PSRErnakulam

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE

DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE
ERNAKULAM
INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL SURVEY REPORT OF ERNAKULAM
Prepared and Published by
DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE
KUNNUMPURAM CIVIL STATION ROAD,KAKKANAD,ERNAKULAM
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Industrial Potential Survey of Ernakulam District
PREFACE
An Industrial Potential Survey of Ernakulam District, the industrial

capital of Kerala, definitely will be a reflection of the State as a whole. The
report is prepared on the basis of available information in different
sectors.The survey report discloses the existing industrial scenario of the
district and it mainly aims to unveil the potentially unutilized areas of the
industry in Ernakulam. We hope this document will provide guidance for
those who need to identify various potential sources/ sectors of industry and
thereby can contribute much to industrial development of the district and the
State.
I hereby acknowledge the services rendered by all Managers, Assistant

Directors, Assistant District Industries Officers, Industries Extension Officers
,Statistical wing and other officers for their sincere effort and whole hearted
co-operation to make this venture a success within the stipulated time. I am
grateful to all the officers of other departments who contributed valuable
suggestions and information for the preparation of the report.
Kakkanad General Manager,

30-11-2017 District Industries Centre,
Ernakulam.
INDEX
Contents Page No
Scope & Objectives 1

Methodology 2
Chapter I:- District 3
1.1. Introduction 3
1.2 Location and extent 3
1.3 District at a glance 5
Chapter II:-Resource Analysis 7

2.1 Agricultural resources 7
2.2 Surface water resources 9
2.3 Animal Husbandry 13
2.4 Fisheries resources 15
2.5 Mineral resources 16
2.6 Forest resources 17
2.7 Human resources 18
2.8 Education 19
2.9 Health 21
2.10 Unemployment 22
2.11 Tourism 22
Chapter III :-Infrastructure 25

3.1 Transport 25
3.2 Communication 30
3.3 Power 32
3.4 Markets 34
3.5 Social Infrastructure 35

3.6 Banking 35
Chapter IV : Industrial Scenario 41

4.0 Industry at a glance 43
4.1 Large Scale industries/PSUs/ major industries 49
4.2 Industrial Land in the district 58
4.3 Industrial Estates 59
4.4 KINFRA/INKEL/KSIDC /Other industrial parks 62
4.5 Industrial land identified from local bodies 64
4.6 Future land availability 66
4.7 Co-operative Societies 67
4.8 Major industrial activity of the panchayath(nano/household) 68
4.9 Activities of locational advantage/Geographic indication 70
4.10 Kudumbasree 71
4.11 Traditional Industries 71
4.12 Other Infrastructure Facilities 72
i) Research & Development Centres in the district 72
ii) Incubation centres 72
iii) Start ups 73
iv) Entrepreneurship Development Clubs 73
v) Ancilliary Industries 74
4.13 Industrial Cluster Development 75
4.14 Major exports/ Export potential 77
4.15 SWOT Analysis 78

Chapter V :-Potential sectors/areas identified in the district 86
5.1 Infrastructure facilitated growth 86
5.2 Potential MSEs in the district 94
5.3 Classification of Potential Sectors 101
5.4. Blockwise Potential of Resources and Skills 104
5.5 General issues raised by MSMEs 107
5.6 Suggestions 108
5.7 Implementation Strategy 108
5.8 Conclusion 109
APPENDIX I 110
Registered Co-operative Societies. 110
APPENDIX II 132
Panchayathwise industrial activities. 132
APPENDIX III 138

Panchayathwise Kudumbasree –micro units registered 138
APPENDIX IV 142
Entrepreneurs Development Clubs registered at DIC 142
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Scope & Objectives
The present Industrial Potential Survey is focused on the District of Ernakulam as a

whole. The survey has been undertaken with the following objectives.
i) To identify the natural resources such as agriculture, water, forest produces, milk &
meat etc….
ii)To explore the possibility of promotion of nano /household industries in rural areas as
well as urban areas. After identifying these categories of industries prototype/mini
cluster development activities can be proposed.
iii) The skilled human resources should be identified and their skill should be made use of
for entrepreneurial development.
iv)To assess the existing industrial activities of the district in calculating the local demand
and utilization of available resources.
v) To identify locations for viable projects in Small Scale Sector.
vi)Setting up of various industrial parks/ special industrial zones and there by creating
wide opportunity for entrepreneurs to develop their venture on sustainable basis.
Prepared & Submitted by District Industries Centre,Eranakulam 1

Methodology
The data/information for this survey was collected from both primary and
secondary sources. The primary data has been gathered by the officers of the field level by
visiting various offices of the related interest in the district after having detailed discussion
with the officials and field visits. The secondary data are collected from various printed
media published by Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Directorate of Census,
Directorate of Agriculture, Textiles, Directorate of Employment and various other
publications.
2 Prepared &Submitted by District Industries Centre, Eranakulam

Chapter I
District
1.1 Introduction
Ernakulam is the major industrial, financial and commercial hub of Kerala. The
existing as well as booming industries have facilitated the faster growth of the
city.Tourism has also contributed heavily to the GDP of the district. The city with its
temples, old churches and its culture is ranked first in the number of tourists
visiting Kerala. Cochin International Airport is located in northern part of the district at
Nedumbasseri village in Angamaly. Owing to the international airport, water ways,
railways, and road ways, Ernakulam is one of the most connected districts in the State.
1.2 Location and extent
Ernakulam district formed on 1st April 1958 carving areas of erstwhile Travancore-
Kochi-Malabar kingdoms. The present Ernakulam District include Paravur, Aluva, Kochi,
Kanayannoor, Muvattupuzha, Kunnathunadu, Kothamangalam Taluks which come under
Fortkochi and Muvattupuzha Revenue Sub Division. Its headquarters is located at
Kakkanad, a suburb of Kochi city. The borders of the district are the Arabian Sea in the
West, Thrissur District in the North, Idukki District in the East and Alappuzha and
Kottayam District in the South. Kochi is the Municipal Corporation and there are 13
Municipalities namely Aluva, Angamaly, Kalamassery, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha,
North Paravoor, Maradu, Perumbavoor, Thrikkakara,Thripunithura,Piravom
,Koothattukulam and Eloor. In Ernakulam there are 15 Development Blocks,84
Panchayats,13 Municipalities and 1 Corporation.
Ernakulam district covers an area of 305826 hectare located on the Western Coastal
Plains of India. The Periyar River, Kerala's second longest river, flows through all the
taluks except Muvattupuzha. The Muvattupuzha River and a branch of Chalakkudy River
also flow through the district. The district has a moderate climate, and mostly falls within
the Malabar Coast moist forests eco region, while the highlands are part of the South
Western Ghats moist deciduous forests eco region. The district includes the largest
metropolitan region namely, Greater Cochin and hence is the highest revenue yielding
district in the State and is also known as the commercial capital of Kerala. The district
provides excellent infrastructural facilities.

Kochi is a commercial hub for the central Kerala. The higher GDP and per-capita
income promotes the retail business. The major retail ventures in Kochi are in Gold,
Textile, Furniture and Home Accessories and Home Appliance. Kochi houses the most
number of shopping malls in Kerala. Oberon Mall is the first mall started in the city. Gold
Souk Grande Kochi, Abad Nucleus Mall, Bay Pride Mall, Central Square Mall are the
major malls in the district. Apart from these, the Lulu Cochin Mall, the largest shopping
mall in India, located in Edapally town of Kochi, Kerala. Kochi is home to the
International Pepper Exchange, where black pepper is globally traded. The Spices Board of
India is also headquartered at Kochi. The Cochin fishing harbor, located at Thoppumpady
is a major fishing port in the State and supplies fish to the local and export markets. Central
Government establishments like the Coconut Development Board, the Coir Board, the
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA),Central Institute of Fisheries
Technology(CIFT),Centre for Bio Polymer Sciences and Technology(CBPST) and the
Spices Board are also located in the city.

1.3 DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
Date of formation 1st April 1958

i) Latitude 10.000 N
ii) Longitude 76.150 E
iii) Geographical Area 305826 Hec
Demography
Total population (2011)census 3282388
Male 1619557
Female 1662831
Sex Ratio(female per 1000 males) 1028
Population Density 1069
Decadal Growth Rate 5.6%
Child population(0-6years) 304242
PerCapita income(2015-16) 146518
Constant price
Total literacy rate(2011) 95.68%
Male literacy rate 97.14%
Female 94.27%
Administrative setup
Taluks 7
Villages 124
Gramapanchyat 84
Block panchyat 14
Corporation 1
Municipalities 13
District panchayath 1
Loksabha seats 1
Niyamasabha seats 14
Educational district 4
Agricultural scenario
Total cropped area 165536 Ha
Major agricultural items Tapioca,Banana,Plaintain,
Pineapple,Coconut,Paddy
Land put to non agri uses 42941 Ha
Forest cover 70617 Ha
Gross irrigated area 32552 Ha
Net irrigated area ( 2015-16) 21865 Ha
Production of rice(2015-16 12652 Ton
Productivity of rice(2015-16) 2126 Kg/Ha
Area under paddy cultivation 5950 Ha
Production of milk(2015-16) 417.92 Lakhs L
Production of egg (2015-16) 1600 Lakhs
Production of Meat (2015-16) 44.05MT
Average annual rainfall as on 2016 3029.9mm

Industrial status (as on 31.3.2017)

Micro Manufacturing 16767
Micro Service 6075
Small Manufacturing 2296
Small Service 855
Medium manufacturing 44
Medium service 38
No of development plot/area 6
No of Mini Industrial Area 17
Industrial Area developed by :
(a) District Panchayath 1
(b) Block Panchayath 5
(c) GramaPanchayath 27
Handloom societies (working) 13
Power loom societies (working) 7(under liquidation)
Coir societies(working) 15
GeneralIndustrial 25 (273 registered)
societies(working)
Handicrafts societies(working) 7
(Demography block wise from Eco &Stat; Administrative setup & Agri Dist wise: from
Eco &Stat; Industrial status from .Ind & Commerce dept.)

CHAPTER II
Resource Analysis
Entrepreneurial culture should be developed so as to enhance the economy of the
Country. For this any economic activity either service or productive sector should be
promoted. The industrial opportunity form the foundation on which the super structure of a
venture/ enterpriserests. The right activity should be selected carefully taking into
consideration of all information viz raw material availability, man power, finance and also
the demand in the open market. Opportunity is the attractive project idea and selected on
the basis of attractive returns on the investments. The economic strength of an area can
only be judged from the availability and proper tapping of various resources of the area.
2.1Agriculture
Agricultural sector is almost stagnant. Intercropping has come up in a big way .Establishing
of Agri-clinics/ Agro- Business Centers is expected to revive this sector to a great extent.
Of the total geographical area comprising of 305826hectares, 165536hectares are under
crop cultivation. The main crops grown are Coconut, Rubber,Paddy, Tapioca, Nutmeg and
Pineapple. Coconut Development Board has developed innovative schemes like
shellcharcoal , nata-de-coco, desiccated coconut, etc.
Land use pattern in Hectares 2015-16
I)Total Area 305826

ii) Forest Land 70617
iii) Non Agriculture Land 42941
iv) Cultivable Waste land 12402
(v) Current fallow 10814
(vi)Other Fallow 7907
(vii) Net Sown Area 149089
(viii) Land Under Misc.tree crops 244
(ix) Permanent Pasture and Grazing land 0
(x) Gross Cropped Area 165536.31
(xi) Area Cultivated more than once 16447
(Dist wise from Eco&Stat)

a.Crop wise Land use pattern
. A unique variety of rice which is cultivated in organic way in the water

logged coastal area called Pokkali rice spread along the coastal belts of
Ernakulam,Alappuzha and Thrissur districts of Kerala .The Rice Research Station at
Vyttila has developed new varieties of rice suited for Pokkali cultivation. Only one crop is
grown and the land is used for prawn farming during the remaining period of the year
(October- May). To help scientific cultivation of coconut, Kera Samithis were formed in
all the Panchayaths. Vegetable & Fruit Promotion Council has brought about 1500 hectares
under vegetable and pineapple cultivation. Muvattupuzha is selected for implementation of
the programme.The Pineapple variety grown in Vazhakkulam area is unique in nature and
achieved Geographic Index. A Rubber Park is set up at Irapuram near Perumbavoor and
has become operational and will create opportunities for entrepreneurs for value addition
.There are 194 Rubber Producers Societies and 4 Rubber Marketing societies in the
district.

Area, Production & Productivity of Agriculture crops 2015-16
Crop Area(Ha) Production(Ton) Productivity(Kg/Ha)

Paddy 4048 12652 2126
Tapioca 1371 239195 46428
Banana 4993 46730 9359
Sugarcane 0.31 0 0
Plantain 4650 35881 7716
Pineapple 4569 41307 9041
Coconut 41915 188(Million Nuts) 4485(Nos./Ha)
Arecanut 4134 3460 837
Nutmug 6614 5751 870
Ginger 98 283 2888
Turmeric 246 674 240
Jack 4108 13(Million Nos.) 3165
Mango 4491 29059 6470
Cashew 433 118 273
Pepper 1867 527 282
Ernakulam is one of the 9 districts in the State declared as Agri-Export Zone for
horticultural crops by APEDA(Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority) by Government of India. Under the scheme Agricultural
Department has identified cultivation of 3 crops namely Pineapple, Banana and vegetables
for promotion in Muvattupuzha, Angamaly and Pampakuda Blocks respectively. Orchids
and Anthurium cultivation are also flourishing. Ernakulam has been declared as the first
bio-technology district in the Country. Spices Board is providing subsidy for cultivation of
vanilla.
Area and production of plantation crops
Crops Area in Ha Production
Rubber 60140 48550
Cashew 433 118
2.2. Surface water resources;

Kerala is known for its natural resources especially water and the biggest lake
being Vembanadu lake 200sq km. The State has 44 rivers,27 backwaters, 7 lagoons, 18681
ponds and 30 lakh wells . Seven blocks in the district – Edappally, Kothamangalam,

Moovattupuzha, Palluruthy, Vazhakkulam, Vadavukode and Vypin are under Safe

category, where there is no restriction for exploiting ground water resources, whereas
Alangad, Koovappady, Mulanthuruthy and North Paravur blocks fall under semi-Critical
and Angamaly, Pampakuda and Parakkadavu block under Critical.
Surface Water Resource Particulars
Govt( Canal area in Ha) 11380
Govt wells (in Ha) 16
Govt tanks(in Ha) 187
Private wells(in nos) 92352
Private canals(in Ha) 2778
Other Sources(in nos) 9350
Tube Wells(in nos) 5616
Ernakulam district being at Central Kerala has three major rivers namely- Periyar,
Muvattupuzha and Chalakkudy rivers.
Periyar the longest river oflength 244 kms has the largest water potential.The river
divides itself into two near Aluva, one flow in the northern-west direction and the other to
the south and falls into the Vembanad Lake near Varapuzha. With a catchment area of
5398 square kilometres, Periyar is one of the 4 rivers in Kerala which is categorised as
medium based on the characteristics of Catchment area. The major reservoirs in Periyar
are Mullaperiyar, Bhoothathankettu, Kundala, Mattupetty, Idukky, Cheruthoni, Kulamavu,
Irattayar, Lower Periyar, Edamalayar, Chenkulam and Anayirangal. The Idukki Dam
constructed across Periyar is the most important source of power generation in the State.
Other hydro electric projects which use water from Periyar include Chenkulam,
Neriamangalam, Panniar, Pallivasal, Lower Periyar, Edamalayar, Erattayar and Kallar. The
river also provides water for irrigation in large tracts of land and for domestic
consumption. It also supports a rich biodiversity and fishery. The major industries of the
district are on this river basin.
Chalakudypuzha, the fifth largest river located in Central Kerala with a length of
140 km and a catchment area of 1704 sq.km, is one of the most utilised rivers in the State.
The catchments of this inter- State River includes 300 sq.km in Tamil Nadu. The river is
famous for its rich bio-diversity especially riparian species diversity and fish diversity,
diverse ecological niches at different altitudinal ranges within the catchment, the beautiful

Athirappilly and Charpa waterfalls and Vazhachal rapids along its meandering course and
the medicinal quality of its water.
Surface water natural resources

Name Km Catchment area (sq km) Availability mm3
Muvattupuzha river 121 1554 3560

Periyar River 244 5398 4867.9
Chalakkudy river 140 1704 2033
a.Dams.
There are 2 dams are built across Periyar at Edamalayar, Lower Periyar (near
Neriamangalam) and Bhoothathankettu for hydroelectricity generation and irrigation
purposes.
Bhoothathankettu is a major dam and tourist spot in Kerala. It is situated
outside the village of Pindimana, about 10 km away from the town of Kothamangalam and
50 km away from the main city of Kochi. The original natural dam has been supplemented
by a modern dam impounding the Bhoothathankettu Reservoir (Thattekad Reservoir).
BHOOTHATHANKETTU DAM
The Idamalayar Dam is a multipurpose concrete gravity dam located

at Ennakkal, near Bhoothathankettu, on the Idamalayar Dam ,a tributary of the Periyar
river in Kerala, South India. Completed in 1985, with a length of 373 metres (1,224 ft), the

dam created a multipurpose reservoir covering 28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi) in the scenic hills of
the Western Ghats.
The reservoir storage is utilized by a hydro electric power station which has
an installed capacity of 75 MW with two units of 37.5 MW capacities, producing an annual
energy output of 380 KWH.
The large reservoir created by the Idamalayar Dam is operated by the Kerala
State Electricity Board to augment its peak power generation requirements. The dam will
benefit the Idamalayar Irrigation Development Project by diverting water released from the
tail race channel of the Idamalayar power station.
IDAMALAYAR DAM
b) Irrigation projects :
Ernakulam district has three medium irrigation projects. ie. Muvattupuzha(1976),
Periyar Valley(1956), Edamalayar(1981).
Periyar Valley is the major Irrigation Project in the district with 78325 Ha. The
Edamalayar irrigation project is a diversion scheme intended to irrigate an area of 14394
Ha of wet and dry lands and the cultivable command area is 13209 Ha. The source of water

for irrigation is the tailrace discharge of Edamalayar Hydro Electric Project. Muvattupuzha
envisages the utilization of the tailrace water from the Idukki Hydro Electric project to
provide irrigation facilities to 19237 Ha.
C )Water falls
Mulamkuzhy water fall issituated at Mulamkuzhi village which is nearly 15kms from
Malayattur. The crystal clear medicated water of the river Mulamkuzhi and the water falls
of Venambravady near Malayattur is an enchanting sight.
Mulamkuzhy Water Fall
2.3 (a) Animal Husbandry:

Livestock plays an important role in contributing to the economy of the rural
population and it is the main source of protein for the population in general. Thus,
activities allied to agriculture such as Dairy, Poultry and Fisheries contributes to the
sustainable economic development of the district.The sector facilitates employment
generation through cattle rearing, milk ,egg and meat production. It supports agriculture in
the form of organic manure /biogas and coping mechanism against crop failure. As such,
the Animal Husbandry Department is implementing GOREKHA for collection of baseline
information long term genetic improvement and GOSAMVARDHINI project for
converting stationary artificial insemination centers' to mobile centers. The demand for
milk products increased especially buttermilk and milk based sweets etc. District provides
lot of scope for Poultry on account of the high demand for meat and eggs. Due to abundant
availability of garbage from hotels and markets there is good potential for setting up of

Piggery Units. Goat-rearing activity and poultry are encouraged through the local self
governments. There is also good demand for Rabbit meat too.
Live-stock population,2017
Category Numbers
Cattle 106782
Buffalo 12777
Goat 123538
Sheep 50
Pig 5395
Poultry 1006477
Rabbits 22558
Dogs 100405
Elephants 36
Horse 34
(Source: Animal Husbandry Dept)
(b) Milk Production
Dairy Development Department was established in 1962 with the aim of extending
profitable dairy farming in Kerala to increase the milk production and percapita
consumption of milk. In the year 2015, State Pollution Control Board enhanced the number
of cows to a maximum of 20 numbers in green category and above 20 numbers in orange
category,which was a great support to the farmers.
The growth of dairy farming is significant in the district though natural resources
required for the development of this sector are imited. Per capita per day availability of
milk is 218gm which is below the ICMR recommended norms of 280gms.
Total milk production in the district during the year 2016-17 is41032.391MT.
On comparison with State, the milk production in the district stabilized to 1.5%.
Milk Production in the District and State
Year District Kerala %wrt
Kerala
2014-15 39743.004 MT 2711000 MT 1.5
2015-16 41793.566 MT 2649000 MT 1.6
2016-17 41032.391 MT 2661000 MT 1.5
(Source: Dairy Dev. dept)
With respect to Milk marketing, the milk procurement by the Society is the
maximum and the procured milk either sent to Kerala Milk Marketing Federation or the

local markets. Value added products are produced by KCMMF and marketed. Milk and
milk products have an increasing demand among people all the time.
Society Milk Procurement
Year Total milk Society milk % w r t total
procurement procurement milk production
2014-15 39743.004 MT 39616 MT 99.7
2015-16 41793.566 MT 41792 MT 99.9
2016-17 41032.391 MT 40983 MT 99.9
(Source: Dairy Dev. dept)
(c)Meat Production
Keralites are mostly non-vegetarian in the sense that meat, fish, etc. form an
integral part of the diet of majority of the population. The animals bringing from outside
the State like Tamil Nadu mainly meet the egg and meat requirements of the district.
Though Kerala’s cattle and poultry population is showing a decreasing trend year after
year, the meat consumption of thedistrict is increasing day by day.
Meat Production (in Metric tons)
Item 2015-16 2016-17
Total meat production excluding poultry 44.05 30.61
Total Poultry Meat 20.74 22.23
(Source: Animal Husbandry Dept)

2.4. Fisheries
Fisheries sector contributes significantly to the economy providing livelihood to a
large number of people. It has been recognized as a powerful income and employment
generation and stimulates growth of a number of industries. Fish has been cheap and
nutritious food for poor as well as rich people and has export value.
The Ernakulam Coast line of 46Kms extending from Munambam to Kumbalangi
which is about 7.8% of total coastal area of the State. The fishermen in the district are
mostly dependent on traditional methods of fishing. The District has very good potential
for development of Inland Fisheries in the State. Main Inland water resources of the
District are Parur,Periyar and Muvatturpuzha rivers. There are 15 Inland fishing villages
in the district. That is Kadamakudi, Ezhikkara, Mulavukadu, Cheranallor, Maradu,
Kumbalam, Udayamperoor, Ernakulam(West), Poonithura, Ernakulam(East), Kumbalangi,

Palluruthy, Vadakkekara, and Puthenvelikkara. Marine fish production in the district is

comparatively good but high value species among the fish catch is less. There is a better
contribution from inland fisheries sector especially prawn. The skilled workers are
available for baseline processing and the Fisheries Department has cmprehensinve Coastal
Area Development plan for covering infrastructure, inland fish production, better post
harvest infrastructure like fish handling facilities, cold chains, storage facilities etc..
Fish Production – MT
Year Marine Inland
2014-15 95023 37674
2015-16 80394 38951
2016-17 69044 37580
The Pokkali Fish Farmers Development Agency (PFFDA) at North Paravur and
Rice Research Station at Vyttila are providing assistance to the farmers. There is enough
scope for Mud Crab fattening and culture units in Vypin and Paravur blocks.Crabs are
exported especially to South Asian Countries.Fish processing units have good scope in
Vypeen, Parur and Palluruthy blocks.
2.5) Minerals
Kerala State is rich with a number of occurrences/deposits of minerals such as
heavy mineral sands, gold, iron ore, bauxite, graphite, different types of clays etc...
However, mining activities are there in large scale but confined to few minerals, heavy
mineral sands, china clay and a lesser extent to lime shell/limestone, silica sand. There are
mineral based industries in the State such as Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd, Indian Rare
Earths Ltd etc... The district though not rich in mineral resources is blessed with small
deposits of Graphite and China clay.These resources are scattered over all taluks as shown
in the following table.

Major mineral resources available in the District

SL. ITEM AVAILABLE PROCESSING
NO. FACILITY IF
ANY
1. Granite(Building Kunnathunadu, Aluva, Rock Crush Unit
Stone) Muvattupuzha,Kothamangalam (area
covered is 450.85 Ha)
2. Laterite(Building Aluva,Kanayanoor, -
Stone) Kunnathunadu,Muvattupuzha,Paravoor
3. Sand(Ordinary) Aluva, Parur, -
Kunnathunadu,Muvattupuzha,Kochi
4. Brick Clay Aluva, Muvattupuzha,Kunnathunadu Brickling
5. Lime Shell Kochi, Kanayannoor Lime making
6. Sand Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalm (area -
covered 135.32Ha)
(Source:Mining & Geology Dept)
2.6) Forest Resources

Forest comprises of 81.23 Sq. Km and is located at Malayattoor and
Kothamangalam areas.The Kothamangalam division formed in 1981 comprising
Kothamangalam, Thodupuzha, Mullaringad and Kaliyar ranges extending to an area of
317.003 sqkms.This division is rich with evergreen and semi evergreen deciduous forests.
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary located in this area is the first one of that kind in the State. Dr.
Salim Ali the world known Ornithologist described this as the richest bird habitat in India.
The major forest resources in the district are sawn andsquared
timber,Poles,Firewood,Sandal Wood,Bamboo,Reeds,Jungle wood poles,Ayurvedic
Herbs,Spices,Grass other than fodder,HoneyBee’s Wax,Vegetable Oil seeds,Medicinal
Trees etc.
Nature of forest
Nature of forest are Ever Green Forest, Semi Ever Green Forest, Moist deciduous, Dry
deciduous, Montane Sub-topical and Montane Temparte Forest and Grass Land.
Item Malayattoor Kothamangalam
Area in Ha Area in Ha
Hard wood 5211.354 4761.715
Soft wood 31.098 304.040
Bamboo/cane 86.700 266.860
Others 2678.628 1233.897
Total 8007.780 6566.512
(Division wise from Forest Dept)
Reserve Forest in Ernakulam District is 652.3041 KM2

Industrial Wood
Teaks, Rose Wood, Mahagani, Anjali, Kambakam, Venga, Plavu, Poovaram, Soft wood,
Cashew, Bamboo etc are the industrial woods in District.
Distribution/Species wise distribution of plantation area
Plantation Malayattoor Kothamangalam

Area in Ha Area in Ha
Teak 4841.770 4478.698
Accacia&Mangium 0.000 235.477
Eucalyptus 0.000 161.310
Cane 0.000 199.250
Bamboo 74.700 67.610
Rose wood 0.000 8.100
Mahagoni 21.000 15.240
Pepper 0.000 0.000
(Division wise from Forest Dept)
2.7. Human Resources 2011 Census

The human resource is one of the most important aspects on which all other sources
depend. The prospects of the district are determined by its manpower -both skilled and
unskilled labour force. It is the third most populous district in the State, afterMalappuram
and Thiruvananthapuram with 9% SC/ST population and sex ratio favorable to female but
in the group of 1 to 6 years reverse is the case. Literacy rate is 87% and the work
participation rate is only 38% to the total workforce. Ernalulam is the district where
migrant workers from other parts of the Country concentrate. The workers' demands are
met due to the presence of these migrant workers .Studies reveal that around 3000 number
of children of this group enrolled in the schools of district. Even though there are social as
well as health hazards, these workers have become the essential part in almost all types of
employment generated in district especially in the industrial world.

