MSME-Development Institute Kolkata · Udyami Bangla 2nd Year, Vol: VIII, July 2020 3 From the Desk of Director In-Charge: Government of India two months ago announced the ‘Atmanirbhar’

MSME-Development Institute

Kolkata

2nd Year, Vol: VIII, July 2020

Udyami Bangla 2nd Year, Vol: VIII, July 2020

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From the Desk of Director In-Charge:

Government of India two months ago announced the ‘Atmanirbhar’

stimulus package to reboot India’s micro, small and medium enterprises

(MSMEs) sector, which was recently reclassified on the basis of turnover

and investment.

With effect from July 1, 2020 as per the latest redefinition, the new

registration proces is being ensued. It is coined as Udyam Registration.

This time the registration is being tagged with data from GST and

Income tax for dynmic updation and better transparency.

The ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’ is being hailed as major fiscal policy and relief

measure package to assuage India’s economic predicament amidst the pandemic

with specific emphasis on MSME revival. But how far can this reclassification resuscitate

the Indian economy which is barely recovering from the effects of the COVID-19

pandemic is definitely a point of concern. Besides the effect of international relationships

of India will also affect the MSMEs of India.But on the otherside, the present scenario will

open up new roads and real opportunities for the MSME sector.

It is expected that the entrepreneurs will come forward to grab the opportunities and

the support from GoI to make India truly ‘Atmanirbhar’.

Krishnadas Bhattacharjee

Content A. Director’s Message 03

B. Editorial 04

C. Success Story 05

D. We are Happy to Help You 07

E. AV Space 11

F. From the Districts 12

G. Focus District – Purulia 14

H. News & Views 24

I. Special Feature 34


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Editorial:

It seems that it is very hard for people to individually figure out how to

build meaning into their lives. Most of us need the discipline provided by

a structured work environment, to which we add significance or value

or meaning . As we are into a phase of forced lay off and freed from the

obligation of structured work pattern, we initially tried to find new

meaning of life, working at home, taking up crafts, volunteering to

household chores, leisure activities and so forth. Unfortunately evidence

suggests that it is difficult for people to find meaning outside the structure

of their work. In 2017, Daniel Kahneman and Alan Krueger showed, using

surveys where they asked people to reconstruct their day and how they felt about each

moment, that among leisure activities, watching TVs, using their computer and napping gave

the least immediate pleasure and the least sense of achievement. Socializing is one of the

most pleasurable activities. However, Covid19 has taken away that too from us leading to

depression and triggered unrest. Unlock 1.0 followed by Unlock 2.0 allowed the process of

phased re-opening of activities with much relief to all of us. This is in force from July 1, 2020, up

to july 31, 2020. Now the challenge the government faces after unlocking is how to put the

financial sector back on its feet. Unlocking was one of the measures to revive growth. With the

country witnessing the reverse migration for the first time, there are more developments and

opportunities for redefining the investment priorities and creating more enhanced

geographically distributed models.over the next many months, india’s economy will operate

along with the Covid19 by building various dynamic actions and changes forming lockdowns

and restarts. Unlocking the way, there are a lot of challenges faced by the indian economy.

Pandemic causing a lot of distress and fear among individuals and businesses, the

collaboration between industry-governments will play a significant role in restarting the growth

of the country.

We continue to serve through our service portal ‘champions’. We are sharing the schemes and

policies. We look beyond to fight together

Debabrata Mitra

Editor : Sri Debabrata Mitra, Deputy Director (G&C)

Sub Editor : Sri Chitresh Biswas, Asstt. Director (Stat)

Cover : Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan Logo

Back Cover : PM SVANidhi Yojana Poster


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Indian Design International Standard

SPACETALE DESIGNS

Regd. Office : 68 Pragatipally, Subhasgram, Kolkata 700147. WB. India.

Website : www.spacetaledesigns.com

Email : [email protected]

Phone : +91 9836693398, +91 6289422970

Everyone has a story. Sometimes we are the lead of that story

and sometimes we witnessed them. Some are just boring while

some are utterly fascinating. These stories have been a big part of our past and make us who

we all are.

Spacetale is about such stories that have been an integral part of us.

In Spacetale all the products tell some stories. Those are inspired by the great cultural heritage

of India as well as the touch of our lives. These are the stories that their customers want to read

every day, love every day and showcase them as an element of our culture. Furniture and

products from Spacetale are meant for reflecting a personality that is an extension of a

quintessential Indian.

Spacetale is a brain child of Subi Suman who did Post Graduate Diploma Program in Furniture

and Interior Design from NID (National Institute of Design) in 2009. Subi is a graduate of

architecture (JU) and follows his passion for interior and space products. Being in a

multidisciplinary environment Subi persuaded his interests in graphic design, toy design, light

design, photography and other inter-disciplinary subjects. After leaving NID and worked in the

furniture industry for sometimes, he formed this enterprise to create furniture and home

accessories that not only suits the need of Indian customers but also exudes of personality that

is essentially Indian.

Poulami Biswas, a born artist, dancer, an architect, and an urban designer joined Spacetale

as a creative coordinator in 2012. Her paintings and art on furniture make the piece beyond

only furniture and she paints it to a piece of art.

Spacetale and its every product has

Subi’s personal touch in all its aspects

and this is what makes Spacetale

unique.

Spacetale started their journey with

investment of just 3 lakhs rupees in

2011. Now the turnover crossed a

crore. Their designs and products got

accalamation in India and abroad. In

2014, their product has been

awarded in prestigious event PRIX

ÉMILE HERMÈS, Paris. Spacetale produce good quality designer furniture which is affordable and durable. Their products follow

ergonomically dimensions to be more human centric.

The furniture market in India is estimated to be more than 30 Billion USD. Almost 85% furniture

market is unorganised. MSME sector may see a big opportunity to capture this market share

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with high-quality products, unique designs and competitive pricing. Spacetale is dreaming big

to create a brand like IKEA for India. Till date in furniture industry India is lagging behind even

Bangladesh and Sri-Lanka. In India this sector has a wide market to grow. Spacetale also want

to export their furniture to the world.


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BLACK BELT PAINTS

Regd. Office : T-7/PT.4, PH-II, KALYANI INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WBSIDCL.; BLOCK: D, PO: KALYANI, DIST: NADIA, PIN: 741235.


Phone : +91 9830053913

UAM No : WB15A0002024

BLACK-BELT PAINTS (BBP), a micro manufacturing unit, put forward baby steps on 24th June,

2010, with a trial batch production & started commercial production from July, 2010 onwards

to set forth on its journey of (industrial) brand building and production of quality industrial paints

with automotive paints supplies for Ambassador cars & Winner (small trucks) to Hindustan

Motors Ltd., Uttarapara, W. B.

Triggered off by Proprietor, Mr. Debayan Chakrabarti at the age of 24 years in 2010, at Kalyani

Industrial Estate, Phase II, WBSIDC Ltd., the unit is registered under DIC, Nadia & obtained

Udyog Aadhaar registration in October, 2016, UAM No: WB15A0002024. The micro enterprise

was sincerely supported by MSME Directorate, Govt. of W.B and largely financed by SBI under

CGTMSE (collateral free loan without any 3rd party guarantee) for its honest & sincere

endeavour.

A brief introduction of the unit is highlighted below:

BLACK-BELT PAINTS aim at manufacturing and directly supplying premium quality Industrial

Coatings along with technical support to their industrial customers. The enterprise is committed

to maintaining and improving the quality of their products and services by continual

improvement in processes and products to ensure customer satisfaction.

It is an integral part of BLACK-BELT PAINTS’ administrative policy to provide training to all

personnel. It is imperative that all operators are adequately trained to the highest standards

to keep abreast of new technology and developments.

BLACK-BELT PAINTS is committed to the manufacturing and supplying of environmental-friendly

products to the maximum extent possible.

Product Details

BLACK-BELT PAINTS is skilled to supply Synthetic Enamel Paints (air-drying or stoving), Bituminous

Paints, Casting Sealers, Epoxy Paints and Acrylic Paints. They are capable of manufacturing

products as per BIS guideline / customers’ specifications. BLACK-BELT PAINTS is able to

manufacture stoving alkyd & epoxy paints for automotive sectors as well.

WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP YOU


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Technology

BLACK-BELT PAINTS has got into in this venture under the young enterprising efforts of Mr.

Debayan Chakrabarti, supported by the vast knowledge and experience of technocrat, Mr.

Susanta Kumar Chakrabarti, essentially from ICI AR&D Plastics & Paints, who provides full time

supervision on application, research, development, production & quality control of the

enterprise for supply of industrial paints at competitive prices.

Production Capacity

BLACK-BELT PAINTS had triggered off with production capacity of 180 kl per annum. The

enterprise maintains a Mixing Vessel, Attritor, Pot Mill & Multipurpose Mixer (for

experimentation). Requisite laboratory instruments are also available for post-production

quality checks.

BLACK-BELT PAINTS maintain on-time delivery schedules to customers.

Testing Facility

The products of BLACK-BELT PAINTS pass requisite testing parameters, as per customers’

specifications / BIS guidelines before despatch to customers.

Customers’ Details:

i) BLACK-BELT PAINTS is in commercial production since July, 2010. BLACKBELT PAINTS has

begun with a regular supply of automotive paints to Hindustan Motors, Uttarpara, West

Bengal of Epoxy Primer, Stoving Top Coat, Red Oxide Primer, Anticorrosive Chassis

Black etc.

ii) BLACK-BELT PAINTS has developed Vinar Systems Pvt. Ltd., Behala, Kolkata as their sole

supplier of Stoving Paints’ & Thinners for their storage solution without failure in trials.

