Contents S.No . Topic Page No. 1. General Characteristics of the District 3 1.1 Location & Geographical Area 3 1.2 Climate & Rainfall 3 1.3 Area & Topography 3 1.4 Soil 4 1.5 Rivers 4 1.6 Availability of Minerals 4 1.7 Forest 4 1.8 Population 4 1.9 Occupational Structure 5 2.0 Administrative set up 5 2. District at a glance 7 2.1 Existing status of Industrial area in the district 9 3. Industrial scenario of Hingoli district 9 3.1 Industry at a Glance 9 3.2 Year wise trend of units registered 9 3.3 Details of existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan units 10 in the district 3.4 Large Scale Industries 12 3.5 Major exportable items 12 3.6 Growth Trend 12 3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 12 3.8 List of Medium Scale Enterprises 12 3.8.1 Major Exportable items 12 3.9 List of Potential Enterprises - MSMEs 12 3.9.1 Agro Based Industry 12 3.9.2 Fruit Processing Industry 13 3.9.3 Forest Based Industry 13 3.9.4 Animal Based Industry 13 3.9.5 Demand Based Industry 14 3.9.6 Service Industries 14 4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 16 4.1 Detail of major clusters 16 4.1.1 Manufacturing sector 16 4.2 Details of clusters identified & selected under MSE-CDP 16 4.2.1 Cluster Information 16 5. General issues raised by In dustries Association 17 6. Prospects of training programmes during 2012-13 17 7. Action plan for MSME Schemes during 2012-13 17 8. Steps for setting up of MSME 18 2 Brief Industrial Profile of _Hingoli District 1) General Characteristics Of The District:- Hingoli district has been separated from Parbhani district and existed as a independent district from 01.05.1999. It is one of the eight districts of Marathwada. It is located at eastern site of Maharashtra State. The geographical area of the district is 4526 Sq. kms. which is 1.47% of area of the Maharashtra State. It comprises of five talukas viz. Hingoli, Basmath, Aundha, Nagnath, Kalamnuri and Sengaon. Majority of districts population is engaged in agricultural activities and there is little industrialization in the district. Majority of its population lives in rural areas. The literacy rate of Hingoli district is 66.86% as compared to 76.9% of Maharashtra. Out of 12 main Jyotirling in the country, one of the Aundha Naganath Jyotirling situated in the district. 1.1) Location & Geographical Area:- Hingoli is situated at the northern part of Marathwada in Maharashtra. Borders of Hingoli are surrounded by Akola and Yeotmal in northern side, Parbhani in Western side and Nanded at South-Eastern side. The district came into existence by division of Parbhani district on 1 st May, 1999. Latitude of Hingoli district is 19.43 N and Longitude is 77.11 E. 1.2) Climate and Rainfall: - In Hingoli district, monsoon starts from the month of June and ends in September. In the remaining period the weather is very dry. The average rainfall in the district is 895 mm. The maximum temperature of the district is 42.6 degree Celsius and minimum temperatures are 10.6 Degree Celsius. 1.3. Area and Topography: - The district has a grographical area of 4526 sq.kms. which forms 1.47% of the total geographical area of Maharashtra State. The Sengaon, Hingoli and 3 Aundhanaganath tehsils of the district are surrounded by small hills. The district is 600 meters high from sea level. 1.4. Soil:- The soil of the district is Black and very fertile for cultivation of crops. 1.5 Rivers:- Purna, Penganga & Kayadhu rivers are in the District. A) Painganga River : Painganga river is the main river in the district. It flows in the northern region of the district. The river passes through Sengaon and Kalamnuri talukas. B) Purna River : Purna river flows from Southern part of Sengaon. It flows further south from Aundha and Basmat talukas. C) Kayadhu River : This is also main river and flows through Sengaon, Hingoli, Aundha, Nagnath and Kalamnuri. It meets further to Painganga river in Nanded district. 1.6 Availability of Minerals:- There are no major minerals available in the district. However, sand & stones, which are required for construction of buildings are available in the district. 