Human Resources- 2011Census

(A) Population Total 3282388
SC 268411
ST 16559
Others 2997418
(B) Sex-wise
i) Male 1619557
ii) Female 1662831
Population Density/Sq.Km 1069
Sex ratio (No.of females/1000 males) 1028
(C) Rural Population
i)Male 518510
ii)Female 529515
(D) Urban Population
i)Male 1101047
ii)Female 1133316
(E) Population in age group 0-6
i)Male 155182
ii)Female 149060
Sex Ratio 954
(F) Workforce availability
i)Male 913249
ii)Female 336094
Sex ratio 3680
(G) No of Literates(Total) 2855676
i) Male 1425723
ii) Female 1429953
(H) Main workers Total 1061388
Cultivators 41977
Agri laborers 49419
Household Industry workers 18619
Other workers 951373
(I) Marginal workers Total 187955
Cultivators 8446
Agri laborers 21972
Household Industry workers 5357
Other workers 152180
(k) Work participation rate 38%
(Source: Census of India,2011).
2.8 Education
Ernakulam gathered an important place among the districts of Kerala in the field
of literacy and educational standards. Ernakulam District is the first district in the whole
Country to have 100 percent literacy by 1990. Pothanicad, first panchayath in India that

achieved 100% literacy according to State Literacy Programme in this district. There are 4
prominent universities in this district – Sanskrit University, Kalady, Fisheries University,
Panangad, National University for Advanced Legal studies, Kalamassery and Cochin
University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kalamassery. There are 268 Higher
Secondary Schools, 34 Vocational HSS, 6 Polytechnics, 5 Technical Schools and 26
Engineering Colleges. This shows the educated as well as skilled potential in the district. A
young generation with very high energy levels is in the district and to utilize this potential
in useful manner is the issue. State as well as Central government has various programs to
develop the Youth like Startup Mission, Stand Up India MUDRA schemes.
Education Institutions
Category Govt. Aided Unaided Total
(a) Lower Primary school 187 259 28 479
(b) Upper Primary schools 94 100 21 215
(c) High Schools 15 91 25 131
(d) Higher Secondary schools 72 84 25 181
(e) VHSE 22 12 0 34
(f) Technical Schools 6 6
(g) Polytechnics 4 1 5
(h) ITIs 8 49 57
Colleges
(a) Arts & Science 6 16 16 38
(b) Engineering College 1 1 13 15
(c).Medical College 0 0 2 2
(d).Veterinary College
(e) Diary Science College
(f) Kerala Agricultural College 1 1
(g)College of Agriculture &
Banking Management
(i) Nursing College 1 22 23
(j) Pharmacy College 2 2
(k) Training College 5 21 23 49
(l) Ayurvedic College 1 1 1
(m) Dental College 3 3
(o).Law College 1 1 2
(p) Arabic College 1 1
(q) Fine arts college 3 1 3 7

Research and Development

institutions
(r) Agricultural University 2 1 3
(s) Medical University 5 2 8 15
(t) Food Craft institute 1 1
(s) Others; Specify, if any 1 48 49
2.9 Health
a) Medical facilities
With a large number of advanced tertiary/quaternary care facilities, Kochi has a tag
of one of the best healthcare facilities in India. It is the prime destination for people
seeking advanced healthcare facilities from across Kerala In recent times, it has attracted a
large number of patients from all over India, Middle East, African nations as well as from
Europe and United States looking for relatively inexpensive advanced medical care. Kochi
is the only city from Kerala that have carried out successful heart transplantations. Amritha
Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre,Edappally, Sun rise Hospital Kakkanad,
Specialist Hospital, Ernakulam, Medical Trust Hospital, PVS Memorial
Hospital, Kaloor, Lakeshore Hospital, Lissie Hospital are some of the advanced
tertiary/quaternary healthcare facilities in Kochi. There are a large number of
tertiary/quaternary Medicare institutions that are newly coming up in Kochi including
Aster Medicity,Rajagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Medical Institute of Medical
Sciences. Other reputed institutions in the city include Ernakulam Medical Centre, KIMS
Hospital, Renai Medicity, Lourdes Hospital, Cochin Hospital, and Saraf Hospital. Some of
the reputed fertility related treatment centres in India – like Vijaya Hospital, Bourn Hall
Clinic and CIMAR – are located in Kochi. General Hospital,Ernakulam is the only notable
medical institution in the government sector in Kochi.
Medical facilities in public sector
Public Health 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Allopathic hospitals 94 94 94
Beds in allopathic hospitals 10556 10556 10556
Govt. Ayurveda hospitals 13 13 13
Ayurveda dispensaries 110 110 110
Homeo hospitals 3 3 3
Homeo dispensaries 169 169 169
Community health centers 22 23 23

Primary health center 76 75 75

Leprosy hospital 0 0 0
Mental health care 5 5 5
Sub health center 410 410 410
District T.B centers 1 1 1
2.10 .Unemployment in Ernakulam District

The swelling ranks of the educated unemployed in Kerala are threatening to put
the brakes on the State's impressive achievements in human development. The survey has
highlighted a development paradox caused by the mismatch between the huge supply of
educated manpower and limited job opportunities in the district. The survey carried out in
Ernakulam reveals that the rate of unemployment among educated youth has grown from
24 to 45 per cent over a five-year period from 1998. This increase cause the significant
growth in the educated labour supply and improvement in female education. The rate of
unemployment among educated women was found to be two-and-a-half times that of men.
Unemployed persons registered under Employment Exchange including that
of Professional Employment Exchange and R.I centres
General Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Total

Male 8798 2751 113 11662
Female 15041 4273 129 19443
Below X X +2 Graduate PG Tech qualified

Graduate Diploma Certificate
course
1467 17660 9805 2105 68 150 621 1156
2.11 Tourism
Tourism as an industry has been experiencing undisrupted growth recently and
hence has turned into a key driver of socio-economic progress through the creation of
employment, enterprises and export revenue.Ernakulam, the urbane face of Kochi, is a
bustling place with crowded shopping malls, restaurants and high-rises. On the cultural,

political, commercial and industrial fronts, Ernakulam is on the cutting edge, as far as the
State is concerned.
Kochi is known as the Queen of Arabian Sea and is a place of tourist attraction and
has developed as a tourist center.Its natural advantages like Fort Kochi Beach, fishing nets,
Boating, Flora and fauna of the eastern side enhances the tourism importance. The district
has major share of the tourism revenue in the State.
Tourism Destinations in the District
Nam&location Name of tourist facilities Domestic Foreign
(Boating/Trucking/Land Tourists Tourists
scape/Museum/Art Visit Visit
Gallery/Historical/Pilgrimmage) during during
the year the year
2016 2016
Kochi Historical, Pilgrimage, 2192175 201595
City Boating, Museum, Art
gallery,Land scape
Fort Chinese fishing nets, Loafs 185694 93727
Kochi corner, Delta study, Santa
Cruez Bascilica, St.Franscis
Church,Basion Bunglow,etc..
Aluva Pilgrimmage 179670 6855
Kalady Museum/ 167541 5407
Historical/Pilgrimage
Maradu Landscape/Art Gallery 76679 38324
Cherai Boating 74072 13036
Beach
Others Others 197328 48709
Total 3073159 407653

The other tourism destination where domestic tourists flow is high one as shown in
the following table
The other tourism destinations
Aadisankara keerthi Museum, 7500
sthamba Historical,Pilgrimage
Kalady Srinkery Museum/Pilgrimage 2500
Sankaracharya
Madam
Kanjoor St.Sebastains Historical/Pilgrimage 500000
church, Kanjoor
Puthiyedam Temple Historical/Pilgrimage 18250
Ayyampuzha Prekruthigramam 150000
Malayatt or Malayattoor Church Pilgrimage 1500000
Mahagany Thottam Landscape 20000
Kumbalm Symphony Trucking 104
Muthoott Boating 56
kayalveedu
OGES 84
Ollarientharavad
Maradu Childrens science
park
Historical Museum Landscape, Art
gallery

CHAPTER III
Infrastructure
The importance of infrastructure for sustainable economic growth is well identified.
Physical infrastructure covering transportation, power and communication through its
backward and forward linkages facilitates growth. The presence of quality infrastructure is
highly important for the industrial development of the State. It facilitates the transportation
of people and goods that provides them access to markets, employment and investment
opportunities.
The transport infrastructure in Kerala consists of roads, railways, airports and
inland/water transport system. It consists of 3.72 lakhs Kms of road, 1257 Kms of
Railways, 1687 Kms of inland waterways, 111 statute miles of Airways and 18 Ports.
Ernakulam district is blessed with all modes of transportation network and is well
designed to support intermodal transportation. And the district possesses an efficient
network of connectivity with all other parts of the State as well as the Country and the
World as a whole.
3.1 Transport
a) Roads
The district has a planned road infrastructure connecting roads, railways, airport and
water transport. Being the commercial and industrial hub, people from adjacent district
commutes to the town and this floating population creates uncontrollable traffic congestion.
The growth of vehicles especially goods ' carriers/containers have also resulted in heavy
traffic congestion of both National highways and State highways. The Vyttila Mobility Hub
is an excellent example of junction widening for a smooth movement of vehicles without
traffic blocks. In order to control the same, there are 9 Regional Transport Offices
functioning in the in the district.
 Ernakulam – KL 07
 Muvattupuzha – KL 17
 Thripunithura – KL 39
 Perumbavoor – KL 40
 Aluva – KL 41
 North Paravur – KL 42
 Mattanchery – KL 43
 Kothamangalam – KL 44
 Angamaly – KL 63

Also, the district has got the maximum number of vehicles in the State.
Ernakulam district has excellent road connectivity. The 3 major national highways
passing through Ernakulam District are the Cochin-Mumbai Highway (NH 17), Salem-
Kanyakumari (NH 47part of NSEW Corridor) and Cochin-Dhanushkodi Highway (NH
49).
The North South Corridor highway system starting from Edappally in Cochin on
NH47 and connects the cities Thrissur,Palakkad,Coimbatore,Salem and finally
to Chennai and rest of the country towards north and Alapuzha, Kollam,
TrivandrumNagarcovil and Kanyakumari towards the south. The National Highway 17
also starting from Edapally and connects the
cities Guruvayoor,Calicut,Kannur,Kasargod, Banglore,Marmagoa and Mumbai. The
National Highway 49, also known as Madurai Highway starts from Kundannur near
Cochin and passes through Muvattupuzha,Kothamangalam, Munnar,Theni,Madurai and
finally ends at Dhanushkodi. The district also has the two small national highways
namely NH 47A for Cochin Port connectivity (Smallest Indian National Highway) starting
from Kundannur and NH 47C as part of the International Container Transshipment
Terminal connectivity starting from Kalamassery.
National Highways passing through the district
Sl New Existing From To Length in Kms

No no no
State district
NH 17 Thalappady Edappally 420.777 24.9

1 66
NH 47 Edappally Kaliyikkavila 248.660
50.4
2 544 NH 47 Valayar Edappally 160.000
3 85 NH 49 Bodimettu Kundannur 167.610 68.1
4 966B NH 47A W. island Kundannur 5.920 5.920
5 966A NH 47C Vallarpadom Kalamassery 17.000 17.000
(Source: Public Works Department (NH))

The district roads include 325.206 kms of State highways and 2815.550kms of
District roads and thus having 3140.7 maintained by PWD.Important State highway SH 1
also known as Main Central Road (MC Road) starts from Angamaly, a suburb of Kochi
city which connects to the State capital Trivandrum via Perumbavoor,Muvattupuzha,
Koothattukulam.
Other Major State highways are

i) Seaport – Airport road via Kakkanad
ii) Palarivattom,Muvattupuzha,PunalurSH:Connects Kakkanad,Pallikkara,Kizhakk
ambalam, Pattimattom,Muvattupuzha,Vazhakkulam, Thodupuzha,Pathanamthita
iii) NorthParavur-Aluva Munnar SH:- Connects Alangad,
Perumbavoor, Kothamangalam,Thattaekkad
iv) Vyppin -Munambam SH:- Connects Vyppin ,Njarakkal,Cherai,Munambam
v) Thrippunithura, Koothattukaulam – Sabarimalai:-Connects Mulamthuruthy,
Piravom, Pala
vi) Vyttila Kottayam Road road:- Connects via Thripoonithura, Nadakkavu,
Poothotta, Vaikkom Kumarakom
vii) Fortkochi-Alappuzha road
viii) Angamaly – Athirappilly road via Mookkanur
b) Railways
The Indian Railway system is the Second largest network in the World under a
single management. It provides one of the cheapest mode of transport in India. The State
total raiway route has a length of 1257 Kms and covers 13 railway routes. 3 Railway
Divisions at Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad and Madurai jointly carry out railway's
operations in the State. Thiruvananthapuram is the largest coaching division of Southern
Railway.
The Southern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways operates the main rail transport
system in Ernakulam. There are two railway stations in Ernakulam - Junction ( South) &Town
(North). Town railway station is situated in the northern part of the city and the stopping point
for trains going towards mainly to Kottayam side.Junction Railway Station is one of the busiest
railway stations in Kerala. It is located close to the city's main shopping area situated on MG
Road. It is a junction and departure station of passengers, express trainsand thehalting point for
trains going towards south side Alappuzha. The Station also has a Train Care Centre in its
premises. 21 trains originate from here.Ernakulam district has 17 railway stations.
The Ernakulam Junction and Ernakulam Town are the major ones. Other railway stations
are Aluva,Angamaly,Thrippunithura, Edappally,Mulamthuruthy,CochinHabourTerminus, Karuk

utty,Chowara,Kalamassery, Nettor, Kumabalam,Mattancherry halt, Chottanikkara road and

Piravom road. The railroutes are via Thrissur, Kottayam, Cochin H.T., Alapuzha and
Vallarpadam. The Angamaly-Erumely Sabarimala route passes through the district.
Routes are proposed via N.Paravur – Guruvayur, Moovattupuzha – Theni.
KOCHI METRO
Kochi Metro Rail project is a flagship project of Government of Kerala designed to

solve the traffic problems in the City. This project is implemented through the Kochi
Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL)which is owned by both Central and State Governments with
equity participation. The Kochi metro Project is the first one in the Country which
connects road, rail and water transports. The project has three phases as shown below.
Kochi Metro
Sl No Connected places Length (Km) Project Cost (in

crores)
Phase I Aluva to Petta (22 stations) 25.6 5181.79
Phase I(a) Petta to SN junction 2.00 359.00
Phase II JLN Stadium to Kakkanad 11.00 1682.00
(Source :KMRL)
The first phase is set up at an estimated cost of Rs 5181 Crorers. It was opened to
the public within four years of starting the construction, making it the fastest completed
metro project in India by the Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi on 17 June 2017 from
Aluva to Palarivattom (8.3 minutes). The second 5Km (3.1 minutes) section from
Palarivattom to Maharaja's College Ground was inaugurated on 3 October 2017.Kochi
Metro was lauded for its decision to employ Kudumbashree workers and also members
from the transgender community.Kochi metro is also involved in sustainable initiatives
with the introduction of non motorized transport corridors in the city, installation of solar
panels for power and vertical garden on every sixth metro pillar.Kochi metro also includes
the technology for driverless trains and is hoping to implement this in the near future.
Vembanad Rail Bridge is a rail connecting Edappally and Vallarpadam in Kochi . It is the
longest rail bridge (of length 4.62kms )in India. The line is dedicated solely for freight.
Here the freight movement becomes smoother for national and international cargo.The
terminal is operated by the Dubai Ports World (DPW), which will operate it for 30-years
there after Cochin Port Trust will take the control of the same.
c) Airports
Air transport plays an important role in the development of tourism as well as trade
in the Kerala State. There are three major airports in the State Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi
and Kozhikkode. Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) (Nedumbassery), which is about
27 kilometers away from the city.Cochin International Airport is the first airport in India
developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model and was funded by nearly
10,000 non-resident Indians from 30 countries..It is the busiest and largest airport in Kerala
with an area of more than 2 million sq ft, the airport's Terminal 3 is India's fourth largest
terminal. With fully air conditioned terminals both domestic and international, a long
runway, taxi ways, navigational aids, technical block, control tower, re fuelling facility and
sophisticated fire-fighting and safety equipments required to accommodate heavy aircraft
like Boeing 747. The airport handles around 13000 passengers every day. 9 domestic
airlines and 17 international airlines connect Cochin with 30 destinations nationally and
internationally.On 18 August 2015, Cochin International Airport became the world's first
fully solar powered airport with the inauguration of a dedicated solar plant.
The airport has provided a big boost to tourism besides industry, trade and
commerce in the State. The airport is of immense benefit to the exporters of floriculture,
seafood and software in and around Kochi
d) Ports:
Kerala has a coastal length of 585 Km and the State has an average widthof of
about 60km with the major port at Cochin and 17 minor ports. Cochin port is one of the
largest ports in India. The port lies on two islands in the lake of Kochi namely the
Willington island and Vallarpadam, towards the Fortkochi backwaters’mouth opening onto
the Arabian Sea.The commodity group handled at Cochin port are POL( Petroleum Oil and
Lubricants) followed by sea foods, coir products, tea, spices, rubber and rubber products,
cashew kernels , fertilizers and coffee. The Vallarpadam International Container
Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) a part of Cochin Port is the largest Container transshipment
facility in India. The Cochin Port is one among a line of maritime related facilities based in
the Port-City of Kochi, the other being the Cochin Shipyard, the largest ship-building as

well as maintenance facility in India, the SPM (Single Point Mooring facility) of the Kochi
Refineries- an –offshore crude carrier mooring facility, and the Kochi Marina.
e) Waterways:
Inland water transport is fuel, cheap and environment friendly mode of transportation. The
State is endowed with numerous backwaters and these waterways can be successfully used
for commercial inland water transport. The total length of inland waterways in the State is
1687 Kms.
Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD) is the governmental agency
which provides inland water transport facilities in the district as well as to enjoy the ever
lasting memory of backwaters.In the district, major area of operation of the department are
Ernakulam- Vypin ferry and Ernakulam- Fortkochi Kerala Shipping and Inland
Navigation Corporation Ltd (KSINC) is a company owned by the Government of Kerala,
which pioneers in shipping and Inland navigation in Kerala and conducting shipping from
Kochi to Lakshadweep. Ernakulam has a number of jetties where passengers can embark
and disembark from ferries. Travelling via ferries is cheaper and faster than travelling by
buses or autos. The main jetty is called the Ernakulam jetty from where one can board a
ferry to Vypin, Fort Kochi and Willingdon Island.
3.2 Communication
There are 10 submarine cable landing stations in India with 4 in Mumbai, 3 in
Chennai, and each in Cochin, Tuticorin and Digha and Tata Communications owns the
cable landing station in Cochin (now Kochi). Kochi in Ernakulam is the only international
Internet gateway in South Asia for the Far East (SAFE) Submarine cable project (total
length of 28,800 kms) for high-speed Internet access and communications. If properly
used, this facility will be having huge developmental implications for the district as cities
like Banglore and Hyderabad are close to their carrying capacity and the presence of
abundant manpower with required skills in the district will add to the positive aspects. But
well planning with a future oriented vision is required to take advantage of this opportunity
and to transform Kochi into the next Information Technology Center in South Asia.
In terms of postal services, Ernakulam enjoys a comparatively better position with
395 post offices in its territory. In short, Ernakulam is having a good communication
network, which could support the future developmental projects in the district.10 major
city centres will have public Wi-Fi shortly.Kochi Corporation in association with the
public sector telecom company, BSNL, will offer the facility at Fort Kochi, Mattanchery,
Marine Drive, High Court, Subash Park, Main Office of the Kochi Corporation, Jos
Junction, Vyttila Mobility Hub, Edappally Junction and Kaloor in the first phase. The
facility will be available free for 15 minutes a day for one month.
Statistics of area served by BSNL as on 31.3.2017
1. Area served: Ernakulam Secondary Switching Area
(Ernakulam and Idukki Revenue District and UT of Lakshadweep Islands)
2. No. of Telephone exchanges – 206 (Main – 20& Remote –186)
3. Data circuits working - 4091
4. ISDN Connection working – 1537
5. No. of FTTH connection- 5924(BB, Voice & BB + Voice)
6. No. of Broad Band connection Working – 1, 19,309
7. No. of rural VPTs - 162
8. No. of GSM 2G Tower working – 867 Nos.
9. No. of 3G Tower working – 654 Nos.
10. No. of GSM mobile working
Connection – 15, 04,281 (Prepaid – 14, 52,382& Post paid – 51899)
11. Equipped capacity Land line – 544185
12 . Working connection land line – 315985
13. Penetration (Land line to Broad Band connection ratio) –37.76 %
Number of Hot Spots & AP’s
Hot Spots AP’s

Quadgen Sites 30 52
MDO Sites 22 84
USOF Sites 15 15
Total 67 151

3.3 Power
Energy plays a vital role in the socio economic development and human welfare of
the State. An efficient, reliable and competitively priced energy supply is a prerequisite for
accelerating economic growth and human development. Making available the required
quantity of power of acceptable quality at affordable price is one among essentialities of
industrial development. The power generation is from 4 sources i.e. hydro, thermal, wind
and solar. The hydel energy is the most reliable and dependable source of energy.
Ernakulam being the Industrial capital of Kerala has a good network of electric
power of transmission and distribution system.
a) Conventional Energy:
The Conventional Power system in the district consists of Hydel& Diesel and
thermal sources. Hydel plant is at Idamalayar and Diesel plant is at Brahmapuram.165 MW
power is generated using Naphtha at The BSES Kerala Ltd at Eloor. The district is well
covered by the Kerala Power Grid consisting of 220KV, 110KV, 66KV transmission.
Energy consumption pattern (conventional)
Category Ernakulam circle Perumbavur circle
Number % to Number % to
total total
Domestic 541231 79.31 486905 76.32
Commercial 116509 17.07 97338 15.25
Agriculture 9174 1.34 31525 4.94
Industry 7951 1.17 13404 2.1
Others 7601 1.11 8799 1.39
(Circle wise from KSEB)
b) Non conventional energy:
Agency for Non Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) is the nodal
agency for the implementation and propagation of non-conventional sources of energy in
the State. The programmes taken by ANERT include solar photovoltaic programmes, solar
thermal programmes, wind energy programmes, biogas programmes etc...
Sun with natural source of energy has got immense potential. As a result, solar
energy is one of the most important non conventional sources of energy that are utilized in
Ernakulam district. The solar cookers are quite economical and they have been a
remarkable invention. These cookers assist in food preparation nearly without any
expenditure. Additionally, many tiny and medium-scale solar power plants have been

intended for the countryside areas in India. Until now, some of the effective usages of solar
energy include water heating, food preparation, area heating, removal of salt from water,
and drying of harvest. Furthermore, it has been forecasted that solar energy will become
the future source of energy while fossil fuels, specifically oil and coal, would be
completely used up. Solar photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, and solar energy
centre are some of the means of generating solar energy. ANERT is the major Government
agency in the field of non conventional energy in Ernakulam district.Now the solar power
generated can be adjusted with KSEB grid.
Consumption pattern (solar energy)

Category
Installed Capacity
2015-16 2016 -17
Domestic 1381KWp(program started 1285KWp
on 2012)
Commercial 385KWp 556KWp
Agriculture 0 0
Industry 100KWp 50KWp
c) Power transmission network;

Electric power is normally generated at 11-25 KV in a power station. To transmit
over long distances, it is then stepped-up to 400KV, 220KV or 132KV. Power is carried
through a transmission network of high voltage lines. Usually, these lines run into
hundreds of kilometers and deliver the power into a common power pool called the grid.
The grid is connected to load centers (cities) through a sub-transmission network of
normally 33KV (or sometimes 66KV) lines. These lines terminate into a 33KV (or 66KV)
substation, where the voltage is stepped-down to 11KV for power distribution to load
points through a distribution network of lines at 11KV and lower.
The power network, which generally concerns the common man, is the distribution
network of 11KV lines or feeders downstream of the 33KV substation. Each 11KV feeder
which emanates from the 33KV substation branches further into several subsidiary 11KV
feeders to carry power close to the load points (localities, industrial areas, villages, etc.,).
At these load points, a transformer further reduces the voltage from 11KV to 415V to
provide the last-mile connection through 415V feeders (also called as Low Tension (LT)
feeders) to individual customers, either at 240V (as single-phase supply) or at 415V (as
three-phase supply). A feeder could be either an overhead line or an underground cable. In

urban areas, owing to the density of customers, the length of an 11KV feeder is generally
up to 3 km. On the other hand, in rural areas, the feeder length is much larger (up to 20
km). A 415V feeder should normally be restricted to about 0.5-1.0 km. unduly long
feeder’s lead to low voltage at the consumer end.
The Load Dispatch Station is situated at Kalamassery. Real-time data from the
generating stations and sub-stations are obtained in the Load Dispatch Station through
Power Line Carrier Communication Network (PLCC). Depending on the load condition,
generators in various power stations are synchronized and loaded to meet the varying load
requirements.
Ernakulam district has the following power transmission network.
Network of power transmission
Description Nos Reserve power available in MW/
MVA
400 Kv Sub-station 0 MVA
220 kv ,, 3 MVA
110 kv ,, 15 MVA
66 kv ,, 10 MVA
33 kv ,, 5 MVA
Distribution as on 31.3.2017
Sl No Particulars KSEB
1 Number of distribution transformer 8917
2 Number of consumers 1189570
3 Length of HT line (km) 5312.01
4 Length of LT line (km) 22214.11
5 Number of street lights 7227
3.4 Markets
The main business as well as commercial hub of Kerala, the district had a history of
markets and trading centers such as spices market at Mattanchery which is well known
internationally for its spices trade, Broadway the shopping street at the heart of the City
besides Ernakulam market with clothing, consumables and other whole sale business
activities.
The Spice Market:
Though Jew Town has lost much of its earlier glory, it has retained its status as an
important centre of spice trade. The exotic odour of the finest ginger, cloves, cardamom,

turmeric and pepper, also known as black gold, emanate from the spice warehouses lining
the street and fills it. The bustling trade of spices is evidenced in the trucks going to and
away from the warehouses, loads being taken in and out using pushcarts, and the sight of
workers drying, sorting and packing spices.And as in the olden days, both Europeans and
Arabs still come to Kochi and leave her shores with precious cargo.
Broadway:
The name "Broadway" is ironically a joke of these times, since it is currently the
narrowest street in the town, with one-way traffic enforced. However, at Broadway, one
can find almost everything - ranging from old copper pots (ready to smelt) and coins to
latest fashion in clothing and jewellery.
The other shopping areas at the town are Center Square, Oberon Mall, and Lulu
Mall etc where people enjoy shopping. There are various trading centers at Kochi and
Kerala Chamber of Commerce established in 1951 plays a vital role in the promotion of
trade and industry in Kerala and is represented by the cream of the trade, commerce and
industry segments.
Besides there are markets where local products' transactions including fish,
vegetable, cattle, etc takes place in various parts of the district.
3.5 Social Infrastructure

a)Financial Institutions:
The financial sector plays an important role in the development scenario of which
banking has been undergoing a transformation. Demonetization introduced as a part of
New Economic Policy has wide impact in financial sector especially banking sector. In
terms of number of branches the State has the largest number of bank branches in the
country of which the Ernakulam District possess the maximum share of deposits.
The entrepreneurs obtain financial assistance from various lending institutions
other than banks like Kerala Financial Corporation, Khadi and Village Industries Board
and through various Central as well as State schemes.
3.6 Banks
There are 927 branches of 48 Commercial Banks functioning in the District. This is
inclusive of 4 foreign banks(4 branches) ,8 new generation banks(90 branches) and Kerala
Gramin Bank(31branches) functioning in the district. Kerala Financial Corporation, SIDBI
and Exchange control Department of Reserve Bank Of India are also functioning in the
district. More than 50% of the Bank branches are located in urban areas. All the

