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District Industrial Profile

2017-18

ALIPURDUAR

MSME-Development Institute (Ministry of MSME, Govt. of ,)

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F O R E W O R D

The report on Brief Industrial Profile of Newly formed 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 (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

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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 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 & 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

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Brief Industrial Profile of Alipurduar District ()

1. General Characteristics of the District: Alipurduar is the newly created District of West Bengal. Erstwhile district of 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 on the foot hils of the Himalays. The town is the gateway to 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 . 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 . 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.

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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 in .

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 . 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 “” and the gently sloping alluvial plain in the south is called””. 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]

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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.

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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.

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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. Out of total area of 278800 hectare of the district, the forest covers 106715 hectares of which 97505 hectares are reserved area. To put in a table-

Dist. Nos. of Nos. of Forest Area (in Ha.) Reserve Protected Range Beats (in Ha.) (in Ha.)

Alipurduar 22 77 106715 97505 9210

Source: O/o. DFO, Alipurduar 1.5 Administrative set up. The district has only one Sub-division viz. Alipurduar, and 6 Community Development Blocks. There is only one –Alipurduar and nine Census towns. There is one parliamentary constitution i.e.Alipurduar (SC) and five Legislative Assembly Constituencies viz.(1) (ST), (2) (ST), (3) Alipurduar , (5) (SC) , (6) -(ST) .

[Administrative units in Alipurduar District]

Distance No of Sub- Block from No of Gram District Police Station Block HQ inhabited Division Alipurduar panchayat villages HQ. Alipurduar Alipurduar Alipurduar Alipurduar-I Panchkhalguri 39 Kms 11 48 - - Shamuktala Alipurduar –II Alipurduar 15 Kms 11 79 - - Falakata Falakata Falakata 37 Kms 12 63 - - Kumargram Kumargram 50 Kms 11 55 Ghoksadanga - - Kalchini Hamiltonganj 30 Kms 11 43 Madarihat Madarihat- - - Madarihat 50 Kms 10 50 Birpara - 1 9 6 - - 66 338 Source: O/o. Dev. & Planning, & Profile of C. D. Blocks , Alipurduar

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2. District at a glance: S.No Particular Year Unit Statistics 1 Geographical features (A) Geographical Data iii) Geographical Area 2017-18 Hectare 278800 (B) Administrative Units i) Sub divisions 2017-18 No. 1 ii) Tehsils/Block 2017-18 No. - iii) Sub-Tehsil 2017-18 No. - iv) Patwary Circle 2017-18 No. - v) Panchayat Samitis /Block 2017-18 No. 6/6 vi) Corporation 2017-18 No. - vii) Muncipality 2017-18 No. 1 viii) Gram Panchayats 2017-18 No. 66 ix) Revenue villages/Census Village 2017-18 No. NA/338 x) Parliamentary Constitutency 2017-18 No. 1 xi) Assembly Area 2017-18 No. 5 2. Population (as per 2011 Census provisional report) (A) Sex-wise i) Male 2011 No. 770905 ii) Female 2011 No. 731078 (B) Rural Population 2011 No. 1173704 3. Agriculture A. Land utilization i) Total Area 2017-18 Hectare 278800 ii) Forest cover 2017-18 Hectare 106715 iii) Agricultural land 2014-15 Hectare 146272* iv) Non Agriculture Land 2014-15 Hectare 18069* v) Cultivable Barren land 2014-15 Hectare 7744* 4. Forest (i) Forest 2017-18 Hectare 106715 5. Livestock & Poultry A. Cattle i) Cows 2014-15 No. 378010 ii) Buffaloes 2014-15 No. 2878 B. Other livestock i) Goats 2014-15 No. 220722 ii) Pigs - - - iii) Dogs & Bitches - - - iv) Railways i) Length of rail line - Kms -