1.7. Forest:- The total area under forest is about 37700 hectares, which is about 7.96% of the district’s geographical area. The major forest area in the district is in Aundha taluka which is about 10432 hectares. The forest produce includes Beedi leaves, gum, honey, etc. 1.8. Population:- As per 2001 census, the population in Hingoli district is 987160. The rural population of the district is 84.40% and urban population is 15.60% only. The density of population in the district is 218 per sq. kms. while that of the State is 315 per sq. kms. The Hingoli taluka is the most populated area 4 where as Kalamnuri taluka has the least population. The Female-Male ratio of population in the district is 957 per 1000 male. The literacy rate in the district is 66.86%. The literacy rate of Male and female is 81.11 % and 51.96% respectively 1.9. Occupational Structure:- As per 2001 census, the district has 4.60 lakhs total workers, out of which 89.75% are main workers and 10.25% are marginal workers. The total workforce in the district is 46.60% of total district’s population. Out of total 4.60 lakhs workers, 82.89% are engaged in agriculture and allied activities, 1.47% in cottage and household industries. The district is still on agrarian century with very little industrial growth. There are about 72687 families i.e. 46.59% are living below poverty line in Hingoli district. As per the District Employment Exchange there were about 35116 persons in the live register as on 31.3.2005. 2.0) Administrative set up: The State of Maharashtra, consisting of 35 districts, is divided into six administrative divisions, viz. Konkan, Nashik, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur. Aurangabad division is having 8 districts out of which Hingoli district is divided into 5 talukas (administrative units) and two sub-divisions as per details given below : Sub Division Taluka within the Sub-division 1) Hingoli Hingoli, Kalamnuri, Sengaon 2) Basmath Aundha, Basmath The Administrative Set Up is as follows: Sl.No. Particulars Unit Total 1 Tehsils Nos. 05 2 Panchayat Samities Nos. 05 3 Cities Nos. 03 4 Villages Nos. 710 5 Mahanagar Palika Nos. 00 6 Nagar Parishad Nos. 03 7 Gram Panchayat Nos. 565 5 At the district level the collector is the Administrative Head, while the Tahsildars of each tahsil run the administration as per collector’s instruction. The Zilla Parishad of the district is responsible for implementation of rural development programme. 6 2. District at a glance: Sr. Particulars Year Unit Hingoli No. 1 Area a) Geographical Area 2012 Sq. kms 4526 b) Forest Area Hectares 37700 2 Population a) Rural 2001 In ‘000’s 833 b) Urban In ‘000’s 154 c) Total In ‘000’s 987 d) Schedule Caste In ‘000’s 101 e) Schedule Tribe In ‘000’s 87 f) Density Per Sq. Km. 205 3 Administrative Set Up a) Tehsils 2012 Nos. 05 b) Panchayat Samities Nos. 05 c) Cities Nos. 03 d) Villages Nos. 710 e) Mahanagar Palika Nos. 00 f) Nagar Parishad Nos. 03 g) Gram Panchayat Nos. 565 4 Rate of Literacy 2012 a) Rural Percentage 64.03 b) Urban Percentage 76.09 c) Total Percentage. 66.03 5 Roads 2012 a) National Highway Km. 38 b) State Highway Km. 493.45 c) District roads Km. 478.98 d) Village Roads & others Km. 5017.82 e) Total Road Length Km 3808.00 6 Railway Route Km. 108 7 Agriculture 2012 “000” Hectares a) Non-agricultural land - do - 826 b) Barren uncultivated land - do - 10.84 c) Land useful for cultivation, but - do - 11.82 not cultivated d) Permanent Pasture growing - do - 0.00 land 7 e) Land under miscellaneous tree - do - 123.00 crops f) Current fallow land - do - -- g) Other follow land - do - -- h) Net area sown - do - 163.2 i) Irrigated area - do - 10.27 j) Gross cropped area - do - 163.20 8 Cattle Populatio n & Poultry 2007 529 Birds (As per 2007 Census) a) Cows In 000’s 280 b) Buffaloes In 000’s 82 c) Goat and Sheep In 000’s 162 d) Other Cattle In 000’s 00 e) Total Cattle Population In 000’s 529 f) Poultry Birds In 000’s 167 9 Communicat ion 2010 a) No. of Post Offices Nos. 114 b) No. of Telephone connections Nos. 12317 (Rural) c) No. of Telephone connections Nos. 6125 (Urban) d) PCO Nos. 629 10 Bank Branches 2012 a) Commercial Banks Nos. 20 b) Co-operative Banks Nos. 50 c) Gramin Bank Nos. 24 d) Total Banks Nos. 94 11 Education 2012 a) Primary School Nos. 1081 b) Secondary School Nos. 175 c) Higher Secondary School Nos. 63 d) Higher Education Institute Nos. 00 e) Industrial Training Institutes Nos. 06 (Govt) 12 Existing Industrial. Estates. Nos. 01 13 Entrepreneur Memorandum filed Mar-2012 by MSMEs (Part-II): a) Micro Nos. 255 b) Small Nos. 73 c) Medium Nos. 00 14 Large Scale Units Nos. 05 15 Cottage & Village Units Nos. 152 8 2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in Hingoli district: Sl. Name of Indl. Area Land No. of No. of Industrial No. of No. acquired plots plots Rate per Sq.