Panchayaths in the district enjoys banking facilities. There are altogether 1050 bank
branches including that of the co-operative sector.
Lead Bank of the District is Union Bank of India which is located at M.G.Road,Ernakulam.
a) Nationalized Banks
Sl No Name of Bank Urban Rural Total
1 Allahabad Bank 4 0 4
2 Andhra Bank 9 0 9
3 Bank of Baroda 21 0 21
4 Bank of India 33 1 34
5 Bank of Maharashtra 1 0 1
6 Canara Bank 46 2 48
7 Central Bank of India 13 0 13
8 Corporation Bank 22 0 22
9 Dena Bank 6 1 7
10 IDBI 13 0 13
11 Indian Bank 21 0 21
12 Indian Overseas Bank 18 0 18
13 Oriental Bank of Commerce 5 0 5
14 Punjab National Bank 21 1 22
15 State Bank of India 199 13 212
15 State Bank of Travancore 0 0 0
17 Syndicate Bank 28 0 28
18 UCO Bank 12 1 13
19 Union Bank of India 70 2 72
20 Vijaya Bank 20 1 21
21 North Malabar Grameen Bank 26 - 26
TOTAL 595 28 623
b) Private Sector Banks
Sl No Name of Bank Urban Rural Total

1 AXIS Bank 20 1 21
2 Catholic Syrian Bank 38 0 38
3 City Union Bank 5 0 3
4 Dhanalakshmi Bank 19 2 21
5 Federal Bank 93 4 97
6 HDFC 36 1 37
7 Karur Vysya Bank 5 0 5
8 Lakshmivilas Bank 1 0 1
9 South Indian Bank 66 2 68
10 Indus Ind Bank 6 0 6

11 ICICI 35 1 36
12 Kotak Mahindra 8 0 8
13 Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank 2 - 2
14 Yes Bank 4 0 4
15 Jammu & Kashmir Bank 1 - 1
16 Karnataka Bank 3 - 3
TOTAL 342 11 353
Up to 31.3.21017, the total deposits are Rs.88157.07 crores which is less compared
to that of previous year. There is a notable increase of deposits and advances during last
financial year which is drastically changed due to the New Economic Policy. As the
predominant economic activities in the district are agriculture, fisheries, horticulture etc.
With trade and related services primary sector advances follows the advances in tertiary
sector.The C.D ratio is 78 which are the lowest during the last 5 financial years.
District level Banking Statistics (Rs in Crores) as on 31.3.2017

SL Description March March March March March
No 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1 No.of branches 914 929 968 1032 1050
2 Deposits 49594.88 60612.91 68259.51 97631.47 88157.07
3 Advances 51814.19 52777.29 58931.19 80597.60 69540.96
4 P.S. Advances 18739.95 21405.52 23643.29 33608.71 28212.53
5 C.D. Ratio 104.47 87.07 86.33 82.55 78.88
Credit flow to MSME & Rural Industries Sector(Rs in Crores)
Schemes 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Agriculture 3301.17 4306.70 3264.23 132.82
Industries 661.81 2773.30 3616.40 3568.87

(Village Industries
Rural Artisans)
Services 4240.76 6063.84 3558.68 3984.27
Total 8203.75 13143.85 10439.31 13438.92
(Source: DCP,Ernakulam)

c) Co-operative Sector Banks

Co-operative sector is sound with Ernakulam District Co-operative Bank at the
apex level having 54 branches and another 176 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies under
their command. The 7 Primary co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Banks
together have a network of 18 branches in the district. Kerala State Co-operative Bank is
also having their presence with 1 branch. There is also 1 Urban Co-operative bank with 2
branches
Cooperative sector Banks
Sl.No. Bank No. of Branches
1. State Co-operative Bank 1
2. District Co-operative Bank 54
3. Service Co-operative Banks 61
MUDRA
Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (MUDRA Bank) is a new
institution set up by the Government of India for development of micro units and refinance
of MFIs to encourage entrepreneurship in India and provide the funding to the non
corporate small business sector. MUDRA Yojana had announced by the Finance Minister
in Parliament during Union Budget for the financial year 2015-16.
MUDRA Bank will need two type of product like refinance for the micro units
having loan requirement from Rs 50,000/- to 10 lakhs and support Micro Finance
Institutions(MFI) for financing micro/small entities engaged in manufacturing, trading and
service activities. The MUDRA will offer smaller loans up to Rs 50,000/- under the Sishu
Category, beyond 50,000/- to 5 lakhs under Kishore Category and above 5 lakhs to 10
lakhs under Tarun Category. These products have been designed to cater to customers
operating at the lower end of the enterprise spectrum. The Bank is refinancing through
State level institutions and deliver loan through NBFCs (Non Banking Financing
Companies), MFIs, Rural Banks, District Banks, Nationalized and private banks and other
intermediaries. There is no fixed interest rate for MUDRA loan.
d) Kerala Financial Corporation
Incorporated in 1953, under State Financial Corporations Act, KFC has a major
role in industrial sector of the State. There are 14 district offices and 5 Regional offices
head quartered at Thiruvananthapuram. Marketing is the field of activity other than

financing the entrepreneurs. ISO-9000 series certification assistance, technology
development and modernization are the other areas of interest.
e) National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.
NSIC was set up by Government of India in 1955 based up on the study by Ford
Foundation in 1953 to support industrialization of the Country. It has been financing small
scale sector in obtaining fair share of Govt contracts from Central/State Govt. Now NSIC
has developed various schemes to finance the purchase of plant and Machinery and a
composite term loan scheme for assistance to micro sector.
f) Incentives to SME
Kerala Government has various schemes for providing incentives to SME investors
like Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme(PMEGP) and Entrepreneurs
Support Scheme(ESS).
PMEGP
A credit linked subsidy programme implemented by GoI and has been introduced
by merging two schemes PMRY(Prime Ministers Rojgar Yojana) and REGP (Rojgar
Employment Generation Programme). In rural area the scheme is implemented by KVIC
and KVIB. Through District Industries Centre it will be implemented in rural and urban
areas. The maximum cost of the project/unit under manufacturing sector is Rs 25 lakhs and
under business/service sector is Rs 10 lakhs.Beneficiary contribution of the project cost
will be 10% for generalcategory and 5% for special category and the balance amount of the
total project cost will be provided by banks as term loan. Govt will provide subsidy of 15%
of the project cost in urban area and 25% in rural areas for general category which can be
claimed from nodal branches/private banks.
ESS
The schemes implemented through Industries department viz: Women Industries

Programme, Margin Money Loan, State Investment Subsidy, Technology Development
Fund ,etc. were merged together and launched a new scheme, ESS with effect from
1.4.2012 provides financial support to manufacturing sector. The assistance shall be

released to eligible units in 3 stages:-i) Startup support ,ii) Investment support and iii)
Technology support.
i) Startup Support
For those units who avail loan from financial assistance from FIs will get 50 % of
the eligible assistance limited to Rs 3 lakhs.
ii) Investment Support
An assistance of 15% limited to Rs 20lakhs will be payable on FCI to all MSMEs

set up in the State which wiil be 20% of the FCI limited to Rs 30 lakhs to all entrepreneurs
belonging to women/SC/ST and Young group, The State has selected priority sector
among MSMEs and provides assistance of 10% of FCI limited to Rs.10 lakhs additionally.
The MSMEs under priority sectors are:- rubber based industries, agro-based & food
processing ,readymade garments, machinery and equipments, non conventional energy,
bio-technology based industries, 100% export based industries, biodegradable plastic
industries, plastic recycling industries and bio fertilizer industries.
iii) Technology support
If the MSME is set up after acquiring new technology from approved Research
Institutions recognized by State/Central Govt, there shall be an additional assistance of
10% of FCI subject to a ceiling of Rs. 10 lakhs.

CHAPTER IV
INDUSTRIAL SCENARIO
The rate of industrial development is highly correlated to the employment
rate as this sector plays important role in creating sustainable job opportunities. The
productive activity involved attributes to employment generating activities. In short the
industrial development is essential for the development of the nation. It is linked to all
other sectors viz. primary and tertiary sectors. Thus, industrialization is linked to
modernization of agriculture, development of science and technology, entrepreneurship,
self reliance in defence production, successful international trade, and efficient utilization
of natural resources, alleviation of poverty and unemployment and increase in per capita
income and standard of living of the people. With all the existing facilities, the State has
been taking all its efforts for industrial development by developing various promotional
schemes and utilizing the central schemes.
Micro, small and medium industries in the State have major role in creating
employment opportunities. The schemes implemented by Ministry of MSME, Govt. of
India for the establishment of new MSMEs and growth of existing ones to the international
level are as follows:
1) Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme
2) Micro, Small Enterprises- Cluster Development Programme
3) Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises
4) Performance and Credit Rating Scheme
5) Scheme for Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries
6) National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act,2006 framed by the
Government to categorise the industrial units as "enterprises" (a new term for the activity
involved ,viz manufacturing or service) in terms of the investment in Plant and Machinery
in the manufacturing sector and the value of equipments in the case of service sector. The
entrepreneur can file Entrepreneur's Memorandum (EM) Part I or Part II accordingly and
was optional for other than medium enterprises.
In 2015, the Ministry notified under said Act that every MSME unit shall file
Udyog Aadhar Memorandum (UAM). UAM replaces the filing of Part I and II. The
Government intends to make registration of units easier to the entrepreneurs and the
certificate is automatically generated which needs no authentication by the officials. The

entrepreneurs can file UAM on http://udyogaadhaar.gov.in online in their smart phones

itself. If they have an Aadhar Number and will instantly get a unique Udyog Aadhar
Number (UAN) . The entrepreneur can append assisted filing through District Industries
Centres (DICs). The party is supposed to present the supporting documents as and when
the General Manager of DIC call for the same. This is a path breaking step to promote
Ease- of- Doing business for MSMEs in India.
The geographic nature of the State, the MSME sector can contribute the maximum
to the process of economic growth, employment generation and rural development. The
potentials are to be identified so as to emerge as a strong support to the State's economy.
The Directorate of Industries and Commerce of the State Govt act as a facilitator for the
industrial promotion and sustainability of MSME sector and traditional industrial sector in
the State with the help of Directorates of Handloom & Textiles and Coir.
There are around 3 lakhs MSMEs registered in the State with an investment of
Rs.19751crores employing around 14 lakhs persons. With the various promotional
activities of the Governments, the entire sector has an exponential growth.
Ernakulam District is the industrial capital of Kerala due to thepresence of more
number of large, medium and small scale Industries. Availability of infrastructure facilities
like electricity, fresh water, transportation-road, water, air and rail and fairly long coastal
line, banking facilities, proximity to Kochi Port, rail facilities up to Kochi Harbor
Terminus, International airport, etc have contributed substantially for the industrial growth
of the district. There are 44,646 registered and unregistered micro, smalland medium units
in the district. The total investment of these units is Rs9650.37 Crores and employment
generation of 375530 persons.
In addition to this, there is an Export Processing Zone at Kakkanad.The Cochin
Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) where Electronics, garment making, biotechnology etc
units are operational.

4.0 Industry at a Glance

SL.NO HEAD PARTICULARS
1. Registered industrial units (as on 31-03-2017) 26075
2. Total investment(in lakhs) 406872
3. Total employment(no.s) 230930
4 No. of PSUs 21
5 No. of medium industries 82
6. Employment in large and medium industries (nos.) 16274
7 No. of industrial area 6 (DA& DP)
8 No.of mini industrial area 19
The large and medium industries include fertilizes, ship building, refinery, machine
tools, pesticides, tyre making , general/light engineering units, wood based industrial units,
food based industries and service units. There is good scope for making readymade
garments.
There are 3 Industrial estates, 2 development plots and 3 development areas. There
are 16 mini industrial estates (EDMICS).
There are industrial promotion agencies such as KINFRA, KSIDC, SIDCO and
INKEL who provide infrastructure facilities to entrepreneurs such as land, financial
guidance etc. KINFRA had acquired 220 acres of land and has industrial park at Kakkanad
Mazhuvannur. Many other private operators have also come forward for setting up of IT
parks in the district.
Even though the State has high potential of trained as well as educated people, the
manufacturing sector leads the Industrial scenario in organised sector. The service sector
may be in unorganised. This may be due to the promotional activities of various govt
departments and NGOs like Kudumbasree, SC/ST development Dept, Nehru Yuva Kendra
etc..
A categorical picture of the registered enterprises is as shown below.
a) Category wise MSMEs
Micro Small Medium Total

Number 22842 3151 82 26075
Investment (in 103756 264953 38163 406872

P&M inlakhs):
Employment 160078 66496 4356 230930
As far as sector analysis of the units registered in the district is concerned, agro-
food based industries leads the industry followed by general engineering units and

repairing and service activities. Though the district has a forest cover, the new wood based
industries has a threat due to the lack of raw material availability. The import of wood
from other countries may become the need in future.
b) DETAILS OF EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN
UNITS IN THE DISTRICT (As on 31.03.2017)
NUMBER
Sl. INVESTMENT
TYPE OF INDUSTRY OF EMPLOYMENT
No. (Lakh Rs.)
UNITS
1 Agro & Food based 4668 83280 40909
2 Soda water/Packaged
169 3259 1105
drinking water
3 Woolen, silk & artificial
16 194 191
Thread based clothes.
4 Ready-made garments &
1311 4334 11831
embroidery
5 Wood/wooden based
2063 91362 18352
furniture
6 Paper & Paper products 456 5731 4100
7 Leather based 140 2698 1331
8 Chemical/Chemical
861 15203 13284
based
9 Rubber, Plastic & petro
850 10816 7415
based
10 Mineral based 155 9041 1438
11 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 810 20248 7473
12 Engineering units 3386 91248 27383
13 Electrical machinery and
825 24586 9830
transport equipment
14 Repairing & servicing 3972 25721 20844
15 Others 6294 16974 65242
16 Artisan Units 99 509 202
Total 26075 405204 230930

Number of units in the district
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
Series1
0
Number of units against employment generation
70000
60000
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000 NUMBER OF UNITS
0 EMPLOYMENT
Chemical/Chemical…
Metal based (Steel…

Paper & Paper…
Woolen, silk &…
Ready-made…
Soda water/Packaged…
Wood/wooden based…
Rubber, Plastic &…
Electrical machinery…
Artisan Units
Agro & Food based
Leather based
Others
Engineering units
Repairing & servicing

Mineral based
Agro-food based industries and general engineering units creates more employment
in the district and these two sectors show an increasing trend recently.

c) Year wise growth of registered MSMEs (last5 years)
Registration of MSME units under MSME Act, 2006was increased during 2013-14
and declined in the subsequent years as the registration become optional for the industrial
units. As mentioned earlier, the registration process changed during 2015-16 to filing of
Udyog Aadhar Memorandum and obtaining Udyog Aadhar Number for the unit. The units
can enjoy the Central Government Assistance if and only if this registration process is
done. Lack of awareness of the fact and the Govt schemes is another reason for decrease
in the number.
Growth of registered MSMEs
No of units 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Micro Manufacturing 1162 1306 1070 581 239

Service 593 918 1012 754 235
Small Manufacturing 107 156 136 81 42
Service 75 91 68 79 59
Medium Manufacturing 5 5 2 0 1
Service 1 8 4 1 3
d) Sector wise growth of MSMEs (last 5years)
The textiles and garment sector, agro food based sector have got exponentialgrowth
as these sectors have tremendous demand in comparison with other sectors. As the
machinery manufacturing units are meeting their demand through Mechanical/General
engineering units, this sector has also marked an increasing trend.
Sectorwise growth of MSMEs
Sectors 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Textiles & Garment 68 146 90 158 270
Glass & Ceramics 4 19 23 5 8
Mechanical/General/Light
Engineering 264 217 147 241 246
IT&ITES 52 134 110 83 75
IT Hardware 14 26 13 18 4

Rubber Products 18 45 46 26 23
Chemical 30 31 48 64 32
Plastics 60 54 20 33 39
Paper products 30 54 42 15 39
Fruits and Food based

products 12 69 31 180 111
Wood products 149 268 169 88 133
Printing & Allied 54 88 61 49 56
Building Materials 81 79 35 31 53
Resin/Leather Products 14 16 5 11 11
Electrical & Electronics 32 96 43 38 40
Pharmaceuticals 0 8 4 1 1
Ayurvedic products 5 8 4 10 11
Service Activities 466 512 766 846 662
Miscellaneous 317 387 413 313 154
Food & Agro Based 190 81 158 88 183

Products
Cement Products 82 81 20 21 76
Wax Candles 9 42 15 19 40
Total 1951 2461 2263 2338 2267

(Source: MIS, DIC)
The service activities including ancillary units, repairing and maintenance of

various equipments, etc..., consultancy services, Event management groups etc... have also
got tremendous growth in the district.

900
800
700
600
500
400
300 2012-13
200 2013-14
100
2014-15
0
Food & Agro Based…

Mechanical/General/Ligh…
Fruits and Food based…

2015-16
Chemical
Plastics
IT&ITES
IT Hardware
Printing & Allied
Miscellaneous
Glass & Ceramics
Service Activities
Rubber Products
Building Materials
Paper products
Electrical & Electronics

Resin/Leather Products
Pharmaceuticals
Textiles & Garment
Wax Candles
Wood products
Cement Products
Ayurvedic products
2016-17
e) Employment growth of MSMEs (last 5 years)
Micro units are employing more persons than that in small and medium enterprises.
This may be due to the mechanization involved in small and medium units. There is
anissue betweenthe data on registered and unregistered workers. Mainly the unregistered
workers are migrant workers from other parts of the Country. As 95% of the migrant
workers are unskilled and the flow to the State is continuous, it is estimated that around 35
lakhs migrant workers are in the State and majority of them are settled in Ernakulam
district.
Employment growth in MSMEs
Employment 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Micro Manufacturing 7881 8866 6852 3551 1155
Service 4520 5956 5736 4820 1031
Small Manufacturing 1887 2803 1891 1910 444
Service 3241 1892 1237 1057 487
Medium Manufacturing 962 265 48 0 22

Service 45 388 128 9 56
The average number of employment in manufacturing sector are 6,17 and 58 in
micro, small and medium category of industries respectively during the last 5 years.

4.1 Large Scale Industries /Public Sector undertakings

The public sector enterprises are one of the largest employers in the organised
sector in the State. The public sector undertakings consisting of State Government owned
Companies and Statutory Corporations. There are 128 such firms in the State of which 113
are working PSUs (109 Companies and 4 Statutory Corporations) and 13 non working
PSUs(including 4 under liquidation) which provides employment to 1.27 lakh persons. The
working Companies registered a turnover of Rs.19878.35 Crores which is equivalent to
3.4% of GSDP which indicates the significance of PSUs in the economy of the State.
The district has 16 PSUs and 5 Statutory Corporations. The PSUs in the district
are listed below along with large scale industries.
Large Scale Industries /Public Sector undertakings
Sl.no Name of Enterprise Product Value of Employees
P&M/c (Nos)
(Rs in Crore)
1 Civil Supplies Consumer products 15 3500
Corporation, Gandhi
Nagar,
2 Kerala State Books Printing of Text 100 250
Publishing, Kakkanad books of
Schools,Colleges
3 KAMCO,Athani Agro Machineries 16.15 235
4 Transformers & Electrical Power Transformers 43.42 605
Kerala (TELK) Ltd,
Angamaly
5 Kerala State Bamboo Bamboo Products 15.40 242
Corporation Ltd.,
Angamaly
6 Maritime Development Development& 10 20
Corporation, Pallimukku Improvement of
Minor Port Vessels
7 Construction Corporation, Construction of 90
Ponnurunni, Vyttila Bridges & Roads
8 HMT, Kalamasserry Machine Tool 110 329
Manufacturing
9 ForestIndustries Wooden Furniture 3.52 86
Travancore (FIT) Ltd.,
Aluva
10 BPCL,Kunnathunadu Crude oil 2145
refining,LPG -44
11 FACT,Kunnathunadu Fertilizer 130 1005
12 KEL,Kunnathunadu Transformer 11 253

13 Meat Products of India Meat Products 15 97

Ltd
EdayarP.O
,Koothattukulam
14 HIL Ltd, Udyogamandal DDT,Dicofol 44.98 242
15 Travancore Cochin Caustic soda,Liquid 246.16 344

Chemicals Ltd PB No. 4, Chlorine,HCl
Udyogamandal acid,soda bleach
16 FACT LTd, Eloor, Fertilizer& 1374.29 2708
Udyogamandal Petrochemicals,Engg.
Consultancy Service
17 Kerala shipping and Public utility 10 90
inland navigation
cprp.ekm
18 Kerala State warehousing Agro based 10 120
corp. ekm
19 IOC Bottling Plant LPG Refilling 170
Udayamperoor
20 Vazhakulam Agro & fruit Food products 35
producing co. ltd
Vazhakulam
21 Traco Cable Company Electric cables, 250
Limited House wiring cables
Other large industries in the private sector are listed below.

