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Government of India
Ministry of MSME

Brief Industrial Profile of

HOWRAH DISTRICT
WEST BENGAL

Carried out by
MSME-Development Institute
Kolkata
(Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,)
Phone: (033)2577-0595/7/8
Fax: (033)2577-5531
E-mail: dcdi-kolkatta@dcmsme.gov.in
Web-www.msmedikolkata.gov.in

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 Contents
S. No. Topic Page
No.
1. General Characteristics of the District 3
1.1 Location & Geographical Area 3
1.2 Topography 3
1.3 Availability of Minerals. 3
1.4 Forest 3
1.5 Administrative set up 4
2. District at a glance 4
2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in the District Howrah 6
3. Industrial Scenario of Howrah District 7
3.1 Industry at a Glance 7
3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 8
3.3 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan 8
Units In The District
3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 9
3.5 Major Exportable Item 10
3.6 Growth Trend 10
3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 11
3.8 Medium Scale Enterprises 11
3.8.1 List of the units in Howra & near by Area 11
3.8.2 Major Exportable Item 12
3.9 Service Enterprises 12
3.9.1 Potentials areas for service industry 12
3.10 Potential for new MSMEs 12
4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 15
4.1 Detail Of Major Clusters 15
4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector 15
4.2 Details of Identified cluster 15
4.2.1 Re-Rolling Mill Cluster, Liluah, Howrah 15
4.2.2 Embroidery & Garments Mfg. cluster, Pipulan, Howrah 16
4.3 Name of Cluster 16
5. General issues raised by industry association during the 18
course of meeting
6 Steps to set up MSMEs 19
7. Addi tional information if any 21

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 Brief Industrial Profile of Howrah District
(WEST BENGAL)

1. General Characteristics of the District:

The District of Howrah has gained its importance with the opening of railways
from Howrah in 1854. The District is covered under Presidency Division and occupies
9th Position in the State in respect of its size with an area of 1467 sq.km. There is a
large industrial population in the district. The industrial heritage of the district is
enviable and it plays a vital role in the economy of both the state and the country as a
whole.
Howrah city is much older than city of Kolkata and is connected by the Howrah
Bridge which is known as Rabindra Setu and very recently it has been connected by
another Setu called Vidyasagar Setu.

1.1 Location & Geographical Area

The district lies between 22-48’ and 22-12’ North latitude and between 88-50’
East longitude.
Located on the west bank of the Hoogli River, it is a twin city of Kolkata. It is
West Bengal's second largest city in terms of both area and population.

1.2 Topography

Hemmed in between the river Hooghly on the east and the Rupnarayan on the
west intersected by the Damodar, the district consist of a flat alluvial plain

The principal rivers of the district are Bhagirathi and its tributary, the Saraswati,
the Damodar and its two branches the Kausiki and Rupnarayan.

1.3 Availability of Minerals

PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2010-112

S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in tones 2010-2011
MAJOR MINERAL
1. Nil -
MINOR
1. Nil -
SOURCE:- Dte. Of Mines & Minerals, Govt. of W.B

1.4 FOREST
Although forest is an important resource for industrial utilization its presence in
the district is insignificant. There is no forest area in the district.

1.5 Administrative set up.

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 Panchayat
C.D.Block / M.C./
Sub-Division Police Station Gram
M Samity Gram
Sansad

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Sadar Sub-Div. 12 5/ 1/ 1 5 67 985

Bally(P), Liluah, Bally-Jagacha 1 8 139

Jagacha(P)
Domjur Domjur 1 18 257
Panchla Panchla 1 11 169
Sankrail (P) Sankrail 1 16 232
Jagatballavpur Jagatballavpur 1 14 188

Howrah, Golabari,
Malipanchghara, Howrah (M.C.) - - -
Sankrail(P), Shibpur,
Bantra, Jagacha (P)
Bally(P) Bally(M) - - -

Uluberia Sub- 7 9/ 0/ 1 9 90 1260

Div.
Uluberia(P) Uluberia-I 1 9 128
Uluberia(P), Bauria(P) Uluberia-II 1 8 121
Amta Amta-I 1 13 171
Joypur Amta-II 1 14 159
Udaynarayanpur Udaynarayanpur 1 11 145
Bagnan-I 1 10 143
Bagnan
Bagnan-II 1 7 113
Shyampur-I 1 10 143
Shyampur
Shyampur-II 1 8 137
Uluberia(P), Bauria(P) Uluberia(M) - - -
District Total : 2 19 14/ 1/ 2 14 157 2245