These specialised products for multipurpose applications’ system i.e. showering,

dipping & spraying maintain export quality. The paint is AD/FD in nature.

iii) BLACK-BELT PAINTS has also supplied Epoxy Paints to Metaldyne Induries Ltd.,

Jamshedpur to their satisfaction.

iv) BLACK-BELT PAINTS has also delivered to Chandra Udyog, Howrah, a CLW job

contractor, as a customer of Air Drying Alkyd-based material along with a respective

Air Drying Thinner.

v) PEW Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Howrah regularly procures Air Drying Alkyd-based materials

along with a respective Thinner from BLACK-BELT PAINTS.

vi) BLACK-BELT PAINTS has also supplied Top Coat Glossy Black, Light Grey & Peacock Blue

to Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases Ltd., Kalyani & Uluberia.

vii) BLACK-BELT PAINTS has been a regular supplier of Andrew Yule Co. Ltd. for Epoxy

Thinner, Heat Resistant Paints of 260-400 deg C along with alkyd paints & respective

thinners as well.

viii) BLACK-BELT PAINTS has supplied Alkyd-based Primers & Top Coat along with respective

thinner to Vishwa Industrial Co. Ltd. for an NTPCL project.

BLACK-BELT PAINTS (other vendor registrations):

i) Larsen n Toubro (LnT)

ii) NTPC Limited (NTPCL)

iii) Indian OIL Corporation Limited (IOCL).

iv) Air India Ltd.

v) Braithwaite & Co. Ltd. (Victoria & Clive Works)


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vi) Steel Authority of India Ltd.-IISCO.

Prospective customers (Interactions already attempted from BBP):

i) Mecon Ltd., Ranchi.

ii) Metal & Steel (Ordnance Factory), Ichhapore

iii) GE, Durgapur.

iv) Tata Hitachi, Kharagpur.

v) Tata Power

vi) WBPDCL

vii) Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.

viii) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.

ix) Ashok Leyland

The micro enterprise approached MSME-DI, Kolkata in April, 2020 and sought our assistance in

acquiring BIS certification (IS: 2074) which had been rejected by BIS, Kolkata and was pending

since May, 2019. The ground for rejection by BIS was that two particular testing instruments for

conducting (Salt Spray & Humidity Resistance Test for IS: 2074 licensing) had not been installed

by BLACK-BELT PAINTS. However, BLACK-BELT PAINTS represented their case to MSME-DI,

Kolkata stating that not only was the testing instruments high priced, they were also very space

consuming for the micro unit with a covered area of only 1949 sq. ft in leased (99 years lease)

property.

The matter was taken up by MSME-DI, Kolkata with DG, BIS on 4th May and again on 24th June,

2020 through e-mail. It was requested that the unit may be permitted to outsource the tests

from any BIS/NABL accredited laboratory as the tests were conducted according to standard

operating procedure & with high degree of accuracy at the said labs.

Finally on 29th June, DG, BIS informed the unit that its appeal had been accepted and the unit

should get its samples tested for Resistance to humidity & Resistance to Salt Spray

requirements as per IS:2074, 2015 in a lab recognized or empanelled by BIS in strict compliance

with the Scheme of Inspection & Testing(SIT).

This is a huge step forward for the unit in the present competitive world and the issuance of BIS

certification IS: 2074 is now under process. The issuance of the license (IS: 2074) would be the

2nd at the eastern region in India.

The micro enterprise currently employs 6 human resources including 2 casual human resources

& 4 permanent human resources.

Future plans of the unit

1. After acquiring BIS license, the unit has plans of market penetration in Eastern India,

especially in the PSU sectors (i.e. NTPC and IOCL projects along with IOCL cylinder mfg.

sectors).

2. Marketing extensively to Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. (industrial packaging section), work in

this regard has already been started.

3. Exploring market opportunities in the defence sector.

4. Conducting in-house tests (salts spray & humidity tests) of paints in the near future.


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GOENKA JEWELLERS

Regd. Office : 3, MITRA LANE, BESIDE MAHAJATI SADAN, KOLKATA – 700007.


Phone : +91 9830053913

UAM No : WB10A0011909

M/s Goenka Jewellers, located at 3, Mitra Lane, beside Mahajati Sadan, Kolkata – 700007,

lodged a complaint in the MSME Champions Portal vide the Grievance No. WB00021212 dated

23rd May, 2020 highlighting their grievances on two issues as under:

1. With regard to their participation in the Jaipur Jewllery Show exhibiton at Jaipur, although

the unit has applied in the month of December under PMS scheme and filled the form

at my.msme.gov.in, no reply has yet been received by the unit;

2. Delay in getting result with regard to their application under MSE-CDP schemes.

Shri Arpan Goenka, the proprietor of M/s Goenka Jewellers also put up a reminder to the

above complaint vide the Grievance No. WB00021597 dated 28th May, 2020 for redressal of

their grievances.

With respect to the 1st grievance issue, this Institute clarified that his application under the PMS

Scheme was at the discretion level of our Head Quarter.

This Institute however replied to the above complaints of the unit on 29th May, 2020 for

redressal of their grievances on the above two issues. In the meantime, the above grievances

of the unit have been satisfactorily mitigated by the Director I/c, MSME DI, Kolkata along with

Shri S.K. Mandal, Asstt. Director through discussion with the entrepreneur during a meeting held

at this Institute on 01.06.2020.

He was convinced to prepare a Preliminary Project Report (PPR) for the proposed Jewellery

Cluster to be set up in and around Howrah, Dist. - Howrah. About 21000 Nos. of MSMEs are likely

to be benefitted if the cluster proposal is accepted. Accordingly, Shri Goenka has further

submitted a revised Preliminary Project Report (PPR) for Gold and Diamond Studded Gold

Jewellery cluster, with the name of the cluster being ‘Suvarna Shilpi Forum’ which was duly

examined by MSME-DI, Kolkata and forwarded to the Cluster Division of O/o DC(MSME), New

Delhi for further necessary action and approval of the Competent Authority.

In this regard, the appreciation letter of Shri Arpan Goenka, addressed to the Director I/c of

this Institute vide their e-mail dated 13.06.2020 is appended below:

From: [email protected]

To: "MSME DEV. INSTT., KOLKATA" <[email protected]>

Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2020 12:30:09 PM

Subject: Thx to Shree K.D.Bhattacharya ji.

Sir,

We have sent this mail earlier also. We have complained in champion website

regarding CDP MSE formation taking long time but after meeting director of Kolkata

DI MSME Shree K.D.Bhattacharya , he resolved all our issue and explain us properly.

We really appreciate it. Earlier also we have met director of Kolkata and other states,

but we really feel he is the best.

And I personally Mr. Arpan Goenka take him as my mentor.

Thank You,

Arpan Goenka


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PM SVANidhi Yojana:

The objective of the scheme is (i) To facilitate working capital loan up to Rs.10,000; (ii) To

incentivize regular repayment; and (iii) To reward digital transactions. The scheme is fully

funded by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.

The scheme will help formalize the street vendors with above objectives and will open up new

opportunities to this sector to move up the economic ladder.

Click the following link for details and help the Government to serve the people for whom the

scheme is meant for:

‘CORONA MUQABILA’ ON DD BANGLA

One-hour duration phone in live programme at DD Bangla Channel with a theme on ‘Corona

Muqabila’ was telecasted. On receipt of official request from Doordarshan, Kolkata Sri S.

Mukhopadhyay, Asst Director, MSME-DI,

Kolkata has attended the programme as

guest speaker on 11.7.2020 from 6.00 PM to

7.00PM. The programme was planned by

Doordarshan on how MSMEs will get

benefit out of various govt. schemes and

policies. Professor Sudakshina Gupta,

Department of Economics from University

of Calcutta was also an expert guest in this

and the programme was anchored by

Arpita Bose. S. Mukhopadhyay, Asstt.

Director MSME-DI, Kolkata talked on

various activities done by MSME-DI, Kolkata

for MSMEs during Covid19 lockdown period.

He explained on Udyam Registration process,

Champions portal and viable MSME sectors

for Covid19 pandemic situation. Various

Atmanirvar package of Govt of India were

also focused during the programme. Three

phone calls were answered to the viewers

mostly on PMMY, PMEGP and GeM scheme.

This programme was repeat telecasted at

11.00 PM on the same day and 3.00 PM on the

next day. Youtube link was also shared in

Facebook and other social media. A few photographs are attached.

AV SPACE

Click Here for Details

Corona Muqabila

http://pmsvanidhi.mohua.gov.in/Home/PMSVANidhiVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-HAGSv_PqA


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Kolkata

Webinar on post covid-19 strategy and Champions Portal for MSMEs

One day webinar on post covid-19 strategy and Champions portal for MSMEs was conducted

on 14.06.2020. The webinar was organized by Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI),

Salt Lake, Kolkata on 14.06.2020 from 4 pm to 6 pm. There were 34 participants attended this

webinar from this State. Sri S.

Mukhopadhyay, Asstt. Director,

MSME-DI, Kolkata was the key

speaker on the subject. Sri S.M.

Gomes, Director, EDI, Salt Lake,

Kolkata introduced the speaker

and other coordinators and

explained the importance of this

topic in the pandemic situation.

After the completion of the

Address by Sri Mukhopadhyay,

there were question answer

sessions conducted by Sri

Basudev Banerjee, Senior Faculty,

EDI, Salt Lake. Questions were mainly credit related and newly introduced schemes on

Atmanirvar Bharat of Govt. of India. The webinar ended with vote of thanks proposed by EDI

faculty members. A few photographs are attached.

Webinar on the Role of Artificial Intelligence changing strategy of organizations in post

Covid-19 era.

One day webinar on Role of Artificial Intelligence changing

strategy of organizing in post covid-19 era conducted on

06.06.2020 for the MSME sector and budding entrepreneurs. This

webinar was conducted by the Institute of Management

Study,99, Mukundapur Road, Kolkata, a college under MAKAUT,

Govt. of West Bengal. Dr. Ramaranjan Bhattacharya, Associate

Professor, Amity University, Kolkata and Dr. Meghdoot Ghosh,

Associate professor, Institute of Management Study, Kolkata

were the eminent speakers on the subject. Sri S. Mukhopadhyay,

Asstt. Director, MSME-DI, Kolkata and Dr. Tapas Ranjan Saha,

Director, Institute of Management Study were the panelist for

the webinar.