Large Scale units in the private sector
Sl.no Name of Enterprise Product Employees
(Nos)
1 Su-Raj Jewellary (Ind) Pvt. Ltd, Jewellery 29
SDF A Block, 4th Flour, CSEZ
2 Hi-Build Coatings (P) Ltd, D.P. Paint 1476
Kalamassery Manufacturing
5 Appollo Tyres Pvt Ltd, Tyre & Precured 950
Kalamassery tread rubber
manufacturing
6 Fact Engineering Works, Binng Fabrication of 40
Road, Palluruthy Engg.Goods
7 Matsyafed Ice & Freezing Sea food 67
Plant,Kochangadi, Thoppumpady Processing
P.O
8 Gramox Paper & Boards Ltd, Carton Box 180
Puthuppady P.O, Muvattupuzha
9 Eastern Condiments (P) Curry Powder 265
Ltd,Irumalappady, Kothamangalam

10 Kancor Ingadients, IDA, Angamaly Oleo resin, 270

Extracts of Spices
11 Cochin Kagaz Ltd., Karukutty, Craft Paper,White 200
Angamaly Liner,Craft liner
Etc
12 Hindalco Industries Ltd, Eloor Aluminium,Alloys, 340
Billets Extractions
13 BSES Kerala Power Ltd, Generation of 126
Udyogamandal Electricity
14 KitexLtd Kizhakkambalam Ready Made 900
15 Indian Rare Earths Ltd,Eloor Minerals
16 OEN India Ltd, Electrogiri, Electro-mechanical 323

Mulanthuruthy Equipment Mfg
17 Betah Plastic (P) Ltd. Karicode, Plastic Moulded 18
Mulanthuruthy Ites
18 Mettalloids Steel Industrieas, Metal Sheet 5
S.Paravoor, Udayamperoor.P.O
19 Steelco Metals & Roofing Sheet 5
Profiles,Kureekkad.P.O,
Chottanikkara
20 Malabar Exrusions (P), Peppathy Aluminium items 80
21 Kannangayath Metals, peppathy Aluminium Items 52
22 RCS Cartons (P) Ltd., Carton Box 16

Vettickal.P.O
23 Manalil Industries, Vettickal.P.O Moulded Industrial 9
accessories of
Plastic
24 Namiattukudy rice mill Rice, Flour etc 196
25 K.K.R Rice mills Rice, Flour etc 96
26 AKAY spices spices 51
27 CAP SEA foods Food process 90
28 Cochin Security Press Printing 12
29 FINPACK Market Road, Mini Paper cup 6
Harbor, Palliport PO, Pin-683515
30 SAMUEL ICE FACTORY, Mini Ice 4
Harbor, Pallipuram, Palliport PO,
Ernakulam, Pin-683515
31 Chrismaria food packers,narakkal Sauce, Jam, 9
Pickles
32 Thaliath cartons, 2/590,2/590-a, Paper cartons 10
manjanakad road narakkal.p.o.
682505
33 BRMSCO,Pampakkuda Plastic Woven 120
fabrics
34 Photone Printing 6

35 Vithayathil , digital lab Printing 5

36 Inks creative Flex Printing 3
37 Cherupushpam, offset Offset Printing 7
38 Saraswathi marine propellers, MANUFACTUR 10
20/186a,maliankara,moothakunnam E OF MARINE
PROPELLERS
39 Pazhupparambath foods, valluvally, FOOD 9
koonammavu-po PRODUCTS
40 Mariam paper containers pvt.ltd, MANUFACTUR 26
kottayil kovilakam, E OF PAPER
chendamangalam p.o CONTAINERS
41 L b business forms, no.13/200a, PAPER 6
kaitharam-po PRODUCTS
42 Carborundum Universal Ltd, K D Minerals 336
Plot P.O, South Kalamassery
43 Marco foods,Vazhakkulam Food Products 10
44 Ashly furniture,Marady Steel furniture 10
45 Mctrolla steel, Paipra Iron products 112
46 Agro Industries ,Valakom Paving Tiles 8
47 Kunnathan chip boards, Paipra Particle board 30
48 Grandma’s food Food products 16
products,Perumballoor
49 Malabar fruit products, Food products 33
Neerampuzha
50 M/s.paravur Engineers,Peruvaram Chapatti making 2
machine
51 DNA Automation,Perumpadanna Wooden furniture 2
52 M/s.Khanu& sons,N.paravur Hollow bricks 4
53 M/s.Adhil signs,N.Parur Flex,sign 5
board,momentos
54 M/s.Kerala Ayurveda Ltd, Ayurvedic 120
Medicine
55 XO Pack Pvt ltd ,CSEZ Packaging 78
56 Al Badr Pvt ltd, CSEZ Sea food 160
57 SFO Optronic Division, CSEZ Electronics 111
58 Amy exports Pvt Ltd ,CSEZ Jewellery 130

59 Synthite Industries Ltd. Flavors, spice 498
products etc.
60 Plant Lipids, Kadayiruppu ,, 394
61 Agappe Diagnostics Ltd Diagnostic 230
equipments
62 Philips Carbon , Karimugal Carbon Black
63 Arjuna natuaral Extracts Ltd. D A PROCESSED 94
Edayar SPICES

64 Prima Agro Ltd, Edayar Cattle Feed 52

65 SriSreenivasa Roller Flour Mill Flour Milling 26
Pvt Ltd
66 Eastern Treads Tyre Treads 130
67 Rado Tyres Tyres 250
68 Palappillil Crub Rubbers Rubber Products 130
69 Gramox Paper Converters Duplex Paper 200
Other major/prominent enterprises in the District

The major manufacturing as well as service units in the district are listed as
follows.
Major industries in the district
Sl.no Name of Enterprise Product Employees
(Nos)
1 Trans Castle, Maradu Data Processing 17
2 M/S.SocialSaw Wooden hair Window, 115

Mills,Kalamassery
3 National Paints Factories, Paint 55
Angamaly
4 Pee vees Plywoods, Plywood, Block Glass, 09

Muvatturpuzha Doors, Steel,
5 Orionis Stechnologies Software 16
and solutions Pvt.Ltd. Development,
6 Hankook Latex Pvt.Ltd. Condoms,Otherdipped 51
Irapuram Latex products except
Contraceptives,Rubber
Hose
7 P T Antony & Sons Jewellery Ornament , 31
Alappat Fashion Gold Others
Jewellery, Broadway,
Ernakulam
8 Win Ply And Boards, Plywood, Blocks 12
Kothamangalam Wooden
9 Malaya Rub Tech Insulation Sheets & 60
Industries, IDA, Edayar Board Rubber
10 Diamon Food Products, Broken Rice, Rice 16
Koovapady Bran,Paddy Husk

11 Resitech Electricals, Transformers 11kv 12

IDA, Aluva East except for captive
consumption
12 Lachmandas & Wholesale Trade 70
Company, Doraiswamy Services
road, Kochi
13 Eastern Condiments Coffee Grinding 31
Pvt.Ltd. Kavalangad,
EKM
14 Tropicana World Trade Bakery Products 09

Pvt.Ltd. Veriyakadavu
15 Kunnel Enginners& Technical Consultancy 34
Contractors Services, Construction
Pvt.Ltd.KPCC work for Building
Junction,Kochi
16 CAP Sea Foods Frozen Marine 79
Pvt.Ltd.Kochi Products
17 Geeyem Agro Mills, Rice Milling 13
Koovapady
18 Rose Residency Hotel Restaurant 54
Kolenchery, Service
19 General Construction General Construction 23
Pvt.Ltd,Thrikkakara work for Building
20 Siggil Indstl. Gases, Carbon Dioxide solid, 08
Eloor Carbon Dioxide Gas
21 J & A Foundations Pvt. Piling 137

Ltd, Vennala, Kochi
22 AMES Food Processors Agro Products 23
India PVT. Ltd. Processing, spices and
Spice products
23 DC Press Pvt.Ltd. Printing Machines, 10
Kurusupalli Junction, Reprographic machine
24 Choice Blocks, Cement Product 10
Kalamassery Others

25 Fathima Aluminium Aluminum plate, sheets 08

Rolling Miill DP, strips, section,
Kalamassery Aluminium Disk Circles
26 Leetha Industries, IDA, Paper cups 80
Kalamassery
27 CII Guardian Electro Magnetic 212
International Ltd, Separators
Kadavanthara, EKM
28 KitexLtd Ready Made 900

Kizhakkambalam
29 Akay Flavours and Natural Essential Oils 46
Aromatics Pvt Ltd, and Extracts
Aluva
30 High Build Coatings Paints 97
IDA, Kalamassery
31 Beena Apparels, Shirts 60
Perumbavoor
32 Microtrol Sterilization Sterilization Service 10
Service, IDA, Edayar
33 Bramsco Garments Pvt Woven Sackes 108
Ltd, Puthencruz
34 Thulabhavan, Electronic components 6
Ernakulam
35 Alpha Paints, DP, Paints, Varnish 8

Angamaly
36 J J Confectioner Pvt Sweets 180
Ltd, Kolencherry
37 Logic Pond Software development 8
Technologies Pvt Ltd,
Aluva
38 Jyothis Industries, Cosmetic and 11
Palarivattom Toileteries
39 Hi-Build coatings Pvt Paints, Varnish 58
Ltd, IDA Kalamassery
40 Print N Unity, Kochi Printing and other 5
activities
41 Silpi Agrotech Pvt Ltd, Cattle feed 36
Vazhakulam

42 Kerala Lubricants and Electrical Capacitors 06

Chemicals, DP,
Kalamassery
43 Thaliath Jewellers, Gold, siver, metal 35
Pallimukku jewellery
44 Akshaya Info Software Development 05
45 Meh Roof Polymers Other Plastic Product 12

Rayonpuram
46 Sreekamakashi Other grain Milling & 20
Production, Edappally Process Activities
47 Resitech Electricals, Transformer 10
Vazhakulam
48 Ibsons Industries, Plywood 10
Kunnuthunad
49 Premier Aluminium Aluminium based 18
Industries, products
Angamaly(S)
50 Lucia Industries, Paper containers and 26

Vazhakulam boxes
51 BGR Hotels, Maradu Food Products 39
52 Herbal Isolate Pvt.Ltd, Mustard Oil, green 21
Kochi Pepper
53 Kaveri Pet & Moulded Furniture 110
Polyforms Paint , Aluminuim
ltd.Puthencruz Composite panels
54 Grove Limited, Banana Chips, 50
45aDPA Kalamassery Cashewnut Fried
55 Spectrum Softtech Medical Transcription 210
Solutions EKM
56 Delta Wood Panels Treated Rubber Wood 20
Perumbavoor Products
57 Vysali Parenteral capsules, dry 138

Pharmaceuticals, syrup
Edathala
58 Mediscan, Palarivattom X-Ray and Full Body 38
sca

59 Alappat Jewels, Kochi Jewellery, Gold 55
60 Kerala Furniture Furniture wood, MDF 43

Consortium, Kodanad
61 Koder House,kochi Restaurant, Lodging 31
62 A Geeri Pai Gold Diamond Gold Diamonds, Stones 31
63 Sea Blue Shipyard Kochi Ship Building 60
64 Gramox Paper & Boards, Paper & Paper Boards 160

Kochi
65 Mercham Limited Rubber Chemicals 141
66 Enitechs, Irumpanam Grill, Gate 10
67 Souriau india Pvt.Ltd Connectors & 80
Components
68 MAS Plywoods, EKM Plywood and veneer 12
sheets
69 Kalady Rice Millers, Refined Rice Bran Oil 33
Kalady
70 Eastern Condiments Spices, Spices mixes 307

,Edappaly
71 Metro m Sand Inds.Kalady M Sand, M Sand Fine 12
72 PDDP central Society, Milk Products Icecream 119

Kalady
73 Popular motor World Pvt. Servicing of card 249
Palarivattom
74 Nedspice Processing Whole/Ground Sterilsed 45
Ltd,Koovapadam Spice
75 Abad Motels and Hotels & Restaurant 48

Resorts,Kochi
76 Synthite Industries , kochi Capsicum, Cardamom, 559
77 Parackal Granite Kerala, Granit Metal, Baby 16

EKM Metal, M Sand
78 SR Ventures, Housekeeping, 88
Koovappadam Manpower Supply

4.2) Industrial Land in the district:

The Industrial and Commercial Policy of the Government is to provide sufficient
infrastructure for the development of the industry such as land, builtupspace, roads, water
supply, uninterupted power supply, secured environment etc... The Directorate of
Industries provides adequate infrastructure facilities for small scale sector by developing
land as development plots or development areas or industrial estates. At present there are
37 Development areas/ development plots having an aquired area of 2405 acres in which
allotable area is 2080acres and there are 2104 industrial units in the State.
In order to overcome the shortage of land required for industrial purpose, a scheme
for constructing multi storied industrial galas which would provide built up space for the
units is implemented by DI&C.
There are 6 DA/DPs in the district and one multistoried industrial gala at Edayar. A
three stroried building was constructed and allotted to 17 entrepreneurs with non polluting
(green category) industries.
The details of Development Area/Development Plots existing in the district are as
follows.
Land under Industries Department
i) DA/DPs and multistoried gala
Name of
Total Investment(in
Women enterprises
Total Employment
No of units working
plot/area
Not working units
Land for dev .
Area in acres
Allotted area
SC/ST units
No of units
Rs lakhs)
DA Aluva 57.82 5.67 52.15 90 80 10 5 1010
DA Angamaly 219.52 1.57 217.95 52 47 5 4 5015

DA Edayar 435.29 58.59 376.7 338 309 29 9770
DA 15.26 3.1 12.16 40 37 3 542
Vazhakkulam
DP Angamaly 31.91 5.29 26.62 60 52 8 878
DP 78.12 12.22 65.9 182 166 16 4016
Kalamassery
SME 0.85 0.85 21000 17 7 10 Nil 6 280.3 179
Tower(GALA) Sq. ft.
Total 838.77 87.29 751.48 779 698 81 15 280.3 21410

Of the land aquired by DI&C, 751.48 acres of land has been allotted to 779 units
and 87.29 acres of land is available for development for common amenities in various
DA/DPs. A total of 698 units are working and 81 not working due to various reasons. The
employment generated from these DA/DPs is 21410.
Additional infrastructure development activities are going on. The estate managers
are keen in reporting the issues raised by the entrepreneurs in DA/DPs. There are also
categorical industrial associations in respective areas.
4.3 Industrial Estates
There are 89 Mini Industrial Estates under DI&C with 777 industrial units and the
employment generated is 3400. In Ernakulam there are 16 Mini Industrial Estates and
space alotted to 129 industrial units at present. 115 units are working and the employment
generated is 1362.
i) Industrial EStates under SIDCO
To facilitate industrial growth Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation

(SIDCO) provides infrastructure facilities like land, work shed, water, supply of scarce raw
material to the small scale units. There are 17 major industrial eStates with 830 units
working and 36 mini industrial estates with 289 working units in the State. In Ernakulam
district, there are 2 Major IEs under SIDCO,at Mudikkal and Palluruthy of area 4.58acres
and 1.85 acres respectively. The details are as follows.
Major industrial EStates (SIDCO)
Name of
Employment
Development
Area in cents
Allotted area
Not working
SC/ST units
plot/area
No of units
No of units
Land for
working
Total
units
Mudikkal 293.76 63.03 230.73 14 13 1 0 53

Palluruthy 163.245 47 116.245 7 5 2 0 119
Kadavanthra office building and godown, pachalam (not working for last 15 years,
these buildings are under dilapidated condition)

Mini Industrial Estates (SIDCO)
Name of
Investment(in
Land in cents
plot/area
Employment
Development
Allotted area
Area in cents
Not working
SC/ST units
enterprises
Export in
No of units
Unutilized
No of units
Land for
Women
Area of
Rupees
working
lakhs)
Total
Total
units
Chelad 0.5 0.5 11 11 0 0 0 65 29 0 0
Piravom 100 23.37 76.63 8 5 6 0 1 90 35 0 23
Kuruppampady 98.96 15.08 83.88 4 4 0 0 0 - 25 0 4.5
Rayaramangalam 100 11.52 88.48 8 8 0 0 0 - 32 0 2.5
Edathala 100.37 13.13 87.24 5 5 0 0 0 120 30 0 0
In addition to this there is one Industrial Park at Champanoor, Angamaly of area

15.39 Acres under SIDCO. The area used for development activities such as internal roads,
drainage, water pump house and water tank is 2.85 acres. 54 units were allotted the
remaining land in which 48 are working, 3 under construction of building and 3 units are
either partially /not working units. An area of 13 cents is remaining unutilized and the area
is under dispute –one at High Court and the other at SIDCO for the SIDCO Association’s
office building purpose.
ii) Mini industrial EStates (Co-operative series)
Name of
Not working units
Unutilized Land
Investment(inlak
plot/area
Employment
Area in acres
Development
Allotted area
Area of
SC/ST units
enterprises
Export in
No of units
No of units
Land for
Women
Rupees
working
Total
Total
hs)
MIE 1 0.6 9 8 1 0 1 75 32 0 0
Irimpanam
SC/ST Shed 70 0 70 9 7 2 7 0
(under
Ernakulam
Mini
Industrial
Cooperative
Society
Ltd.No.IND
E 64)
Sreemoolana 1 - 1 10 7 3 - 2 45 9
garam
Angamaly 35 - - 3 3 - 3 1 - - - -
Cent
Nayathode, 1 - - 10 9 1 - 1 - - - -
Angamaly Acre

There are IEs under Co-operative sector. Here also land is acquired by the
Industrial Co-opreative Society constituted under Act 1969 and allot the developed land to
the entrepreneurs.
Industrial Estates
Sl No Name of EState Area of land Total no No of Total No No of

in acres of plots plots of working dormant
allotted units units
1 Elankunnapuzha 1 Acre,286 11 11 10 1
Sq.Links
Puthenvelikkara (shed ) .99 11 10 8 2

2
Puthenvelikara (plot) 0.04 1 1 0 0
Angamaly (A) 11 11 10 0
3 1
Angamaly(B) 15 15 12 1
Kanjoor (A)-Old Block 11 11 11 0

4 1
Kanjoor (B)-New Block 9 9 9 0
5 Kalady 1 11 11 11 0
Sreemoolanagaram (Shed) 0.77 11 11 8 0

6
Sreemoolanagaram (Plot) 0.23 5 5 2 0
7 Keezhmadu 1 11 10 7 3
8 Vengola 1 11 10 9 0
9 Poothrikka 1.03 10 10 9 0
10 Thiruvankulam 1 11 11 11 0
11 SC/ST Sheds,Edayar 0.70 9 9 6 1
12 SC/ST Sheds,Kalamassery- 0.22 2 2 2 0

I
13 SC/ST Sheds, 0.64 8 8 8 0

Kalamassery-II
14 SC/ST Sheds,Angamaly 0.35 3 3 3 0
15 Arackapady (Plots only) 3.66 15 15 14 0
16 Malayattoor (Plots only) 6.595 20 19 2 0
Total 22.235 & 286 196 192 123 6

Sq.Links

In the district, there are 16 industrial eStates operating .A total area of 22 acres 23.5
cents and 286 sq links is there under industrial eStates. Even though 196 sheds/plots and
192 sheds were allotted, only 123 units are working in these eStates. There are 32
shed/plots which do not start functioning. Such sheds/plots are to be re allotted to other
prospective entreprenuers' by observing the legal procedure.
There are other agencies which are developing the industrial infrastructure and they
are KINFRA (Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation), KSIDC (Kerala
State Industrial Development Corporation) and INKEL (a private public partenership
initiative for creating industrial environment and to attract investors globally).
4.4 KINFRA/INKEL/KSIDC/other industrial parks (If any specify)
Name of
Employment
Area in acres
Allotted area
Not working
enterprises
Unutilized
plot/area
No of units
Women
No of units
Area of
working
Total
Land
units
KINFRA 244 176.59 30 27 100 44.12 3 1

0
KSIDC 59 30 ACRES OF LAND IS HANDED OVER TO INKEL, 15 ACRES
TO TCSP TOOL ROOM AND THE BALANCE 14 ACRES OF
LAND IS WAITING FOR THE NEW PROJECTS
INKEL 30 5.5 45 24.5
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA)
KINFRA was established in 1993 by the Government of Kerala, with an aim of

creating a condusive industrial infrastructure.For accelerating industrial development,
KINFRA is focusing on setting up of industrial parks, townships, zones etc. The facilities
provided at the Industrial parks are developed land with builtup space, dedicated power,
continuous water supply, communication facilities in addition to supporting social
infrastructure facilities like administrative block, bank, post office, security etc.. There are
19 Industrial parks developed by KINFRA in the State of which 9 are catering exclusively
to the MSMEs. There are around 700 industrial units in the various industrial parks in the
State with the total investment of Rs1500 crores employing 26000 workers.

Land developed by KINFRA
Sl Name of the Park Total Allotte Total No of Investme Employt.

no withYear of estd. area d area units workin nt ( in Rs generated
in in allotted g units lakhs)
acres acres
1 Export Promotion 180 49.7457 57 12156.85 763
Ind. Park,
Kakkanad,1996
2 HITECH Park, 243 158.56 1010.06 110
Kalamassery,2007
3 Incubation Center at 1500 1.57 1903.25 335
HITECH Park,2009 0sqft
4 Small Industries 64.89 42.35 8372.17 1361
Park,
Mazhuvannoor,2002
The ongoing and new projects of KINFRA in the district are as follows:
i) Nano-Tech Zone, HITECH Park at Kalamassery

ii) Trade and Convention Grounds, Ernakulam
Kerala Small Industries Decvelopment Corporation (KSIDC)
KSIDC was formed in 1961 for the promotion of medium and large scale industries
in the State. At present the Corporation has 11 projects with the capital investment of Rs
108.76 crores and expected employment generation of 10000 persons. The area in which
the Corporation financed is Tourism and manufacturing sector and has sanctioned projects
in IT, logistics infrastructure and agro based sectors.
KSIDC has initiated a new mission called Women Entrepreneur’s Mission (WE
Mission) to attract and encourage women entrepreneurs in the State and organized WE
Summit-2015. Around 1500 women entrepreneurs participated in the event. The
Corporation has also initiated a special financial assistance scheme known as Angel Fund/
Seed Fund to promote young entrepreneurs to make them job providers rather than job
seekers.
There are 2 ongoing projects in the district by KSIDC. They are
i) Petrochemical park, Kochi- to promote petroleum, chemical and petrochemical

investment
ii) Electronic Hardware Park at Kochi- an international level manufacturing hub
with R&D facility for Electronic Sector.

Details of Industrial Parks & Land developed by INKEL Limited
INKEL is a public private partenership initiative to bring together the Government

agencies, prominent global investors, NRI industrialists and business men. The
Government established INKEL Ltd with the specific objective of channelizing private
capital as well as professional expertise in to large scale projects like industrial business
parks, roads and bridges.
The services offered ranges from project concept development to the completion
and handing over stage. The sectors are from advisory studies, civil and construction, roads
and bridges, hitech agro, advisory services, solar power plant, facility management
division.
Among various projects implemented in the State, the district has INKEL Business
Park at Angamaly. It constructed towers next to TELK NTPC campus. A land of 30 acres
allotted to INKEL in which 5.5 acres of land have been developed for Tower 1 & 2 and
remaining land is 24.5 acres.The INKEL Tower offer business space for environmental
compliance enterprises/services with international level infrastructure. Built in 5 stories in
an area of 2.4 acres with built up area of 2.17 lakh sq.ft.The TOWER is occupied by green
category industries and skill development institutes.
Details of INKEL projects
TOWER Area Total Allotted Balance No of Investment Employment

in Floor floor allottable units in Rs lakhs generated
acres area in sq area in area in occupied
ft sq ft sqft
1 2.4 2lakhs 2 lakhs 0 48 1000
2 2.5 2.11lakhs 1.4lakhs 60000 4 500
3&4 6 3 lakhs sq ft area is proposed for the project which is in pipeline for IT,
ITES & BPOS.
4.5 DETAILS OF INDUSTRIAL LAND IDENTIFIED FROM LOCAL BODIES
Industrial infrastructure in tiny level is provided by the local bodies under three tier
system. The district panchayath, block panchayath and grama panchayath are acquiring
land for industrial purposes and propose various projects suitable considering the
availability of skilled persons and raw material availability.

The details of land identified by the local bodies for industrial development are as
follows:
Details of land identified by the local bodies for industrial development
Name of Survey No. Extent of Vacancy/

Panchayath/Villag Land Availability
e of land
Vadavucode Puthencruz 8/938 40 sqm Vacant
Puthencruz
Vadavucode Puthencruz 10/293 600 sqft Vacant
Puthencruz
Thiruvaniyoor Thiruvaniyoor 10/152K 169.05 sqm Ruchi
Catering
Thiruvaniyoor Thiruvaniyoor 10/152 21.60 sqm Vacant
L,M,N,P
Thiruvaniyoor Thiruvaniyoor 10/152 Q 61.60 sqm Vacant
Thiruvaniyoor Thiruvaniyoor 7/723 E 153.54 sqm Vacant
Thiruvaniyoor Thiruvaniyoor 7/175 B 68.15 sqm Amrutham
Foods
Poothrikka Kolenchery North 66 sqm Vacant
Poothrikka Kolenchery North 202.13 sqm Vacant
Mazhuvannoor Irapuram Village 50 sqm Kudumbasre
e Industries
Centre
Mazhuvannoor Irapuram Village 48 sqm Vacant
Ikaranadu Ikaranadu 163 A,B,C 1500 sqft Kudumbasre
e Industries
Centre
Ikaranadu Ikaranadu 1600 sqft Vacant
Kunnathunadu Kunnathunadu Vacant
Kunnathunadu Kunnathunadu 9/516 21 sqm Homeo
Hospital
Rayaramangalam Rayaramangalam 499 1Ha,22 Acre 6Units
60 sqm Occupied
Vengola Vengola 60 sqm Closed
Keezhmad Keezhmad 139.4 sqm Closed
Kizhakambalam Kizhakambalam 120 sqm Closed
Kizhakambalam Kizhakambalam 450 sqm Closed
Choornikara Choornikara 120 sqm Closed
Puthaenvelikkara Puthaenvelikkara 1 Acre Working
Kunnukara Kunnukara 496/1 A 10 Cent Working
Alangad Alangad Not Working
Kottuvally Kottuvally 3 cent Not Working

Chendamangalam Chendamangalam 10 Cent Not Working

Chendamangalam Chendamangalam 8 cent Not Working
Chendamangalam Chendamangalam 5 Cent Not Working
Cheranallur Cheranallur 525/14 4.66 Ar Vacant
Kalady Kalady 285/13 1 acre Vacant
Karakutty Karakutty 47/7/2.3 50 Cent 8 Utilized
Chengamanad Chengamanad 10 Cent Utilized
The land under the ownership of local bodies can be effectively used for industrial
development especially nano industries, common facility center for marketing as well as
technology upgradation.
Block as well as district panchayath owns land and the details are as follows.
Block Panchayath/District Panchayath
Availability
Panchayath
Vacancy/
Extent of
Name of
Survey No.
Village
of land
Land
Name of
District
Block /
Ernakulam Aluva East 2425 Sq.m Construction

District is going on
Panchayath
Mulanthuruthy Amballur 196/9 130.60 cent Building
Constructed
Mulavukadu Mulavukadu 740/2 3.62 Ar(8.95 Building
cent) Completed
Koovappady Perumbavoor 322/11 363 Sq.m JobTraining
Centre
Vazhakkulam Aluva East 92 Sq.m Garment Unit
4.6 FUTURE LAND AVAILABLITY
1. A land of extent of 36 acres at Eramalloor village of Kothamangalam block is

identified.
2. KINFRA has 67.41 acres of land at HITECH Park, Kalamassery for development.
3. 24.5 acres of land is under INKEL of which 6 acres will be used for TOWER 3&4.
4. 100 acres of land has been proceeding with negotiated purchase byKSIDC at
Amballoor for the proposed Electronic Park.
5. The land with the PSU (TRACO CABLES Ltd) of extent 35 acres is available for
development.
The details are consolidated in the following table and availability in future
Agency Name of Block Name of Survey No Extent Type of Fair Presen
,GramaPanchayath/ Village of Land value t status
Municipality Land (wet/dr of of
y) Land Land
DIC Kothamangalam Block Eramalloor 226/1A/11/4A/1 36 Dry
1/4, 227/16, Acre
227/16,
226/1A/1
KINFRA Kalamasserry Thrikkakara 321/1 part 244
Hi-tech Municipality North
park, Village
kalamasse
rry
INKEL Angamaly 24.5are Dry Need
developme
nt the land
for
industrial
tower
KSIDC Amballoor 100 Proceeding
acres with
negotiated
purchase
Angamaly Angamaly 8 acres Mutation
for land in
,,
progress
Other Tripunithura Thiruvankulam 35 Acre Wet 2 Unutilised

agencies lakh under
s/ Traco
cent cable
company
4.7 Co-operative societies

In State there are 405 workingco-operative societies. In the district, there are 32
working societies of which 14 were by registered by women.The activities involved are
handloom, handicrafts, and other activities. The details regarding the societies registered
are as follows.
Category Working Not working Dormant Under Total
liquidation
Handloom 13 1 5 2 21
Handicrafts 6 3 10 4 23
Powerloom 3
Others 26 170 4 (not 29 226
started)
There are 24 societies registered by SC/ST of which 5 are working and 19 not
working due to various reasons.
There are 8 non-operating general societies and 5 SC/ST co-operative societies

with assets mainly land. These assets can be utilized properly for entrepreneurial purposes.