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V) Roads (a) National Highway 2017-18 Kms 88 (b) State Highway 2017-18 Kms 63.2 (c) Main District Highway 2017-18 Kms 240.87 (d) Other district & Rural Roads 2014-15 Kms 1664.55 (f) Kachacha Road 2014-15 Kms 1062.36 (VI) Communication (a) Telephone connection - (b) Post offices No. - (c) Telephone center No. - No./1000 - (d )Density of Telephone person (e) Density of Telephone No. per KM. - (f) PCO Rural No. - (g) PCO STD No. - (h) Mobile No. - (VII) Public Health Allopathic Hospital 2017-18 No. 5 (a) Beds in Allopathic hospitals 2017-18 No. 470 (b) Ayurvedic Hospital No. - (c) Beds in Ayurvedic hospitals No. - (d) Unani hospitals No. - (e) Community health centers No. - (f) Primary health centers 2017-18 No. 14 (g) Dispensaries 2017-18 94 (h) Sub Health Centers 2017-18 No. 338 (i) Private hospitals 2017-18 No. 1 (j) Rural Hospital 2017-18 No. 7 (k) Beds in Rural Hospital 2017-18 No. 200 (VIII) Banking commercial (a) Commercial Bank 2014-15 Nos. 57 (b) rural Bank Products 2014-15 Nos. 20 (c) Co-Operative bank Nos. - (d) PLDB Branches Nos. - (IX) Education (a) Primary school Nos. 833 (b) Middle schools Nos. 118 (c) Secondary & Senior Secondary sch. Nos. 132 (d) Colleges Nos. 7 (e) Technical University Nos. - * Estimated Source:- Reports of BAE&S, Alipurduar, Profiles of CD Blocks, Alipurduar Municipality, EE,PWD,EE, National Highway Dvn., Dist. Planning & Dev. Office, DM, Alipurduar.

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2.1. Existing Status of Industrial Areas in Alipurduar District: Presently there is no declared Industrial area in Alipurduar district. However, the District Authority has recently handed over 42.61 acres of vested land in Mouza Jogijhora (J.L.No.01,plot no.807) near Falakata in favor of the Industry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of West Bengal for setting up an Industrial Estate in Falakata Block. Besides Ethelbari mouza is an industrially developed area. A good number of Medium, Small and Micro level industrial units have come up there. Barobisha in Kumargram block also is a fast developing business and industrial area which is located on the National Highway 31C towards Assam and is only 8 kms away from Assam Bengal Border.

3. Industrial scenario of Alipurduar district: 3.1 Industry at a Glance

Sr No Head Unit Particulars 1. REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. 172 2. TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. 227 3. REGISTERED MEDIUM & LARGE UNIT NO. 14 4. ESTIMATED AVG. NO. OF DAILY WORKER NO. 2350** EMPLOYED IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES 5. EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE AND MEDIUM NO. 3500** INDUSTRIES 6. NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA No Nil 7. TURNOVER OF SMALL SCALE IND. In lakhs - 8. TURNOVER OF MEDIUM & LARGE SCALE In lakhs - INDUSTRIES *Other than micro units ** Estimated Source:- District Statistical Handbook of BAES & Economic Review,2011-12,Govt.of W.B, Reports from C D Blocks, Alipurduar Chambers of Commerce and industry, DIC, Jalpaiguri, DIC, Alipurduar, NSSO(FOD, Siliguri ,Dooars Tea Planters Association, Ethelbari.

3.2 YEAR WISE TREND OF UNITS REGISTERED YEAR NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT REGISTERED UNITS (lakh Rs.) Up to 1984-85 District wise separate 1985-86 data was not available. 1986-87 Only consolidated report 1987-88 of Regd. units prior to 1988-89 Oct.2006 for West Bengal 1989-90 was available with the 1990-91 Directorate of M & SSE, 1991-92 Govt. of West Bengal. 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96