The webinar was attended by more than 250 participants from

all over India and continued for 2 hrs duration from 4 pm to 6 pm

on dtd. 6th June, 2020. The programme was coordinated by Dr.

Moumita Saha and Sri Debangshu Chatterjee, Associate

Professors from Institute of Management Study and interaction

session was also coordinated by them. The questions from

viewers were collected through chat head option of the online

platform and duly replied by eminent speakers and panelist. A

few photographs on the webinar is attached.

FROM THE DISTRICT


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Purba & Paschim Medinipur

Webinar on Productivity Improvements for MSME Sectors

A webinar on Productivity Improvements for MSMEs was organized by MSME-DI, Kolkata in

association with FOSMI, Kolkata and DCCI- Purba & Paschim Medinipur on 02.07.2020 where

around 47 participants from Kolkata and other Districts of West Bengal were present. The

Welcome address has been given by Shri B Bhattacharya, President, FOSMI, West Bengal.

During his Inaugural address he highlighted about

the importance of Productivity improvements and

requested to all stakeholders of FOSMI for ZED rating

and to take the facilities of LMCS. The address has

given by by Shri Ananda Gopal Maity, President,

DCCI – Purba & Paschim Medinipur, he encouraged

all members of DCCI – Purba & Paschim Medinipur

for improvements of productivity. During the

address by Chief guest Shri S. K. Shaha, Chief

Manager, NSIC expressed the present schemes and

policy of MSMEs and encouraged all members of

Association has present over there.

A detailed question answer session was also

conducted. During Technical session by Shri

Debanu Das Mahapatra, Technical Director, M/s

Boon brief about the revised ZED and LMCS

schemes step by step and requested all the

participants for joining the mission of Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India.

During key note address Shri P. K. Das, Dy Director MSME-DI, Kolkata highlighted initiatives taken

by Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India for development of improvements of productivity of MSMEs

and took the entire session of this webinar. The meeting was ended by vote of thanks by Shri

Rajarshi Maji, Asstt. Director, MSME-DI, Kolkata.

Bankura

Webinar on IPR Intervention for the benefit of MSME post Covid-19

A Webinar on IPR Intervention for the benefit of MSME post Covid-19

was organized by Br-MSME-DI, Durgapur in association with Bankura

Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 23.06.2020. The Welcome

address has been given by Shri B Bhattacharya, President, FOSMI,

West Bengal. The participants were welcomed by Shri Tarak

Kansabanik, Assistant Director, Br. MSME-DI, Durgapur. Then Shri

Pradip Kumar Das gave a brief idea about the Programme. After that,

Guest Faculty Shri Biswajit Sarkar, Advocate (Trademark and IP

Attorney) delivered lectures on various aspects of Patents, Industrial

Design, Copy Right, Trade Marks, and Geographical Indication etc.

Shri Sumit Sen, Expert from Solar Industry and Shri P. Sarkar, Joint

Secretary (Industry), Bankura Chamber of Commerce and Industry

also delivered lecture in the Webinar. Shri P. K. Das, Dy. Director (I/c),

Br. MSME-DI, Durgapur highlighted about various aspects of

Intellectual Property (IP), needs & importance of IP protection and motivated the participants

for IP registration.

During programme various aspect of IP, importance, protection and financial grant of Govt.

of India for availing IP registration were discussed. During interaction session, queries raised

from the participating MSMEs were properly addressed by the Guest faculty and officials of Br.

MSME-DI, Durgapur. Participating MSMEs have shown interest for registration of Trade

Marks/Copy rights for their business. Efforts are being made by extending hand holding

support to the MSMEs for registration on Trade Marks, Copy rights, Patent, GI registrations.


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Purulia is the land of Jhumur, Tusu, Bhadu songs. It is also the birthplace of a martial dance of

Bengal Chhau. Purulia has rich cultural heritage. It has cultural confluence of Bengal,

Jharkhand, and Orrisa as it was a part of these areas for various times. From archaeological

evidences to local festivals, every cultural event has got a tribal touch in it, which is the specialty of

Purulia. Living mostly in rural areas and keeping intact many of their socio-cultural values, more

or less in pristine forms, the rural people of Purulia have their folks to speak about many of their

tenets. The distinctiveness of those is well demonstrated with the sentiments and feelings of the

population and these are marked with splash of colours and often entwined with pathos,

romanticism, velour and social consciousness.

Introduction: Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra of circa 5th century A.D. mentions that Purulia was one of

the 16 Mahajanapadas and was a part of the country known as Vajra-bhumi in ancient times.

However, little is known about Purulia before the East-India Company obtained the 'Diwani' of

Bengal, Bihar, Orissa in 1765. By Regulation XVIIII of 1805, a Jungle Mahals district composed of

23 parganas and mahals including the present Purulia (known as 'Purulia' those days) was

formed. By Regulation XIII of 1833 the Jungle Mahals district was broken up and a new district

called Manbhum was constituted with headquarters at Manbazar. The district was very large

in size and included parts of

Bankura, Burdwan of present

West Bengal and Dhanbad,

Dhalbhum, Saraikela and

Kharswan of present states of

Jharkhand and Orissa. In

1838 the district

headquarters was trans-

ferred to Purulia of today.

Since the formation of the

district it was withdrawn from

regular administration and

placed under an officer

called Principal Assistant to

the agent to the Governor-

General for South-Western

Frontier. The title of the officer

Principal Agent was later

changed to Deputy

Commissioner by Act XX of

1854. Finally in 1956

Manbhum district was

partitioned between Bihar

and West Bengal under the

States Reorganization Act

and the Bihar and West

Bengal (Transfer of Territories)

Act 1956 and the present

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district Purulia was born on 1st November, 1956.

Purulia is the westernmost district of West Bengal with all-India significance because of its

tropical location, its shape as well as function like a funnel. It funnels not only the tropical

monsoon current from the Bay to the subtropical parts of north-west India, but also acts as a

gateway between the developed industrial belts of West Bengal and the hinterlands in Orissa,

Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarpradesh. For its convenient location, this place has

acquired an important place in the tourist map in India.

Brief History of Purulia:

Purulia came into being as a district of West Bengal in 1956. Erstwhile the territory of Purulia

district was part of Banga, one of the Mahajanapadas (Mahājanapada in Sanskrit language

literally means “great realm”) which was one of the sixteen kingdoms that existed in ancient

India from the sixth to the fourth centuries BCE. Following the Jain Bhagavati–Sutra, Purulia

district existed even in the circa 5th century A.D. The ancient history of Purulia was depicted

with the name Vajra– bhumi. Vajra–bhumi in the medieval times includes the whole part of

present Jharkhand.

However Vajra–bhumi, since its advent has passed through several hands, has underwent

enormous change and the whole district continued to exist as fragmented sections which were

controlled by several kings. Hence, any ancient history of Purulia is not available which may be

referred as an authentic document. At last in the year 1365 the entire territory of Bengal came

under the Muslim influence, when the Afghan Chief Bakhtiyar Khalji ousted the last Sena King

Lakshman Sena from Bengal. Bengal reached its culmination in the Sultanate regime which

consolidated the disintegrated portions of Bengal and established a separate territory.

Following the ancient chronicle accounts of Purulia it was under these Subhas (A subah was a

province of the Mughal Empire in South Asia. The Governor of a subah was known as a

subahdar, which later became subedar to refer to an officer in the Indian Army. The subahs


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were established by the Mughal Emperor Akbar during his administrative reforms of 1572–1580)

or the Sultans, the broken fragments of Purulia and other parts of Bengal were united.

The sovereignty of Bengal was lost in the year 1765 at the battle of Plassey when Siraj-ud-daulah

was defeated by the British. Afterwards by Regulation XVIIII of 1805, Jungle Mahals (literally

‘jungle estates’) district was formed by the British including independent chiefdoms lying

between Birbhum, Bankura, Midnapore and the hilly country of Chota Nagpur. The district

composed of 23 parganas and mahals including the present Purulia. Later in the year 1833, by

Regulation XIII, the Jungle Mahals district was broken up and a new district called Manbhum

was constituted with headquarters at Manbazar. The district was very large in size and included

parts of Bankura and Bardhaman districts and Dhanbad, Dhalbhum and Seraikela–Kharswan

districts of present Jharkhand states. In 1838, again the district headquarters was transferred

from Manbazar to Purulia. Since the formation of the district it was withdrawn from regular

administration and placed under an officer called Principal Assistant to the agent to the

Governor–General for South–Western Frontier. The title of the officer Principal Agent was later

changed to Deputy Commissioner by Act XX of 1854.

Finally in the year 1956, after 8 years from India’s independent, Manbhum district was

partitioned between Bihar and West Bengal under the States Reorganization Act and the Bihar

and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act 1956 and the present Purulia district was born on

November 1, 1956.

The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor. The Red Corridor is a region in the east of India

that experiences considerable Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. These are also areas that suffer

from the higher illiteracy, poverty and other social issues).

People of Purulia district normally speak in Bengali language but in a different style, called

Manbhumi dialect, the words of which seems to originate from a group of Austric, Santal,

Kalarian or other ancient communities. The dialect made its deep-rooted place in the local

folk songs, dance, festivals and all other artistic forms. With the passage of time, many pure

Bengali speaking and few Hindi speaking people became permanent inhabitants here, but

Manbhumi dialect has survived.

General Characteristics of the District

Purulia district is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is

the western most district of West Bengal. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the

district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur-Adra, Jhalida

and Balarampur. The territory was a part of Banga one of the 16 Mahajanapadas according

to Jaina Bhagavati Sutra and also a part of the country known as Vajrabhumi in ancient

period. During medieval period, the territory was a part of Jharkhand region.

