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Government of India
Ministry of MSME

Brief Industrial Profile of Washim District

Carried out by

MSME-Development Institute
(Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,)
CGO Complex, Block ‘C’, Seminary Hills,
Nagpur-440006

Phone: 0712-2510046, 2510352

Fax: 0712- 2511985
e-mail:dcdi-nagpur@dcmsme.gov.in
Web- msmedinagpur.gov.in

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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 4-5
1.3 Availability of Minerals. 5
1.4 Forest 6
1.5 Administrative set up 6
2. District at a glance 6-8
2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in the District Chandrapur 9
3. Industrial Scenario Of Chandrapur 9
3.1 Industry at a Glance 9
3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 10-11
3.3 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan Units 12-16
In The District
3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 16
3.5 Major Exportable Item 16
3.6 Growth Trend 17
3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 17
3.8 Medium Scale Enterprises 17
3.8.1 List of the units in Chandrapur & nearby Area 17
3.8.2 Major Exportable Item 17
3.9 Service Enterprises 17
3.9.2 Potentials areas for service industry 17
3.10 Potential for new MSMEs 17
4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 18
5. General issues raised by industry association during the course of 18
meeting
6 Steps to set up MSMEs 19
7. Any other information, if any 19

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 Brief Industrial Profile of WASHIM District

1. General Characteristics of the District: For the purpose of administrative conveyance,

the district is divided into 6 Tahsils and 6 Panchayat Samities. According to the 2001 C ensus,
there was 493 Gram Panchayats for the purpose of Rural Development. The main crop grown in
the district is Jower & cotton.

Washim district stretches over an area of 5196 Sq. Km. In the terms of area; the district
constitutes 1.65% of the total area of the Maharashtra State. Total population of the district
according to 2001 c ensus was 1020216 out of which 526094 were males and 494122 were
females. Of the total population, 82.32% is residing in rural area and 17.56% is residing in urban
area. The density of the population according to the 2001 census was 196 persons /Sq. Km.

1.1 Location & Geographical Area:

Washim is a f airly small district towards the southern center of Maharashtra State.
Surrounded by Akola and Amravati on its north, Yavatmal on its east and south, Hingoli on its
south and Buldhana on its west, it is on the western end of the Vidharbha region.

Connectivity:
There are two main roads that cross the district: Washim – Akola and Jalna – Amravati –
Nagpur. The Khandva – Purna (on which Washim is a station) and Murtijapur – Yavatmal (on
which Karanja is a station) rail routes also go through the district.

1.2 Topography:

Climate here is extreme and dry, with temperatures ranging from more than 45oC in the
summer to less than 10oC in the winter.

Large area of the district lies in the Painganga River basin, which is the district’s
principal river. This river enters Washim from neighbouring Buldhana district in Risod taluka
and joins the southern boundary of Washim. Other important rivers include Kaas, Chandrabhaga,
Arunavati, Adan, Pus, Katepurna and Bembala.

Karanja, Mangarulpir and Washim talukas have a large number of wells, and most of the
district’s irrigation is through wells and rivers. Adan, located at Pimpri-Barhata in Karanja taluka
is the district’s largest irrigation project. Other medium and small scale irrigation projects in the
district are Ekburji in Washim, Motsangavi in Mangarulpir, Giroli in Manora and Sonal and
Adol in Malegaon talukas.

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 Cotton is the most important cash crop with the largest area under cultivation, followed
by sorghum. Within the district, Washim taluka has the largest area under cotton cultivation.
Washim is the largest producer of sorghum along with Malegaon and Mangarulpir. Risod,
Washim and Manora talukas are also wheat producers. Green Chickpea is also cultivated on a
large scale in Mangarulpir.

Other crops include sugarcane, oranges and betel leaf. Washim, Risod and Karanja have
orange orchards. The area under cultivation of sugarcane is also growing in the district.

Industries:
The district being a producer of cotton, industrial activity is largely cotton-based, like the
handloom industry which dates back to ancient times. In Mangarulpir, the cloth industry uses
hand spun thread to make khadi. The only sugar factory in the district, Shri Balaji Cooperative
Sugar Factory, is situated at Masalpen in Risod. There is a chemical fertilizer factory in Washim.
Dhanaj in Karanja has a domestic LPG gas filling unit.