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1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-2002 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 EM-II 2005-06 3 - - 2006-07 396 - - 2007-08 103 -- - 2008-09 215 - - 2009-10 194 - - 2010-11 617 - - 2011-12 264 - - 2012-13 35 - - 2013-14 97 - - 2014-15 228 - - Total 2152 10080 3072.91*

Total UAM Micro Small Medium registration in the district as on 23.03.2018 6609 6529 73 7

 In plant & machinery Source: Dte. Of BAE&S, WB: updation upto March,2017

3.3 DETAILS OF EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES NIC TYPE OF NUMBER OF INVESTMENT CODE EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY UNITS (Lakh Rs.) NO. 20 Agro based ( NIC Code-10) 55 NA NA 22 Soda water (NIC Code -11) - - - 23 Cotton textile (NIC Code -14) - NA NA Woolen, silk & artificial Thread 24. - - - based clothes. (NIC Code -14) 25. Jute & jute based (NIC Code -13) - - Ready-made garments & embroidery 26. 12 - - (NIC Code -14) Wood/wooden based furniture 27. 355 NA NA (NIC Code -16) Paper & Paper products 28. 15 NA NA (NIC Code -17) 29. Leather based (NIC Code -15) - - - Chemical/Chemical based 31. 4 - - (NIC Code -20) Rubber, Plastic & petro based 30. - - - (NIC Code -22) 11

32. Mineral based (NIC Code -24) 2 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 33. 28 NA NA (NIC Code -25) Engineering units (NIC Code – Not 35. 4 NA NA elsewhere classified) Electrical machinery and transport 36. 8 - - equipment (NIC Code -27 & 29) Repairing & servicing 97. 544 NA NA (NIC Code -95) 01. Others (NIC Code -99) 29 - - Kachori Making (NIC Code -10) - - - Artisan Pottery 12 NA NA Units Bamboo craft 17 NA NA Stone crusher 18 NA NA Biri roller 800 (approx) NA NA Source: Jhargram Municipality, Reports from C D Blocks, Alipurduar Chambers of Commerce and industry, DIC, Jalpaiguri, DIC, Alipurduar,.

3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings:

Sl.No Name of the unit Block

1 Beech T.E. Factory Kalchini

2 Bhatpra T.E. Factory Kalchini

3 Bhatkhawa T.E. Factory Kalchini

4 Central Dooars T.E. Factory Kalchini

5 Dima T.E. Factory Kalchini

6 Kalchini T.E. Factory Kalchini

7 T.E. Factory Kalchini

8 Satali T.E. Factory Kalchini

9 Soudamini T.E. Factory Kalchini

10 Torsha T.E. Factory Kalchini

11 Chuapara T.E. Factory Kalchini

12 Birpara T.E. Factory Madarihat-Birpara

13 Tasati T.E. Factory Madarihat-Birpara

14 Barnabari T.E. Factory Madarihat-Birpara

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15 Madarihat T.E. Factory Madarihat-Birpara

16 Jogijhora T.E. Factory Madarihat-Birpara

17 T.E. Factory Falakata

18 Kadambini T.E. Factory Falakata

19 Sankosh T.E. Factory Kumargram

20 Turturi T.E. Factory Kumargram

3.5 Major Exportable Item: TEA 3.6 Growth Trend: Alipurduar is a newly formed district. Actually Alipurduar sub-division of Jalpaiguri district has now been declared as a separate district. Except Tea Industry, there is no other remarkable industrial unit has come up to make the district a industrially developed one. Consequently the area is backward in industrial growth.. However, in recent times, a good number of medium, small and micro level industrial units have come up in Ethelbari, Alipurduar and Barobisha area. There is no mineral deposit in the district except dolomite. But the district is rich in forestry and agriculture production. There is huge potential for forest products and agro based industries in this district besides tea. Huge quantities of paddy, potato and Arecanut (of super quality) is produced in this district. Forests products like cane, bamboo, medicinal plants besides good quality of timber – all may be the raw materials for agro based industries. Modernization of tea industries and the proposed Industrial Estate at Jogijhora may change the industrial scenario of the district.