2. District at a glance

S.No Particular Year Unit Statistics

1 Geographical features
(A) Geographical Data
i) Latitude N - 22-48’ N
S - 22-12’ N
ii) Longitude E - 88-23’ E
W - 87-50 E
iii) Geographical Area SQ. KMS. 1467
(B) Administrative Units
i) Sub divisions Nos. 2
ii) Tehsils Nos. -
iii) Sub-Tehsil Nos. -
iv) Patwar Circle/Borough Nos. 18

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 v) Panchayat Simitis Nos. 14
vi)Nagar nigam Nos. 1
vii) Nagar Palika Nos. 11
viii) Gram Panchayats Nos. 157
xi) Revenue villages Nos. 2245
x) Assembly Area Nos.
2. Population
(A) Sex-wise
i) Male 2011 Nos. 2502453
ii) Female 2011 Nos. 2339185
(B) Rural Population 2011 Nos. 1776970
3. Agriculture
A. Land utilization
i) Total Area 2010-11 Hectare 70413
ii) Forest cover 2010-11 “ -
iii) Non Agriculture Land 2010-11 “ 53115
v) cultivable Barren land 2010-11 “ 54
4. Forest
(i) Forest 2010-11 Hec. Nil
5. Livestock & Poultry
A. Cattle
i) Cows 2007 Nos. 418201
ii) Buffaloes 2007 Nos. 5901
B. Other livestock
i) Goats 2007 Nos. 386249
ii) Pigs 2007 Nos. -
iii) Dogs & Bitches 2007 Nos. -
iv) Railways
i) Length of rail line 2010-11 Kms 162.49
V) Roads
(a) National Highway 2010-11 Kms 63.43
(b) State Highway 2010-11 Kms 211
(c) Main District Highway 2010-11 Kms 1038.72
(d) Other district & Rural 2010-11 Kms 948.68
Roads
(e) Rural road/ Agriculture 2010-11 Kms -
Marketing Board Roads
(f) Kachacha Road 2010-11 Kms NA
(VI) Communication
(a) Telephone connection 2010-11
(b) Post offices 2010-11 Nos. 341
(c) Telephone center 2010-11 Nos. -
(d )Density of Telephone 2010-11 Nos./1000 -
person
(e) Density of Telephone 2010-11 No. per KM. -
(f) PCO Rural 2010-11 No. -
(g) PCO STD 2010-11 No. -
(h) Mobile 2010-11 No. -
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 (VII) Public Health
(a) Allopathic Hospital 2010-11 No. 19
(b) Beds in Allopathic No. 2666
hospitals
(c) Ayurvedic Hospital No. -
(d) Beds in Ayurvedic No. -
hospitals
(e) Unani hospitals No.
(f) Community health No.
centers 1
(g) Primary health centers No.
(h) Dispensaries No.
(i) Sub Health Centers No.
(j) Private hospitals No.
(VIII) Banking commercial
(a) Commercial Bank Nos. 280
(b) rural Bank Products Nos. 36
(c) Co-Operative bank Nos. -
products
(d) PLDB Branches Nos. 12
(IX) Education
(a) Primary school 2008-09 Nos. 2749
(b) Middle schools Nos. 18
(c) Secondary & senior Nos. 526
secondary schools
(d) Colleges Nos. 18
(e) Technical University Nos. 1
Source:- District Statistical Handbook of BAES & Economic Review, 2011-12, Govt. of W.B

2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in Howrah District

S. Name of Ind. Land Land Prevailing No No of No of No. of
No Area acquired developed Rate Per Sqm of allotte Vacan Units in
. (In (In (In Rs.) Plot d t Plots Product
hectare) hectare) s Plots ion

1 Howrah I.E - - - - - - -
(Maidan)
2 Baltikuri I.E 28 Acre 28 Acre Rs.417/- per 29 29 - 25
Sq.ft per
plot
3 Bauria I.E 921800 921800 Rs 1500/- 31 31 - 28
Sq.ft. Sq.ft. per bigha
per month
( short term
lease of 15
years) &
Rs 1900/- +
Salami
Rs.1000/-