Almost every taluka in the district has ginning-pressing mills. Other industries include
leather-goods, toys and other products from wood, nylon rope, silk thread production, dal mills
and oil mills.

Agriculture is the main activity in this region. Some of the main crops that are grown in
this very place include jowar, cotton, bajra, wheat, rice, tur and mango.Cotton, bajra, tur, wheat,
jowar, mango, sugarcane and rice are the main crops of Washim District.

1.3 PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2010-11

There is no major mineral in Washim district.

S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in Lacs tones

2010-2011
MAJOR MINERAL
1. No Major mineral
MINOR PRODUCTION in MT
2010-2011
1. Sand Data not available for minor
mineral
2. Murum
3. Gitti
4. Reti
5.
Source: - Dept. of Mines, Washim

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1.4 FOREST

Most of the district is either hilly and flat and covered by forest. Forests can be
found in some parts of Malegaon, Washim, Mangarulpir and Manora talukas. Forests
have trees of species like teak, Ain (Terminalia alata), Khair (Acacia catechu) and Anjan
(Hardwickia binata), animals like deer, blue antelope, leopard and monkeys and bird
species like peacocks and wild fowl. Some parts of the district are sparse forests of
Babhul (Acacia nilotica).

1.5 Administrative set up.

In Washim District there is 2 subdivisionWashim, and Mangrulpir. Washim

District divided into 6 t ahsils or talukas namely, Malegaon, Washim, Risod, Manora,
Mangrulpir, Karanja.

2. District at a glance

S. Particular Year Unit Statistics

No
1 Geographical features
(A) Geographical Data
i) Latitude 19.61 to 21.16
ii) Longitude 76.70 to 77.40
iii) Geographical Area Sq. KM 5196
(B) Administrative Units
i) Sub divisions 2
ii) Tehsils 2011 06
iii) Villages 789
iv) Patwar Circle NA
v) Panchayat Simitis 6
vi)Nagar Nigam 0
vii) Nagar Parishad 4
viii) Gram Panchayats 493
xi) Revenue villages 789
x) Assembly Area 3
2.
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(A) Sex-wise
i) Male 2001 Nos. 526094
ii) Female 2001 ,, 494122
(B) Rural Population 2001 ,, 841771
3.
A. Land utilization
i) Total Area 2007-08 Thousand 514
Hectare
ii) Forest cover 2007-08 “ 35
iii) Non Agriculture Land 2007-08 “ 8
v) cultivable Barren land 2007-08 “ 18
4. (i) Forest 2010-11 Sq. KM 330.95
5.
A. Cattle
i) Cows 2007 Nos. 302917
ii) Buffaloes 2007 ,, 82054
B. Other livestock
i) Goats 2007 ,, 186131
ii) Pigs 2007 Nos. NA
iii) Chicken & Duck 2007 ,, NA
iv) Railways
i) Length of rail line 2010-11 Kms 51
V) Roads
(a) National Highway 2010-11 Kms 0
(b) State Highway 2010-11 Kms 570
(c) Main District Highway 2010-11 Kms 445
(d) Other District Roads 2010-11 Kms 798
(e) Rural road 2010-11 Kms 949
(f) Kachcha Road 2010-11 Kms NA
(VI) Communication
(a) Telephone connection 2010-11 Nos. 10062
(b) Post offices 2010-11 Nos. 164
(c) Telephone center 2010-11 Nos. NA
(d )Density of Telephone 2010-11 Nos./1000 NA
person
(e) Density of Telephone 2010-11 No. per KM. NA
(f) PCO Rural 2010-11 No. NA
(g) PCO STD 2010-11 No. 484
(h) Mobile 2010-11 No. NA
(VII) Public Health

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 (a) Hospital 2010-11 No. 8
(b) Beds in Allopathic No. 432
hospitals
(c) Ayurvedic Hospital No. NA
(d) Beds in Ayurvedic No. NA
hospitals
(e) Unani hospitals No. NA
(f) Community health No. NA
centers
(g) Primary health No. 25
centers No. 11
(h) Dispensaries No. 153
(i) Sub Health Centers No. NA
(j) Private hospitals No. NA
(k) Maternity Home
(VIII) Banking
(a) Commercial Bank Nos. 35
(b) Rural Bank Products Nos. 19
(c) Cooperative bank Nos. 36
Products
(d) PLDB Branches Nos. 03
(IX) Education
(a) Primary school Nos. 987
(b) Middle schools Nos. NA
(c) Secondary & senior Nos. 381
secondary schools
(d) Colleges Nos. 47
(e) ITI Nos. 07

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 2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in the District Washim as on 30/11/2011.