Location & Geographical Area

Purulia lies between 22º43'N and 23º42'N latitudes and 85º49E and 86º54' E longitudes. The

geographical area of the district is 6259 km². This district is bordered on the east

by Bankura, Paschim Medinipur districts, on the north by Bardhaman district of West Bengal

state and Dhanbad district of Jharkhand state, on the west by Bokaro and Ranchi districts of

Jharkhand state and on the south by West Singhbhum and East Singhbhum districts of

Jharkhand state.

Climate

Purulia is one of the drought prone districts of West Bengal. It has a sub-tropical climate nature

and is characterized by high evaporation and low precipitation. Temperature is very high in

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summer and low in winter varies from 5 degrees in winter to 46 degrees in summer thus causes

dryness in moisture. Average annual rainfall varies between 1000 and 1600 mm.

Topography

Purulia district is characterized by undulated rugged uneven upland, succession of plateaus,

hills, low valleys and high ridges. The eastern part of the district consists of a rolling upland

which changes to a rugged upland and dissected topography in the west.

There are good numbers of rivers and tributaries flowing through the district. The principal rivers

of the district are - Damodar, Kangsabati, Kumari, Darakeswar and Subarnarekha. All the rivers

have easterly or south-easterly courses; only the Subarnarekha flows southwards and receives

west and south flowing tributaries. All the tributaries of these rivers are non-perennial and

subject to flash flood.

The soils of the district are mostly sedentary in nature. Soils of undulated uplands are shallow,

gravelly, coarse having low water holding capacity. These lands are either severely eroded

or very susceptible to erosion. Alluvial soil is found only in valley bottom in very narrow strips

along the rivers, mostly in the fringe areas of Ajodhya Hills.

FOREST

There is 75.05 thousand hectares forest area in Purulia. The natural forest of the district is

restricted to north-west region of the district covering Ajodhya Hills and Panchet Hills of the

north-east. Forests of Purulia district mainly comprised of Sal trees mixed with miscellaneous

species like Palash, Kusum, Mahua, Neem, Kend, Simul, Sirish small woods, firewood, medicinal

plants etc. plants like Aswagandha, Satmuli, Vrigoraj, Haritaki, Bahera, Amla, Karanj, and

Neem are are present in the district. Sal seed, bamboo and kendu leaves are major non-timber

products of this district.

MINERALS

Purulia district is very rich is mineral deposits. Good number of important minerals like coal,

copper, china clay, china clay, feldspar, fire clay, fluorite, gold, graphite, iron-ore, kyanite,

kaolinite, lime stone, moulding sand, manganese, pegmatilic vein quartz, rock phosphate,

uranium etc. are available in this district.

Coal: Till now coal mining has been the most important extractive industry in Purulia. An

estimated deposit of coal in Purulia is 43 million of high-grade quality and 11 million low

grade quality coals. Working collieries are all in the Neturia Police Station area.

Copper: Recently a 6-meter-deep ancient copper mine has been unearthed at Tamakhun

under Manbazar PS; the estimated reserves is 8000 tonnes.

Iron-ore: Small patches of iron-ore found at Panchet Hills, Jhalda,Gourangdi,Supur and

Manbazar. Most of these are associated with pegmaties , magnetite and rutile.

Gold: Gold is found nearly all the streams of the district. Totko Nala,kumari nala,both

tributaries of Kangsavati are said to be most productive streams of gold.

China Clay: In terms of China Clay the district has the leading in West Bengal.Important

deposits are located at Dhatara, Kalajhor and kalaboni, Mahatamara, Sialdangra,

Dandudig and Tamakhun. The Dhatara reserves has been estimated to be 8.2 lakh tones

and Sialdanga 1.3 lakh tones.

Fire Clay: The important deposit of fire clay occurs at Hermits hut and Ranimahal on the

Panchet Hill. There is another deposit at Rajabasa.

Feldspar: Feldspar occurs at numerous places. The deposits lying near rail heads are usually

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Fluorite: This is an important and unavoidable mineral used in steel and chemical industries.

It is a rare mineral and therefore of great significance. In Purulia its deposits are at Belamu

hills under Jhalda PS.

Lime Stone: Lime stone deposits are in several pockets of the districts. There is about 20

million tons of lime stone deposits at Jabar and Ichahatu.

Moulding Sand: Moulding sands have been found in a number of places in the district

Girphala, Saspur, Soiuri, Jagnathadih, Bagulia, Dumdumi, baltora, Chaurashi and Rampur.

There are a number of working mines near Madhukundu Rail Station.

Uranium: Uranium is a radio-active mineral and found at Kuilipal, the tri-junction of Purulia,

Bankura and Wet Medinipur districts.

Kyanite and Graphite: Kyanite and Graphite both have been found at Kalajhor, Kahipur,

Goijrangadih, bongora, Dimadiha and in the Panchet Hill area.

In addition to the above said minerals, a number of minerals like Silica, Titanium ore,

Manganese etc. are also found in the district.

Administrative Setup:

The District comprises three subdivisions: Purulia Sadar East subdivision, Purulia Sadar West

subdivision and Raghunathpur subdivision. Purulia Sadar West subdivision consists of Jhalda

Municipality and seven CD Blocks; Raghunathpur subdivision consists of Raghunathpur

Municipality and six CD Blocks.

There are 22 police stations 170 Gram panchayats and 2459 inhabited villages in the district.

Purulia town is the district head quarter. The said information is arranged in table as below:

Sub-Division Police Station C.D.Block/M

Panchayats

Samity Gram Gram

Sansad

Sadar (West)

7 7 7 59 693

Arsha Arsha 1 8 101

Baghmundi Baghmundi 1 8 92

Balarampur Balarampur 1 7 92

Barabazar Barabazar 1 10 122

Jaypur Jaypur 1 7 90

Jhalda Jhalda-I 1 10 97

Jhalda(M) - - -

Kotshila & Jhalda(P) Jhalda-II 1 9 99

Sadar (East)

8 7 7 62 677

Bandowan Bandowan 1 8 69

Hura Hura 1 10 107

Manbazar, Kenda(P) & Puncha(P)

Manbazar -I 1 10 114

Boro Manbazar -II 1 7 75

Puncha(P) & Kenda(P) Puncha 1 10 97

Purulia Town Purulia(M) - - -

Kenda(P), Purulia Town(P), Arsha(P) & Purulia Muffassil (P) Purulia-I 1 8 101

Purulia Muffassil(P), Purulia Town(P) Purulia-II 1 9 114

Raghunathpur

7 6 6 49 572

Kashipur & Adra Kashipur 1 13 137

Neturia Neturia 1 7 73

Para & Santaldih (P) Para 1 10 136

Raghunathpur Raghunathpur-I 1 7 89

Raghunathpur(M) - - -

Santaldih (P) Raghunathpur-II 1 6 80

Santuri Santuri 1 6 57 22 20 20 170 1942


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Population

Total Population 29,30,115

(A) Sex-wise

i) Male 2011 Nos. 14,96,996

ii) Female 2011 Nos. 14,33,119

(B) Rural-Urban Distribution

Rural Population 2011 Nos. 25,56,801

Urban Population 2011 Nos. 3,73,314

Growth Rate: The decadal growth rate is one of the important indicators of population

dynamics of a district as well as a country. In the following Table, the decadal growth rate of

Purulia district can be observed.

DECADAL GROWTH RATE OF POPULATION IN DISTRICT PURULIYA (1951-2011)

T/R/U 1951-61 1961-71 1971-81 1981-91 1991-2001 2001-2011

Total 16.3 17.9 15.7 20.0 14.0 15.5

Rural 16.2 16.0 14.7 19.4 13.2 12.1

Urban 17.9 43.1 26.0 25.9 21.6 46.2

The decadal population growth rate clearly indicates towards urbanisation.

TRANSPORT

Rail: Purulia is well connected with other cities and towns of West Bengal and neighbourhood

states by road and rail transport. The district is served by three Rail connections provided by

South Eastern railways. One line runs from Jharkhand in the south through the district up to

Asansol passing through Adra Division. Another line runs between Bankura and Dhanbad also

via Adra Division. The third line connects Purulia with Jharkhand. Major cities and town of the

country are connected with Purulia by rail.

Road: The road transport in Purulia is adequate in terms of bus availability and good flow. NH

32 connects this district with Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Chas and Dhanbad; NH 60A connect Purulia

with State Highway 9 at Bankura and subsequently to NH2 at Durgapur State highway 5 also

plays important role in district’s transport network as it connects towns like Raghunathpur, Adra,

Santaldih, and Neturia to NH2 at Nematpur and Asansol. Purulia has excellent road

connectivity with Raniganj-Asansol industrial belt.

MEDICAL FACILITIES

Types of medical institutions Referred year Number

(a) Hospital

(b) Rural hospital

(c) Block Primary health Centre (d) Primary health Centre

(e) Others (f) Nursing Home

2013-14

3

5

15 53

4 13

Total no of medical institutions

93

(g) Total no of Beds (h) Total no of Doctors

2644 265

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Sl No. Type of institutions Year Number

1 Primary Schools 2013-14 3001

2 Middle school 2013-14 428

3 High and higher Secondary schools 2013-14 341

4 Degree College 2013-14 20

6 Engineering/Technical School 2013-14 12

7 Technical Colleges 2013-14 9

8 Teachers’ Training & Nursing college 2013-14 5

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INDUSTRIAL SCENARIO OF PURULIA DISTRICT

EXISTING STATUS OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN PURULIA DISTRICT:

Sl. Name of Ind. Area Land acquired

(In hectare)

Land developed

(In hectare)

Prevailing Rate Per

Sqm

(In Rs.)