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 per Katha
per month
(long term
lease of 30
years)
4 Shibpur I.E 73.48 73.48 Rs.4.97 lakh 3 3 - -
Ph-I Katha Katha per katha

5 Shibpur I.E 27.36 27.36 Rs.4.97 lakh 2 2 - -

Ph-II Katha Katha per katha

6 Uluberia Ph- 145 145 acre - - - - 64

I acre
7 Foundry 123 123 - - - - -
Park at acre acre
Domjur
8 Food park 58 acre 58 acre - - - - -
at Sankrail
9 PolyPark, 60 acre 60 acre - - - - -
Sankrail
10 Foundry 926 926 acre - - - - -
Park acre
11 Rubber 93.53 93.53 - - - - -
Park, acre acre
Sankrail
Source: WBSIDC & WBIIDC

3. INDUSTRIAL SCENERIO OF HOWRAH

3.1 Industry at a Glance

Sr No Head Unit Particulars

1. REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. 3049
2. TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. -
3. REGISTERED MEDIUM & LARGE UNIT NO. -
4. ESTIMATED AVG. NO. OF DAILY WORKER NO. 11235
EMPLOYED IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES
5. EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE AND MEDIUM NO. 165426
INDUSTRIES
6. NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA NO. 11
7. TURNOVER OF SMALL SCALE IND. IN LACS 215,66,8328934
8. TURNOVER OF MEDIUM & LARGE SCALE IN LACS -
INDUSTRIES
Source:- District Statistical Handbook of BAES & Economic Review,2011-12,Govt.of W.B

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 3.2 YEAR WISE TREND OF UNITS REGISTERED
YEAR NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT
REGISTERED UNITS (lakh Rs.)
Up to 1984-85 District wise separate
1985-86 data was not available.
1986-87 Only consolidated report
1987-88 of Regd. units prior to
1988-89 Oct.2006 for West
1989-90 Bengal was available
1990-91 with the Directorate of
1991-92 M& SSE, Govt. of West
1992-93 Bengal.
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-2002
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
EM-II
2006-07 725 7944 7987.58
2007-08 2788 29589 33882.00
2008-09 1893 22246 21170.00
2009-10 1601 15810 23297.00
2010-11 1510 14381 13473.00
2011-12 1418 13758 19254.00
(Up to March)
Total 9935 98728 118563.58
Source: Dte. of M&SSE, WB

3.3 DETAILS OF EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND

ARTISAN UNITS IN THE DISTRICT
NIC TYPE OF NUMBER OF INVESTMENT EMPLOYMENT
CODE INDUSTRY UNITS (Lakh Rs.)
NO.
20 Agro based ( NIC Code-10) - * *
22 Soda water (NIC Code -11) -
23 Cotton textile (NIC Code -14) -
24. Woolen, silk & artificial Thread -
based clothes. (NIC Code -14)
25. Jute & jute based (NIC Code -13) -
26. Ready-made garments & -
embroidery (NIC Code -14)
27. Wood/wooden based furniture -

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 (NIC Code -16)
28. Paper & Paper products -
(NIC Code -17)
29. Leather based (NIC Code -15) -
31. Chemical/Chemical based -
(NIC Code -20)
30. Rubber, Plastic & petro based -
(NIC Code -22)
32. Mineral based (NIC Code -24) -
33. Metal based (Steel Fab.) -
(NIC Code -25)
35. Engineering units (NIC Code – -
Not elsewhere classified)
36. Electrical machinery and transport -
equipment (NIC Code -27 & 29)
97. Repairing & servicing -
(NIC Code -95)
01. Others (NIC Code -99) -
Kachori Making (NIC Code -10) -
Source: Directorate of M & SSE, Govt. of West Bengal
* Not available from The Directorate of M & SSE, Govt. of West Bengal