S. Name of Land Land Prevaili No of No of No of No. of

No. Ind. Area acquired developed ng Rate Plots allotted Vacant Units in
(In (In Per Plots Plots Producti
hectare) hectare) Sq.m. on
(In Rs.)
1 Washim 215.71 215.71 75/- 97 40 57 3
vikas
kendra
2 Risod 11.49 11.49 0 0 0 0 0
laghu
3 Malegaon 20.8 20.8 30/- 3 3 0 1
lagju
4 Manora 14.77 14.77 30/- 4 4 0 2
laghu
5 Mangarur 7.81 7.81 30/- 35 0 35 0
pir laghu
total 270.58 270.58 -- 139 47 92 6
Source: - JDI, MIDC, Nagpur.

3. INDUSTRIAL SCENERIO OF DISTRICT WASHIM

3.1 Industry at a Glance

Sr Head Unit Particulars

No
1. REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL NO. 538
UNIT
2. TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. 541

3. REGISTERED MEDIUM & NO. 04

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

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 5. EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE NO. 478
AND MEDIUM INDUSTRIES
6. NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA NO. 05
7. TURNOVER OF SMALL IN LACS NA
SCALE IND.
8. TURNOVER OF MEDIUM & IN LACS NA
LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES

3.2 YEAR WISE TREND OF UNITS REGISTERED

YEAR NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT

REGISTERED (lakh Rs.)
UNITS
Up to 1984-85 Information up
to 2001-2002 is
not available
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-2002 Information up to
2001-2002 is not
available

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2002-03 13 244 100.83

2003-04 4 29 14.00

2004-05 18 187 14.00

2005-06 14 187 120.00

2006-07 41 257 240.00

2007-08 34 222 351.00

2008-09 36 219 178.00

2009-10 169 662 268.45

2010-11 28 228 513.50

2011-12 17 244 348.00

Total 374 2479 2147.78

Source: DIC, Chandrapur

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 3.3 DETAILS OF MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS
IN THE DISTRICT

NIC TYPE OF INDUSTRY NUMBER INVESTM EMPLOY

COD OF ENT MENT
E NO. UNITS
20 Agro based 259 12922.40 1593
22 Soda water - - -
23 Cotton textile 6 8.10 58
24 Wooden, Silk & artificial - - -
thread based clothes.
25 Jute & Jute based - - -
26 Ready-made garments & - - -
embroidery
27 Wood/wooden based 5 4.90 45
furniture
28 Paper & paper products 10 11.23 49
29 Leather based 3 3.30 21
31 Chemical / chemical based - - -
30 Rubber, Plastic & Petro 4 41.20 42
based
32 Mineral based 12 14.50 135
33 Metal based (Steel Feb.) 13 19.10 124
35 Engineering units - - -
36 Electrical machinery and 5 5.50 26
transport equipment
97 Repairing & servicing 17 34.99 59
01 Others
Kachori Making

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 MSMEs GroupWise (PART I & II),
cumulative total since inception