The classification of societies with assets shown in the following table

Status of Non-operating societies with assets.
General SC/ST Total
Not working 0 3 3
Dormant 1 1 2
Under liquidation 2 1 3
The list of Societies registered so far in Ernakulam district is appended as annexure I.
4.8 Major Industrial activity of the Panchayaths (Nano/ Household activities in the
district)
The culture of entrepreneurship buds from individual household. There would be
enchanting stories behindeach successful entrepreneur. However, the economic activity in
each household accounts to the household income generation which supports the family.
There are various studies by National Sample Survey Organisation on such household
income generation and the Consumption Expenditure. According to the reports, the per
capita expenditure is Rs 66000/- in the State.
There are various promotional activities of Government through which the social as
well as economic welfare of the people. The existing activities are to be streamlined and
addressed properly so as to develop the entrepreneurial culture among the rural and urban
areas.
The local bodies already have various schemes for the development in
manufacturing and service sectors. The skill of the people is to be identified primarily and
trainings are to be provided for awareness as well as adoption of new technologies.
In the district, the nano/ household activities are mainly focused in food products,
handicrafts, general engineering, soaps/detergents and other service activites. The
following table shows the activitywise.
Activitywise list of nano households in various panchayaths
No of
No. of No of Investment Investment
Activity persons
Panchayath households (in Rs) /unit
involved
Smithy 2 13 16 115000 8846
Bakery Products 2 4 8 25000 6250
Pappadam 2 8 12 30000 3750
Gold/Bronze 3 23 23 450000 19565
ornaments
Curd Making 1 9 15 20000 2222
Wood based 24 356 1091 53604000 150573
Cocoa Drying 1 22 30 50000 2273
Bamboo mats 3 100 145 25000 250
Pickle making 2 8 12 20000 2500
Tailoring 13 237 278 3521000 14857
Soap Powder 1 8 10 5000 625
Food Products 24 148 451 3321000 224392
Wooden Handicraft 1 10 15 1800000 180000
Flour Mill 10 59 107 21150000 358475
Dental (Artificial
1
teeth making) 4 1507 2719900 6799750
Ayurvedic/Herbal
1
Products 6 19 3200000 533333
Diary products 1 1 5 250000 250000
Readymade garments 14 194 644 31235000 161005
Sinkarimelam 1 5 10000
Candles 1 2 2 10000 5000
Ornaments mfg 1 3 3 5000 1667
Laundry unit 1 2 10 30000 15000
Screen printing 1 1 1 10000 10000
Photostat,Lamination 1 2 2 20000 10000
Terracotta 1 35 50 2000000 57143
General engineering 35 362 843 56175000 155180
Bronze Vessel 1 6 6 10000 1667
Beauty parlour 3 28 30 970000 34643
Cement building
material 7 44 111 3920000 89091
Carry Bag units 1 4 15 800000 200000
Smokeless Oven 1 8 23 4000000 500000
Paper Products 1
Pottery 1
As per Census of India 2011, there are 8,11,198 households in the district and only
1707 HHs are involved in entrepreneurial activities and per unit investment is around Rs
1.5 lakhs. There is scope for developing this sector of HH activities so as to increase HH
income and support economic growth.
The local body wise list of activities is appended in appendix II.

4.9 Activities of locational advantage/ Geographic Indication
There are activities with respect to locational advantages either agriculural produce
or its value added or the handicrafts items.
Inthe district the coastal area covers the paddy named pokkali which already
discussed earlier has been geoghaphically identified product. The same is case for pine
apple at Vazhakkulam area.
The other handicraft of geographical advantages are rosary at Varappuzha-

Koonammavu panchayaths, Halwa a special sweet from Karumallur panchayath, etc.. The
details are listed as follows.
Geographic indication availed/applied for, if any specify and provide details

Name of the Area Products No of Turnov CFSC Issues
panchayath workers er (in if any related
involved Rs)
Kottaram Jn.
Handicraft
& 200000
Products
Maradu (M) Surroundings 15 0 Marketing
N.Paravur(M) chendamangal Handloom 30 120000
am 0
Kadamakkudy Pokkali 40 Tempe
rice rory
products
Smokeless 400000
Karumallur Alengad Oven 23 0
Manjaly 210000
Karumallur Alengad Halwa 16 0
Religious
Articles
(Rosary 250000
Varappuzha Alengad Items) 35 0
Chendamangal Handloom 102000
am Paravur Block Products 168 00 NIL NIL
Ezhikkara, Pokkali
Kottuvally, Paddy of
Chendamangal 135 101000
am Paravur Block Hectar 300 00 NIL NIL
Pineapple,
Agricultur
e&
Horticultu
re 200000
Vahakkulam Vahakkulam products 0000 *
*Vazhakulam Agro Processing Co. Ltd,Pineapple Research Station
There is high demand for the pineapple of Vazhakkulam area and the Department
of Agriculture of GoK has set up a Pineapple Research Station over there and farmers
related can have various assistances from here. With respect to value addition of pineapple
and its indusrial prospects, a Society called Vazhakulam Agro Processing Co. Ltd is
functining over there.
4.10 Kudumbasree Initiatives
As a part of Rural development programme, Governemnt of Kerala framed
Kudumabasree Mission- a holistic, participatory women oriented initiative launched in
1998-99. The aim is the prosperity of economically backward families with multiple
programmes so as to provide them awareness, build up their capability etc...
Micro enterprise promotion and development is one ofthe livelihood programme
where Kudumbasree groups are encouraged to start enterprises based on their skill and
aptitude. Handholding support is given to identify viable activity in the locality with
necessary training, financial assistanceand marketing support.
Around 3 lakhs neighbourhood groups are in the State covering 40 lakhs families
involved in various activities including micro enterprises.
The district has 10716 neighbourhood groups in which 2136 micro enterprises
were setup and the members involved are 7749 in different economic activities. The local
body wise list Kudumbasree units are listed in Appendix III.
4.11 Traditional Industries
Handicraft industry is one of the traditional industryin theState providing
employment to artisans. The State has the tradition of making beautiful handicrafts with
wood, bamboo, palm leaves, seashells, coconut shells, clay, coir, metal, etc...But the
workers involved are socially and econmically backward classes. There are Governement
organisations for the upliftment of this sector and there by promotion of these artisans by
marketing their products through the primary co-operatives and implementing welfare
schemes with Central Government financial assistance.
The skilled workers in various traditional sectors are available in the district. The
sectors are wood based handicrafts, handloom, blacksmith, goldsmith, bamboo based, clay
and pottery based etc.. Kerala Artisans Development Corporation is one of the Government
firms which promotes these sectors by giving them marketing support, training, partial
mechanisation etc... The statistics of artisans in the district in different activity is shown
below.

Artisans' status in the district

Category Number of persons Whether all registered with
KADCO
Wood based handicrafts 123 32
Other than woodbased
handicrafts 10 1
Handloom 27 No
Gold based 26 No
Metal based 14 No
Others, Specify-(Clay,
Bamboo, Pottery) 3 No
Majority of the Artisans have not registered with KADCO. Intensive steps may be
taken to identify these groups and tap their skills and register with KADCO.
4.12 Other infrastructure facilities
i) RESEARCH CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT
The district has 14 research and development institutions both in private as well as
public sector. They are listed below.
1 Rice Research Station, Vyttila

2 Coconut Development Board, Ernakulam
3 Cochin University of science & Technology (CUSAT)
4 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
5 Mechanical Engineering Research & Development Organisation, Kalamassery
6 National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Kochi
7 Polymer Science & Rubber Technology CUSAT
8 Centre for Marine Living Resources (CMLRE)
9 Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory, (NPOL) , Kakkanad
10 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ernakulam
11 Amritha Institute Of Science & Research Centre
12 Little Flower Eye Hospital and Research Centre,Angamaly
13 Central Institute Of Fisheries Technology
14 Centre For Bio Polymer Science & Technology,Eloor
Various activities of the R&D institutes of the industry are closely related to these
institutes. Innovations in each sector are experimented before starting commercial
production.
ii) INCUBATION CENTRES
The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) defines business incubators
as a catalyst tool for either regional or national economic development. NBIA categorizes
their members’ incubators by the following five incubator types: academic institutions,
non-profit development corporations, for-profit property development ventures, venture

capital firms and combination of the avove. Business incubation helps to develop new and
the startup companies to develop by providing services such as management training or
office space. Incubators differs from research and technology institutions in their
dedication to startup and early stage companies. Since the startup companies lack many
resources, experience and networks, incubators provide services which help them to get
through the initial hurdles.
In the district there are 4 incubation centers associated with training institutions and
one at District Industries Center, Ernakulam
1. TechnolodgePiravom (IT) –IT based
2. KMEACollege, Pukkattupady- Electronics
3. KINFRA, Kalamassery- Bio Technology
4. NRI Incubation Centre, Kochi- Technology
5. Federal Institute of science and Technology(Federal labz)- Digitalized
Fabrication
6. Rajagiri Institute of Science and Technology-IT
7. Incubation Centre at CIFT - Fisheries
The Mini Incubation Center started functioning at DIC,Ernakulam from 1st
Septmber ,2016 onwards.DIC provides information for aspiring entrepreneurs to identify
suitable investment opportunities and formulate adequate business plan,project reports
etc…
iii) START UPs
By definition, startup means an entity incorporated or registered in the country not prior to
7 years, and for bio technology start ups to 10 years with annual turnover not exceeding Rs
25 crores in any preceding financial year and working towards innovation, development,
deployment or commercialization of new products, process or services driven technology
or intellectual property. Government of India as well the Stategovernment has various
schemes to promote the startups.
Incubations recognized by Start up India are
1) KINFRA, Kalamassery
2) NASSCOM- IT & ITES,at Infopark, Kakkanad
iv) Entrepreneurship Development Clubs
Entrepreneurial activity is the pillar of economic growth in general. The fostering of
entrepreneurship for sustainable development at the young stage brings an entrepreneurial

culture especially among youth. Educating the existing and potential entrepreneurs enables
them to create viable alternatives to existing production system.The innovative technology
helps them to build better products and services.
In the State, awareness programmes on Entrepreneurship is widely conducting in
various educational institutions and ED clubs are formed with the financial assistance of
DIC. There are 44 EDClubs registered in the district in various Technical institutions and
Arts and Science Colleges. The list of ED clubs is appended in Appendix IV.
v) Ancillary Industries
By definition,ancillary industry is an industrial undertaking which is engaged or

proposed to be engaged in the manufacture or production of parts/components or rendering
services and the undertaking supplies or renders or proposes to supply or render not less
than 50% of its production or the case may be to one or more industrial undertakings.
In the district there are 20 major anciliary industries. The list of these ancillaryunits
is as follows.
Details of Ancillary units
Sl. Name & Address of Name of the major Investment of

No the Ancillary Unit industry (to whom the the ancillary
ancillary unit is unit
supplying products) (Rs. in lakhs)
1 Dream Foods Futunan 5

Kavanal
2 Wintsc Components OEN, India Ltd 40
Piravom
Muvattupuzha
3 Mangalasseryil Essential Oil Synthite 185
Pampakuda
4 Tex India Company, D.A Edayar FACT 200
5 Sha Industries, D.A Edayar Sud Chemie 5
6 VSSC, Brahmos, Shipyard,
Poly cast Industries , D.A Edayar 30
KMML, FACT,IRE
7 Premier Plastics, Ind.Plot,
Parakkat Polymers D.A Edayar 32
Kalamassery
8 Transel Wires, D.A Edayar KEL and BPL Palakkad 41.7
9 Spectrum Reagents and
Industrial Reagents and
Chemicals,Edayar and 34
Chemicals,D.A Edayar
Nice Chemicals ,Edappally

10 JBS Intermix and Rubber Products,

MRF Tyres 315
D.A Edayar
11 Jimraj Industries, Chelad P.O KAMPCO 17
12 Pottekkattu Rubbers Pvt. Ltd., Plot
Appollo Tyres 443
No.66, D P Kalamassery
13 Industrial & Fine Chemicals, D P
Appollo Tyres 10
Kalamassery
14 Ambadans Industries, HMT
Appollo Tyres 20
Ancillary EState, Kalamassery
15 Micro Tools, HMT Ancillary EState,
HMT 10
Kalamassery
16 STJ’s Engineers, B-5,HMT Ancillary
Nest Technologies 150
EState, Kalamassery
17 Padamadan Industries, HMT
HMT 15
Ancillary EState, Kalamassery
18 R J Engineering, MIE, Mattoor,
TELK 12
Kalady
19 Popular Rubbers, MIE, Angamaly KAMCO & Defence
50
Academy
20 Al-Tech Industries,4th Mile, FACT,Cochin Refinary,
100
Erumthala Cochin Shipyard
As there are more large industries ancilization of industries have more potential.
4.13 Industrial Cluster Development
Due to several reasons industries of similar activities are seen concentrated in

certain area. Such natural cluster can be seen even before centuries in all over the
world.Usually these cluster are named with respect to the locality. Thus, a cluster can be
defined as a sectoral and geographical concentration of entrprisess especially MSMEs
which have common ooportunities and face similar problems.
Industrial clusters are increasingly recognized as an effective means of industrial

development and promotion of small and medium sized enterprises. For MSME
participants, clusters play an important role in their inclusiveness, technology absorption,
efficiency improvement and availability of common resources. The Ministry of MSME
adopted the cluster approach as a key strategy for enhancing the productivity and
competitiveness as well as capacity building of small enterprises.
The State supports cluster development through MSME-DI, Thrissur and K-Bip.
The Common Facility Centers which are in various stages of development in the State are
in the areas of wood, plywood, furniture, rubber, clay, rice mill, plastic, printers, ethnic

food, agriculture implements and general engineering. Thus 75 SME clusters have been
identified across the State and are at different stages of growth.
The existing clusters in the district with their activities are as follows and all these
clusters are in manufacturing sector and no cluster exists in service sector.
Details of Major Clusters

1) Name of Cluster-Aluva Plastic Consortium Pvt Ltd
Activity Repairing and manufacturing of moulds and machine parts
Number of members 26
Total Project Cost (Rs) 46000000
Employment in the cluster About 3000
Present Status Working
2) Name of Cluster-Kerala Furniture Consortium

Activity Manufacturing of Furniture components
3) Name of Cluster-Perumbavoor Plywood Manufactures Consortium

Activity Resin and High Density Plywood Manufacturing
4) Name of Cluster-Kalady Rice Millers Consortium Pvt Ltd

Activity Rice Bran Oil refining

5) Name of Cluster-Mahila Apparels Consortium Pvt Ltd

Activity Apparels
Scope for new clusters in the district
On observing the geographical concentration of industrial activities there is scope
for the following activities that can be developed as industrial cluster.
i) Rosary in Varappuzha
ii) Miniature of musical instruments in Neriamangalam
iii) Marine food based activities around coastal area
4.14 Major exports/Export Potential
Exporting is widely used for the first time traders are accomplished by selling the
products or services directly to a foreign firm or customer. Alternatively firm can export
through an export intermediary such as a commission agent, an export management
company or a trading company.
There are around 500 exporters registered with DIC in the district.The major
exportable items are Marine Frozen Foods, Sea Foods, Software Solutions, Spices, Rubber
Gloves etc. The value generated from export is as follows:
SL. NO. GOODS VALUE(Crs)

1. Tea 464.68
2. Cashew 2215.8
3. Coir Products 400.49
4. Coffee 1146.29
5. Sea food Products 2673.11
6. Spices 873.54
7. Vanilla 635.39
8. Agro& Food 161.52
9. Electronics Hardware 468.16
10. Engineering 109.51
11. Garments 3.12
12. Gem& Jewellery 28473.69
13 IT&ITEs 1236.89
14. Plastic & RubberProducts 58.37
15. Service 7.74
16. Trading 195.37
17. Textiles& Garments 120.95
18. Miscellaneous 114.81

4.15 SWOT ANALYSIS
a) STRENGTHS
The strengths of the industrial sector in Eranakulam which are helpful for the
development of the MSME Sector are as follows.
1. Unique position of Ernakulam having Sea port, Air port andRail Network providing
locational advantage to the domestic industrial sector. Additional Infrastructure
projects coming up in the district such as Vallarpadam Container Terminal, LNG
Terminal, etc
2. The presence of Cochin City as a commercial hub in Kerala
3. Excellent Road Connectivity to all parts of the District
4.Large number of educational institutions creating abundant skilled labour
5. Growing number of financial institutions and business service providers catering to the
needs of the industrial sector.
6. Fairly stable communication network exist in the district. International Internet gateway
of Submarine Cable Project (total length of 28,800 kms) for high-speed internet access
and communications. This facility will make the city amenable to the needs of the high
tech information related industries.
7. The position of Kochi as a tourist spot
8. Non-prominent rural urban division of the District.
9. The continuous supply of power of both conventional and non conventional leads to
accelerate the production process
10. Presence of an already fully functional SEZ and the upcoming port related SEZ.SEZs
are of immense importance in the context of the rapid need we want to attain in the
export front. Though they are fundamentally meant to promote export related industries,
the anciliarization possibilities they offer can benefit other industries as well.
11.Presence of large number of large and medium scale industrial units in Eranakulam
providing the scope of inter-industry linkages
12. Changed business environment favoring industrial growth
13. Availability of natural resources providing scope for more value added resource based
industries

14. The presence of industrial promotional agencies in public sector advocates the
industrial growth. The details of these agencies are
RUBBER PARK – Land & other infrastructure for rubberized units
KINFRA - Land & other infrastructure for MSME units
KITCO – Technical Knowhow & Training
SIDCO – Land, Marketing Assistance, Raw materials.
CSEZ - Land & other infrastructure
INFOPARK - Land & other infrastructure for IT based units
INKEL – Built-up area
15. Various research institutions enhance the innovation possibilities in the MSME
sector.
 There are startup villages under different agencies in the district. They are at
(i) KINFRA, Kalamassery,(ii) Infopark, Kochi
(iii) KSIDC, Kakkanad (iv) CIFT, Kochi and (v) KITCO, Kochi.
b) WEAKNESS
1. Non co-operation among firms
2. Lack of skilled labour availability in certain sectors.
3. Lack of innovation processes and diversification techniques.

4. Technological Backwardness.
5. Low potential use of existing infrastructure facilities. Majority of the raw materials
are needed to be fetched from outside the State, these result in increased cost and
erode competitiveness
6. Reliability of power supply is to be increased through improved quality
7. Increased tendency to use migrant , unskilled labour.
8. Working capital availability problems and unproductive usage and wastage of
funds by the entrepreneurs.
9. The traditionally risk averse nature of entrepreneurs in Kerala.
10. Lack of proper planning and strategies in conducting the business.
11. Low level of motivation and inspiration to grow and diversify their business.
12. Delay in recognizing and responding to competitive pressures in the market.
13. Lack of proper training for entrepreneurs and lack of entrepreneurial skills and
traditional culture in the State.
14. Delay and difficulties in getting licenses/clearances

15. Limited access to growing markets and failure to establish linkages with larger
marketing and commercial entities.
16. Selection of wrong distribution channels in supplying the product
17. Comparatively high wages in the informal sector.
The other reasons which cause adverse effects are as follows
i) Scarcity of Industrial Land and high land value.
ii) Lack of financial support in time.
iii) Lack of permanent Skilled Labour
iv) High Cost and shortage of power
v) High cost of production
vi) Unawareness in respect of the modern technology
vii) Lack of Marketing skills
viii) Poor Entrepreneurship Development at grass root level.
ix) Lack of quality ground water resource.
ix) Improper maintenance of available Infrastructure to DA / DP
x) Lack of coordination with different Stakeholders.
xii) Lack of entrepreneurial vision and attitude among people and
unawareness of the Government policies &schemes among the people
c) OPPORTUNITIES
Some of the key opportunities existing for the MSME Sector in Eranakulam are
listed below.
1) With the materialization of Vallarpadam Container Transshipment terminal import
of resources from outside the State will become very cost effective
2) The Cochin Port act as a catalyst in the promotion of Cochin as booming city with
full of commercial activities, and thereby creating an environment congenial for
growth of the domestic industries through spillover effects.
3) With the arrival of the Container Terminal and LNG Terminal, the cost of
production of power is expected to come down drastically and this will be a great
boost to the domestic industries.
4) The emergence of Cochin Port as a major full fledged port in Asia will lead to
unprecedented increase in the needs of transformational facilities and it will
provide great opportunity to the local investors.

5) The Special Economic Zone starting alongside with the Container Terminal is
expected to increase the export of the State to foreign countries by multitudes, and
this will be a great opportunity for Eranakulam
6) In the foreign market, products from India especially from Kerala are now in the
process of building a brand image for itself and it is slowly getting successful in
that endeavor; this promises immense opportunities for the other producers also.
7) Along with the foreign market, Opportunities will increase in multitudes if the
producers concentrate on the domestic economy as well.
8) Liberal trade and exchange regimes that facilitate international trade and increased
private sector opportunities
9) Sound financial systems and flexible markets that will promote an efficient
allocation of resources.
10) Greater opportunities existing to integrate into transnational networks and go global
rather than concentrating on the local markets.
11) The new production patterns emerging are in favour of the natural resources in
developing nations
12) Increasingly reduced trade distortion measures and tariff barriers
13) Sound policies and stable exchange rates in the international markets-reduced
business uncertainties and reduced cost of doing business abroad .
14) Availability of important resources that are useful for the industry such as paddy,
coconut, jackfruit, mango, banana , plantain ,pineapple, fish, diary, meat, etc
15) International Airport offers Uber / Heli-Taxi services and chartered flights.
The other opportunities include the following..
 The presence of large industries such as Cochin Shipyard, the largest ship-building
as well as maintenance facility in India, attracts entrepreneurs from all over the
world.
 The SPM (Single Point Mooring facility) of the Kochi Refineries- an –offshore
crude carrier mooring facility
 The South Asia for the Far East (SAFE) Submarine cable project will be having
huge developmental implications for the district as cities like Bangalore and
Hyderabad are close to their carrying capacity and the presence of abundant
manpower with required skills in the district will add to the positive aspects.
 The opportunities in future are as

1). Amballoor Electronic Park:-The proposed Electronic Park will be the first of its kind
in the State. It is being envisaged as an electronic hub to promote the manufacture and
assembly of hardware, as well as the supporting infrastructure. The site which is accessible
by Rail, National Highways and is near to Sea Port & Airport will be ideal for promoting
the Electronic Industrial Park. All other basic infrastructures like power, water, etc are
available at site. Industrial establishments planned in the electronic hardware sector are to
be set up in this park. An average of 4000 employment opportunities may be created.
2). Central Institute of Fisheries Technology & Central Marine Fisheries research
Institute:- Provide advanced technology in fish processing sector thus promoting
marine as well as inland fish based MSMEs. These institutes support all types of trainings
and Technical knowledge in pisciculture field.
3). RUDSETI: Rural Self Employment Training Institutes that impart training and skill up
gradation of rural youth geared towards entrepreneurship development.
4). Coconut Development Board:- Provides technology, training and other financial help
to coconut farmers
5). Marine Product Export Development Authority:- Supports all types of promotional
activities in the export sector.
6) . Techno Lodge , Piravom :- The main objective of Techno lodge is to encourage ITS
and BPO companies to operate from low cost rural centres and thereby to create
employment in rural areas. The Techno-Lodges supplement the local economy by creating
jobs for the unemployed youths
7) Electronics/IT Hub @ Vedimara, N Parur:-A multi storied building in 40 cents to be

built by Municipality to be rented to SMEs.
8). Meat Products of India, Koothattukulam :-Manufacturing and Marketing of Meat &
meat products and conducts research works also.
9). Info Park:-The Info Park promoted by the Government of Kerala is home to
companies like TCS,WIPRO,ERNST & Young and Cognizant. A larger technology
campus, the Smart city, Kochi, is under construction
10) Expansion project of BPCL:-With the increased crude capacity of 15.5 MMTPA, the
refinery will produce 5,00,000 TPA propylene. This is in addition to the production of
various fuels like LPG, HSD, Kerosene, ATF, Coke, Bitumen, etc. Utilizing the
5,00,000TPA Propylene, BPCL plans to establish JV Companies for production of various
base materials .
11) Expansion Project of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd:-Proposed a project for the
augmentation of LPG storage with 3600MT mounted storage vessels at IOC ltd
Manakkunnam village of Kanayannur Taluk .
12). New passenger Terminal and Aviation Maintenance Centreat CIAL.
13). Pilgrim places-Kalady and Malayatoor advantage to tourism industry.
14). Proposed Tool room and Testing Center at Angamaly by Ministry of MSME-D, Govt.
of India.
15)The KSIDC is planning for a 118 Acre petrochemical complex-cum-park, Integrated
Petroleum, Chemicals & Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) at
Ambalamughal near to Cochin Refinery.
16) Government has Notified 1823.237Are land in Mulavukadu as industrial area for
Private Integrated IT & Hi-tech Park
d).THREATS
1. Increased Competition from outside the State and from international companies.
2. Setting up of more and more units in the mature industries, causing internal
competition from units of a particular region leading to potential threat to the
survival of the units in that region
3. Complacency from the part of entrepreneurs in identifying the changes happening
around the economies
4. Lack of a future oriented vision and motivation to work for the growth of the firm
through diversification
5. Inability to adapt to the rapidly changing economic environment
6. Institutional rigidity from the part of banks in catering to the needs of the
entrepreneurs.
7. Increased capital movements causing increased exploitation of opportunities, risk
averse nature of capital in the State
8. The infrastructure developments in Ernakulam bypassing the development of the
district.
9. As a result of the increased investment in the Cochin region, the hike in the land
prices making it unaffordable for the local investors.

10. High wage existing in the district reducing the competitiveness of the products in
the district
11. The traditional pattern of employer-employee relationship in the State causing
more problems in the changing economic environments
12. Rigid stand of labour unions in disputes
The other issues identified are as follows:
Low Cost items from China
 Pollution complaints from public- Renewal of license from local body
 Public Issues- various problems such as interference of various trade unions
 Traditional Industries on the verge of extinction – people not interested to
continue.
 Unskilled workforce mainly from other States.
 Vacant land – not suitable for heavy manufacturing industries.
Summary and Conclusion
According to SWOT analysis, it can be observed that different

opportunities/potentials are available in the district. By careful selection of suitable
projects and strategies, the weaknesses can be minimized and there by achieve industrial
development to an optimum level. The development of urban-rural industries through the
new policy approach such as promoting nano/household industry, traditional industry,
liberalized financial support etc... will support the economic growth .
Suggestions:
1. To start a Raw Material Bank to procure raw materials at subsidized rate for the
upcoming entrepreneurs of micro small industrial sector.
2. To promote the sales of the upcoming entrepreneurs in the micro small industry
sector, marketing facility is to be provided
3. Traditional industries incorporated with new technologies should be used to set up
sales and renovation/modernization strategies directly put up by the Industries
department
4. Specific Industrial zones are to be set up.
5. Upgrade the present infrastructure facilities in Industrial Development
Areas/Development Plots to global standard
6. Procedure of Financial Institutions should be made easier through RBI
7. Sanction the reimbursement of 50% GST paid, for a period of 5 years to New
MSMEs.
8. Producing power from solar energy, bio-energy& micro-hydel projects should be
given importance and prioritization.
9. New Scheme to support the Service Sector Industry.
10. ESS: Chartered Accountant’s Declaration is to be made mandatory only if
investment exceeds Rs. 10 Lakhs
11. Marketing Support to MSMEs through online portal
12. EAPs to be area specific – to focus on potential of the area
13. Tie-ups between all DICs including inter-State to facilitate the growth of Ancillary
units.
14. Linking of MSMEs with Tourism – Tourists to be exposed with MSME output.
15. Regional Rural Parks to be setup – low investment parks offering training to the
rural unemployed in vocational skills.
16. Identify vacant land & building under LSGD’s and utilize it for various industrial
purposes
17. Special rules for land & buildings in DA/DP & Mini industrial areas
18. State Government Scheme for women entrepreneurs.
19. Incorporate Co-operative banking sectors in financing to MSME
20. Industrial Training /Apprenticeship- Give training in major units at DA/DP –
Stipends to trainees or Assistance to their units
21. A State level Industrial Protection Policy should be formulated.
22. No accredited lab facility is available existing for rubber based industries in this
district.

