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MAP OF NALBARI DISTRICT

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Contents

S. No. Topic Page No.

1. General Characteristics of the District 4

1.1 Location & Geographical Area 4

1.2 Topography 4

1.3 Availability of Minerals. 4 1.4 Forest 4

1.5 Administrative set up 5

2. District at a glance 5

2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in the District Nalbari 7

3. Industrial Scenario Of Nalbari District 8

3.1 Industry at a Glance 8

3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 8

3.3 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan Units In The District

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3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings and Medium Scale Enterprises

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3.5 Service Enterprises 10

3.6 Potentials areas for service industry 12

3.7 Potential for new MSMEs 13

4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 14

4.1 Detail Of Major Clusters 14

5. General issues raised by industry association during the course of meeting

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6 Steps to set up MSMEs 16

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Brief Industrial Profile of Nalbari District

1. General Characteristics of the District Nalbari District is situated in between Kamrup and Barpeta District. For better administration, old Kamrup District has been divided into three Districts. Farmer Nalbari Sub Division is declared as a District in 14th August,1985.Shri V.K. Pipersenia, IAS, was first Deputy Commissioner in Nalbari.

1.1 Location & Geographical Area.

The Nalbari District is situated in between 26oN and 27o N latitude and 91o E and 97o E longitude . The northern side of the district is bounded by the Baksa district.The southern side by the mighty Brahmaputra. The Kamrup District falls in the east and the Barpeta District in the west. The Nalbari District stands covering an area of 1009.57 sq.km. 1.2 Topography

The entire area of the District is situated at the plains of the Brahmaputra Valley. The tributaries of the Brahmaputra, Nona, Buradia, Pagaldia, Borolia and Tihu which are originated from the foothills of the Himalayan Range are wild in nature and have enormous contribution towards the agrarian economy of the district. The Soil condition of District is a heterogeneous one. The Soil of the northern part of the district is clayey and loamy where as middle part is loamy and sandy. The Soil of the southern part of the district is composed of sandy soil. 1.3 Availability of Minerals.

No major mineral deposit is reported in Nalbari district

1.4 FOREST: There is no reserved forest except only 4 hector social forestry is

presently available in Nalbari district.

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1.5 Administrative set up.

District H.Q: Nalbari

Civil Sub-Division : Nalbari

Revenue Circle : Nalbari, Ghograpar, Tihu, Barbhag, Barkhetri, Pachim Nalbari,

Banekuchi, Barama (part)

Development Block: Borigog Bonbhag, Pub Nalbari, Barbhag, Barkhetri, Pachim

Nalbari, Banekuchi, Madhupur, Tihu, Tihu Barama (part)

Number of Gaon Panchayats: 65

Nambur of Anchalik Panchayat: 7

Town of the district: Nalbari, Tihu

Number of Villages : 471

Police Station: Nalbari, Belsor, Mukalmua, Ghograpar, Tihu.

2. District at a glance

S.No Particular Year Unit Statistics 1 Geographical features

(A) Geographical Data 2011 i) Latitude 26oN and 27o N

latitude ii) Longitude 91o E and 97o E

longitude iii) Geographical Area Hectares 100483

(B) Administrative Units 2011 i) Sub divisions Nos 1 ii) Circle/Tehsils Nos 8 iii) Development Blocks Nos 8 iv)Municipal Board No 1 v) Town Committees No 1 vi) Anchalik Panchayat Nos 7

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Vii) Gram Panchayats Nos 65 x) Revenue villages Nos 456

2. Population, 2011 (A) Sex-wise

i) Male Nos 395804 ii) Female ,, 374115

(B) Rural Population ,, 687368 3. Agriculture, 2010-11 A. Land utilization

i) Total Area Hectare 100483 ii) Forest cover(Social forestry)

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iii) Non Agriculture Land “ 19925 v) cultivable Barren land “ 6400

4. Forest , 2010-11 (i) Forest Het.. 0

5. Livestock & Poultry (As per Livestock Census 2003)

A. Cattle Census 2003

i) Cows(Indigenous) Nos. 321425 (Crossed Breed) Nos. 18164 ii) Buffaloes Nos. 4158

(Crossed Breed) Nos. 3834 B. Other livestock Census

2003

i) Goats Nos. 173177 ii) Pigs Nos. 81014 iii) Ducks Nos. 212557

6 Transportation A Railways 2010-11

i) Length of rail line Kms 38 B Roads (Category wise Under

PWD) 2010-11

(a) National Highway Kms 37 (b) State Highway Kms 119 (c) Major District Road Kms 45 (d) Other district & Rural Roads Kms 779 (e) Urban Roads Kms 22 (f) Katcha Road (Earthen/graval Kms 386

C Communication 2010-11

(a) Post offices Nos. 147 7 Public Health, 2010-11

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(a) Allopathic Hospital No. 1 (b) Beds in Allopathic

hospitals (c) Ayurvedic Hospital (d) Beds in Ayurvedic

hospitals (e) Unani hospitals (f) Community health

centers (g) Primary health centers (h) Sub Health Centers (i) Private hospitals

No.

