Technical Consultancy Organizations (TCO)

Technical Consultancy Organizations (TCOs) provide a complete set of consultancy services

to small and medium enterprises, individual entrepreneurs, Government Departments and
agencies, various state level institutions, commercial banks etc. they provide consultancy
services and counsel small scale units in preparation of techno-economic feasibility reports,
market survey, modernization and diversification programmers’, revival of sick units, etc.
over 18 TCO’s are functioning in various states of India.
All India financial institutions and state Govt. have set lip a network of TCOs.
 For facilitating technical for industrial projects.
 Were established by the all India financial Institutions
 (IDBI, ICICI, IFCL etc.)
 In the collaboration the state level financial / development organization’s and
commercial banks.
 There are in all 18 state-level TCOs across India.
 9 have been led sponsored by IDBI, 5 by IFCI 3 by ICICI bank and one by the Govt. Of
Karnataka.
 TCOs have transformed being consultancy firm handling project reports, market
surveys, etc. to Multi-functional, multi-disciplinary organization’s
 Offering a wide range of services to the industrial and infrastructure sector.

Functions of TCO
 Conducting surveys on industrial potential
 Preparing project profiles
 Undertaking techno-economic appraisal of projects
 Carrying out market research
 Providing technical and managerial assistance to entrepreneurs, assistance in
modernization
 Technology up gradation and rehabilitation programs.
 organizing information cell and data bank
 concerning industrial and economic activities and provide these to entrepreneurs.
 Development of Industry Clusters
 Vocational training

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  Offering Merchant Banking Services
 Offering Consultancy for Export oriented Enterprises

Major TCOs in India

 KITCO Ltd. (Kerala)
 APITCO Ltd. (Andhra Pradesh)
 GITCO Ltd. (Gujarat)
 HIMCON Ltd. (Himachal Pradesh)
 TICOT Consultancy and Services Ltd. (Tamil Nadu)
 TECSOK Ltd. (Technical Consultancy of Karnataka)
 MPCON Ltd. (Madhya Pradesh Consultancy Organization Ltd.)
 MITCON Consultancy and Engineering Services Ltd. (Maharashtra)
 NITCON Ltd. (North India Technical Consultancy Organization Ltd.)
 UPICO Ltd. (UP Industrial Consultants Ltd.)
 WEBCON Ltd. (West Bengal Consultancy Organization Ltd)

GITCO (Gujarat Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organization)

a premier Technical Consultancy Organization (TCO)
provides consulting services to accelerate the growth of industrial and services economy of
Gujarat. For the last 28 years, with committed hard work, the GITCO Professional Team has
won the trust of Ministries and Departments of the Government, Multi-lateral Agencies,
Financial Institutions, Industry Associations and the ubiquitous Gujarati businessmen. The
inherent Gujarati insight and business acumen along with professional inputs enable us to
give innovative perspectives in their consulting assignments. Currently they offer services for
generic as well as niche areas aimed to ensure balanced growth and development.

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