CHAPTER V
POTENTIAL AREAS/SECTORS IDENTIFIEDIN THE DISTRICT
5.1 Infrastructure Facilitated Growth

At present Ernakulam is hailed as the tomorrow’s face of Kerala. The advantages
of this district is in fact only in the dreams of the other districts in Kerala. The
developmental projects, which are going to be materialized in the district, are one of the
factors that make this dream farther away for other districts. The container terminal in
Puthu Vypin, LNG terminal, Cruise terminal, Bunkering terminal, Port related special
economic zone, the proposed single- buoy mooring facility,Cochin shipyard repair
terminal, BPCL expansion project etc…. all these will be having a great push impact upon
the economy in the district. Hundreds crores of Rupees are going to be instilled into the
district’s economy and the spiraling effect ensuing will be one that can be dreamed of by
any other district in India.
It is a well-known fact that infrastructure facilities of any region are the main
drivers of economic growth and development. Eranakulam, though well endowed with
many other aspects, needed these new facilities desperately, to march on to the new heights
of development. And it is time being about to get materialized, it is indeed essential to
assess the acceleration possibilities and ancillarisation opportunities to channelise the
resources to its optimal use.
SEZ and Trend of Outsourcing of Manufacturing
The SEZ provides opportunity for setting up production units targeted at export
market. The most feasible trend is out sourcing the manufacturing jobs. The port can

attempt to create a wider employment-generating scenario in a phased manner, by sourcing

outsourced manufacturing. The trend has been proved extremely successful in the suburbs
of Chennai port.
For Cochin, the success in sourcing the activity, capitalizing on low cost
transportation, storage, relatively lower costs of labor, and communications. The
industries like electronics hardware are ideal for assembly in Cochin because of the
easy separation of production processes, a relatively small input of capital, and large
demands for semiskilled labor. The choice of manufacturing destination abroad is
determined by the transportation cost and logistic facilities.
In order to bring down the cost of transportation the manufacturing destination
should be within the periphery of the port. However the periphery of a port will be very
expensive. Therefore the Vallarpadam based Special Economic Zone (SEZ) proposed will
provide the necessary competitive advantage.
The Government of India has already declared the Puthuvypin and Vallarpadam
areas as Special Economic Zone. The entrepreneurial opportunity exists in identifying
potential business units that can come up in the area availing the concessions. The SEZ
have contributed to the ushering of an industrial culture and environment in the region .The
major economic advantages created due to the establishing of SEZ are rapid employment
generation for semiskilled unemployed people, affordability of higher pay levels and
transfer of skills and technology from more developed countries.
Potential and nature of new operations in ICTT, Vallarpadam
Quality Control and testing Mechanised/automated
Repacking Mechanised
Assembling Skilled labour intensive
Repair Labour intensive
Re-use Labour intensive
Parking Low labour intensity
Weighbridge Low labour intensity
Truck maintenance High labour intensity
Container Repairing High labour intensity
Cleaning High labour intensity
Tanking High labour intensity
Trailer Renting High labour intensity
Information and communication Low labour intensity
Safety and security Low labour intensity

International Bunkering Terminal

A Bunkering Terminal is a facility to sell fuel to vessels calling at a Port or passing
near to a port. As the number of vessels visiting a Port increases a modern terminal with
large capacity will be required to service the vessels. A terminal consists of a tank farm in
which huge volume of fuel is stored, a set of modern barges, which carry the fuel from the
tank farm to the vessels, which have demanded fuel and a modern marketing system. The
fuel is either imported or sourced from Indian refineries.
On one hand, with the establishment of International Container Transshipment
Terminal at Vallarpadam, Bunkering Terminal highly benefits the shipping lines calling
at the Port and on the other hand, adds to the Port’s revenue and employment generation in
the vicinity. The position at Vallarpadam of Cochin Port being in the middle zone of long
voyages between the East and West, the convenience of midpoint bunkering can enable the
ships to commence voyages at less than full fuel load and carry more merchandise instead.
Nature and potential of industrial opportunities from bunkering terminal
Activity Potential of industry
i. Bunkering Import of high quality fuel Barge operations to supply to vessel
Storage tank operations involving tank maintenance security
Inland transport through smaller barges for supplies
ii. Lube oil supply Storage and supply
Import of Lube oil
iii. De- slopping Chemical treatment of waste oil/liquids from a vessel – initiate
setting up of medium scale slopping units
iv. Garbage Effluent Treatment of waste from a vessel – initiate setting up of
collection medium scale slopping units
v. Fresh water Purification and Water treatment can come up in the Port area.
supply
vi. Ship repair Offshore repair service can come up in the Port area.
vii. Crew change Accommodation/travel
viii. Storage- Warehousing stations can be set up in the Port suburbs
facilities
ix Ship Supplies to ship
Chandelering
x Consultancy International level consultancy to maintain standards

International Cruise Terminal

The cruise terminal is a facility to receive large cruise vessel. Cruise is a highly
developing market where large amount of financially up-market tourists travel in highly
luxurious cruise ships around preferred global destinations. There is increasing tendency
for the cruise vessels from North America, Atlantic and even East Asian countries to visit
emerging tourist destinations like Kerala. Therefore providing adequate infrastructure to
receive such large vessels which carry over 1000 to 2500 passengers will go a long way in
enhancing employment in the tourist service market. As Kerala is maintaining a
remarkable growth in Tourism sector during the last few years, the cruise terminal provide
large number of employment and there is possibility of developing ancillary projects like
Food Court, Marine Park, Transit service to inland along with the cruise terminal.
The cruise season is restricted from November to May i.e., 7 months or at the
most 9 months. Aggressive marketing and promotional campaign coupled with provision
of services of international standards can lead to increasing the number of cruise arrivals.
During the off-season the cruise terminal can find business utility as a convention centre
and a shopping mall. Thus the cruise terminal can carve a niche in the tourism industry by
hosting to the conventions and conference, which has a tremendous market in Kerala.
Cruise Terminal Opportunities
Construction and maintenance of cruise terminal Well experienced investor as

Investment Rs.55 Core joint venture partner
Safety and security aspects Shippingagents-Tourist
operators
Providing of support infrastructures viz. hotels, shops, etc At (Requirement confined to
present the vessels spend only one day in Cochin. Therefore season. Cost management in
the spending impact is confined to a radius of 10 Kms. handling inventory is a key
Increasing the frequency can help to establish dedicated skill)- Tourism promoters
market with products from even neighboring State. experienced in this line
Handling cruise liners Shipping agents
Complying with the government policies and procedures Shipping agents
Handling foreign tourists from the Europe & American Tourism promoters
continents.
Local sightseeing Tourism promoters-Taxi
operators-Guides
Sightseeing to outside the district Tourism promoters-Taxi
operators-waterway
operators

restaurants, sight seeing

On-Land passenger spending trips, accommodation,
shopping and cultural
activities
On-Land crew spending restaurants, sight seeing
trips, accommodation,
shopping and change over
travel
LNG Terminal, Puthuvype
Eloor, situated 17 km north of the city, is an island of 11.21 km2 and is the largest
industrial belt in Kerala. There are more than 247 industries viz. Fertilisers and Chemicals
Travancore (FACT), Travancore Cochin Chemicals, Indian Rare Earths Limited,
Hindustan Insecticides Limited and many others manufacturing a range of products like
chemical-petrochemical products, pesticides, rare earth elements, rubber processing
chemicals, fertilizers, zinc/chromium compounds and leather products.
But, the cost of production in such industries has become too high for competitive
manufacture. These industries are now competing against industries using LNG as a
working fuel. LNG prices are 33 per cent less than that of naphtha today. The ancillary
activities depending on the working of major industries are also affected adversely. In this
context the establishing an LNG terminal at Puthuvypu will be helpful to the industrial
development in the Ernakulam district.
The switching over to the use of LNG must bring in the reduction in the cost of
power. This should help the sustenance of small and medium scale industries in Kerala
where the high cost of power is a major weakness for entrepreneurship.
Potentials of LNG Terminal
Low fuel The increasing turnover of FACT can give rise to more demand for transportation
cost and more turnover for the suppliers to FACT
Medium scale industries especially manufacturing Chemical can come up with
working fuel as LNG
Low Industries handicapped by high cost of power can function with more cost
power competitiveness through in house generation of power/cluster generation of
cost power using LNG

The International Ship Repair Facilities

The ships require mandatory special survey repair work for obtaining sea-
worthiness certificate (classification) every three/ five years under supervision of the
classification societies. This work is extensive and involves 20-30 days to complete. The
older ships require comparatively more time. For the proposed yard in Cochin, this is
perceived as a good market.
Ship repair is labour intensive as it is difficult to automate much of the work that is
done. Skilled work is major component of the repairing process . The Cochin suburb has
reasonably good human skill level- thanks to the proximity of Cochin shipyard.
As part of development of ICTT, Vallarpadam, setting up of a Ship Repair Yard for
the repairs of Ocean going Vessels capitalizing on advantages like location near to
International Sea route, proximity to the International Airport, availability of facilities for
all official clearances like Customs, Immigration, and the moderate climate of a natural
harbor, will provide immense opportunities to the industrial sector.
Potential of Ancilliary Industrialization
ACTIVITY DEMAND FOR POTENTIAL OF ANCILLIARY

OUTSOURCING INDUSTRIALIZATION
Mechanical Moderate ancillary Employment potential in the main
Workshop industrialization industry
Cryogenic Workshop Moderate ancillary Employment potential in the main
industrialization industry
Centralized Cleaning Moderate ancillary Employment potential in the main
Facilities industrialization industry
Electrical Workshop Moderate ancillary Employment potential in the main
industrialization industry
Instrumentation Moderate ancillary Employment potential in the main
Laboratory industrialization industry
Pipe Workshop High ancillary Potential for few medium units outside
industrialization
Steel Fabrication High ancillary Potential for few medium units
Workshops industrialization
Blasting and Tank High ancillary Potential for few medium units
Coating Facilities industrialization
Joinery and High ancillary Potential for few medium units
Outfitting Shops industrialization
Storage Facilities Moderate ancillary Low potential for external sourcing
industrialization
Slop Disposal Moderate ancillary Low potential for external sourcing
Facility industrialization

Enhancement of Maritime Service Demand
The arrival of large number of LNG vessel can increase demand for various
maritime services and agencies providing these facilities can be established in Cochin.
Some of the potentials related are given below:
Potentials engender from maritime service demand
Serial Activity Potentials
No
1 SHIP CHANDELERING Ship chandelering refers to estimating the
demand of provisions other than fuel for a
visiting ship and providing them at rates so
economical that the agent would be tempted to
purchase supplies from this Port for a long
spell of the voyage. Provisions like grains,
sugar, vegetable oil, bread, condensed milk,
egg, meat are likely to be indented from ship
chandlers located in Cochin Port
2 SECURITY A systematic security system will be required
for the ship in berth and the regassification
terminal and tank forms
3 CONDITION There will be demand for setting up agencies
ASSESSMENTS/CERTIFICATION to certify the carrier worthiness of the tanks
and the seaworthiness of the vessel.
4 MINOR REPAIRS TO In view of the high degree of corrosion for
SHIPS/PIPELINES metal parts, there will be demand for minor
repairs and replacement to ships gear, cargo
carrying apparatus and pipelines.
Entrepreneurs can set up small scale or
medium scale metal molding industries to meet
the demands.
The Kochi International Marina
The Kochi International Marina is a marina in the city of Kochi. It is located in the
eastern coast of the Bolgatty Island (one of the islands part of the city of Kochi), in the
premises of the Bolgatty Palace, a 'heritage hotel'.
The Kochi Marina is the only marina in India. It is owned by the Kerala Tourism
Development Corporation. The marina provides berthing facility for yachts and also offers
services like fuel, water, electricity and sewage pump-outs for boats. The marina is close to
the international maritime route at the south west coast of the Indian Peninsula, with
favorable conditions and minimum tidal variations throughout the year.
The marina will have facilities to repair yachts and for filling fuel and food items.
Facilities like golf course, swimming pool, spa, health club, and restaurant and beer parlour
will also be provided for the sailors.
Floating docks built on concrete beams is the major attraction of the project. A
board walk - wooden structure protruding into the back waters in order to facilitate other
tourists to see the yachts has also been arranged.
Additional 16 docks would be added in the next phase and additional facilities
would be provided on 2 acres of reclaimed land adjacent to the island. This will create
opportunities in the following fields:
1. Repair and service of yachts
2. Tourism
3. Health Services
Entrepreneurs can set up small or medium scale units related to these fields.
Potential related to Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery offers facilities like 2,00,000 square
feet fully air-conditioned domestic and international terminals, a long runway, taxiways,
apron, navigational aids, technical block, control tower, refuelling facility and
sophisticated fire-fighting and other safety facilities required to accommodate heavy
aircraft like Boeing 747. An Aeropoly and Aircraft Maintenance Station are also being
developed by CIAL.
Aeropoly is a State-of-the-art industrial, urban and social infrastructure project. The

project is proposed to be the centre for intensive businesses and related enterprises, clusters
of business parks, logistics parks, industrial parks and a township centred on a Multi-model
hub to link the airport with five modes of transport such as road, rail, sea, inland waterway
and air.
If this project of CIAL comes into reality, there is abundant scope in the field of
Logistics, IT&ITEs, aviation and aeronautical engineering. There is scope for starting
ancillary industrial units related to aviation and aeronautical engineering.
Cochin International Avation Services Ltd (CIASL) is a wholly owned subsidiary

of Cochin International Airport Authority (CIAL) envisions creating and developing a full

-fledged Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility in Cochin to provide high
quality services at most competitive cost.
The aviation industry in Cochin is one of the most dynamic sectors. The rising
number of low-cost airlines has unlocked new opportunities in the country. This will
provide new opportunities to the MSME sector, in the fields –
1. Electrical & Electronics

2. Information Technology
3. General Engineering
Infrastructure facilitated growth owing to new operations in ICTT, Vallarpadam SEZ
related to this, International Bunkering Terminal, LNG terminal, and ship repair facilities,
The Kochi Marina, The International Airportcan generate to a greater extent both forward
and backward linkages. This would help in opening up new avenues for MSME sector
inter alia helps to increase the competitive efficiency of this sector. Definitely this will
pave the way for reduction in sickness and closure among the MSMEs.
The multiplier and accelerator impact of this growth process in terms of industrial
growth, employment and income growth is very difficult visualize in the short run. But the
amplitude of such a growth process is very wide and dynamic.
5.2 Potential MSEs for Ernakulam District
Ernakulam is a fast developing district with high potential for an amplified growth
in almost every field. The new developmental projects, which are being materialized in the
district, will give a new form for the growth of the district.
Along with the above mentioned projects the authorities and investors need to tap
the complementarities in the district. There is enough scope for promoting agro-based
industries for both domestic and foreign markets. The facilities in the various industrial
parks, special economic zone and air-cargo division shall be exploited to promote exports.
The linkage should be extended to agro-processing and agro-business activities. It is
important to capitalize the complementarities between agriculture and industry.
a) Food Processing Industries
Food processing industry gels very well with the conditions in Ernakulam because
of its intrinsic characteristics. First of all it helps in striking the balance between
agriculture and industry. Secondly the low capital intensity and low working capital

requirement makes it accessible to people belong to every social class. As a corollary to the
above argument, it neatly fits with the large pool of human capital resource in the district.
Products with potential in the Food Processing Industrial Sector
 Frozen Fish and Meat Cutlets/ Ready to eat and ready to mix food products
 Fruit Beverages
 Fruit Processing / Canning
 Bread and Bakery Products
 Spices and Curry Powder
 Desiccated Coconut
 Coconut Milk / Cream
 Dehydrated Green Pepper
 Oleoresins / Spices Oils / Essential Oils
 Carbonated Beverages
 Jams, Pickles, and Powders
The average investment needed for this esector will be around Rs.10 lakhs and
can create employment for 10 people in a unit and the project can be set up within 2 years.
b) Garment Manufacturing Sector
Another sector with lot of potential in the MSME sector in Ernakulam is Garment
manufacturing. Ernakulam has got a substantial number of tailoring units in the MSME
sector. In the world economy the changes taking place are in favour of this sector. So if we
looking at the demand for garment products at the international markets and prudently use
our resources, which will usher in a new era in the garment manufacturing sector.
Products with potential in the Garment Manufacturing Sector
a) Shirts, T shirts, Pants, and Churidars, etc
b) Coveralls, Jackets, Open back gowns, Paijamas, and Apron, etc
c) Sheets, Pillowcase, Cotton Mattresses, Diapers and Mattresses, etc
d) Garment Bags, Window screens, Blankets, and Mattress cover, etc
c) Metal Based Industries
Ernakulam has a considerable number of metal-based industries in its geographical area.
But somehow these industries do not succeed in diversification and often yet to coapup
with the arrival of new innovative products . With the commissioning of the container
terminal the availability of raw materials is easy and cost effective. This coupled with the
traditional knowledge can do wonders in this sector. But identifying the suitable products

and making it to perfection, all these processes require a good deal of patience and
vigilance. Tool room facility with approximate investment of Rs.150 crore is going to be
set up at industrial area Angamaly.
Products with potential in the Metal-based sector
a) Automobile gaskets
b) Automobile filters
c) Auto exhaust muffler systems
d) Replacement parts of bi cycles
e) Automobile leaf springs
f) Wire drawing, Wire nails, Panel pins, Barbed Wire
g) Domestic utensils
h) Steel door and windows
i) Steel furniture
j) Rolling shutters
k) Steel and Aluminium expanded products
l) Agriculture tools
m) Liquid level gauges
These units can be functioned as Auxilliary Units to the ICTT, Vallarpadam, and
CIAL, Kochi CSL Ltd,BPCL with an investment of 25-30 lakhs each.
d) Rubber Based Products
Kerala accounts for more than 90% of the total rubber production in the country.
In long term if we look at the future prospects, the need to encourage this sector to
manufacture new products is more imperative to attain a balanced position in terms of the
fluctuating market prices. The existence of a sound network of intermediate rubber units
engaged in rubber compounding, crumb rubber manufacture etc., facilitates favourable
investment climate in this sector. In addition to attain assistance from Rubber Research
Institute kottayam.
Products with potential in the Rubber Based Sector
a) Foam Rubber Products

b) Fibre Foam Products
c) Latex Dipped products
d) Speciality Hoses
e) Auto rubber components- Bushes, Break pedals, Clutch pedals, Channels,
Bearings, Mud guard, etc
f) Transmission belts

g) Rubber balloons, toys, etc

h) Rubber thread
i) Latex adhesives
j) Moulded rubber goods
e) Leather Based Products
In Ernakulam, though the share of leather based units are marginal in MSME
sector, this sector offers immense scope for further growth. Lot of new products are
coming up day by day in the markets, but this sector growth is very low in terms of the
innovation and diversification.
Products with potential in the Leather Based Industrial Sector
a) Sole leather
b) Gents shoe
c) Leather Chappals and Sandals
d) Children’s Shoe with rubber soles
e) Bags and valets, etc.
f) Seat coverfor Scooter, Two wheelers, & Four wheelers
g) Fancy leather goods
f) Chemical Based Products
Ernakulam is home to a number of chemical based factories. FACT is a good
example for this. But the presence of large number of chemical based factories in this
region, proper ancillarisation activities have not yet taken place in the SME sector. There
are large number of opportunities available with regard to these linkages. In addition to
this, new opportunities are also coming shortly. BPCL is on expansion mode.Hence a
proposal is there to set up Petro Park near Ambalamugal.
Products with potential in the Chemical Based Sector
a) CNSL based items
b) CNSL resins
c) Synthetic adhesives
d) Primer paints
e) Wood polish
f) Cement paints
g) Printing and duplicating ink
h) Marine paints
i) Mosquito Repellents

g) Electronics Goods
Electronic goods manufacturing sector is one of the sunrise sectors in the
MSME sector in Ernakulam. It offers ample scope for starting new units in this sector. This
sector has got many advantages in sync with the conditions in Eranakulam. To set up
electronic park location has identified near Piravom. It’s a non- pollution, less land
required and low investment based sector. The vast pool of skilled labour in Ernakulam is
another attracting factor in favour of this sector.
Products with potential in the Electronics Goods Sector
a) Ultrasonic instruments
b) Electronic instruments for auto industry
c) Pollution control instruments
d) Electronic instruments / devices for energy conservation
e) Surveillance and security Systems
f) Computer monitors
g) Other peripheral devices
h) Computer ribbons
i) Electronic Automotive and medical Electronics
j) Emergency lamps
k) Electronic fan regulators
l) Printed circuit boards
m) Electronic toys
n) Banking Automation
o) Inverters
p) Un- interrupted power supply (UPS)
h) Plastic Products
Though in long term, due to the various ecological, environmental, and ethical
considerations the future of plastic industries as it is now, may look bleak but with proper
areas to be identified and with products to cater the needs, then this sector can survive for
a long time. The presence of plastic industries in Eranakulam is quite strong.
Products with potential in the Plastic Based Sector
1) Plastic moulded luggage
2) Thermo welded plastic products
3) Plastic cups (for latex collection)
4) Fish net
5) Roto moulded plastic water tanks
6) I.V sets
7) PVC Pipes
8) PVC Conduit pipes
9) PVC Pipe fittings
10) PVC flexible hoses
11) Vacuum formed plastic products
12) Fabricated novelty items from Acrylic sheets
13) Medical Disposables
14) Bio degradable plastic products
i) Biotechnology
Kerala's intrinsic biodiversity, along with an excellent chain of research institutions
and highly skilled manpower is ideal for the growth of the biotech industries. The newly
announced, advanced biotechnology park will also act as the single source for research and
support services for setting up new units on commercial basis.
Products with potential in the Bio technology sector:

Tissue Culture
Biopesticides
Biofertilizers
Embryo Transfer
Vaccines
Biochemicals
Fish Fatty Acids
Medical Diagnostics
Enzymes
Chitin & Chitosan
Shrimp Extract
k) Other Miscellaneous Products

Orchid Culture
Building & Construction Materials
Mushroom Processing / Preparations
Pharmaceutical Preparations

Make up sets
LPG Cooking stoves
Cast iron pipes and fittings
Bathroom fittings
l) TOURISM & HEALTHCARE
Ernakulam is a place having a distinct position in the world map of tourism. Since times
long back, it has been attracting travelers from the far distances as well as from nearby
places. Tourism has of late, become a major contributor to the local income and the
chances of it flourishing further in this place is colossal. Ernakulam has a fascinating
beauty of the old and new, scenic beauty of backwaters, inland waterways, fascinating and
thrilling beauty of beaches etc.
Ernakulam is considered as the gateway to Kerala for Travelers coming to Kerala.A

cosmopolitan city in comparison to other cities of Kerala, Ernakulam has a well developed
port and an international airport. Kochi in Ernakulam is knownas the‘ Queen of Arabian
Sea’ and has in store for visitors some heritage sites as well as historic ones with a
landscape crisscrossed by back waters, which meet the Arabian sea at various points.
The scope of water tourism, water sports, is yet to be exploited. Big opportunities are
there in the field of healthcare services also.
Health tourism is gaining momentum in the district. Because of advanced hospitals

with world class facilities, renowned doctors, specialized in major disciplines, trained para-
medical staff, and technicians along with the international connectivity give great
opportunity to the health tourism in the district.
Thus, the potential sectors identified in the district can be classified as nano/household,
micro, small and medium categoryof enterprises as follows.

