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nth
eIndu
str
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nce
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rnme
ntofI
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r,1977s
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sla
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opme
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ll
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tta
geI
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ic
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ndi
cat
edt
hatt
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ri
ct
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dbet
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inf
ocusofe
ffor
tsa
ndt
hea
gen
cyf
orpr
omot
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mal
lsc
ale
,
vi
ll
agea
ndc
ott
agei
ndus
tri
esa
ndwoul
dbean
ewor
gani
zat
ionc
all
ed‘
Dis
tri
ct
I
ndus
tri
esCe
ntr
e.’

The'
Dis
tri
ctI
ndus
tri
esCe
ntr
e'(
DICs
)pr
ogr
ammewa
sst
art
edbyt
he
c
ent
ralgove
rnme
nti
n197
8wi
tht
heobj
ect
iveofpr
ovi
dingaf
oca
lpoi
ntf
or
pr
omot
ings
mal
l,t
iny,c
ott
agea
ndvi
ll
agei
ndus
tri
esi
napa
rti
cul
ara
reaa
ndt
o
ma
kea
vai
la
blet
othe
mal
lne
ces
sar
yse
rvi
cesa
ndf
aci
li
ti
esa
tonepl
ace
.The
f
ina
ncef
ors
ett
ingupDI
Csi
nas
tat
eisc
ont
ri
but
ede
qua
ll
ybyt
hepa
rti
cul
ar
s
tat
egove
rnme
nta
ndt
hec
ent
ralgove
rnme
nt.Tof
aci
li
ta
tet
hepr
oce
ssofs
mal
l
e
nte
rpr
ise de
vel
opme
nt, DI
Cs ha
ve be
ene
ntr
ust
ed wi
th mos
t of t
he
a
dmi
nis
tra
ti
vea
ndf
ina
nci
alpowe
rs.Forpur
pos
eofa
ll
otme
nto
fla
nd,wor
k
s
heds
,ra
w ma
ter
ial
set
c.
,DI
Csf
unc
ti
onsunde
rth
e'Di
rec
tor
ateo
fInd
ust
ri
es'
.
Ea
chDI
Cishe
ade
dbyaGe
ner
alMa
nage
rwh
oisa
ssi
st
edbyf
ourf
unc
ti
ona
l
ma
nage
rsa
ndt
hre
epr
oje
ctma
nage
rst
olooka
fte
rthef
oll
owi
nga
cti
vit
ie
s:

Ac
tivi
ti
esofDi
st
ri
ctI
ndus
tri
esCe
ntr
e(DI
C):

i
.Ec
ono
micI
nve
sti
gat
ion

i
i.Pl
anta
ndMa
chi
ner
y

i
ii
.Re
sea
rch,e
duc
ati
ona
ndt
rai
ning

i
v.Ra
wma
ter
ial
s

v.Cr
edi
tfa
cil
it
ie
s

vi
.Ma
rke
ti
nga
ssi
st
anc
e

vi
i.Cot
ta
gei
ndus
tri
es
Obj
ect
ive
sofDi
st
ri
ctI
ndus
tri
esCe
ntr
e(DI
C):

Thei
mpor
tantobj
ect
ive
sofDI
Csa
rea
sfol
low:

i
.Ac
cel
era
tet
heove
ral
lef
for
tsf
ori
ndus
tri
al
iz
ati
onoft
hedi
st
ri
ct
.

i
i.Ru
rali
ndus
tri
al
iz
ati
ona
ndde
vel
opme
ntofr
ura
lind
ust
ri
esa
ndha
ndi
cra
fts
.

i
ii
.At
ta
inme
ntofe
conomi
cequa
li
tyi
nva
riousr
egi
onsoft
hed
ist
ri
ct
.

i
v.Pr
ovi
dingt
hebe
nef
itoft
hegove
rnme
nts
che
mest
oth
ene
wen
tre
pre
neur
s.

v.Ce nt
ral
izat
ionofpr oc
eduresrequ
ire
dt os t
artanewi
ndustr
ialuni
ta nd
minimizat
ion-oftheeff
ort
sa ndti
mer equi
redtoobt
ai
nva
riouspermis
sions
,
li
censes
,regis
tra
ti
ons,s
ubsi
die
se t
c.