3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry: A district can’t be termed as industrialized in broad sense only by having some large, medium & small establishment until there is substantial and reliable set of ancillary industries. Tea is the main industrial product of this district. There are 62 live tea gardens and factories. But hardly any industrial unit is set up as ancillary unit to tea industry or any other medium/small/micro scale industry here, based on the requirement of these industries.

3.8. Medium Scale Enterprises: 3.8.1 List of some Medium scale units in Alipurduar.

Sl.No Name of the Unit Block

1 Ma Durga flour Mill Ethelbari

2 Ethelbari Veener Ethelbari

3 Gita Devi Flour Mills (P) Ltd. Ethelbari

4 Raichenga Agro Food Processing Industries Pvt. Ltd. (2) units Falakata

5 Falakata Industries Ltd. Falakata

Source: DIC, Jalpaiguri , Falakata C D Block Office, Alipurduar Chambers of Commerce and industry, 13

3.9 Service Enterprise:

Sl.No Name of the unit Block

1 Alipurduar United Cold Storage Alipurduar I

2 Gaurhari Multipurpose Cold Storage Falakata

3 Jalpaiguri Cold Storage Falakata

4 Raichanga Multipurpose Cold Storage Falakata

5 Salbari Cold Storage Falakata

6 Shree Hazarilal Cold Storage Falakata

7 Teesta Cold Storage Falakata

8 Ethelbari Cold Storage Madarihat

Source:DIC,Jalpaiguri,BDOs-Madarihat & Falakata ,Alipurduar Chambers of Commerce & Industry. 3.9.1 Potentials areas for service industry: Apart from the items of SSI sector as illustrated above in different category, the small service establishment has great importance in the context of industrial development in the newly formed district Alipurduar. With rapid urbanization, growth of population, various service and employment demand in the back ground of scenic beauty of the district with fascinating hills, streams, forests, tea gardens, over all wild Life sanctuaries a paradise for tourism, the following small service establishments likely to have good potentiality in the district. The following small service establishments are having potentiality in the district.

1 Xerox center 10 Clinical Laboratories & X-ray

2 Information and consultancy service 11 Physiotherapy center center

3 Vocational training center 12 Nursing home as special medical treatment

4 Motor Driving school 13 Health Care club/Physical Training Centre.

5 Catering service 14 Travelling Agency

6 Beauty parlor 15 Travel guide

9 Decorators 16 Photo color Laboratories

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3.10. Potential for new MSMEs: Setting up of new industrial ventures or optimal exploiting the existing resources depends to a large extent on the availability of suitable infrastructure, a strong capital base like land, labor and entrepreneurship, assured market for the product etc. The district can’t boast of being in a very favorable position as far as aforesaid factors are concerned. Yet its strong agriculture base and forest resources The District has set the ground for agro and forest based industry. There is scope for expansion of Sericulture unit at Alipurduar. Modernization of tea industry can pave the way for setting up various ancillary industries. Similarly, there is good potential for mushroom canning industry. The district is climatically suitable for mushroom production especially “button Mushroom” which has tremendous export potential. Considering the resources and the existing infrastructure a number of resources based and demand based industries may be suggested as potential MSMEs.

A) Resource-based Industries 1) Rice mill 2) Solvent extraction from rice bran 3) Rice processing 4) Solvent extraction from tea waste 5) Tomato sauce, chilli sauce 6) Vegetable dehydration 7) Fruit preservation and processing 8) Mushroom canning 9) Jam, jelly from pineapple, orange, lemon 10) Pickles and chutneys from mango 11) Ginger oil and ginger powder 12) Meat processing and for human 13) Pre-cast building blocks from rich reserves of dolomite, limestone and sand 14) Sericulture units – silk reeling 15) Honey production 16) Spice grinding 17) Processing of pulses 18) Dairy farm 19) Stone crushing