3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings

List of the units in Howrah & near by Area

Sl.No Name of the Unit

1 Ankit India Ltd.
2 BMW Industries Ltd.
3 Down Stream units of HPL( 32 Units)
4 Dream Bake Pvt. Ltd.
5 East India Confectioneries ltd.
6 Guidence Food & Beverages
7 Jute Mills ( 5 Units)
8 Kamaldeep Ispat Pvt. Ltd.
9 LMJ International Ltd.
10 Mahabharat Motors Mfg. Co. Ltd.
11 Ostern Pvt. Ltd.
12 Pamper Oven Fresh Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
13 Pepsico India Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
14 PLG Agrotech Ltd.
15 Sarralle Equipments India Pvt. Ltd.
16 Skipper Steels Ltd.
17 Gujrat Carbon Ltd. (Food Divn.)
18 Sidheswar Cotton Mill(P) Ltd.
19 Sangrila Textile Mills,
20 Belur Weaving Cooperative Society
21 West Bengal dairy and Poultry Milk Chilling
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 Development Corpn.,
22 Fort Gloster Industries Ltd.
23 Ambika Jute Mills Co. Ltd.
24 Shalimar Paints Ltd.
25 Berger Paints (I) Ltd.
26 Bally Jute Co. Ltd.
27 Kanoria Chemicals Industries
28 Indian Aluminium Ltd.
29 Aluminium Cable & Conductors (I) Ltd.,
30 Hindusthan Seals Ltd
31 Abrasive & Casting Ltd.
32 Calcutta Ferrous Ltd.
33 Bridge & Roof (I) Ltd.
34 The National Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.
35 Containers India
36 The Ganges Rope Co. Ltd.
37 The Ganges Rope Co. Ltd.
38 The Ganges Printing Co. Ltd.
39 The Asiatic Oxygen & Acetylen Co. Ltd.
40 Shalimar Works Ltd.
41 Hooghly Docking & Engg. Ltd.
42 Elbe Industrial Work
43 Modi Agro Product
44 Govt.of India Press
45 Shalimar Rope Works Ltd.
46 W.H. Harton & Co. Ltd.
47 Tide Water Oil Co. Ltd.
48 Welmann Incandescent India Ltd.
49 Sree Hanuman Jute Mill
50 New Gujrat Cotton Mill Ltd.
51 Indian Linoleum Ltd.
52 Sree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhavan Ltd.

Source; Inspector of factories, Kolkata

3.5 Major Exportable Item

Engineering and chemical based articles

3.6 Growth Trend

Industrial projects implemented in the district

Year No. of Units Invt. (In Cr.)
2008 24 99.91
2009 52 469.00
2010 72 491.50
Source: Economic Review, 2011-12, West Bengal

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3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry

In this regard the district of Howrah is one step ahead of other industrially advanced
district of West Bengal. The existing units are mainly engaged in the manufacture of
ships, rail locomotive, industrial furnace, structural etc. and as such there is enough
scope for ancillarisation.

3.8 Medium Scale Enterprises

3.8.1 List of the units in Howrah & Near By Area

Sl.No. Name of the Units

1 Ambika Metallicks
2 Orsons Holding Co. Ltd
3 Mohit Bakers Pvt. Ltd.
4 Etone India Pvt. Ltd.
5 Khaitan Windingware Pvt. Ltd
6 Caraton Industries Ltd.
7 N.F Forgings Pvt. Ltd
8 Jay Durga Polyfab Pvt. Ltd.
9 Reflex Communications Ltd.
10 C. K. Plastics Ltd.
11 K. A. Wires Pvt. Ltd.
12 Kamaldeep Ispat Pvt. Ltd.
13 Pamper Wovenfresh Food Products Pvt. Ltd
14 R.J Wovensacks Pvt. Ltd
15 Almega Paints Pvt. ltd.
16 Pritam Knit Pvt. ltd.
17 Eastern Copper Manufacturing
18 Mohit Bakers Pvt. Ltd.
19 Kamaldeep Ispat Pvt. Ltd.
20 Ortem Pvt. Ltd.
21 Star Pipe Products Pvt. Ltd.
22 N.F Forgings Pvt. Ltd
23 Eastern Copper Manufacturing
24 Tarsons Products Pvt. Ltd.
25 Jaikeshan Developers Pvt. Ltd.
26 New Seamtex Tubes Pvt. Ltd.
27 NDR Warehousing Pvt. Ltd.
28 Sarralle Equipments India Pvt. Ltd.
29 Bina udyog Pvt. Ltd.
30 Dhanbad Fuels Pvt. Ltd.
31 Reform Ferro Cast Pvt. Ltd.
32 Tarsons Products Pvt. Ltd.
33 Madhubati Paper Products Pvt. Ltd.
34 Jalan Udyog Pvt. Ltd.
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3.8.2 Major Exportable Item

Engineering and chemical based articles.