No. No.

No. No.

No. No.. No.

100 0 0 0 6

40 121 6

8 Banking commercial 2011 (a) Commercial Bank Branches Nos. 30

(b) rural Bank Branches Nos. 17 (c) Co-Operative bank Branches

Nos. 2

9 Education 2010-11

(a) Primary school Nos. 884

(b) Middle schools Nos. 364

(c) Secondary & Higher secondary schools

Nos. 240

(d) Junior Colleges Nos. 21

(e) Technical University Nos. 0 Source:- Statistical Hand Book, Assam, 2010 & 2011 2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas/Estate in the District Nalbari S.

No. Name of Ind. Area

/Estate

Land acquired

Land developed

Prevailing Rate Per

Sq ft. (In Rs.)

No of

Plots

No of allotted

Plots

No of Vacant Plots

No. of Units in Production

1 Nalbari I/E

36 Bigha 2 katha 6

lecha

- 0.3 - 9 - 6

Source:- DICC, Nalbari

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3. INDUSTRIAL SCENERIO OF NALBARI DISTRICT

Infrastructure plays a vital role in economic and industrial development of an area. Adequate infrastructural facilities such as land, industrial accommodation, power, water, Financial Institutions etc. reduce the investment risk and attract the prospective entrepreneurs to set-up new industrial venture. As far as infrastructure facilities are concerned, the Nalbari district is poor and reflected in the industrial field. There is no large and Public Sector undertaking industries in the district. Registered industrial unit is only 1832 Nos in the district.

3.1 Industry at a Glance Sr No

Head Unit Particulars

1. REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL UNIT NOs. 1832 2. TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT NOs. NA 3. REGISTERED MEDIUM & LARGE

UNIT NOs. Nil

4. ESTIMATED AVG. NO. OF DAILY WORKER EMPLOYED IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES

NOs. 270

5. EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE AND MEDIUM INDUSTRIES

NOs. Nil

6. NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA/ESTARE NOs. 1 7. TURNOVER OF SMALL SCALE IND. IN LACS 150

8. TURNOVER OF MEDIUM & LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES

IN LACS Nil

Source:- DICC, Nalbari 3.2 YEAR WISE TREND OF UNITS REGISTERED

YEAR NUMBER OF REGISTERED

UNITS

EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT (lakh Rs.)

Up to 1984-85 NA

1985-86 NA 1986-87 NA 1987-88 95 237 24.39 1988-89 89 214 19.21 1989-90 64 172 17.43

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1990-91 84 218 17.41 1991-92 98 256 21.15 1992-93 96 231 21.31 1993-94 79 175 16.96 1994-95 44 119 8.73 1995-96 69 161 12.08 1996-97 29 78 15.82 1997-98 47 126 17.91 1998-99 32 85 18.16 1999-2000 53 128 19.66 2000-2001 56 139 18.12 2001-2002 120 351 39.47 2002-03 99 287 250.15 2003-04 101 318 241.17 2004-05 92 285 220.41 2005-06 101 326 705.09 2006-07 86 281 589.20 2007-08 84 279 546.08 2008-09 67 232 435.12 2009-10 46 224 331.17 2010-11 40 177 290.28 Total 1832 5099 3896.48

Source: DICC, Nalbari

3.3 DETAILS OF EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS IN THE DISTRICT, 2010 NIC

CODE

NO.

TYPE OF INDUSTRY

NUMBER OF UNITS

INVESTMENT (Lakh Rs.)