No of Plots

No of allotted

Plots

No of Vacant

Plots

No. of Units in

Production

1 Purulia I.E Ranibandh 698500 Sq.ft 698500 Sq.ft - - - - -

2 Raghunathpur Ind. Park

1265 acre 1265 acre - - - - -

Source: WBSIDC & WBIIDC

INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE (2013-14)

Sl. Head Category Unit Particulars

1 No of registered working factories - No. 114

2 Employment - No. 7460

3 Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises - No. 1964

4 Employment - No. 14519

5 No. of factories engaged in production of Lac - No. 184

6 Average Employment - No, 4029

7 Production - Tonnes 3570

8 (i)Applicant on the Live-register of Employment Exchange Industrial upervisory

No. 4923

Skilled and Semi-

skilled

No. 7985

Unskilled No. 45946

Others No. 196038

9 Industrial Area - No. 2

10 Industrial Cluster - No. 1

Source: District Statistical Handbook of BAES & Economic Review, 2013-14, Govt. of W.B

UDYOG AADHAAR MEMORANDUM-Registered Units

Micro Small Medium Total

1901 165 2 2068

Source: MSME Dashboard

CHARACTERISTIC OF FACTORIES BY INDUSTRY GROUP IN THE DISTRICT (2011-12)

NIC

Code

TYPE OF INDUSTRY NUMBER OF

UNITS

INVESTMENT

(Lakh Rs.)

EMPLOYMENT

10 Food product 14 1404 188

12 Tobacco product 10 1053 5266

15 Leather and related product 1 86 5

16 Wood and Cork except Furniture 1 1 5

17 Paper and paper product 1 855 63

19 Coke and refined petroleum products 1 9985 551

20 Chemical and Chemical products 8 2910 225

22 Rubber and plastic products 2 2584 223

23 Other Non-metallic mineral products 9 10548 588

24 Basic metals 16 126224 1754

25 Fabricated metal products 3 6790 280

27 Electrical equipment 1 1373 13

33 Wholesale trade except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1 7 0

All Industry 68 163820 9161

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Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings

List of units in Purulia & nearby Area

Growth of Micro and Small Industries over the years.

Year Unit Employment

During the year Upto the year During the year Upto the year

2009-10 314 937 2163 7787

2010-11 207 1144 1484 9271

2011-12 352 1496 2519 11790

2012-13 152 1648 1559 13349

2013-14 316 1964 1170 14519

Source: Directorate of Micro & Small-Scale Enterprises, Govt. of W.B

Industrial Growth Trend

Industrial growth centres are identified keeping an eye on the availability of economic

overheads, size and growth of population, transport and communication facilities, proximity to

the existing commercial centres and markets, availability of material resources etc.

After considering the above factors the following places have been identified as growth

centres in the district: (i) Purulia, (ii) Jhalda, (iii) Balarampur & (iv) Raghunathpur.

Industrial projects implemented in the district

Year No. of Units Invt. (In Cr.)

2008 2 13.00

2009 2 48.38

2010 4 94.15

Source: Economic Review, 2011-12, West Bengal

List of the Industrial units in Purulia & Near By Area

Sl. No Name of the Unit Area

1 Anjan Trade Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

2 Shibshankar Spong Iron Pvt. Ltd.

3 Purulia Cement Pvt. Ltd. Shimulia

4 Mark Steels Ltd. Jagannathdihi

5 Vikash Metal Pvt. Ltd.

6 Joymakali Udyog Ltd.

7 Maithan Steel & Power Ltd. Borna,Neturia

8 Ma Chhinnamastika Steel & Power (P) Ltd. Madandihi, Neturia

9 Vision Sponge Iron (P) Ltd. Madhukunda,Santur

10 Castrol Goods (P) Ltd.

11 Kushal Poly Sacks (P) Ltd. Jhalda

12 Raghuveer Steel & Power Ltd Digha, Neturia

13 Bisco Sponge Iron Pvt Ltd Berma, Balarampur

14 Bravo Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd. Runki,Para

15 Damodar Ispat Pvt Ltd. Nabagram,Neturia

16 ASL Iron & Steel Pvt. Ltd. Dantia,Balarampur

17 Vijay Iron & Sponge Ispat Pvt Ltd. Kourang,Arsha

18 ISCO Track Sleeper Pvt Ltd. Anara

19 Purulia packaging Ltd. Jhalda

Sl.No Name of the Unit Locality

1 Damodar Ispat Pvt. Ltd. Nabagram,Neturia

2 Santhaldi Thermal Plant Santaldih


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20 M/s Manbhum Chemical Industrial Co-op. Soc. Ltd. New Famine Road,Purulia

21 Redichem Pigments Pvt Ltd. Sankara,purulia

22 Bizel Electrotec (India) Pvt Ltd. Wilcox Road, Purulia

23 Saraogi Food Products Pvt Ltd. Telkalpara, Purulia

24 Sri Annapurna Flour Mill Telkalpara, Purulia

25 Laxminarayan Food Products N Barakar road ,purulia

26 Saraf Food Products Telkalpara, Purulia

27 Duromine Minerals Pvt.Ltd Sadarpara,purulia

28 Guptaraj Infracure Pvt.Ld. Nilkuthidanga, Purulia

29 Sona Gold Infomedia pvt Ltd. Bhagabandh para, purulia

30 Starlight Educare Pvt.Ltd. Mahavir Market, Purulia

29 Subhashree Agro Industries Ltd. Ranchi road, Purulia

SERVICE SECTOR ENTERPRISES

Potentials areas for service industry

i) Xerox printing

ii) Beauty Parlour

iii) Cold storage

iv) Screen Printing

v) Data Processing.

Potential for new MSME

1) Hand Tools and Small Tools

2) Structural metal products

3) Mineral Industries

4) Lac and Lac Products

5) Food Processing.

6) Repairing and Servicing.

7) Cement

8) Bell metal utensils.

Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise:

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India (GoI) has

adopted the Cluster Development approach as a key strategy for enhancing the productivity

and competitiveness as well as capacity building of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) and

their collectives in the country.

Following are the details of identified cluster in the district of Purulia.

Details of Identified cluster

Name of the cluster: Balarampur Shellac Cluster Shilpa Samabay Samity Ltd.

Details for Identified cluster in West Bengal implemented by Directorate of Micro & Small-Scale Enterprises, Govt. of West Bengal

Name of the district: PURULIA

1 Principal Products Manufactured in the Cluster Manufacturing of Sellac, Aluratic Acid

2 Name of the SPV Balarampur Shellac Cluster Shilpa Samabay Samity Ltd.

3 No. of functional units in the clusters 123

4 Turnover of the Clusters Rs. 105 Cr.

5 Value of Exports from the Clusters

6 Employment in Cluster 1517

8 Major Issues / requirement Use of modern machineries; awareness of value added products

10 Thrust Areas Improvement of production & quality; Value added product like Aluratic acid & Bleach lac etc.

11 Problems & constraints Availability of modern technology & supporting agency

12 Testing needs Quality of products


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Name of the cluster: Lac Growing and Processing Cluster, Jhalda, Purulia.

Details for Identified cluster in West Bengal implemented by Directorate of Micro & Small Scale Enterprises, Govt. of West Bengal

Name of the district: PURULIA

1 Principal Products Manufactured in the Cluster Production of Brood Lac, Button lac, Seed Lac etc.

2 Name of the SPV Jhalda Lac Grower and Processor Industrial Co-op Society Ltd,Purulia.

3 No. of functional units in the clusters 35

4 Turnover of the Clusters Rs. 1.5 Cr.

5 Value of Exports from the Clusters

6 Employment in Cluster 120

8 Major Issues / requirement Major Problem Lies With Lack Of Modernized Machinery, Training, Marketing, Quality, Bank Finance, Packaging Etc

10 Thrust Areas Improvement of production & quality; Value added product like Aluratic acid & Bleach lac etc.

11 Problems & constraints Availability of modern technology & supporting agency

12 Testing needs Quality of products

Purulia is an industrially backward district. Mostly agriculture based cottage & tiny industries

exists which use indigenous skill-based technology. For rapid industrial expansion, modern

industries using updated technology needs to be set up in the district. The district is adversely

affected by flood or draught very frequently which hampers industrial development. These

problems need to be tackled urgently.

For any queries regarding MSMEs in Purulia District, feel free to contact:

Shri Tapas Roy

District Nodal Officer,

Purulia

Investigator (Mech)

MSME-DI, Kolkata

+91 9432457026;

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KVIC BEGINS ONLINE SALE OF KHADI FACE MASKS

The widely popular Khadi Face Masks are now available for online sale. This will benefit people

in the remotest parts of the country particularly those who cannot afford to move out of their

houses or visit Khadi India outlets due to constraints. The orders for the Khadi Masks can be

placed at: http://www.kviconline.gov.in/khadimask.

KVIC is selling both Khadi Cotton and Silk masks. While the Cotton face masks are priced

nominally at Rs 30 per piece, the Silk masks are available for Rs 100 per piece. The minimum

order for online purchase of masks is Rs 500, wherein buyers have the option of choosing from

the four types of masks available, i.e. White Cotton masks with Black piping, White Cotton

masks with Tri-colour piping, Silk masks in solid colours and Printed Silk masks in multiple colours.

The KVIC delivers the masks for free within 5 days from the date of purchase. The online sale is

currently valid within the country only.

KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena said the online sale of Khadi face masks has been

started so that people buy only genuine Khadi face masks. “Online sale of Khadi masks also

aims at preventing buyers from any fraud. Many online portals have been selling masks in the

name of Khadi that are neither genuine Khadi fabric nor hand-made products. A number of

people tend to fall in the trap of such misleading advertisements,” Saxena said.

Notably, The Khadi Cotton face masks are made of double-twisted 100% cotton fabric. These

masks are double-layered with three pleats and available in three sizes - Small, Medium and

Large. These masks are available in two patterns – white mask with black piping and white

mask with tri-color piping.

The Silk masks, on the other hand, are triple-layered with two inner layers of 100% Khadi Cotton

and the top layer of Khadi Silk fabric. The Silk masks are available in a wide range of color

options in printed as well as non-printed patterns. Khadi Silk masks are available in a standard

size with adjustable ear loops with attractive beads.