B) Demand-based Industries 1) Manufacturing of agricultural tools and implements 2) Agro service centers 3) Cold storage 4) Bio-fertilizer units 5) Repairing and servicing of diesel pump sets 6) Repairing and servicing of electronic items 15

7) Bread and biscuit 8) Handicraft products 9) Wooden furniture and fixtures 10) Cane furniture 11) Handloom products 12) Ceramic novelty items 13) Readymade garments 14) Textile, silk printing 15) Moulded plastic articles 16) Automobile repairing 17) Automobile smoke testing units 18) Paints and varnishes 19) Clay bricks 20) Nuts and bolts 21) Storage battery assembling 22) Cry cell battery 23) Soft drinks 24) Pesticide formulations 25) Terracotta pottery 26) Washing soap and powder 27) Washing soap and powder 28) Mosaic tiles 29) Paper cups and plates 30) Repairing and servicing of bi-cycles and cycle rickshaw

4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise: Nil

4.1 DETAIL OF MAJOR CLUSTERS: NA 4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector: NA 4.1.2. Service Sector: Nil 4.2. Details of identified cluster: Nil

5. General issues raised by industry association during the course of meeting The district is industrially backward with agriculture being the major source of occupation. Proper land utilization with the adoption of modern agro-techniques is extremely essential for growth in the agricultural sector. The district has a surplus production in paddy, potato, jute and vegetables. Hence, development of an organized marketing system is necessary for proper distribution of agricultural produce. Establishment of warehouses and cold storages can also provide a boost to agricultural growth.

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6. Training Programme conducted during 2016-17

S. No. Name of the programme Subject No of proposed programme to be conducted

1 ESDP(Through W/S) - -

2 ESDP( Other than W/S) - -

3 MDP - -

4 BSDP - -

5 EDP - -

6 IMC - -

7. Action plan for MSME Schemes during 2017-18

S. Name of the Scheme Proposed activity on the scheme No.

1 MSE-CDP -

2 ZED 1

3 MSE-MDA -

4 CLCSS -

5 Capacity Building & - strengthening of data base

6 International cooperation -

7 TREAD for women -

8 VDP 1

9 National awards -

10 NMCP schemes -

I. Lean Manufacturing -

II Design Clinic -

III Market assistance & Tech. up 1 gradation

IV QMS/QTT - 13

V Tech. & quality up gradation - support

VI ICT -

VII Bar Code -

VIII IPR -

IX Incubator scheme

8. STEPS TO SET UP MSMEs Following are the brief description of different agencies for rendering assistance to the entrepreneurs.

S. No Type of assistance Name and address of agencies

1. Udyog Aadhaar Registration 1. On line registration. 2. District Industries Centre, Dte. of MSME&T Govt.of West Bengal, Industrial Estate, Sevoke Road dist: , Siliguri-734001

3. Branch MSME – Development Institute, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, Industrial Estate,Gate No 3 & 4, Sevoke Road dist: Darjeeling, Siliguri-734001 Road dist: Darjeeling, Siliguri-734001 2. Identification of Project Profiles, (1) MSME – Development Institute, Techno-economic and Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, managerial consultancy 111 &112, B. T. Road, Kolkata-700108. services, market survey and economic survey reports. (2) W.B. Small Industries Dev. Corpn., 6A, Raja Subodh Mulick Square (3r floor) Kolkata-13 & 31, Block Burn Lane, Silpa Bhawan, Kolkata-12 3. Land and Industrial shed (2) West Bengal Industries Infrastructure Development Corpn. Ltd., P-34, CIT Road, Kolkata-14 4. Financial Assistance (1) Small Industries Dev, Bank of India (SIDBI) Eastern Regional Office, 11, Dr. U. N. Brahmachari Road, Kolkata-

(2) West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Limited, 5, Council House St., Kolkata-1

(3) W. B. Financial Corpn. 2A, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata-16

(4) United Bank of India, H.O. 16, Old Court House St, Kolkata-1

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(5) All other Banks 5. For raw materials under Govt. National Small Industries Corpn. Ltd., Supply 20 B, Abdul Hamid St., 7th floor, Kolkata-69 6. Plant and machinery under hire National Small Industries Corpn. Ltd., / purchase basis. 20 B, Abdul Hamid St., 7th floor, Kolkata-69 7. Power/ Electricity (1) W. B. State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. Alipurduar.