Industry Group Discription (as per Part-I

NIC 1998)
No. of Employment Investment Installed
enterprises P&M Capacity
(lakhs) (lakhs)
15 Manufacture of Food products and
Beverges 571 4,828 14992.5 18953.6
16 Manufacture of Tobacco products
0 0 0 0
17 Manufacture of Textile
16 136 48.2 90.6
18 Mfg. of Wearing Apparel, Dressing &
Dyeing Fur 0 0 0 0
19 Tanning & Dressing of Leather;
Manufacture of L
8 70 29 31.2
20 Manufacture of Wood, Products of
Wood, cork,art
2 23 3.9 5.3
21 Manufacture of Paper and Paper
Products 26 228 92.2 92.21
22 Publishing, Printing & Reproduction
of Recorded 32 297 81 77
23 Manufacture of Coke, Refind
Petroleum Products 3 29 220 320
24 Manufacture of Chemicals &
Chemical Products 2 11 15 20
25 Manufacture of Rubber & Plastic
Products 15 179 170.5 207.65
26 Manufacture of Other Non-Matallic
Mineral
28 296 81.5 99.52
27 Manufacture of Basic Metals
18 67 142 98
28 Manufacture of Fabricated Metal
Products 22 111 200.8 120.32
29 Manufacture of Machinery &
Equipmen
6 59 40.4 138.2
30 Manufacture of Office, Acounting &
Computing
2 15 15.2 18.4
31 Manufacture of Electrical, Machinery
& Apparatu 5 64 18.6 29.54
32 Mfg. of Radio, Television &
Communication
2 23 12.5 18.5
33 Equipment of Medical, Precision &
Optical
3 28 21.6 29.82
34 Manufacture of Motor Vehicles,
Trailers
6 49 80.2 105.25

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35 Manufacture of Other Transport
Equipment
4 30 49.5 65.22
36 Manufacture of Furniture;
Manufacturing
11 116 100.5 131.97
37 Recycling
0 0 0 0
40 Electricity, Gas, Steam & Hot Water
Supply 0 0 0 0
41 Collection, Purification &
Distribution of Wate 2 24 24.5 35.54
50 Maintenance & Repair of Motor
Vehicle
11 166 158 187.32
52 Maintenance & Repair of personal &
household
24 160 65.3 87.21
60 Land Transport (NIC Codes 1998 :
60211
0 0 0 0
63 Supporting & Auxilliary Transport
Activities
23 199 88.5 99.21
64 Post & Telecommunications
0 0 0 0
71 Renting OF Transport Equipment
0 0 0 0
72 Computer & related activites 18 188 78.6 114.21
74 Other business activities
93 1,163 1652.5 1886.52
85 Health & Social work 1 4 7 14
92 Recreation, Cultural & Sporting
activities
0 0 0 0
93 Other Seravice activities 349 631 1174.5 3257.69
Total 1303 9194 19664 26334

Industry Group Discription (as per NIC Part-II

1998) No. of Employment Investment Installed
enterprises P&M Capacity
(lakhs) (lakhs)

15 Manufacture of Food products and

Beverges 257 1,577 12910.4 24516.46
16 Manufacture of Tobacco products 0 0 0 0
17 Manufacture of Textile 6 58 8.1 16.2
18 Mfg. of Wearing Apparel, Dressing &
Dyeing Fur 0 0 0 0
19 Tanning & Dressing of Leather;
Manufacture of L 2 18 2.3 3.1

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20 Manufacture of Wood, Products of
Wood, cork,art 5 45 4.9 9.8
21 Manufacture of Paper and Paper
Products
10 49 11.23 15.2
22 Publishing, Printing & Reproduction of
Recorded 18 67 20 27
23 Manufacture of Coke, Refind Petroleum
Products 0 0 0 0
24 Manufacture of Chemicals & Chemical
Products 0 0 0 0
25 Manufacture of Rubber & Plastic
Products
4 42 41.2 82.4
26 Manufacture of Other Non-Matallic
Mineral 12 135 14.5 30.5
27 Manufacture of Basic Metals 4 45 4.5 10.2
28 Manufacture of Fabricated Metal
Products
9 79 14.6 29.6
29 Manufacture of Machinery & Equipmen 2 24 2.4 4.8
30 Manufacture of Office, Acounting &
Computing 1 11 1.2 2.1
31 Manufacture of Electrical, Machinery &
Apparatu 5 26 5.5 16.2
32 Mfg. of Radio, Television &
Communication 0 0 0 0
33 Equipment of Medical, Precision &
Optical
1 9 1.5 4.5
34 Manufacture of Motor Vehicles, Trailers 1 8 2.5 6.5
35 Manufacture of Other Transport
Equipment 2 26 4.2 10.2
36 Manufacture of Furniture;
Manufacturing
3 32 18.8 40.2
37 Recycling 0 0 0 0
40 Electricity, Gas, Steam & Hot Water
Supply 1 11 10 18
41 Collection, Purification & Distribution of
Wate 1 12 3.5 8.6
50 Maintenance & Repair of Motor Vehicle 2 25 2.9 5.4
52 Maintenance & Repair of personal &
household 1 21 1.8 4.6
60 Land Transport (NIC Codes 1998 :
60211
0 0 0 0
63 Supporting & Auxilliary Transport
Activities 0 0 0 0
64 Post & Telecommunications 0 0 0 0
71 Renting OF Transport Equipment 0 0 0 0
72 Computer & related activites 1 9 2.5 5.5
74 Other business activities 10 124 52.5 98.6