EMPLOYMENT

20 Agro based 76 449.60 424 22 Soda water 0 23 Cotton textile 132 19.50 270 24. Woolen, silk & artificial Thread

based clothes. 0

25. Jute & jute based 01 00.60 5

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26. Ready-made garments & embroidery

134 43.53 225

27. Wood/wooden based furniture 140 39.17 363 28. Paper & Paper products 0 29. Leather based 0 31. Chemical/Chemical based 01 99.00 14 30. Rubber, Plastic & petro based 0 32. Mineral based 43 26.40 98 33. Metal based (Steel Fab.) 0 35. Engineering units 0 36. Electrical machinery and transport

equipment 0

97. Repairing & servicing 58 5.40 143 01. Others/ Kachori Making 341 80.60 736

Source: DICC, Nalbari

3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings and Medium Scale Enterprises There is no large and Public Sector undertaking industries in the district. Nalbari district is industrially lagging behind to other district of the state. The present infrastructure facilities are not sufficient to supplement the large and medium industry in the district. 3.5 Service Enterprises List of the Registered Servicing Units in the Nalbari district Sl No.

Name & Location of the Unit Name of propitor Activity

1 M/s Pakhindra cycle store, Vill+Po- Kalag

Sri Pinku Kalita Cycle Repairing

2 M/s Sarma Cycle Industries, Barkulhati Sri Mukul Sarma -Do- 3 M/s B.N.B.Electronics Centre, Polla

road, Nalbari Sri Kanak Barman T.V /Tap

repairing 4 M/s Apolo Steel Engineering works,

National Highway Sri Naren Haloi Automobiles

works 5 M/s D.D.Radio service, N.T.Road

,Nalbari Sri Dilip Dhar Radio/Tap

repairing/ Servicing

6 M/s Janata Engineering works, Tihu Sri Moni kanta Das Automobiles repairing

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7 M/s K.C.B. Engineering works, Gopal bazaar, Nalbari

Sri Basanta Baishya Automobiles repairing

8 M/s Das scooter house, Hajo road, Nalbari

Sri Biren Das Scooter repairing

9 M/s Shiv Sankar Scooter house, Polla road, Nalbari

Sri.. Scooter repairing

10 M/s Sethia Enterprise, Tihu Sri Dilip Kr. Sethia Automobiles repairing

11 M/s Baby Motor Works, N.T. road, Nalbari

Md. N.T. Ali Automobiles repairing

12 M/s Subhadra cycle repairing, Sri Basanta Barman Cycle Repairing 13 M/s Bantul Automobiles reparing

workship, Barama road, Nalbari Md. Kukul Ali Automobiles

repairing 14 M/s M.S. scooter Garage, P.N.C.Road,

Nalbari Md. Nazrul Islam Scooter

repairing 15 M/s Dhaneswar Cycle repairing, Hajo

road, Nalbari Sri Santo Ram Deka Cycle Repairing

16 M/s Nanda Scooter House, Gopal Bazar, Nalbari

Sri Mantu Ram talukdar

Scooter Repairing

17 M/s Ratul Auto Engineering works, Kalafakirtala

Md. Rafique Ali Automobiles repairing

18 M/s Mira Cycle repairing centre, Chamata motor stand, Nalbari

Sri Tarun Chandra Barman

Cycle Repairing

19 M/s Maa Upay Scooter house, Gopal bazaar, Nalbari

Sri Dilip Deka Scooter Repairing

20 M/s Das Cycle repairing centre, N.T.road ,Nalbari

Sri Krishna Das Cycle Repairing

21 M/s Lakshmi Silpalay, Pollaroad, Nalbari

Sri Ambika Nath Sarmah

Cycle Repairing

22 M/s Deepa Auto Engineering works, Sonpur, Nalbari

Sri Mukut Das Automobiles repairing

23 M/s Patowary Electronics, Swahid market, Nalbari

Sri Siben Patowary T.V, Radio repairing

24 M/s Bhattacharjee Cycle centre, Chamata

Sri Khirod Bhatta Cycle Repairing

25 M/s S.K.Scooter reparing works, Gopal Bazar

Sri Sankar Barman Scooter Repairing

26 M/s Bijoy Cycle repairing works, Nayabasti

Sri Pradip Khanikor Bi-cycle repairing

27 M/s Pratul Cycle repairing , College road, Nalbari

Md. Pratul Ali Bi-cycle repairing

28 M/s Talukdar cycle repairing centre, Kaithalkuchi

Sri Ranjit talukdar Bi-cycle repairing

29 M/s Boro Engineering works, Hati namati

Sri Sarbeswar Boro Scooter repairing

30 M/s Biplob Cycle repairing, chamata Sri Nripendra Barman Bi-cycle repairing

31 M/s Asom cycle repairing, Kaithalkuchi road, Barama

Sri Pabitra Medhi Bi-cycle repairing

32 M/s Bhawani cycle repairing & Sei Sarbeswar Bi-cycle

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servicing, Dhamdhama Rajbongshi repairing 33 M/s Medhi cycle repairing & servicing,

