and a town adjacent to the military settlement began to grow as well. In course of time along with the expansion of the tea plantation and set up of railway lines, Alipurduar began to be important in terms of communication and administration. The area was originally inhabited by aborigine tribes and castes like Rava, Garo, Mech, Toto, and Dhimal. Koch and Rajbanshi etc. The exodus of Hindus from the erstwhile Bengal at the time of partition of Bengal in 1947 and their settlement in these areas reduced land-man ratio to a great extent. Prior to this large number of people from tribal belt of Chotonagpur and Madhya Bharat viz. Santals, Munda,Oraon, Mahato ,Kheriar and the like came over to this region to work as tea laborer during British Raj. They also permanently settled here. These people speak about 141 languages. However now Bengali is the major language; Hindi is also largely spoken. Alipurduar District is famous for forest, wildlife, tea and timber. The Climate of this district is warm and humid. In summers, the temperature runs upto 38 C and in winters temperature comes down up to 6 degree C. The Average Rainfall of this district is 350 cms. Maximum rainfall of West Bengal is found in Buxa Fort. Tea Plantation and processing of tea is the main industry of this district covering 52,566 aector of land. There are 62 tea gardens and tea processing factories in this district. 4 The most of the people of this district depends on agriculture and harvest Rice, Jute , Potato etc. Besides agriculture, the people of this district earn their livelihood from the sources of Tourism, fishing , wood and cane based industries. This district is well connected with National Highways and Indian Railways. Nearest Airport is Coochbehar Airport and Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri. 1.1 Location and Geographical Area: Alipurduar District : Alipurduar district is located in the north-west corner of West Bengal bordering Bhutan and Assam. It stretches between the southern boundary of Bhutan on the north and Coochbehar district to the south; on the eastern side it touches the western boundary of Assam and on the western side lies the residual part of Jalpaiguri district. The district enjoys a strategically important location as it serves as a corridor of trade and communication with the Bhutan and various northeastern States of India. Total geographical area of the district is 2788 Sq km. 1.2. Topography: Topography of the district wears a mixed look- consisting both of hilly areas and undulating vast plain. Northern part of the district is the part of the Sub-Himalayan Ranges named as “Dooars” and the gently sloping alluvial plain in the south is called”Terai”. Altitude of the hilly area ranging from 90m to 1750m. The Chinchula peak is the highest point of the area (1750 m) The soil in this region varies from alluvial soil to sandy and hard black clayey. The upper region in the north of Dooars, the soil is mainly black and clayey. This soil is suitable for growing tea, which is a major cash crop of this district. In the lower plain, the soil consists of a mixture of both clay and sand. The alluvial soil is fertile enough for crops like paddy, wheat, jute, potato, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane etc. to be grown. A large of number of rivers and rivulets originate from the hilly areas of adjacent Bhutan and there is a network of rivers criss-crossing the entire region. The major rivers are Teesta, Torsa, Jaldhaka, Kaljani, Rydak, Korotowa and Sankos. They are joined smaller streams like Dudua, Tasati, and Mujnai etc. The rivers often overflow their banks depositing layers of fertile soil on the banks on either side. [River Rydak] 5 1.3 Availability of Minerals: There is no remarkable mineral deposits in the district except Dolomite. 1.4 Forest: The district Alipurduar is blessed with rich reserves of forest resources. The presence of vast hilly tracts covered with dense forests with sparkling streams flowing through them has attracted the attention of all over the world. The forests of Alipurduar district cover 106715 hectares of land, which is 38.3% of the total geographical areas of the district. It, is the home of a fascinating variety of flora and fauna. There are 352 species of trees, 108 species of climbers, 6 species of canes, 133 species of shrubs, 144 species of bamboos and 25 varieties of rare plants. [Jaldapara National Park] [Buxa Tiger Reserve] The forests of this district is the abode of a spectacular range of faunal variety with mammal 69 species, reptiles 41 species, birds 249 species, amphibians 45 species, fishes 33 species and entomic fauna 353 species. Social forestry is becoming popular now-a–days andtrees like Eucalyptus, Simul, Krishnachura etc. are being widely cultivated. The forested hilly ranges have given birth to two major Wild Life Reserves viz. Jaldapara Wild Life sanctuary and Buxa Tiger Reserve. [Garumara Wild Life Sanctuary] Timber and fuel are the major forest produce. The timber produce in this region is of very good quality and is used for building, furniture, doors, windows, and other wooden fixtures. Wood based industries like plywood manufacturing and wooden furniture making are in plenty in this region. Cane and bamboo furniture and fixtures also manufactured both in the rural and urban areas. 6 There is a huge possibility of development Tourism as Industry with dense Evergreen Forest with Wild Life and Hill with flowing river as well as tea gardens.