5.3 Classification of Potential Sectors
Category Potential sectors identified Strategies for Internention

development s needed for
of identified development
sectors of identified
projects
Nano i)Agro based( ethinc food items, snacks, Better quality Training
pickles, catering services) control need to /educational
ii)Light engineering (work shop and be adopted. classes
fabrication works) Quality packing /workshops
iv) Wood based(Doors & windows, and preserving need to be
furniture & fixtures) techniques need conducted.
i) Jem and jewellary (gold covered to be Necessity of
ornaments) implemented. keeping
ii) Textile/garments(readymade Quality of higher
garments, tailoring services) products and standards
iii) Clay based(terra cotta products) services to be need to be
iv) Tourism(sovenier industries) assured. learned.
v) Commercial activities( door to door New trends and Marketing
selling, weekly markets, coffee shops, technologies assistances
DTP centers,photocopying centers) should be and financial
vi) Handicrafts(wooden, adopted. support is to
claybased,rosary) IT trained be promoted.
vii) Candles(decorative candles, other Automobile Awareness
wax products) professionals programmes
may be on quality
identified and upgradation
motivate them and
to start such innovative
units. technologies
Heritage should be
Tourism and conducted.
Village Technically
Tourism qualified
Sectors may be persons may
strengthened be selected
for hand
holding
service.
Tie up with
the big
players of the
sector.
Small huts,
Homely food
Kerala Spicy
foods etc.
may be made
available to

Tourists.
Micro i)Agro food (bakery & confectionary, Better quality Training
flour milling,coconut based, Fruit juices control need to /educational
and beverages) be adopted. classes
ii)Light engineering (Tool and die , Quality packing /workshops to
furniture and building materials,sheet and preserving be conducted.
metal works) techniques need Necessity of
iii)Wood based ( Furniture & fixtures, to be adopted. keeping higher
wooden panels, doors and windows) Quality of standards.
iv)Jem & Jewellary(diamond cutting products and Marketing
and polishing,jewellary/ornaments,design services to be assistance and
center) assured. financial
v)Electronic and Electrical (power New trends and support is to be
control& stabilizing equipments, technologies extended
domestic electrical appliances, consumer should be Awareness
electronic products, electronic moving adopted. programmes on
display) IT trained quality
vi)Textile/garments (Readymade Automobile upgradation
garments,under garments) professionals and innovative
vii) Plastic based( mouldingunit may be technologies is
(household/industrialpurposes,engineerin identified and to be promoted
g plastics, plastic components,packing motivate them Technically
materials,reprocessing units) to start such qualified
viii)Clay based (decorative and paving units. persons may be
tiles) Heritage selected for
ix)Building/constructionmaterials(eme Tourism and handholding
nt bricks,concrete poroducts, flooring Village service.
tiles ,m-sand) Tourism Tie up with the
x)IT/Knowledge industries( software Sectors may be big players of
development,IT enabled services) strengthened the sector.
xi) Biotechnology(Tissueculture,bio Small huts,
fertilizers) Homely food
xii)Rexene and leather products Kerala Spicy
foods etc. may
be made
available to
Tourists.
Small i)Agro food (vegetable and fruit Better quality Training
preservation,cold storages, meat control need to /educational
processing) be adopted. classes
ii) Light engineering (industrial Quality packing /workshops is
machineries, Tools) and preserving to be
iii)Wood based( interior decorative, techniques need conducted.
furniture ) to be adopted. Necessity of
iv)Electronic/electrical(power control& Quality of keeping higher
stabilizing equipments, domestic products and standards.
electrical appliances) services to be Marketing
v)Textile/garments(design assured. assistance and
studio,readymade garments,under New trends and financial

garments,sports wear) technologies support is to be
vi)Plastic (dies and moulds, PVC pipes should be extended
and tanks,packing materials, other plastic adopted. Awareness
products) IT trained programmes on
vii) IT/Knowledge industries( software Automobile quality
development,IT enabled services) professionals upgradation
viii) Biotechnology(Tissue culture,bio may be and innovative
fertilizers) identified and technologies is
ix) Health ( testing labs, wellness motivate them to be promoted.
centers, other related services) to start such Technically
units. qualified
persons may be
selected for
handholding
service.
Tie up with the
big players of
the sector.
Medium i)Agro food& other food based( Spices Better quality Training
and extracts, Packed instant control need to /educational
foods,Processed meat,Sea food be adopted. classes
industries) Quality packing /workshops is
ii)Light engineering ( industrial and preserving tobe conducted.
machineries) techniques need Necessity of
iii) IT/Knowledge industries( software to be adopted. keeping higher
development,IT enabled services) Quality of standards.
iv)Health ( testing labs, wellness centers, products and Marketing
other related services) services to be assistance and
assured. financial
New trends and support is to be
technologies promoted
should be Awareness
adopted. programmes on
IT trained quality
Automobile upgradation
professionals and innovative
may be technologies
identified and should be
motivate them conducted.
to start such Technically
units. qualified
persons may be
selected for
handholding
service.

5.4 Blockwise Classification of Potential Sectors
Potential Sectors identified in the district can be classified into blockwise according to the
availability of resources and skilled workers. The following table shows the blockwise
classication.
Blockwise Classification of Potential Sectors

Sl Name of block/ Resources available Skilled potential Remarks
no Municipality
1 Kothamangalam Agriculture(paddy, pine apple, Food products, Access to
(B) cocoa, jack fruits, furniture, Forest
nutmeg,vegetable,rubber,forest handicrafts, gen. enhances he
produce, bamboo,water engineering. availability of
herbals also
2 Koovappady Agriculture (vegetables, Food products, Concentration
(B) nutmeg, cocoa, pine apple, furniture, light of medium
jack fruit), rubber, bamboo, engineering, plastic scale private
water,Crusher products, plywood. sector units
3 Vazhakkulam Agriculture (vegetables, Food products, Concentration
(B) paddy, nutmeg, cocoa, pine Cultivators,furniture, of plywood
apple, jack fruit), rubber, light engineering, factories in
water, Minerals Concrete products small scale
(tiles, blocks, etc..), sector.
plywood, readymade
garments. Crushers
4 Vadavucode (B) Agriculture (vegetables, Food products, light PSU s like

paddy, nutmeg, cocoa, pine engineering, BPCL,HOCL
apple, jack fruit), rubber, Concrete products
minerals (tiles, blocks, etc..),
Craftsmen.
5 Muvattupuzha Agriculture (vegetables, Food products, Vazhakkulam
(B) paddy, nutmeg, cocoa, pine concrete products Agro fruit
apple, jack fruit), rubber, (tiles, blocks, processing
minerals , water etc.),light Company and
engineering, Vazhakkulam
plywood. Pineapple
Market
6 Pambakkuda Agriculture (vegetables, Food products,
(B) paddy, rubber, nutmeg, cocoa, tailoring,
pine apple, jack fruit), rubber, Handicrafts.
minerals , water
7 Mulanthuruthy Agriculture (vegetables, Food products,
(B) paddy, nutmeg, rubber, jack cultivators, tailoring,
fruit), minerals , concrete products,
handloom,Electronic weavers
unit,Aluminium exclusion
unit,
8 Edappally (B) Marine fish landing, Info Park, Fisher men, light
CEPZ, LNG petro net terminal engineering, food
products
9 Palluruthy (B) Marine products, Tourism, Handicrafts, R&D
Water Furniture, Light Institutes
Engineering
10 Vypin (B) Marine products, Tourism, Tailoring, Fishermen
Water
11 N Parur (B) Handloom, Handicrafts, Handloom weavers,
Pokkali paddy, Vegetables, Craft men,
Tourism Cultivators
12 Alengad (B) Diary products, Tourism, Pottery, Light
Handicrafts engineering,
Furniture, Rosary,
13 Angamaly(B) Agriculture (vegetables, Craft men,
paddy, nutmeg, cocoa, pine Cultivators, food
apple, jack fruit), rubber, products, furniure
forest resources, water,
Ayurvedic herbals
14 Parakkadavu(B) Agriculture (vegetables, Craft men,
paddy, nutmeg, jack fruit), Cultivators, light
rubber, water, engineering
15 Aluva (M) Water, tourism, Agriculture Cultivators,
Tailoring.
16 Angamaly (M) Agriculture (vegetables, Cultivators, light DA and DP
paddy, nutmeg, cocoa, pine engineering, located here
apple, jack fruit), rubber, Tailoring, food
water products.
17 N. Parur (M) Tourism, Handloom, Craft men, Weavers
Handicrafts
18 Kalamassery DP, Minerals, Light Light Engineering,
(M) engineering, PSUs, Startup Food, Candles,
villages, KINFRA park Printing
19 Thrikkakara Tourism, Light engineering,
(M) Food
20 Kochi (M.C) Marine products, food, Food, Fishermen,

Tourism, Inland water tourism, Tailoring, light
commercial Centers engineering
21 Thripunithura Tourism ,Handicrafts, Craft men, tailoring
(M) Agriculture (paddy, ,food products,
vegetables), water, handloom weavers

22 Piravom (M) Agriculture (vegetables, Food ,Tailoring,

paddy, nutmeg, cocoa, pine light engineering,
apple, jack fruit), rubber, concrete products(
water, minerals tiles, blocks etc..)
23 Koothattukulam Agriculture (vegetables, Food ,Tailoring,
(M) paddy, nutmeg, cocoa, pine light engineering,
water tiles, blocks etc
24 Muvattupuzha Agriculture (vegetables, Food ,Tailoring,
water tiles, blocks etc
25 Perumbavur Agriculture (vegetables, Food ,Tailoring,
water tiles, blocks etc),
plywood
26 Kothamangalam Agriculture (vegetables, Food, craft men, Access to
(M) paddy, nutmeg, cocoa, pine furniture, Forest
apple, jack fruit), rubber, enhances the
water, forest wood, ayurvedic availability of
herbals,Plywood unit,crusher herbals also
unit
27 Maradu (M) Handicrafts, water, inland Craft men Vegetable
water tourism Market of
Agriculture
Dept.

5.5 General issues raised by the MSMEs
 Specific Industrial Zones are required and land should be demarcated for the
purpose with facilities enjoyed by Special Economic Zone status.
 Common Effluent Treatment Plant should be constructed in all industrial
development areas/plots.
 Development of Infrastructural facilities of Industrial Development area
with the assistance of master plan
 Cluster Parks should be set up
 Procedures in financial institutions is to be more entrepreneur friendly.
 Problems with transportation of raw materials and finished products of
paint manufacturers in small & micro sectors.
 Kerala State Electricity Board has dispended with the execution of LT
agreement up to 150 KVA even for LT IV Industrial Consumers who has
obtained service connection before 02-03-2005
 A State level Industrial Protection Policy should be formulated.
 According to the act of Legal Metrology Department, the firm should obtain
the license within 3 months of incorporation.In the initial phase minor
penalty is to be imposed in the case of defaulties,now heavy penalty is
there.
 Interest rate for MSME sector is to be lowered.
 The period is to be enhanced to six months to categorise the unit as NPA.

5.6 SUGGESTIONS
Having identified the potential sectors with competitive advantages and
adaptability, in order to promote them, the policy interventions should be very carefully
planned.An important point to be emphasized is that industrial development is a synergic
process and therefore requires participation of government, non-governmental
development agencies, financial intermediaries and entrepreneurs themselves.
 Maintain of the quality of road connectivity and allied transportation
infrastructure – comes under government policy.
 Measures to improve the Credit Deposit ratio – government policies with the
co-operation of financial institutions.
 Training, technological advancement and minimization of transaction costs –
technology bank / institutionalize the process of technology transfer – should be
materialized fruitfully by the Industries Department through various
programmes like Industry-University Linkage Programme including
Technology Incubation Centers
 Promotion of cluster culture and inter-industry co-operation.
 Preference for identified priority sectors
More Incubation Centers in different sectors are to be developed to support the new
upcoming entrepreneurs. IT knowledge and internet of things has greater scope.
5.7 STRATEGY&IMPLEMENTATION
 Cluster formation – mainly for traditional industries and mini cluster formation may
meet the demand rather than individual enterprise.
 Entrepreneurship Development Programmes
 Investment Drives – for speedy loan disbursement
 Helping the new entrepreneur’s to setup ancillary units for the existing industrial
units.

5.8 CONCLUSION
The potential for the development of the MSME Sector are there in the district. Lack of
proper credit flow and modern infrastructure facilities may slow down the growth.
Awareness among people on modern technology, new policies and various schemes of the
Governments can create entrepreneur friendly atmosphere in the district and there by
accelerate the industrial growth and the economy of the State.
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APPENDIX– I
Registered Cooperative Societies
working/Dormant
Extent of Land&
Extent of Land&
Area of Building
Area of Building
Whether SC/ST
No of members
No of workers
Working/Not
Name of the
Liquidation
unutilized
registered
Category
/ Under
society
Handicrafts Kothamangalam
62
(wood,gold,meta Block wood
348 Cents,4850 Working
l,Clay based and workers ICS ltd,
sqft
others Kuttilanji
Handicrafts Ayyankali
(wood,gold,meta Smaraka 3 cents,500
44 Working
l,Clay based and Handicrafts ICS, sqft
others Vadattupara
Handicrafts
(wood,gold,meta Maradu
40 10
l,Clay based and Handicraft Co-
others Operative Society
Handicrafts Eroor Kalimon

(wood,gold,meta Vyavasaya
60 25 20 Nil Working
l,Clay based and Sahakarana
others sangham
Handicrafts Narmada wood

(wood,gold,meta Works and
20 4 Working
l,Clay based and Handicraft ICS
others) No.227
Handicrafts Kailas Harijan

(wood,gold,meta Artisans ICS 85 6 cent 700
20 yes Dormant
l,Clay based and sq.ft
others
Handicrafts Artisans Industrial

(wood,gold,meta Co-operative Liquidation
l,Clay based and society
others Ltd,Parakkadavu
S IND(E) 113
Handicrafts Gramika
(wood,gold,meta handicrafts ICS
l,Clay based and Ltd. Parakkadavu Dormant
others P.O,Aluva S IND
(E) 264
Handicrafts Cochin Handicraft

(wood,gold,meta workers ICS Ltd S Dormant
l,Clay based and

others IND( E) 84
Handicrafts Cochin Taluk

Harijan Women’s Dormant
(wood,gold,meta
sc
l,Clay based and Handicrafts ICS
others 91
Handicrafts Poothotta Vanitha Dormant

(wood,gold,meta Handicraft
l,Clay based and Industrial Co-
others operative Society
Ltd S IND (E) 88
Handicrafts Handicraft and

(wood,gold,meta Furniture Workers
Dormant
Ltd S IND (E)
125
Handicrafts Nice Women’s

(wood,gold,meta Handicraft ICS
l,Clay based and Ltd,
others Mulanthuruthy C
IND (E) 243
Handicrafts Udayamperoor ST
(wood,gold,meta handicraft ICS
ST
l,Clay based and Ltd,Udayamperoo
others r S IND (E)246
Handicrafts Alangad
(wood,gold,meta Carpenters and
R.N.A
l,Clay based and Blacksmith ICS society Dormant
others Ltds IND (E) 7
parur
Handicrafts Parur NES Block

(wood,gold,meta Iron and Steel R.N.A
society Dormant
l,Clay based and ICsS Ltd IND (E )
others 9
Handicrafts Alangad NES

(wood,gold,meta Block Brick
R.N.A
l,Clay based and Industrial Co- society Dormant
others operative society
Ltd IND (E)14
Handicrafts Ushas Bangles

(wood,gold,meta Manufacturing
l,Clay based and Womens
others Handicraft
Industrial Co- 12 NA NA Dormant
operative Society
Ltd , Kaitharam,
N. Parur S IND(E)
138

Handicrafts Angamaly
14.5 cent
(wood,gold,meta Carpenters And
200 15 No 1800 square NA Working
l,Clay based and Blacksmith Ics
feet
others SIND (E)12
Handicrafts Ernakulam Metal

(wood,gold,meta Workers ICs 50 18 cent 1200
120 5 No NA Working
l,Clay based and square feet
others
Handicrafts Edappally Vanitha

(wood,gold,meta Handicraft ICS 4.6 cent
l,Clay based and IND (E)48 87 18 1500 square Working
others feet
Handicrafts Kairali Handicrat

(wood,gold,meta ICS SIND (E) 182 2.5 cent 600 Under
10 10 SC
l,Clay based and square feet Liquidation
others
Handicrafts Narmada
(wood,gold,meta Handicraft
20 2 On rent Working
Ltd, amballur S
IND(E) 227
Handloom Mulanthuruthy
HWCS Ltd 41 Cents, Working
36
No..151, 3000 Sq.Ft
Perumpilly P.O
Handloom Kanayannur
HWCS Ltd 21 Cents,
8 Working
No.3572, 2000 Sq Ft
Kanjiramattom
Handloom Keecherry HWCS

Ltd.No.701 Not Working
Handloom HWCS 3428 31.5

1013 162 --- Cents,5000S N.A Working
q.feet
Handloom HWCS E1 12.5

773 108 ---- cents,3000S 7 cents working
q.feet
Handloom Vypin SC/ST

Handlomm Co-
operative 19 16 - - working
Society No E87,
Narakkal
Handloom Pallippuram
Kuzhuppilly 13 working
Handloom Co-
operative soceity
No H128,Cherai
Handloom Cherai Handloom

Co-operative
society No 33 working
648,Beach road
,Cherai
Handloom Tripunithura hwcs

25 8 No 8 5 working
Handloom Muvattupuzha 95 cent land

HWCS Ltd. No. E 144 15 - 300 sq.ft working
86 workshed
Handloom Chengamanad 50
HWCS Ltd, 50 Cent 200 Cent,
50 10 No Working.
No.3479 Sqft 2000
Sqft
Handloom Parur Harijan

Handloom Liquidation
Weavers ICS 97
Handloom Ernakulam
District Co-
Working
Operative Yarn
Bank 115
Handloom Puthenvelikkara
Vanitha Sc/ST
SC/
Handloom Dormant
ST
Weavers
Industrial ICS 107
Handloom Kumbalangi
Handloom Dormant
Weaving ICS 102
Powerloom Parur Powerloom Under

ICS 129 Liquidation
Powerloom Angamaly
Powerloom ICS
116
Powerloom Aluva Powerloom

Liquidation
ICS 98
Kavalangad
Mahila food
330
Other Industrial Products ICS, 12 Rented Working
535
Cooperative Kavalangad
Societies 940055988

Other Industrial Pampakkuda

5 cent land
Cooperative ladies cottage icd
210 6 1 Building 500 working
Societies ltd n0 C ind 33
sq ft
Other Industrial Kuthukad Small

Cooperative Scale ICS LtdS R.N.A
Societies IND (E) 34 society Dormant
Other Industrial Gothuruth Small

Cooperative Scale ICS LtdS
R.N.A Under
Societies (IND) 36 society Liquidation
Other Industrial Paravoor

Cooperative Engineering
Industrial Co- Under
Societies R.N.A
operative Scoiety Society
Liquidation
Ltd , Kaitharam
,68
Other Industrial Kaitharam

Cooperative Vanitha Industrial
(Workshop) Co- Under
Societies R.N.A
operative Society, Society
Liquidation
Kaitharam.P.O.,7
0
Other Industrial Drugs and

Cooperative Pharmaseutical 202 75 cent Not working
Societies ICS 101
Other Industrial The Women

Cooperative Industrial Co-
Societies operative Society
Ltd,
Chendamangalam
. S INND (E) 100
Other Industrial Vijay Industrial

Cooperative Co-operative
SC/ 4.5 cent 700
Societies Society 118 63 15 Not working
ST square feet
Other Industrial Aiswarya Women

Societies operative Society 10 Dormant
Ltd, North Parur S
IND(E) 120

Other Industrial Surya Plastics

R.N.A
Ltd , society Dormant
Cheranallur.P.O.,
Kochi S IND(E)
130
Other Industrial Kadungalloor

Cooperative Mahila ICS 133
Societies 19 1 3 cent 3 cent working
Other Industrial Sreelakshmi

Cooperative Women Industrial
Societies Co-operative
10 Dormant
Society Ltd,
North Parur S
IND(E) 142
Other Industrial The Amala

Cooperative Readymade
Societies Workers Womens
Industrial Co-
R.N.A
operative Society society Dormant
Ltd,
Kaitharam.P.O.,
North Parur S
IND(E) 144
Other Industrial Sneha School Bag

Cooperative manufacturing
Societies Womens
Industrial Co-
R.N.A
operative Society society Dormant
Ltd,
Kaitharam.P.O.,
North Parur S
IND(E) 145
Other Industrial Victory Womens

Societies operative Society R.N.A
society Dormant
Ltd, Elenthikkara,
North Paravoor S
IND(E) 151
Other Industrial Vijaya Mahila

Cooperative ICS Ltd S IND R.N.A
Societies (E) 162 society Dormant
Other Industrial Mariya Rani

Cooperative Mahila Industrial
Society Ltd,
12 Dormant
Pattanam,
Vadakkekkara.P.
O., N. Parur S

IND(E) 163
Other Industrial Asha Women

R.N.A
Ltd, society Dormant
Puthenveli.P.O.,
Puthenvelikara S
IND(E) 164
Other Industrial Keerthi Mahila

R.N.A
Ltd, society Dormant
Udyogamandal.P.
O., Kochi S
IND(E) 165
Other Industrial Pratheeksha

Cooperative WomensIndustrial
R.N.A
Society Ltd, society Dormant
Puthenvelikkara,
Puthenveli.P.O. S
IND(E) 167
Other Industrial Moothakunnam

Society Ltd, Dormant
Moothakunnam,
N. Parur S
IND(E) 168
Other Industrial Sama Bhavana

Kedamangalam,
North Parur S
IND(E) 171
Other Industrial Chemberi Vanitha

Cooperative ICS LtdS IND (E) Dormant
Societies 173
Other Industrial Olga Vanitha

Societies operative Society Under
Ltd, Parayakad, Liquidation
N. Parur S
IND(E) 174

Other Industrial Aiswarya Vanitha

Cooperative ICS Ltd S IND Dormant
Societies (E) 177
Other Industrial Aiswarya Vanitha

Cooperative ICS Ltd S IND Dormant
Societies (E) 177
Other Industrial Akshaya Vanitha

Ltd, U.C. Dormant
College.P.O.,
Aluva S IND(E)
183
Other Industrial Chendamangalam

Cooperative Grama
Societies Panchayath
SC/ST Womens
SC/
Industrial Co- 12 Dormant
ST
operative Society
Ltd,
Chendamangalam
S IND(E) 185
Other Industrial Bhavana SC

Cooperative Womens
Societies Industrial Co-
10 SC Dormant
operative Society
Ltd,N.ParurS
IND(E) 195
Other Industrial Pratheksha

Cooperative Vanitha
Societies Vividhodesya
Vyavasaya
Sahakarana Dormant
Sangam Ltd,
Kottuvally,
Kaitharam.P.O. S
IND(E) 199
Other Industrial Navodaya Book

Cooperative Binding and Book
Societies Manufacturing
Womens
Industrial Co-
operative Society
Ltd,
Kaitharam.P.O. S
IND(E) 220
Other Industrial Challenge

Cooperative Womens
operative Society
Ltd,
Edavanakkadu S

IND(E) 223
Other Industrial Mythri Paper

Cooperative Cover Nirmana
Societies SC Women
Industrial Co- SC
operative Society
Ltd, Kaitharam S
IND(E) 229
Other Industrial Anugraha SC

Cooperative Womens
operative Society
10 SC Not working
Ltd,
Kaitharam.P.O.
North Parur S
IND(E) 231
Other Industrial Silpa SC/ST

Cooperative Womens
SC Dormant
operative Society
Ltd, C IND(E)
232
Other Industrial Kottuvally

Cooperative Panchayat
Societies electronics &
Chemicals
Vanitha Industrial
Dormant
Co-operative
Society Ltd,
Valluvally,
Koonammavu S
IND(E) 236
Other Industrial Electronic

Cooperative Research and
Societies Development ICS Dormant
Ltd, North Parur
S IND(E) 258
Other Industrial The Ernakulam

Cooperative District
Societies Engineering ICS
Dormant
Ltd,Binanipuram.
P.O., Edayar. S
IND(E) 263
Other Industrial Sreenarayan

Cooperative Industrial ICS 268 22 22 N.A NA NA Not working
Societies

Other Industrial Industrial Co-

Cooperative operative Soceity
10 Dormant
Societies Ltd S IND (E)
1,Aluva
Other Industrial Alwaye Cashew

Cooperative Industrail Co-
Societies operative Soceity 10 Dormant
LtdS IND E
(3),aluva
Other Industrial Chengamanad

Cooperative SSILtd NO:13 10 Dormant
Societies
Other Industrial Parakkadavu

Cooperative Small Scale ICS
Societies LtdS IND (E) 38
Other Industrial Central Kerala

Cooperative Yarn and Cloth
Liquidation
Societies Processing ICS
Ltd 47
Other Industrial EDIMICS 64

Cooperative 275 275 NO Working
Societies
Other Industrial Alwaye Small

Cooperative Scale Industrial
Society Ltd 71
Other Industrial Aluva Taluk

Cooperative Kakkaneettu
Societies Industrial
Liquidation
Workers Co-
operative Society
Ltd 73
Other Industrial Vanitha Vyasaya

Cooperative Sahakarana
Societies Sangham Ltd Dormant
Nedumbassery S
IND (E) 105
Other Industrial Malayattoor

Cooperative Neeleeswaram
Societies Panchayath
Vanitha Industrial Dormant
Co-operative
Society Ltd S
IND(E) 119
Other Industrial Deepthi Women

Under
Societies operative Society 10 10 NA NA NA
Liquidation
Ltd, Anappara S
IND (E) 126

Other Industrial Aluva Taluk

Cooperative Womens
operative Society Dormant
Ltd ,
Kalady.PO.Aluva
S IND(E) 128
Other Industrial Surabhi Industrial

Societies Society Ltd,
Dormant
Thottumugham,
Aluva S IND(E)
143
Other Industrial South

Cooperative Vellarappilly
operative Society
Dormant
Ltd, S.
Vellarappilly,
Aluva S IND(E)
146
Other Industrial Thulyatha

Cooperative Women
operative Society Under
12 12 NA NA NA
Ltd, Liquidation
Poikkattussery,
Chengamanad.P.
O. S IND(E) 148
Other Industrial Nochima Mahila

Dormant
Ltd, Nochima,
NAD.P.O., Aluva S
IND(E) 172
Other Industrial Kairali Vanitha

Societies operative Society Dormant
Ltd, Kurumassery,
Aluva S IND(E) 181
Other Industrial Mookkannur

Cooperative Panchayat SC/St
Societies Womens
Industrial Co-
SC Dormant
operative Society
Ltd,Mookkannur,
Aluva S IND(E)
194

Other Industrial Nedumbassery

Cooperative Grama Panchayat
Societies Womens
Industrial Co- Dormant
operative Society
Ltd, Athani.P.O. S
IND(E) 198
Other Industrial Kanjoor Industrial

Societies Society Dormant
Ltd,Kanjoor.P.O. S
IND(E) 219
Other Industrial Hee Tech

Cooperative Electronic Chock
Societies Nirmana ST
Women Industrial
Dormant
Co-operative
Society Ltd,
Mannam.P.O. S
IND(E) 221
Other Industrial Ernakul District

Cooperative Karingal Quarry 159 159 NA NA NA Working
Societies operaters ICS 261
Other Industrial The Rashtra silpi

Cooperative readymad vastra
Dormant
Societies Ulpadana
vanitha ICS 266
Other Industrial Palluruthy Wood R.N.

Cooperative and Metal A 4 cent 700
Not working
Societies Workers ICS Ltd S soci square feet
IND (E) 4,Kochi ety
Other Industrial Vypeen

Cooperative Carpenters and
Societies Maisons ICS LtdS
IND (E) 28
Other Industrial Vypeen

Cooperative Carpenters and
Dormant
Societies Maisons ICS LtdS
IND (E) 28
Other Industrial Vypeen Metal

Cooperative WorkersLtdS IND Dormant
Societies (E)S IND (E) 29
Other Industrial Malippuram Salt R.N.