Dhamdhama Sri Ramen Medhi Bi-cycle

repairing 34 M/s Chaudhuri Elotrinics, Swahid

Markets, Nalbari Sri Bhabesh Chadhury T.V, Radio

repairing 35 M/s Himani cycle store, Hajo road ,

Nalbari Sri Dipak Kalita Cycle repairing

36 M/s Biswa Karma Electronics, Mohkholi gopal than

Sri Jayanta Sarmah T.V, Radio repairing

37 M/s Krishna cycle mart, Borbori SriBaikuntha Bharali Bi-cycle repairing

38 M/s Rahman cycle Store, Nalbari town, Ward No. 11

Md Ajijur Rahman Bi-cycle repairing

39 M/s Chandan bi-cycle repairing & servicing, Nalbari Town, Ward-5

Sri Nripen Kr. Goswami

Bi-cycle repairing

40 M/s Bhabesh scooter repairing , Polla road, Nalbari

Sri Bhobesh Rajbongshi

Scooter repairing

41 M/s Bhabananda scooter house, Kaithalkuchi

Sri Champak Barman Scooter repairing

42 M/s Baishya cycle store, Kharsitha Sri Paresh Baishya Bi-cycle repairing

43 M/s Sri scooter house, Nalbari Rown, Ward-11

Sri Chandan Das Scooter repairing

44 M/s Anamika cycle store, Joypur, Bagurikuchi Sri Anamika Baishya

Sri Anamika Baishya Bi-cycle repairing

45 M/s Pathak cycle store, Makhibaha Sri Sanjoy Pathak Bi-cycle repairing

46 M/s Barman cycle repaieing , Gopal bazaar,Nalbari

Sri Jatin Barman Bi-cycle repairing

47 M/s Jayanta cycle store, Pachim nakheti

Sri Jayanta Das Bi-cycle repairing

48 M/s Kalita bicycle repairing, Barama Sri Kanak Kalita Bi-cycle repairing

49 M/s Star cycle centre, Kaithalkuchi Sri Bipul Kalita Bi-cycle repairing

50 M/s Lakhmi cycle store, Madhupur Md. Ramiz Ali Bi-cycle repairing

51 M/s Jyoti T.V. service, College road, Nalbari

Sri Chandan Sarma T.V. repairing

52 M/s R.A.Electronics, Chamata motor stand

Md Rubul uddin Ahmed

T.V. repairing

53 M/s Baishya motor cycle works, Dhamdhama

Md. Nizam uddin Ahmed

Motor cycle repairing

54 M/s Nurjuma cycle mart, Dehar Kalakuchi

Md. Eyar Ali Bi-cycle repairing

55 M/s Ganesh scooter house, Bongaon Sri Dilip Baishya Scooter repairing

56 M/s Sarma Electronic & servicing centre, Swahid market, Nalbari

Sri Hemanta Sarma T.V. repairing

57 M/s M.K. Enterprise, Hajo Road, Nalbari Sri Sujit Sarker Scooter/motor

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cycle repairing 58 M/s Kunjar maruti motor workshop &

servicing, Barjhar, Barama Sri Tuhin Kalita Car repairing &

servicing Source: DICC, Nalbari 3.6 Potentials areas for service industry As per the present demand and infrastructure facilities are available the following potential areas for service industries are :

1. Agro. Machineries 2. Electronic equipments /appliance 3. Motor vehicle & transport services 4. Hotel cum Tourism etc.

3.7 Potential for new MSMEs The Nalbari district is predominantly agriculture and allied activities. The district has a lot of problems for industrial development. The main problem is Lack of entrepreneurship , Finance,, power, transportation ,Marketing of the products . Based on available resources the following MSEs found Industrial Potentialities in the district.

Agro based industries.

1. Fruit preservation 2. Spice grinding 3. Pickles 4. Banana fiber 5. Poultry 6. Cattle feed and poultry feed. 7. Rice & Chira Milling

Forest based Industries:

1. Cane and bamboo products 2. Japi making (Bamboo) 3. Mat making (bamboo) 4. Agarbati sticks 5. Loom and accessories Demand based Industries

Food and allied. 1. Package drinking water

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2. Bakery Products 3. Noodles

Textiles including Hosiery: 1. School and college uniforms 2. Mosquito net 3. School bags 4. Jute bags. Paper Product 1. Exercise book, register and note book 2. Envelop, file cover etc. 3. Paper cups & plates.