NEWS & VIEWS

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NEW PROCESS OF MSME REGISTRATION TAKES OFF IN THE NAME OF UDYAM

REGISTRATION FROM 1ST JULY, 2020

As already declared by the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(MSME), vide the Notification Dated 26th June, 2020, the new process of Classification

and Registration of enterprises is starting from 1st July, 2020. An enterprise for this

purpose will be known as Udyam and its Registration Process will be known as 'Udyam

Registration'.

Further highlights of this process are:

• MSME registration process is fully online, paperless and based on self-declaration. No

documents or proof are required to be uploaded for registering an MSME;

• Aadhaar Number will be required for registration;

• A Registration number will be given after registration;

• After completion of the process of registration, an Udyam Registration Certificate will be

issued;

• This certificate will have a dynamic QR Code from which the web page on our Portal and

details about the enterprise can be accessed;

• There will be no need for renewal of Registration;

• PAN & GST linked details on investment and turnover of enterprises will be taken

automatically from the respective Government data bases;

• MSME Ministry's online system will be fully integrated with Income Tax and GSTIN systems;

• Those who have EM-II or UAM registration or any other registration issued by any authority

under the Ministry of MSME, will also have to re-register themselves;

• No enterprise is supposed to file more than one Udyam Registration. However, any number

of activities including manufacturing or service or both may be specified or added in one

Registration;

• Government 's Facilitation mechanism in the name of single window systems at Champions

Control Rooms and at DICs will help people in this process;

• Registration Process is totally free. No Costs or Fees are to be paid in this regard.

Ministry has expressed confidence that this process will be extremely simple, seamless

entrepreneur friendly. It will set an example in Ease of Doing Business, not only in India but

internationally. It will reduce transaction time and costs. Entrepreneurs and Enterprises can

focus on their real work and become globally competitive.

At the same time, looking to some private websites projecting as Government website, Ministry

has clarified that except this portal of Government of India (www.udyamregistration.gov.in)

and Government's Single Window Facilitation Systems, no other private online or offline system,

service, agency or person is authorized or entitled to do MSME Registration or undertake any

activity related with that process.

UDYAM REGISTRATION PORTAL FOR MSMES BECOMES OPERATIONAL FROM

1ST JULY 2020

Udyam Registration Portal developed by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has

become operational from 1st July 2020. The new process of classification and registration of

enterprises has started as already declared vide notification dated 26th June, 2020. Along with


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launching the portal https://udyamregistration.gov.in for online registration, M/o MSME has

also organized single window system at champions control rooms and DICs for facilitation.

Ministry has expressed hope that

this new registration process will

boost up 'Ease of Doing Business'

and it will reduce transaction time

and costs. Ministry has clarified

that except the portal no other

private online or offline system,

service, agency or person is

authorized to do MSME

registration.

KVIC EMPOWERS 80 POTTER'S FAMILIES IN VARANASI, THE NEW FLAG BEARERS OF

“SWADESHI ONLY”

Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways held meetings

via video conferencing on 4th June 2020 with the representatives of Council of Leather Export,

FICCI-‘NBFC Program’ and IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry on impact of COVID-19

on MSMEs.

The potters’ community in the Prime

Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s

constituency, Varanasi, is set to lead

the country with “Swadeshi only”

products this festive season. The Khadi

and Village Industries Commission

(KVIC) is training the potters in Varanasi

in making earthen lamps, sculptures of

deities and other pottery items as part

of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”.

KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena

distributed electric potter wheels to 80

potters’ families belonging from four

villages namely Itahradih, Ahrauradih,

Arjunpur and Chak Sahjangiganj today. Each of these villages houses nearly 150 to 200 potter

families who have been engaged with pottery-making for many generations. However, due

to old techniques of hand driven Chaaks, drudgery involved in manual clay making and lack

of marketing support, they took up alternative sources of livelihood over the years. KVIC has

set a target of distributing 1500 potter wheels in Varanasi in the next 3 months.

The KVIC is also set to distribute 300 electric potter wheels and other equipment to 300 migrant

workers’ families in Sewapuri in Varanasi who have returned from other states facing economic

distress in wake of the Covid-19 lockdown. KVIC has already trained 60 migrant workers’

families so far and pottery tool kit will be distributed to 300 families next month. This is estimated

to create nearly 1200 jobs for the migrant labourers in Varanasi alone. The exercise aims at

creating local jobs for the distressed migrant workers so that they don’t need to migrate to

other cities in search of livelihood.

Old beneficiaries of Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana present on the occasion spoke to the KVIC

Chairman via video-conference. Kishan Prajapati, a potter, said he sold nearly 3000 Kulhars

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every day at the Varanasi Cantt. railway station after he received the electric potter wheel

from KVIC under Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana. Another beneficiary of the scheme, Akshay

Kumar Prajapati told that he was able to sell nearly 4000 kulhars and plates in the local Choona

market in Mirzapur district and was financially self-dependent now. Another potter,

Dayashankar Prajapati, said he was earning a good livelihood by selling nearly 3500 earthen

glasses used for serving milk at Manduadih railway station in Varanasi. Potters said they were

earning nearly Rs 20,000 a month by selling earthen pots.

Potters in these villages of Varanasi have been specially making earthen magic lamps,

traditional lamps (Deeya) and sculptures of Laxmi and Ganesh keeping in view the upcoming

festivals of Dussehra and Deepawali. The idea is also to dissuade people from buying Chinese

lights and other articles during the festive season.

The KVIC Chairman said Varanasi is known for its huge potential in the field of pottery making.

“Several villages in Varanasi have already been benefitted under the Kumhar Sashaktikaran

Yojana. KVIC is soon going to set up a cluster under SFURTI Scheme of the Ministry of MSME in

Varanasi. The cluster will facilitate nearly 500 artisans to work together at a well-equipped

place,” Saxena said.

Notably, Varanasi is an aspirational district identified by the Niti Ayog and the KVIC has taken

Sewapuri on a priority basis for development of Khadi and village industries activities and

encouraging pottery by training the artisans. KVIC has so far distributed over 17,000 electric

potter wheels across the country.

CONVERSION OF KNOWLEDGE INTO WEALTH IS IMPORTANT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF

MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN INDIA – SHRI NITIN GADKARI

Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari held meeting on

25th June 2020 via video conferencing with the representatives of the Engineering Exports

Promotion Council (EEPC) to discuss on the growth of the sector post the pandemic situation.

He motivated the panel by suggesting that even though

there are short term difficulties being faced by each sector

of the economy during the lockdown, “positivity and self-

confidence” can help one overcome the immediate

hindrances. He stressed on the fact that effective

collaboration and cooperation among all stakeholders in the

economy can help overcome the current pandemic.

During the interaction, the Union Minister highlighted the importance of MSME sector and

applauded the contribution made by the sector in country’s GDP, export and employment

generation. He said that the MSME sector currently contributes to about 48% to the country’s

export and this has to be further enhanced by means of technological upgradation and

product development. In addition, he added that substantial decrease in logistics, transport

and labour cost would help in development of the manufacturing industry in India. He

mentioned that the other important factor which needs to develop is packaging and

standardization facilities in India to support exports from the country – as the world gradually

overcomes the Covid-pandemic.

He added that the Ministry of MSME has created a Fund of Fund to give equity support to the

Indian MSMEs. MSMEs which have good turnover, GST return record and income tax record

will be reassessed, given a rating and thereby supported with 15% equity from the government.

This will enable them to gradually raise money from the capital market, enlist themselves in the

proposed MSME stock exchange and attract foreign investment.


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He further suggested that the industries should invest about 2-3% of their annual profits into

research as the conversion of knowledge into wealth is important for development of the

industry.

He requested the panel to send across their specifics suggestions and assured all the help from

the government.

MINISTRY OF MSME SHOWS THE WAY TO MAKE MSMES BREAK THEIR BARRIERS AND

BECOME CHAMPIONS

In a historic move, bold initiative and landmark decision, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises (MSME) has come out with a consolidated notification in the form of guidelines for

classification and registration of MSMEs. It may be recalled that Ministry had published a

Notification on 1st June, 2020 with new criteria for classification of MSMEs based on Investment

and Turnover. It was also said that it will be effective from 1st July, 2020.

Accordingly, the MSME Ministry has moved in advance towards implementing the new norms

from the next month. For this purpose, Ministry had undertaken a series of consultations with

various stakeholders including the advisory committee, officials of Income Tax, GST, State

Governments and MSME Associations in the month of June.

Based on the same, MSME Ministry has issued a detailed notification on 26th June, 2020.

• This Notification gives the detailed criteria for classification of MSMEs and the

procedure for registration and the arrangements made by the Ministry for facilitation

in this process.

• Another striking feature of this notification is that it supersedes all earlier notifications

issued with regard to classification or registration of MSMEs. Now, the entrepreneurs,

enterprises and the MSMEs have to refer to just this notification for matters relating with

classification or registration.

• The notification also says that hereafter, an MSME will be known as Udyam, as this is

more closer to the word Enterprise. Accordingly, the registration process will be known

Udyam Registration.

• In another landmark and bold decision, the Ministry has also notified that:

Udyam Registration can be filed online based on self-declaration with no requirement to

upload documents, papers, certificates or proof.

Officials said that this is possible because the Udyam Registration process has been fully

integrated with the Systems of Income Tax and GST and the details filled in can be verified on

the basis of PAN number or GSTIN details.