Fun
cti
onsofDi
st
ri
ctI
ndus
tri
esCe
ntr
e(DI
C):

i
.Ac
tsa
sthef
oca
lpoi
ntoft
hei
ndus
tri
al
iz
ati
ono
fthed
ist
ri
ct
.

i
i.Pr
epa
rest
hei
ndus
tri
alpr
ofi
leoft
hedi
st
ri
ctwi
thr
esp
ectt
o:

i
ii
.Stat
is
ti
csandinf
ormat
ionaboutexi
st
ingi
ndust
ri
alun
itsi
nthedi
st
ri
cti
nthe
l
arge
,me di
um,smal
laswella
sc o-
oper
ati
ves
ector
s.

i
v.Oppor
tun
itygui
danc
etoe
ntr
epr
ene
urs
.

v.Compil
at
ionofi
nfo
rma
ti
ona
boutl
oca
lsour
cesofr
aw ma
ter
ial
sandt
hei
r
ava
il
abi
li
ty.

vi
.Ma
npowe
ras
ses
sme
ntwi
thr
espe
ctt
oski
ll
ed,s
emi
-ski
ll
edwo
rke
rs.

vi
i.Asse
ssmentofava
il
abi
lityofi nf
ras
truct
urefaci
li
ti
esli
kequal
it
yte
sti
ng,
re
sea
rchanddeve
lopme
nt,t
ranspor
t,prot
otypedeve
lopment
,war
ehous
eet
c.

vi
ii
.Or
gan
ize
sent
repr
ene
urs
hipde
vel
opme
ntt
rai
ningpr
ogr
ams
.

i
x.Provi
desinf
ormati
onaboutvar
iousgover
nmentsc
hemes,subs
idi
es,gr
ant
s
a
nda s
s i
st
anc
ea vai
la
blef
rom theothercor
pora
ti
onssetu
pf orpromoti
onof
i
ndus
tri
es.

x.Gi
vesSSIr
egi
st
rat
ion.

xi
.Pr
epa
rest
echno-
economi
cfe
asi
bil
it
yre
por
t.

xi
i.Advi
cest
hee
ntr
epr
ene
ursoni
nve
stme
nts
.
xi
ii
.Ac
tsa
sal
inkbe
twe
ent
hee
ntr
epr
ene
ursa
ndt
hel
eadba
nkoft
hedi
st
ri
ct
.

xi
v.Impl
ement
sgove
rnments
ponsor
eds c
hemesfored
uca
ted une
mpl
oye
d
pe
opl
eli
kePMRYscheme,J
awa
harRojga
rYojana
,et
c.

xv.Hel
pse
ntr
eprene
ursi
nobta
ini
ngli
censesf
romt
heEl
ect
ri
ci
tyBoa
rd,Wa
ter
Suppl
yBoa
rd,andNoObjec
ti
onCert
if
icat
eset
c.

xvi
.As
sis
tthee
ntr
epr
ene
urt
opr
ocur
eimpor
tedma
chi
ner
yandr
awma
ter
ial
s.

xvi
i.Or
gan
ize
sma
rke
ti
ngout
le
tsi
nli
ai
sonwi
thot
hergove
rnme
nta
gen
cie
s.