Cooperative Workers ICS Ltd A Under
Societies No. S IND (E) 58, Soci Liquidation
Malippuram. ety

Other Industrial The Ladies Small

Cooperative Scale ICS Ltd, Liquidation
Societies Kochi ,61
Other Industrial Ochanthuruth

Cooperative Vanitha ICS
Societies (Workshop_ Ltd, 5 cent Dormant
Ochanthuruth,62
Other Industrial Palluruthy Beedi

Cooperative workers ICS 78 Dormant
Societies
Other Industrial Vypeen Block

Cooperative Beedi Workers
Societies Industrial Co- Under
operative Society Liquidation
Ltd,
Edavanakad79
Other Industrial Cochin Vanitha

Cooperative Fish Processing
Societies and Allied
Industrial Co-op SC Dormant
Soceity
Kochangadi.P.O S
IND (E) 93
Other Industrial Ernakulam District

Cooperative SC/ST Vanitha Fish
Societies Proceesing and
SC Dormant
Allied ICS Ltd
Malippuram S IND
(E) 106
Other Industrial Vypeen Block

Dormant
117
Other Industrial Jyothis Woman

Societies operative Society Under
10
Ltd , Chullikkal, Liquidation
Kochi S IND(E)
136
Other Industrial Priyadarsini

Societies Co-operative Under
10 10 No NA NA
Society Ltd , North Liquidation
Edakochi S IND(E)
137

Other Industrial Udaya Women

Cooperative notebook
Societies manufacturing
Industrial Co-
Dormant
operative Society
Ltd , Amaravathi,
Kochi S IND(E)
139
Other Industrial Ranson Womens

Ltd, S. Edakochi S
IND(E) 140
Other Industrial Vimala Womens

Dormant
Ltd, Palluruthi,
Kochi S IND(E)
141
Other Industrial X Ten Women

Dormant
Ltd, Ponekkara,
Elamakkara, Kochi
S IND(E) 149
Other Industrial Souhrida SC/ST

Cooperative Wopmen ICS SC Dormant
Societies nSIND 169
Other Industrial Angel Vanitha

Ltd,Cherai.P.O.,
Kochi S IND(E) 170
Other Industrial Grameena

Societies Co-operative Dormant
Society Ltd, Cherai
S IND(E) 214
Other Industrial Madhurima SC/ST

SC Dormant
Ltd,Andikadavu.P.
O., KandakadavuS
IND(E) 218

Other Industrial Golden SC

Cooperative Womens
SC Dormant
operative Society
Ltd,Edavanakkad S
IND(E) 225
Other Industrial Aspire Industrial

Societies Society Ltd, Fort
Dormant
Cochin, D. No.
X/898 B, Veli-1 S
IND(E) 226
Other Industrial Thejusy Womens

Cooperative multipurpose
Ltd, Fortcochi S
IND(E) 234
Other Industrial The Muziris ICS

Cooperative 267 16 16 No NA NA Not working
Societies
Other Industrial Edapally Ex-

Cooperative service mens
Ltd S IND
(E)8,Kanayannurn
nur
Other Industrial Ernakulam Small

Cooperative Scale Industrial
Societies Co-operative Dormant
Society Ltd S IND
(E) 16
Other Industrial Ernakulam

Cooperative Confectionary
Societies Industrial Co- Dormant
operative Soceity
Ltd.S IND (E) 18
Other Industrial Vaduthala

Cooperative Women
Under
Societies Industrial Co- 5 cent
Liquidation
operaive Society
LtdS IND (E) 23

Other Industrial Mulanthuruthy

Cooperative Carpenters ICS Dormant
Societies LtdS IND (E) 32
Other Industrial Thripunithura

Cooperative Copper Brass,
Dormant
Societies Vessels ICS LtdS
IND (E) 37
Other Industrial Kundannoor

Cooperative Wood Workers Dormant
Societies ICS Ltd. 41
Other Industrial Moolampilly

Cooperative Bricks and Soap Dormant
Societies Workers ICS43
Other Industrial Kothad Brush and

Cooperative Coconut Pith
Dormant
Societies Articles Workers
ICS Ltd49
Other Industrial Vyttills

Cooperative Automobile Dormant
Societies Engineerng 51
Other Industrial Palarivattom

Cooperative Metal Workers 4.5 cent
Societies ICS 52 81 2 1300 square Working
feet on lease
Other Industrial Edappally Block

Cooperative Iron & Steel
Dormant
Societies Workers ICS
Ltd,Elamakkara 53
Other Industrial Kanayannurnnur

Cooperative Taluk Beedi
Societies Workers Indl
Dormant
(Workshop) Co-op
Society,
Thripunithura57

Cooperative Industrial
Societies Production Sales
and Service
Dormant
(Wrokshop) Co-op
Soceity,
Ernakulam S IND
(E) 5
Other Industrial Felters Ancilliay

R.N.A
Cooperative ICS Ltd , HMT Under
societ
Societies Colony.P.O., y Liquidation
Kalamassery60

Other Industrial The Marikkar

Cooperative Engineering
Societies Employeees
automobile and
general
Dormant
engineering ICS
Ltd ,
Pokkamthuruth,
Ernakulam S IND
(E)63
Other Industrial WINCOS 66

100 cent 800
Cooperative 58 2 working
square feet
Societies
Other Industrial Vattekunnam

Cooperative Steel &
Societies MetalWorkers
Liquidated
Industrial Co-
operative Soceity
Ltd, Edappally,67
Other Industrial Technospan

Dormant
Ltd 72
Other Industrial Kaloor Industrial

Cooperative Co-operative Dormant
Societies society Ltd 74
Other Industrial Kanichira Harijan

Cooperative 77 22 SC 10 cent Not working
Societies

Cooperative Handicapped
Societies Persons welfare
operative society
Ltd No. S IND (E)
80
Other Industrial Ekm District 15 cent

Cooperative Harijan Ex- 57 3 SC 600square working
Societies Trainees 81 feet
Other Industrial Kerala Ice

Cooperative manufacturing
Societies Industrial Co- Liquidated
operative Society
Ltd S IND (E) 82

Other Industrial Assocaited Tool

Cooperative mekers and
Societies Engineering Dormant
Society Ltd S IND
(E) 95
Other Industrial The Supriya

109

Cooperative Womens Civla and
Societies Mechanical
Engineers
operative Society
Ltd,
Arakkunnam.P.O.
S IND(E) 122
Other Industrial Ushas Vanitha

Cooperative Vyavasaya
Dormant
operative Society
Ltd , Panangad S
IND(E) 123

Cooperative Women
Societies Electronics
Engineers
Industrial Co-
Dormant
operative Society
Ltd,
Edakkattuvayal,
Arakkunnam.P.O.
S IND(124)

Cooperative Womens Electrical
Societies Engineers
Industrial Co-
Dormant
operative Society
Ltd ,
Arakkunnam.P.O.
S IND(E) 127
Other Industrial Kripa Womens

Dormant
Ltd S IND (E) 131

Other Industrial Multi media

Ltd , Airlines Dormant
Building, M.G.
Road, Kochi -11 S
IND(E) 132
Other Industrial Thekken Chittoor

Dormant
Society 134
Other Industrial Sneha Women

Ltd, Ponekkara, Dormant
Elamakkara, Kochi
S IND(E) 150
Other Industrial Sunshine Women

Ltd, Thykkoodam, 10 10 Dormant
Vyttila.P.O.,
Ernakulam. S
IND(E) 152
Other Industrial Sauhrida Women

Cooperative Industrial Co-op
Societies Soceity Ltd. BMC Dormant
.P.O Thirkkakara
S IND (E) 154
Other Industrial Lotus Vanitha ICS

Cooperative Ltd. S IND (E) 155 Dormant
Societies
Other Industrial Lucky Vanitha

Ltd, Dormant
Palarivattom.P.O.,
Mamangalam S
IND(E) 156
Other Industrial Naveen Women

Dormant
Ltd,Mulavukad.P.
O., Kochi S IND(E)
166

Other Industrial Naveen Women

Dormant
Ltd,Mulavukad.P.
O., Kochi S IND(E)
166
Other Industrial Pratheeksha

Society Ltd, HMT Dormant
Colony,
Kalamassery S
IND(E) 178
Other Industrial Kanayannurnnur

Cooperative Taluk Iron & Steel
Ltd,
Mulanthuruthy S
IND(E) 179
Other Industrial Clean Glove

Ltd,Kakkanad S
IND(E) 191
Other Industrial Janapriya

Cooperative Womens
11 Dormant
operative Society
Ltd,Tripunithura S
IND(E) 192
Other Industrial Navadeepthi

Ltd, Nadakkavu S
IND(E) 196
Other Industrial Mangala SC

Society
SC Dormant
Ltd,Cheppanam,
Chathamma,
Panangad S IND(E)
197

Other Industrial Village Food

Cooperative Processing
Ltd,
Edakkattuvayal S
IND(E) 224
Other Industrial Sangeetha SC
SC Dormant
Ltd,
Mulanthuruthy C
IND(E) 228
Other Industrial Anaswara
Cooperative Womens
Societies multipurpose
operative Society
Ltd, Vyttila S
IND(E) 233
Other Industrial Navajothi Vanitha
Dormant
Ltd, Palarivattom,
Kochi -S IND(E)
235
Other Industrial Star Industrial
Cooperative Multipurpose
Societies Womens
Industrial Co-
38 38 Working
operative Society
Ltd, Ponnurunni,
Vyttila S IND(E)
237
Other Industrial Cochin Footwear
Cooperative Scheduled Caste
Societies Industrial Co-op 12 12 SC Dormant
Soceity S IND (E)
238
Other Industrial Vyttila Block
Cooperative Electronics
Dormant
operative Society
Ltd, Kumbalam S
IND(E) 239
Other Industrial Jayabharath
Arayankavu,
Kulayittikara S
IND(E) 240

Other Industrial Janani Science and

Cooperative Technology ICS
Societies Ltd No. Eroor, Dormant
Tripunithura S
IND(E) 241
Other Industrial Open Software

Cooperative Solutions ICS Ltd ,
Societies Palarivattom S Dormant
IND(E) 245
Other Industrial Vyttila Block
Cooperative women's SC (Food
Societies Processing) ICS
SC Dormant
Ltd, Maradu.P.O. S
IND(E) 250
Other Industrial Janasakthi SC ICS

Cooperative Ltd, Tripunithura S
Societies IND(E) 251 SC Dormant
Other Industrial Macro Women ICS

Cooperative Ltd ,
Societies Tripunithura.P.O., Dormant
Thekkumbhagam
S IND(E) 252
Other Industrial Ethnic Food
Cooperative Processing
Societies Womens ICS Ltd, Dormant
Ernakulam South,
Kochi S IND(E) 257
Other Industrial The Hill Producers
Cooperative ICS Ltd, Cochin
Societies Special Economic Dormant
Zone, Kakkanad S
IND(E) 260
Other Industrial Ernakulam district

Cooperative Women
Societies Decorative 59 59 No Working
Apparel society
269
Other Industrial Kssia ICS 270
Cooperative
Societies 30 30 No Not working
Other Industrial Industrial

Cooperative engineeriang and
Societies infotech ICS 271

APPENDIX II
Panchayathwise industrial activities
No of
No of Remarks (specify whether
househ
Name of persons Investment associated with Govt
Activity olds
Panchayath involved (in Rs) scheme)
househ
involved
old
Cochin corp tailoring 31 42 625000 19

food 18 27 420000 10
Smithy 7 10 85000
Bakery
4 8 25000
Varappetty Products
Pappadam 8 12 30000
Gold/Bronze
5 5 360000
ornaments
Curd Making 9 5 20000
Nellikuzhi Wood based 120 500 6000000
Cocoa Drying 22 30 50000
Kuttampuzha GP Bamboo mats 80 120 10000
Bamboo mats 10 15 5000
8 12 20000
Kottappady Pickle making
Bakery
9 15 50000
Products
Pindimana Smithy 6 6 30000
Kothamangalam Tailoring 35 40 700000
Keerampara GP Soap Powder 8 10 5000
Pothanicad Tailoring 30 40 300000
Paingottoor 20 25 200000
Tailoring
Food
9 15 20000
Kavalangad Products
Pathiri
6 15 50000
Pallarimangalam Making
Pallippuram General
18 53 4100000
Engineering
Kuzhuppilly General
7 25 1050000
Engineering
Edavanakkad General
6 15 1100000
Engineering
Nayarambalam General
5 10 900000
Engineering
Narakkal General
4 8 750000
Engineering
Pallippuram Wood
furniture 7 22 2000000
Kuzhuppilly Wood
3 7 400000
furniture

Edavanakkad Wood
4 10 700000
furniture
Nayarambalam Wood
3 8 650000
furniture
Narakkal Wood
4 19 1300000
furniture
Readymade
11 21 1150000
garments
General
6 15 1250000
Engineering
Food
3 11 900000
Maneed Products
Readymade
15 26 1450000
garments
General
5 11 1350000
Engineering
Food
4 12 550000
Amballur Products
Readymade
12 28 1100000
garments
General
4 9 1250000
Engineering
Food
3 8 450000
Chottanikkara Products
Readymade
11 21 950000
garments
General
3 7 1150000
Engineering
Food
3 8 350000
Edakkattuvayal Products
Readymade
9 8 750000
garments
General
2 4 650000
Engineering
Food
2 5 200000
Mulanthuruthy Products
Readymade
7 13 950000
garments
General
2 5 700000
Engineering
Food
3 6 350000
Udayamperoor Products
General
1 4 300000
Vengoor Engineering
General
7 9 90000
Mudakuzha Engineering
General
4 17 60000
Koovappady Engineering
Pampakuda Wooden
30 45 6000000
Panchayat Furniture
Wooden
10 18 1500000
Elanji Panchayat Furniture
Ramamangalam Tailoring 10 10 500000
Panchayat
Thirumarady
10 10 500000
Panchayat Tailoring

Readymade
Garments,
70 85 2000000
Piravom Tailoring,cand
Municipality le
Koothattukulam Welding 10 15 1000000

Municipality Workshop
Tailoring
Aluva (M) Food Products
Light Engg.
Works, Mfg.
Concrete
Chittattukara Brick, Food 33 100 6100000
Mfg.,
Furniture Mfg.
etc.
Light Engg.
Works, Mfg.
Concrete
Chendamangalam Brick, Food 40 121 7500000
Mfg.,
Furniture Mfg.
etc.
Light Engg.
Works, Mfg.
Ezhikkara Concrete 21 67 3700000
Brick, Food
Mfg. etc.
Light Engg.
Works,
Religious
Articles Mfg.,
Kottuvally Mfg. Concrete 75 218 14900000
Brick, Food
Mfg.,
Furniture Mfg.
etc.
Light Engg.
Works, Food
Vadakkekara Mfg., 68 162 10300000
Furniture Mfg.
etc.
Tailoring 18 Nos registered with
25 25 250000
Kundumbasree
Food products 7 Nos registered with
11 15 50000
kundumbasree
Sinkarimelam 5 10000 Kundumbasree
Pickle making 1 no.registered with
5 5 5000
kudumbasree
Kalamassery Pappadam 1 registered with
3 3 10000
kudumbasree
Candles 1 registered with
2 2 10000
kudumbasree
Ornaments registered with kudumbasree
3 3 5000
mfg
Laundry unit 2 10 30000 registered with kudumbasree
Screen 1 1 10000 registered with kudumbasree

printing
Photostat,Lam registered with kudumbasree
2 2 20000
ination
Garment/Inner 21 338 18550000 Some units availed assistance

Wear under ESS
Wooden/Furni
27 120 15000000
ture
Food/Bakery/
26 160 20050000
Pappad 3 Pappadam Units
Flour Mill 17 23 13000000
Muvattupuzha
Municipality Dental
(Artificial 4 1507 27199000
teeth making)
Ayurvedic/Her 6 19 32000000
bal Products
3 Pickle/Achar Units, 3
47 2535 - Pappadam Units, 5 Waste
Kudumbasree Management Units
Bronze Vessel 6 6 10000
Tailoring 30 30 150000
Beauty parlour 15 15 750000
Wood works 20 20 100000
Paipra General
20 20 200000
engineering
Cement
building 18 36 180000
material
Cane &
5 5 10000
bamboo
Wood works 5 5 50000
General
Arakuzha 6 6 60000
engineering
Tailoring 8 8 20000
Marady Tailoring 8 8 16000
General
10 20 400000
engineering
Valakom Food
5 10 50000
processing

& tailoring
Avoly Cement
building 5 8 40000
material
Food
5 10 20000
processing
Manjalloor Tailoring & 10 20 40000

beauty parlour
General
10 10 100000
engineering

Jewellery
making & 10 10 10000
fabric painting
Ayavana Food
5 5 50000
processing
Tailoring & 10 10 200000

beauty parlour
Jewellery
making & 8 8 80000
fabric painting
Kalloorkkad Food
5 5 50000
processing
Tailoring & 10 10 20000

beauty parlour
N.paravur(m) Diary products 1 5 250000 SGSRY
Readymade SGSRY
3 15 350000
garments
Wooden
Chellanam 6 17 635000
Furniturue
Genel. Engg. 7 16 745000
Flour Mill 5 13 690000
Wooden
Kumbalanghi 13 39 1515000
Furniture
Genl.Engg. 12 29 820000
Wooden
Kumbalam 13 32 1894000
Furnitre
Genl. Engg. 3 5 150000
Tripunithura Terracotta 35 50 2000000
Thiruvaniyoor Engineering 3 5 600000
Engineering,
Kunnathunad 14 37 3800000
food
Enginnering,
Aikkaranad 7 17 1900000
Food
Carry Bag
Mazhuvannoor 4 15 800000
units
Flour&Oil
Poothrikka 6 12 1500000
Mills
Puthencruz Food, Engg 7 26 1400000
SmokelessOve
n,Pottery ,
Karumallur Mfg.,Light 56 83 8100000
Engg, Food
Mfg

Light Engg.
Works,Mfg.
Concrete
Alangad Brick,Food 49 120 9700000
Mfg.,
Furniture Mfg.
etc.
Light
Engg.Works,F
Kadungallur 47 68 7000000
urniture Mfg.
etc.
Religious
Articles Mfg.,
Varappuzha 51 114 9800000
Furniture Mfg.
etc.
Light Engg.
Works,Paper
Eloor Products,Furni 23 51 7500000
ture Mfg. etc.
Wooden
Maradu 10 15 1800000
Handicrafts
1840 8109 284929000

APPENDIX III
Panchayathwise Kudumbasree- micro units registered

Name of No of No of micro No of Remarks
Panchayath Kudumbasree enterprises set members
units up involved
Kothamangalam (M) 216 30 39
Varappetty GP 124 11 27
Nellikuzhi GP 264 31 155
Kuttampuzha GP 338 72 375
Kottappady GP 186 47 235
Pindimana GP 114 14 50
Keerampara GP 140 12 60
Pothanicad GP 98 28 112
Paingottoor GP 118 8 32
Kavalangad GP 263 25 107
Pallarimangalam GP 95 10 56
Maradu (M) 60 20 49
Pampakkuda 5 5 20
Elanji 10 10 28
Koothattukulam 12 12 70
Ramamangalam 12 12 57
Thirumarady 2 2 4
Muvattupuzha 152 24 56
N.Paravur(M) 173 51 332
Kalamassery 37 56

Tripunithura(M) 317 67 250
Thrikkakara 84 84 145
Cochin Corpn 291 291 291
Elamkunnapuzha 42 11 52
Kadamakudy 23 23 103
Mulavukadu 27 27 46
Cheranellur 43 10 18
Maneed 155 12 60
Amballur 218 13 65
Chottanikkara 180 17 60
Edakkattuvayal 131 14 70
Mulanthuruthy 168 22 110
Udayamperoor 262 25 123
Kumbalanghi 325 12 45
Chellanam 320 8 33
Kumbalam 240 1 10
Alangad 305 19 81
Karumalloor 287 10 34
Kadungalloor 202 27 72
Varappuzha 174 5 25
Perumbavoor(M) 88 88 112
Ezhikkara 146 35 175
Chendamangalam 281 132 660
Vadakkekara 422 32 160
Chittattukara 310 8 40

Kottuvally 376 64 234
Sreemoolanagaram 14 14 42
Nedumbassery 8 8 25
Chengamanad 14 14 61
Puthenvelikkara 20 20 115
Kunnukara 28 28 8
Parakkadavu 14 14 66
Angamaly (M) 58 58 74
Aluva (M) 87 10 100
Kalloorkkad 4 4 12
Manjalloor 9 9 51
Ayavana 11 3 11
Paipra 11 3 15
Valakom 16 16 67
Arakuzha 13 13 34
Marady 14 14 56
Thiruvaniyoor 182 5 34
Kunnathunad 176 13 43
Aikkaranad 120 6 22
Mazhuvannoor 242 6 30
Poothrikka 110 12 32
Puthencruz 136 31 124
Eloor 262 20 40
Njarakkal 200 14 83
Nayaramabalam 243 23 130

Edavanakkad 207 11 61
Kuzhuppilly 127 32 144
Pallippuram 412 38 194
Palakuzha 5 5 25
Piravom 9 9 46
Vadavucode 7 7 32
vengoor 20 20 96
Asamannoor 9 9 35
Mudakkuzha 6 6 25
Koovappady 16 16 69
Rayamangalam 32 32 140
Okkal 27 27 136
Thurvur 11 11 52
Mukkunnur 9 9 9
Kalady 14 14 74
Avoly 14 14 42
10716 2136 7449

APPENDIX IV
Entreprenur’s Development Clubs registered at DIC
ED CLUB LIST – ALUVA
1. M.E.S.SOCSAMS, MARAMPILLY, ALUVA

2. MANEED GOVERNMENT ITI, MANEED
3. ST.XAVIERS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, ALUVA
4. MORNING STAR HOME SCIENCE COLLEGE, ANGAMALY
5. SOCIAL WELFARE TECHINICAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION PRIVATE ITI,
ALUVA
6. SREE SANKARA COLLEGE, KALADY
7. DE-PAUL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ANGAMALY
SOUTH
ED CLUB LIST, KANAYANOOR, TALUK
8. GOVERNMENT POLY TECHNIC COLLEGE, KALAMASSERY

9. BHARATH MATHA COLLEGE, THRIKKAKARA
10. S.R.V. GOVERNMENT MODEL VHSS, MG ROAD, ERNAKULAM
11. K.P.M.V.H.S.S. POOTHOTTA
12. GOVERNMENT ITI FOR WOMEN, KALAMASSERY
13. GOVERNMENT ITI MARADU, NETTOOR
14. ST.TERESA’S COLLEGE, ERNAKULAM
15. GOVERNMENT H.S.S. MANGAYIL, MARADU
16. CARDINAL H.S.S, THRIKKAKARA
ED CLUB LIST, KOCHI
17. COCHIN COLLEGE, KOCHI

18. RURAL ACADEMY FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES, KUZHUPPILY
19. SDPY VHSS , PALLURUTHY,KOCHI
20. AQUINAS COLLEGE,EDAKOCHI
ED CLUB LIST, KUNNATHUNAD
21. SREE SANKARA VIDYAPEEDAM COLLEGE,

VALAYANCHIRANGARA.P.O, PERUMBAVOOR

22. MARTHOMA COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY,

ASRAMAM CAMPUS, PERUMBAVOOR
23. GOVERNMENT POLY TECHNIC COLLEGE, KOOVAPPADY
24. SREE NARAYANA GURUKULAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
25. ILMC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHONOLOGY, METHALA,
KEEZHILLAM
26. NVHSS, MARAMPILLY
ED CLUB LIST, NORTH PARAVUR
27. PRESENTATION COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES, DIOCESE OF

KOTTAPPURAM
28. GOVERNMENT VHSS, KAITHARAM
29. SREE NARAYANA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, NORTH
PARAVUR
ED CLUB LIST, KOTHAMANGALAM
30. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE, KOTHAMANGALAM

31. ST.JOSEPH HIGHER SCONDARY SCHOOL , PAINGOTTOOR.P.O
32. ELDO MAR BASELIOUS COLLEGE, PUTHUPADY, KOTHAMANGALAM
33. GOVERNMENT POLY TECHINIC COLLEGE, KOTHAMANGALAM
34. MAR MATHEWS BOYS TOWN PVT.ITI, KOZHIPPILLY.P.O
35. SREE NARAYANA GURU COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE ,
KOTHAMANGALAM
36. MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE,KARUKADAM P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM
ED CLUB LIST, MUVATTUPUZHA
37. VISHSWAJYOTHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,

VAZHAKKULAM, MUVATTUPUZHA
38. ELAHIYA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, PEEZHAKKAPPILLY,
MUVATTUPUZHA
39. NIRMALA ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, NIRMALA HILLS,
MULANTHURUTHY
40.ELAHIA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, PEZHAKKAPPILLY,
MUVATTUPUZHA
41. THARBIYATH TRUST VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,
KAVUMKARA MARKET.P.O MUVATTUPUZHA

42. INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE, ARAKUZHA.P.O, MUVATTUPUZHA

43.GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL,EAST
MARADY
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GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE

INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL SURVEY REPORT OF ERNAKULAM

Prepared and Published by

DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE

KUNNUMPURAM CIVIL STATION ROAD,KAKKANAD,ERNAKULAM

PH: 0484-2421432,2421461,FAX – 0484 2421461

E mail- gm.dic.ekm@gmail.com, gm.ekm.dic@kerala.gov.in

Web site: www.dic.kerala.gov.in

An Industrial Potential Survey of Ernakulam District, the industrial

I hereby acknowledge the services rendered by all Managers, Assistant

Kakkanad General Manager,

Scope & Objectives 1

1.3 District at a glance 5

Chapter II:-Resource Analysis 7

2.2 Surface water resources 9

2.3 Animal Husbandry 13

2.4 Fisheries resources 15

2.5 Mineral resources 16

2.6 Forest resources 17

2.7 Human resources 18

Chapter III :-Infrastructure 25

3.5 Social Infrastructure 35

Chapter IV : Industrial Scenario 41

4.1 Large Scale industries/PSUs/ major industries 49

4.2 Industrial Land in the district 58

4.3 Industrial Estates 59

4.4 KINFRA/INKEL/KSIDC /Other industrial parks 62

4.5 Industrial land identified from local bodies 64

4.6 Future land availability 66

4.7 Co-operative Societies 67

4.8 Major industrial activity of the panchayath(nano/household) 68

4.9 Activities of locational advantage/Geographic indication 70

4.11 Traditional Industries 71

4.12 Other Infrastructure Facilities 72

i) Research & Development Centres in the district 72

ii) Incubation centres 72

iii) Start ups 73

iv) Entrepreneurship Development Clubs 73

4.13 Industrial Cluster Development 75

4.14 Major exports/ Export potential 77

4.15 SWOT Analysis 78

5.2 Potential MSEs in the district 94

5.3 Classification of Potential Sectors 101

5.4. Blockwise Potential of Resources and Skills 104

5.5 General issues raised by MSMEs 107

5.6 Suggestions 108

5.7 Implementation Strategy 108

5.8 Conclusion 109

APPENDIX III 138

Scope & Objectives

The present Industrial Potential Survey is focused on the District of Ernakulam as a

v) To identify locations for viable projects in Small Scale Sector.

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4 Prepared &Submitted by District Industries Centre, Eranakulam

1.3 DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

Date of formation 1st April 1958

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Industrial status (as on 31.3.2017)

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I)Total Area 305826

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