Other Highlights of the Notification include:

• An enterprise can be registered just on the basis of Aadhaar number. Other details can

be given on self-declaration basis without any requirement of uploading or submitting

any papers-thus it is a paperless exercise in true sense;

• As declared earlier, Investment in ‘Plant and Machinery or Equipment’ and ‘Turnover’

are the basic criteria for classification of MSMEs now;

• The notification clarifies that Exports of goods or services or both shall be excluded while

calculating the turnover of any enterprise whether Micro, Small or Medium;

• The process of registration can be done online through the portal which will be made

known to the public before 1st July, 2020, the date from which this new arrangement is

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• In another first, the Ministry of MSME has established a strong facilitation mechanism for

the MSMEs. This process is in the form of Single Window Systems at the district level and

regional level. It will help those entrepreneurs who are not able to file the Udyam

Registration for any reason. At the district level, the District Industry Centres have been

made responsible for facilitating the entrepreneurs. Similarly, Ministry’s recent initiative

of Champions Control Rooms across the country have been made legally responsible

for facilitating such Entrepreneurs in registration and even thereafter.

• Those people who do not have a valid Aadhaar Number can also approach the Single

Window Systems for facilitation along with Aadhaar enrolment request or identity, bank

photo passbook, voter ID card, passport or driving license and the Single Window

Systems will facilitate them in registering after getting the Aadhaar number.

Minister of MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari while releasing the new guidelines today said that their new

system of classification, registration and Facilitation of MSMEs will be an extremely simple and

yet fast-track, seamless and globally benchmarked process and a revolutionary step

towards Ease of Doing Business. These steps and strategies also give a strong message that the

Ministry is standing strongly behind the MSMEs who are facing several challenges at this time.

Ministry officials are upbeat about these developments and say that this is making of a history

in the Ministry. Others in the Ministry also say that this is one more step towards fulfilment of

Ministry’s commitment of making Indian MSMEs National and International Champions and to

enable them to break their barriers and capture global markets.

KVIC LAUNCHES SANDALWOOD AND BAMBOO PLANTATION, A NEW INITIATIVE TO

SPUR MONETIZATION OF ITS ASSETS

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), in a first of its kind initiative has begun

exploring the untapped but highly profitable venture of sandalwood and bamboo tree

plantation for monetization of its assets. Seeking to encourage commercial plantation of

sandalwood and bamboo, the KVIC has begun a drive with plantation of 500 saplings each

of sandalwood and bamboo at its Nashik training centre spread over 262 acres of land.

Union Minister for MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari has lauded the initiative of KVIC.

KVIC has procured sandalwood saplings from Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre

(FFDC) Kannauj, a unit of the Ministry of MSME, in Uttar Pradesh and Bamboo saplings from

Assam. Plantation ceremony was launched through video-conference by KVIC Chairman, Shri

Vinai Kumar Saxena yesterday.

The plantation of the Sandalwood has also been planned with an eye on creating an asset

for the KVIC as it is estimated to fetch between Rs 50 crore to Rs 60 crore in the next 10 to 15

years. A sandalwood tree matures in 10 to 15 years and as per the current rate, sells at Rs 10

lakh to Rs 12 lakh each.

Likewise, a special variety of bamboo, Bambusa Tulda, used for making Agarbatti sticks,

brought from Assam has been planted in Maharashtra with an aim to support the local

Agarbatti industry and to create regular income for the training centre.

One bamboo plant gets ready for harvesting in the third year. Each matured log of bamboo,

weighing approximately 25 kg, sells at an average of Rs 5 per kg. At this rate, one matured log

of bamboo fetches nearly Rs 125. The bamboo plant has a unique quality. Each bamboo

plant, after the third year, produces minimum 5 logs and thereafter, the production of bamboo

logs doubles every year. This means, the 500 bamboo saplings will provide at least 2500


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bamboo logs in the third year and will generate an additional income of nearly Rs 3.25 lakh to

the institution which will grow every year by nearly two-times.

Further, in terms of quantity, 2500 bamboo logs will weigh approximately 65 MT of bamboo

that will be used for making Agarbatti sticks and thus create large-scale local employment.

In the last few months, KVIC has planted nearly 2500 trees of Bambusa Tulda in different parts

of India. 500 saplings of Bambusa Tulda have been planted in each of the cities like Delhi,

Varanasi and Kannauj apart from the latest plantation in Nashik to ensure local availability of

raw material for Agarbatti manufacturers at a reasonable cost.

“Plantation of sandalwood and bamboo trees on vacant land aims at monetization of the

property. At the same time, it will serve the dual purpose of meeting the huge global demand

of Sandalwood while Bamboo plantation will support the local Agarbatti manufacturers in the

light of recent decision taken by the Central government to make India ‘Aatmanirbhar’ in

Agarbatti making,” KVIC Chairman, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena said. “We are identifying more

such properties of KVIC across the country where such plantations can be launched,” Saxena

said, adding if the farmers start planting just two sandalwood trees in their fields, they will be

economically self-dependent to meet any financial eventuality.

Plantation of sandalwood trees has high potential in the export market as well. Sandalwood

and its oil have high demand in countries like China, Japan, Taiwan, Australia and the USA.

However, there is a short-supply of sandalwood and hence a great opportunity for India to

increase sandalwood plantation and occupy the position of a global leader in sandalwood

production.

MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES) LAUNCHES ANOTHER

FUNDING SCHEME TO HELP THE DISTRESSED MSME SECTOR

Minister of MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari today launched the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-

ordinate Debt (CGSSD) which is also called “Distressed Assets Fund–Sub-ordinate Debt for

MSMEs”.

As per the Scheme, the guarantee cover worth Rs. 20,000 crores will be provided to the

promoters who can take debt from the banks to further invest in their stressed MSMEs as equity.

It was being felt that the biggest challenge for stressed MSMEs was in getting capital either in

the form of debt or equity. Therefore, as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat package, on 13th May,

2020, Finance Minister had announced this scheme of sub-ordinate Debt to the promoters of

operational but stressed MSMEs. After completion of necessary formalities including approval

of CCEA and consultation with Finance Ministry, SIDBI and RBI among others, the scheme was

formally launched today by Shri Gadakari from Nagpur.

The highlights of the scheme are:

• This Scheme seeks to extend support to the promoter(s) of the operational MSMEs

which are stressed and have become NPA as on 30th April, 2020;

• Promoter(s) of the MSMEs will be given credit equal to 15% of their stake (equity plus

debt) or Rs. 75 lakh whichever is lower;

• Promoter(s) in turn will infuse this amount in the MSME unit as equity and thereby

enhance the liquidity and maintain debt-equity ratio;

• 90% guarantee coverage for this sub-debt will be given under the Scheme and 10%

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• There will be a moratorium of 7 years on payment of principal whereas maximum tenor

for repayment will be 10 years.

It is expected that this scheme would provide much required support to around 2 lakh MSMEs

and will help in reviving the economic activity in and through this sector. It will also help in

protecting the livelihoods and jobs of millions of people who depend on them. Promoter(s) of

MSMEs meeting the eligibility criteria may approach any scheduled commercial banks to avail

benefit under the scheme. The scheme will be operationalised through Credit Guarantee Fund

Trust for MSEs (CGTMSE). Necessary guidelines along with answers to possible FAQs have been

issued today and made public in this regard.

On this occasion, Shri Nitin Gadkari thanked the Prime Minister and Finance Minister for this

Scheme. He also thanked the officials of Department of Expenditure, Department of Financial

Services and Governor of RBI for supporting this innovative Scheme of the Ministry.

KVIC STARTS REVIVING ANCIENT GLORY OF POKHRAN POTTERIES

Seeking to restore the lost glory of the once-most famous pottery of Pokhran, a small town in

Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan where India conducted its 1st nuclear test, the Khadi and Village

Industries Commission (KVIC) today distributed 80 electric potter wheels to 80 potter families in

Pokhran which has a rich heritage in terracotta products. Pokhran has over 300 potters’ families

that are engaged with pottery for several decades, but potters started looking for other

avenues due to heavy drudgery in the work and no market support.

Apart from the electric wheels, the KVIC also distributed 8 blunger machines in a group of 10

potters, used for mixing the clay which can produce 800 kg clay in just 8 hours. Manually it

takes 5 days to prepare 800 kg mud for pottery making. KVIC has created 350 direct

employment in the village. All 80 potters who were given 15 days training by KVIC came up

with some exquisite pottery. The products ranged from Kulhar to decorative pieces like flower

vase, sculptures and interesting traditional utensils like spherical bottles with narrow mouth,

Lotus with long spouts, and other spherical utensils used for cooking as well as decorative

pieces.

The potters brilliantly depicted the “Swacch Bharat Abhiyan” and “International Yoga Day” –

through their pottery art. Incidentally, it also coincided with the International Yoga Day being

celebrated on Sunday.

After distributing the electric chaak and other equipment through video conference, KVIC

Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena said the exercise is aligned with the Prime Minister’s call for

“Aatmanirbhar Bharat” and strengthening of potters aimed at creating self-employment while

also reviving the dying art of pottery.

“Pokhran was till now only known as the site of nuclear tests but very soon the exquisite pottery

will be the new identity of this place. The main objective of Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana is to

bring back the potters’ community to the mainstream. By providing potters with modern

equipment and training, we are trying to reconnect them with the society and revive their art,”

Saxena said.

The KVIC Chairman has also instructed the State Director of KVIC in Rajasthan to facilitate

marketing and sale of the pottery products at Barmer and Jaisalmer railway stations to provide

marketing support to potters. “Pokhran is one of the aspirational districts identified by the Niti

Ayog. 400 railway stations selling eatables only in earthen/terracotta pots include Jaisalmer

and Barmer, the two major railheads in Rajasthan that are closest to Pokhran. The state KVIC

unit will facilitate the sale of their pottery at these railway stations given the high tourist footfall

in these cities,” Saxena said.


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Notably, the KVIC has launched Kumhar Sashaktikaran Ypjana in several remote areas in states

like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, J&K,

Haryana, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Telangana and Bihar. In

Rajasthan, more than a dozen districts including Jaipur, Kota, Jhalawar and Sri Ganganagar

have been benefited by the program.

Under the scheme, the KVIC also provides equipment like blunger and pug mills for mixing clay

for making pottery products. The machines have eliminated drudgery from the process of

pottery making and resulted in higher income of potters by 7 to 8 times.