FUNCTI
ONSOFDI
STRI
CTI
NDUSTRI
ESCENTRE(
DIC)
Thei mpor tantf unctionsofDI Ca redisc us s
e da sfollow:
I dentificati
onofe ntrepr eneurs:
DI Cs de velop ne w e ntreprene ur sb yc onduc ti
ng e ntre
pr e
ne urial
mot i
va t
ionpr ogra mme st hr oughoutt hedi stri
c tpa rticular
lyunde rSEEUY
scheme .DI Csa ls
ot a kea ssoc i
a ti
onofSI S’sa ndTCOsf orc onduc ti
ngEDPs .
 Pr ovi sionalre gistr
a t
ion:
Ent repreneursc ange tpr ovisi
ona lr egi strati
onwi thDI Cswhi che na ble
themt ot a kea l
lne cessarys tepst obr ingt heuni ti ntoe xi
s t
ence .The
entrepreneu rc ange ta ssi
s t
a nc ef r
om t e r
ml e ndingi nsti
tutionsonl ya fter
ge t
ti
ngpr ovis i
onalr egistr
ation.Thepr ovi siona lr egistrati
oni sawa rde df or
twoye arsi nitial
lya ndc anber ene we de ve r
yye arbutonl yfort wot ime s.
 Pe r
ma nentr egis t
rati
on:
Whe nt hee ntre preneurc ompl etesa llf orma liti
e srequi r
edt oc omme nc e
thepr oduc t
ionl i
kes electi
onofs ite,powe rc onne ction,i nstall
ingma chi ne ry
etchec a na pplyt oDI Cf orpe rma nentr e gistration.I tisonl ya fte
rge tt
i ngt he
pe r
ma nentr egist
rationt hatt hee ntrepre ne urc ana pplyf ors upplyofr aw
ma te
r i
alsonc onc essiona lrates.Pe rma ne ntr e gistrat
ioni se ssentialtoa va ila l
l
typesofbe nef i
tsexte ndedbyt hegove rnme ntf romt i
met ot i
me .
 Pur chas esoff ixeda ss ets:
The DI Cs r e c
omme nd l oan a ppl ica t
ions of t he pr ospe c tive
entrepreneu rt ova riousc onc erne df i
na nc iala ndde ve l
opme ntalinstitutions
e.g.NSI C,SI SIetc.f orthepur c haseoff ixeda ss e
ts.I talsor e
c omme ndt ot he
comme rcialba nksf orme et
ingt hewor kingc apitalre quireme ntofSSIt or un
da ytoda yope rat
ions .
  Cl eara nc e
sf romva r iousde pa rtme nts:
DI Ct ake st hei nitiativet oge tc leara ncesf romva riousde partme ntswhi c hi s
essenti
a lt os tartauni t.I te ve nt a ke sf ol l
ow upme asur est oge tspe edypowe r
conne ction.
 As sista ncet oVi ll
a geAr tisa nsa ndHa ndicra fts:
Ins piteofi nhe r
e ntt a lenta nda bilit
yv illagea rtisansa renotbe tte rup
becauset he yl ackf ina nc ials trengt ht os trivei nt hec ompe ti t
ivema rke t.DI Ci n
supportwi t
hdi ffere ntl ea dba nksa ndna ti
ona l
izedba nkse xte ndsf i
na ncia ls upp ort
tothosea rtisans .
I nc entive sa nds ubs idie s:
DI Che lpsSSIuni tsa ndr ur a la rtisanst os ubs idie sgr a ntedbygove rnme nt
unde rva riou ss che me s.Thi sboos tupt hemor alaswe lla sthef inanc i
alc a pa cityof
theun itstot a kef ur the rde ve lopme nta la ctiviti
e s
.
Thedi f ferentt ype sofs ubs idie sa repowe rs ubsidy,i nte rests ubs idyf ore ng inee rs
ands ubs idyunde rI RDPe tc .f romva riousi ns ti
tutions .
I nte r
e stf r
e es a lest axl oa n:
SI DCOpr ovi de si nte re stf r
e es alest a xloanupt oama ximuml imi tof8% of
thetota lfixe da sse tsf orSSIuni t
ss etupi nr urala rea s.Butt hes anctionor de rf or
thes amei st obei s sue dbyDI C.TheDI Cr ecomme ndst hec a seofSSIuni t
st o
Na t
iona lSma llI ndus tri
e sCor por ationLi mi t
edf orr egistrationf orGove rnme nt
purchas epr ogr amme .
 As sista nceofi mpor ta nde xpor t:
Gove rnme nti spr ovi di ngva rioust ype sofi nc e ntive sf ori mpor ta nde xp ort
ofspe cificgoodsa nds ervic es .The s ebe ne fi
tsc ana vailbya nyi mpor t
erore x po rter
provide dt hes amei sr out edt hr ought hec onc ernedDI C.Expor ta ndi mpor tlic ens e
isalsoi s suedt ot hei mp or terore xpor t
e ronl yont heba sisofr ecomme nda ti
onof
DIC.
 Fa irsa nde xhi bi ti
ons :
TheDI Csi ns piresa ndf acilitiest heSSIu ni tst opa rti
c ipa teinva riousf airs
ande xhi bitionswhi cha reor ga niz edbyt heGove rnme ntofI ndiaa ndot he r
organiza ti
onst ogi vepubl ic ityt oi ndus trialpr oduc ts.DI Cspr ovidef rees pa cet o
SSIsf ort hedi spla yoft he irpr oduc tsa nda tti
tude sf inanc iala ssis
tanc ef ort he
purpose .
 Tr ainingpr ogr amme s :
DI Co rga niz est raini ngpr ogr a mst or urale ntr epr ene ursa nda lsoa ss istsot he r
inst
itutionsoror ga ni za ti
oni mpa rt
ingt r ainingt otr aint hes ma lle ntreprene ur s.
 Se lf-empl oyme ntf orune mpl oye de duc atedyout h:
TheDI Csha vel a
unc he das che met oa ssi
stt hee duc atedune mpl oye dyout h
bypr ovi dingt he mf acilitiesf ors e lf-e mpl oyme nt.Theyout hs houl dbei nt hea ge
groupof18t o35ye arswi thmi nimumqua lificat
ionofMe tr
icorMi ddlewi t
hI .T. I
.
ineng ine eringorTe c hnic alTr a de.Te chnoc ratsan dwome na regi venpr e f
e re nc e.