Chemicals and Chemical Products. 1. Laundry soap 2. Phenyl 3. Cleaning powder Glass & Ceramics products 1. Building bricks 2. R.C.C. Products. Miscellaneous Service Industries 1. T.V. & Radio repairing 2. Repairing of domestic electrical appliances 3. Battery charging/maintenance 4. Beauty Parlour 5. Screen printing.

4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise

1. Handloom 2. Bamboo Product 3. Pottery 4. Coir Products 5. Silk, khadi 6. Jute Product

4.1 DETAIL OF MAJOR CLUSTERS Sl No.

Name of the area/location Name of the cluster activity

No. of person engaged

1 Dhamdhama, Mohina ,santipur, Angardhowa, Dhamdhama 800

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uttar barsiral Handloom cluster 2 Barja barihati, Nizborigog, Sonkani, Tilana,

Balilecha, Mugkuchi, Barsukiya, Bhoraltola Gramya Vikash mancha, borbori

Bamboo=300 Pottery= 180 Water hyacinth=150

3 Mohkhali, Tilana, Namdagaon, Bahjani, Pakowa, Barnaddi, Tihu (Nalbari dist.)

Manas Coir cluster, Barnaddi

300

4 Barkhetri Block Mukalmua silk khadi cluster, Mukalmua

841

5 Chariya, Kumarikata ,Madhapur, pub kalakuchi Jaha, Pachim khatar kalakuchi

Pottery & Terracota craft cluster

1060

6 Malikuchi, Digheli, Japarkuchi, Bishnupur, Bidyapur, Santipur

Malikuchi Jute claster 150

7 Borbori, Sonkani, Dingdingi, Ukhura, Ulabori, Kalag

Kamarkuchi Jute claster

300

8 Chatra, chenikuchi, Guwakuchi, Naw howly, Latima kuwerikuchi

Ghagrapar Jute cluster 150

Source: DICC, Nalbari 5. General issues raised by industry association during the course of meeting: No industry association in the district.

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6 . STEPS TO SET UP MSMEs At various levels, different agencies are functioning to provide different types of assistance to the entrepreneurs for setting up of 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. Provisional Registration Certificate ( EM-1) & Permanent Registration Certificate ( EM-II)

DIC&C office of concern District

2. Identification of Project Profiles, techno-economic and managerial consultancy services, market survey and economic survey reports.

1. DIC&C office of concern District 2. MSME-Development Institute, Guwahati 3. Sr. Branch Manager, National Small Industry Corporation (NSIC), Guwahati 3. Private Consultants,

3. Land and Industrial shed

1. DIC&C office of concern District

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2. MD, Assam Small Industry Development 3.MD, Assam Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (AIIDC), Guwahati.

4. Financial Assistance

1. MD, Assam Financial Corporation, Guwahati 2. MD, Assam Small Industry Development Corporation, Guwahati 3. Director, KVIC, Guwahati 4. The Regional Manager, NSIC, Guwahati 4. Secretary, KVIB, Guwahati 5. General Manager, NABARD, Guwahati 6. General Manager, SIDBI, Guwahati 7. The lead Bank of concern District 8. Nationalized Banks of concern District

5. For raw materials under Govt. Supply

1. Sr. Branch Manager, NSIC, Guwahati 2. Nationalized Banks, Guwahati

6. Plant and machinery under hire / purchase basis.

1) Sr. Branch Manager, NSIC, Guwahati

7. Power/ Electricity

1) Chairman, Assam State Electricity Board, Ghy

8. Technical Know –how.

1. MSME-Development Institute, Guwahati 2. Sr. Branch Manager, NSIC, Guwahati 3. DIC&C office of concern District

9. Quality & Standard

1) Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS), Guwahati

10. Marketing /Export Assistance

1) MSME-Development Institute, Guwahati

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2) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd., Guwahati 3) Sr. Branch Manager, NSIC, Guwahati 4) DIC&C office of concern District

11. Other Promotional Agencies

1) IIE, Guwahati 2) Director, Horticulture, Guwahati 3) Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Guwahati 4) Director, Handicraft & Cottage Industries, Guwahati 5) Director of Textiles, Guwahati 6) Director of Fisheries, Guwahati 7) Director, Coir Board, Guwahati 9) Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Guwahati