NEW JOBS, ORGANIC PRODUCTS IN OFFING AS KVIC TAPS INDIAN PALM INDUSTRY

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has rolled out a unique project to produce

Neera and Palm gur which has huge potential to create employment in the country. The

project that aims at promoting Neera as a substitute to soft drinks while also creating self-

employment to Adivasis and traditional trappers was launched on Tuesday at Dahanu in

Palghar district of Maharashtra, a state with more than 50 lakh palm trees.

KVIC distributed tool kits for extraction of Neera and making palmgur to 200 local artisans who

were given 7 days training by KVIC. A tool kit worth Rs 15,000 comprises food grade stainless

steel Kadhai, perforated moulds, canteen burners and other equipment like knives, rope and

axes for extraction of Neera. The initiative will provide direct employment to 400 local

traditional trappers.

Neera, extracted from the palm trees before sunrise, is a nutrient-rich health drink consumed

in many Indian states. However, due to lack of institutionalized market technique, the

commercial production and large-scale marketing of Neera has not commenced yet. The

project has been rolled out on the initiative of Union Minister of MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari who is

also exploring the feasibility of engaging some big players of the state to start using Neera as

soft drinks to make it commercially useful.

There are approximately 10 crore palm trees across the country. Further, a wide range of

products like candies, milk chocolates, palm cola, ice-cream and traditional sweets can be

produced from Neera if properly marketed. At present palmgur Neera worth Rs 500 crore is

traded in the country. The turnover is likely to increase manifold with commercial production

of Neera.

The KVIC has prepared a detailed project report on production of Neera and Palmgur

(jaggery). It is proposed to start standardized collection, processing and packing of Neera

under controlled conditions so as to prevent it from fermentation. The processed Neera,

through cold chain, is intended to reach the B2C supply chain.

“On the lines of coconut water, we are working to promote Neera as a substitute to the soft

drinks available in the market. Neera is organic and rich in nutrients and thus a complete health

drink. With increasing the production and marketing of Neera, we are trying to establish it as a

key vertical of India’s village industry,” KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Saxena said, while distributing

tool kits to the artisans via video-conference.

Shri Saxena said the production of Neera has high potential in terms of sale as well as creation

of self-employment. “Palm industry can be a major employment generator in India. It is aligned

with Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s call of self-reliance and vocal for local,”

Saxena said.

At the same time, Neera has high export potential as it is also consumed in countries like Sri

Lanka, Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Myanmar. India has an abundance of palm


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fields in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Tamil

Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that can make India a leading producer of Neera globally.

INDIA RECORDS ALL TIME HIGH EXPORT OF COIR AND COIR PRODUCTS

The export, of coir and coir products from India worth Rs. 2757.90 crore for the year 2019-20,

registers an all-time high record, which is around Rs. 30 crores higher than that of the last year

i.e. 2018-19 which stood at Rs. 2728.04 crore. 9,88,996 MT of coir and coir products were

exported during the year 2019-20 from the country as against 964046 MT exported during the

preceding year. While the exports of coir pith, tufted mats, coir Geo-textiles, coir rugs and

carpets, coir other sorts, coir rope and power-loom mats registered growth both in terms of

quantity and value. The products like hand-loom mats, coir yarn, rubberized coir and power-

loom matting showed decline in terms of quantity and increase in terms of value.

• Coir pith with export earnings of Rs. 1349.63 crore constituted 49% of the total export of

coir products from the country.

• Coir fiber with an export of Rs. 498.43 crore constituted to 18% of the total exports.

• The value-added items put together constituted 33% of the total exports.

• Tufted Mats topped among the value-added products (20% in value).

• The export of coir and coir products never showed decrease during the period, which

shows there is no chance for the coir entrepreneur to worry about the business.

• The domestic market for coir and coir products also shows an increasing trend.

• Exports are made through several ports of India out of which around 99% of the Exports of

Coir and Coir Products are made through Tuticorin, Cochin and Chennai Ports. The other

main ports of export of coir and coir products are Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai, Kolkata etc.

Small quantities of exports were made through roads from Kannur, Coimbatore and

Raxual.

The port-wise details of exports are as under;

Port-wise Export (2019-20)

Sl. No. Port/ Place of Export Qty. (MT) Value (Rs. Lakhs)

1 Tuticorin 519144 122910.39

2 Cochin 217930 107023.69

3 Chennai 238970 43159.93

4 Vishakapatanam 11578 1871.26

5 Mumbai 1145 596.15

6 Kolkata 113 131.89

7 Bangalore 41 58.19

8 Others (By Road) 75 38.63

Total 988996.0 275790.13

A POLICY OF MICRO FINANCING IS NEED OF THE HOUR FOR MICRO BUSINESSES IN

RURAL, AGRICULTURAL AND TRIBAL SECTOR: SHRI NITIN GADKARI

Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Road & Transport Shri Nitin Gadkari

emphasized on the need of a policy or a model which can help micro/small businesses/works

like fisherman, ferrywalas, Rickshaw pullers, vegetable vendors, poor, self-help groups etc.

financially. He was addressing ‘Pan IIT Global E-Conclave on reimagining MSMEs and

Livelihoods’ on 19th July 2020 through video conference.


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He said that most of the population in the country is involved in very small enterprises like fishing,

Bee-keeping, Bamboo production etc. and are economically and socially backward and lack

sufficient financial support for them. They are hardworking, skilled, talented and honest but

due to lack of finance they cannot do any value addition in their businesses/works. With a little

financial, technological and marketing support they can grow their business/work which in turn

will definitely boost employment opportunities in Rural, Agricultural and Tribal areas and will

also give strength to our GDP.

Shri Gadkari invited suggestions to develop a model to help and finance these socially,

economically and educationally backward entrepreneurs. He said that this model should be

transparent, corruption free, IT enabled with less procedural hassles and needing least

permissions etc. He expressed hope that the model when approved by NITI Aayog, Finance

Ministry, can support a lot of enterprises involved in bamboo, honey production, alternative

fuels and other areas. Noble Peace Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus, founder- Grameen

Bank, Bangladesh also shared his vision during the discussion in video conference.


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PM SVANidhi Yojona

PM SVANidhi, A Special Micro-Credit Facility launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,

for providing affordable loan to street vendors, targets to benefit over 50 lakh Street Vendors.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Ministry of Housing & Urban

Affairs and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), here today, in order to engage

SIDBI as the Implementation Agency for PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)

- a Special Micro-Credit Facility for Street Vendors. The MoU was signed by Shri Sanjay Kumar,

Joint Secretary on behalf of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Shri V. Satya

Venkata Rao, Deputy Managing Director, SIDBI, in the presence of Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Hon’ble

Minister of State (Independent Charge) MoHUA.

As per the MoU terms, SIDBI will implement

the PM SVANidhi Scheme under the

guidance of MoHUA. It will also manage the

credit guarantee to the lending institutions

through Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for

Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE). It will

develop and maintain a customized and

integrated IT Platform providing end-to-end

solutions, including documentation of all the

processes and workflows for an end-to-end

solution, through a Portal and a Mobile App,

to ensure engagement and information flow

between Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Lending

Institutions, Digital Payment Aggregators

and other stakeholders.

It will leverage the network of lending Institutions like Scheduled Commercials Banks (SCBs),

Non-Bank Finance Companies (NBFCs), Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), Co-operative Banks,

Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), etc. for the Scheme implementation.

With a view to ensure effective implementation,

SIDBI shall also provide a Project Management Unit

(PMU), comprising of domain experts in training/

capacity building, project and platform

management, Information Education and

Communication (IEC), banking, NBFC and MFI

sectors etc., for the period of PM SVANidhi i.e. up to

March 2022.

It is pertinent to mention that PM SVANidhi was

launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban

Affairs had, on June 01, 2020for providing

affordable Working Capital loan to street vendors to resume their livelihoods that have been

adversely affected due to Covid-19 lockdown. This scheme targets to benefit over 50 lakh

Street Vendors. Under the Scheme, the vendors can avail a working capital loan of up to Rs.

10,000, which is repayable in monthly instalments in the tenure of one year. On timely/ early

repayment of the loan, an interest subsidy @ 7% per annum will be credited to the bank

accounts of beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer on quarterly basis. There will be no

penalty on early repayment of loan. The scheme promotes digital transactions through cash

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back incentives up to an amount of Rs. 100 per month. Moreover, the vendors can achieve

their ambition of going up on the economic ladder by availing the facility of escalation of the

credit limit on timely/ early repayment of loan.

Ministry has already circulated the Guidelines of the Scheme to all stake holders e.g. States

and other stakeholders, including Banks, MFIs, NBFCs, SIDBI and Street Vendors’ Associations to

sensitize them about their role and responsibilities. The integrated IT platform for PM SVANidhi

is likely to be launched by forth week of June, 2020. In the first phase, 108 cities have been

selected, in consultation with States/UTs, for saturation by September 2020. Disbursement of

loan is planned to commence in July, 2020.

Key features of the scheme:

a. For the first time:

ii. Street vendors belonging to the surrounding peri-urban/ rural areas are

being included as beneficiaries

iii. MFIs/ NBFCs/ SHG Banks have been allowed for the first time due to their

ground level presence and proximity to the urban poor including the street

vendors.

b. Working capital loan of up to Rs.10,000/- to resume livelihoods post COVID-19 lockdown

c. Incentivizing timely repayments by providing

I. 7% interest subsidy

II. Eligibility for higher loan in next cycle

d. Incentivizing digital transactions through cash back (Up to Rs. 1,200 cash back for

conducting digital transactions in a year)

e. Provision of Free QR code and handholding at the Vending Stall

f. Mobile App/web-based loan application process

g. Wider Base of lending Institutions including Commercial and other Banks, MFIs, NBFCs and

SHG Banks

h. Graded Credit Guarantee for lending institutions under CGTMSE


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