8. Technical Know – how. (1) Indian Institute of Technology, , Paschim Medinipur

(2) Deptt. Of Engineering & Technology, Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata-32 9. Quality & Standard MSME Testing Centre (MSME -TC), 111 & 112, B.T. Road, Kolkata-108 10. Marketing /Export Assistance (1) Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, 4, Esplanade East, Kolkata-700069

(2) W.B. Small Industries Dev. Corpn., 6A, Raja Subodh Mulick Square (3r floor) Kilkata-13 11. Other Promotional Agencies (1) Reserve Bank of India, Rural Planning and Credit Department, 15, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata-1

(2) Indian Institute of Packaging, Block CP, Sector V, Salt Lake City Kolkata-91

(3) Khadi and Village Industries Commission 33, Chittaranjan avenue, Kolkata – 73 9. Additional information if any:- 9.1: List of few small-scale industries in Alipurduar district.

Sl.No Name of the Unit Block

1 Chaudhury Saw Mill Birpara

2 Dhumbajyoti Saw Mill Ethelbari

3 Rajkamal Saw Mill Barobisha

4 Sri Ma Lakshmi Saw Mill Barobisha

5 Sambhunath Saw Mill Birpara

6 Bholanath Saw Mill Birpara

7 Lakshminarayan Saw Mill Lataguri

8 Sanatan Saw Mill Lataguri

9 United Saw Mill & Flour Mill Alipurduar

10 Sashi timber & Plywood Ind.Pvt. Ltd. Ethelbari 15

11 Praveen Wood Products Ethelbari

12 Paulami Tea Chest Corpn. Vatibari

13 Bidesh Plywood Factory Pvt Ltd. Salbari

14 Tista Particle Board Industries Lataguri

15 Bhutnirghat Board Industries Bhutnirghat

16 S.N .Print &Company Birpara

17 R P J Mukherjee Pvt. Ltd Alipurduar

18 Chowdhury Engineering works Birpara

19 Dynamic C s bottling plant Pvt Ltd. Birpara

20 Saha Ply wood Industries Falakata.

9.2. Railway network: Alipurduar is well connected by Rail. Railway link to this region was introduced during British Raj to facilitate exploitation of timber and for tea plantation. After partition of the country in 1947 major railway links were cut because of formation of East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh) as most of the railway routes passed through the erstwhile East Pakistan. Any way after independence of our country, the scenario is changed. To establish a link for the North Eastern states to the rest of the country new railway network in this region was set up. Now Alipurduar Division one of the largest Railway Division in the country with 710 kms of Railway track. Alipurduar Junction railway station is on the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar- Road line (originally meter gauge but later converted to broad gauge) and New Alipurduar railway station is on the New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon/Guwahati main line (broad gauge). After conversion of New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar-Samuktala Road line from meter gauge to broad gauge and increase in number of frequencies of running trains, communication by railway from this district as well as from North Eastern States to other parts of India has now become very easy. However, this has brought disaster for wild animals of this area particularly elephants. New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar- Shamuktala line runs through the “elephant corridor.” As a result, hundreds of elephant have been killed so far and being killed regularly, being knocked down by the rushing trains.

9.3. Tourist attractions: Buxaduar Tiger Reserve, Jayanti Hills, Buxa fort, Jaldapara National Park, Chilapata forest, Rajabhatkhowa museum & Tiger Rescue Centre, Rai Matang, Santrabari, Rovers Point, Roopang Valley, Lepchakhawa, Chunabhati and the Tea gardens of this district.

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