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 85 Health & Social work 0 0 0 0
92 Recreation, Cultural & Sporting
activities
0 0 0 0
93 Other Seravice activities 17 59 34.99 103.5
Total 375 2512 13176.02 25069.16

3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings

List of the units in washim & near by Area

1 Vaibhao Liquer
Pvt.Ltd. Maslapen
Tq.Risod
Dist.Washim

2 Maharashtra Cotton
Mktg.Fed.Employees
Co-op.spinning Mill
Ltd. Risod

3 Ruchi Soya Product

Surkandi Road,
Washim

4 Narmada Solvex
Pvt.Ltd.Anjankhed,
washim

3.5 Major Exportable Item

Cotton is the major exportable item.

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3.6 Growth Trend

Almost every taluka in the district has ginning-pressing mills. Other industries include
leather-goods, toys and other products from wood, nylon rope, silk thread production, dal mills
and oil mills.

Washim Growth Center one of the best industrial parks in the Washim district, and has
been set up with the main objective to promote industrial growth in the region.

3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry

No ancillary industries in Washim District.

3.8. Medium Scale Enterprises

3.8.1 List of the units in Washim & near By Area

There is no medium scale enterprise in washim district.

3.8.2 Major Exportable Item

Cotton, automobile parts

3.9 Service Enterprises

3.9.2 Potentials areas for service industry

Cotton ginning, Wooden Furniture, Automobile parts and equipments, electronics and
home appliances.

3.10 Potential for new MSMEs

Cotton ginning, Wooden Furniture, Automobile parts and equipments, electronics and home
appliances.

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4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise

4.1 DETAIL OF MAJOR CLUSTERS

4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector - No cluster available

4.1.2 Service Sector: Cluster Not available

4.2 Details for Identified cluster

Presently, No any cluster identified in Washim district.

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

(1) Capital Incentives for MSME

(2) Expansion of Existing Industrial Area

(3) Load shedding in Rural Area

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 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. Provisional Registration
Certificate( EM-1) & Permanent
Registration Certificate ( EM-II)
2. Identification of Project Profiles,
techno-economic and managerial
consultancy services, market
survey and economic survey
reports.
3. Land and Industrial shed
4. Financial Assistance
5. For raw materials under Govt.
Supply
General Manager, District Industries Centre
Washim
07252-235708
The Director, MSME-DI, CGO Complex,
Block C, Seminary Hills, Nagpur
0712-2510046,2510352
The Manager,MIDC,
Udyog bhawan,Nagpur
The A.G.M., SIDBI, National Insurance Building,
Kingsway, Nagpur
The Manager,MSSIDC, Near Lokmat Bhavan,
Wardha Road, Nagpur.

6. Plant and machinery under hire / The Manager,

purchase basis. NSIC, NDTA Complex, Opp. Liberty Cinema,
Residency Road, Sadar, Nagpur.
7. Power/ Electricity The Executive Engineer,
SPANCO, Washim
8. Technical Know –how. The Director
MSME-DI, CGO Complex, Block C, Seminary
Hills, Nagpur
0712-2510046,2510352

9. Quality & Standard Bureau of Indian Standard,

10. Marketing /Export Assistance
11. Other Promotional Agencies
. Any other information, if any:
2nd Floor, NIT Complex, Gokulpeth, Nagpur.
The Director,MSME-DI, CGO Complex,
Block C, Seminary Hills, Nagpur
0712-2510046,2510352
1. Central Agmark Laboratory, North Ambazari
Road, Nagpur.
2. Khadi Village Industries Commission,
Mount Road, Near Smruti Cinema, Opp. LB hotel,
Sadar, Nagpur.
3. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Udyog
Bhavan, Civil Lines, Nagpur.
4. NABARD, Washim

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