3.9 Service Enterprises

Sl. No. Name of the Units

1 Crystal Roadway Ltd.

2 Eskay goods & Suppliers Pvt. ltd

3.9.1 Potentials areas for service industry

The primary objective of conducting Industrial Potentiality Survey in a district is

to select the candidate industries. In order to select those industries, factors like
infrastructure, markets etc. have been analyzed in the previous chapters. As already
mentioned the district is devoid of forest & mineral resources. As regards the
availability of technical skills and entrepreneurship the district is much ahead in the
field of modern industrial sector. However, the team after a detailed discussion with
various promotional agencies like DIC’s, Bank, and after examining various factors
required for industrial development has suggested the following candidate industries
having scope for development in the small scale sector in the existing situation.

3.10 Potential for new MSMEs

The District of Howrah once occupied the prime position and was considered to
be one of the highly industrialized districts in West Bengal. A number of industries like
engineering, casting, steel fabrication, ship building, consumer goods industries,
construction pressure die casting, forging, electric installations, manufacturing of
industrial electrical goods accessories etc. had a large concentration in the district.
Over a period of last 30 years the industrial units located in Howrah district have
witnessed a number of problems like lack of demand, consumers diversification of
products, shifting of different industries in other states as well as opening up of similar
type of industries in different State of India which has caused ending of a monopoly
like situation which was prevailing at the time of independence of India. The lack of
orders from Railways, Shipping companies, Engineering and Structural companies, etc.
have cumulatively caused down fall of industries in the district of Howrah. Basically
these industries were more or less ancillary type of industries depending on the mother
plant.
The development of modern small scale industries producing independent
consumer products or industrial products did not occur simultaneously as happened in
Punjab especially at Ludhiana. Therefore, the industrial scenario in the district of
Howrah is totally different from other State. Private enterprises are yet to develop so
that they can capture independent market in different products. However, based on
the above background and the need for promotion and development of
entrepreneurship in the small scale sector, a list of potential candidate industries have
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been drawn up which are considered to be suitable for taking up by the entrepreneurs
of the district. The list has been divided between resource based and demand based
industries which may be seen from the following:-

A. Resource Based Industries (e) Chemical & Chemical products

a) Agro-based Industries i) Repellant
i) Potato wafers ii) Liquid Detergent
ii) Essence from flowers-Tube- iii) Paints & Varnish
roses, rose, Jesmine, etc. iv) Herbal Shampoo
iii) Fruit processing v) Paper Board & Boxes
iv) Banana chip
v) Dehydration of vegetables (f) Mechanical
vi) Toopy fruits from papaya i) Wire Knitting
vii) Jute yarn dyeing and bleaching ii) Crank shaft Re-Grinding Boring
viii) Jute Diversified products iii) Nuts & Bolts(Hot forged)
iv) Wire nail
(a) Others: v) Pipe fittings
i) Clay Bricks vi) Small Rolling mill
ii) Earthen waxes vii) Non stick cookware
viii) Welding Electrodes
B. Demand Based Industries ix) Pressure Die casting
(a) Food & Allied Industries
i) Hard boiled lozenges (g) Electronics & Electrical
ii) Cattle feed i) Telephones & Allied products
iii) Mustard oil ii) Tube light fittings
iv) Biscuits(Mechanized) iii) Assembling of Car Battery

(b) Textile product including (h) Miscellaneous

Hosiery items i) Bus & Trucks Body Building
i) Readymade garments ii) Auto Servicing & Repairing
ii) Hand Embroidery (Zari) iii) Storage Battery & Battery Plates
iii) Cotton Knitted wear iv) Dry cleaning
v) Optical Lense grinding
(c) Leather & Rexin vi) Manufacture of Imitation
i) Leather Wallets Ornament.
ii) Ladies Sandles (Leather)
iii) Traveling bag

(d) Rubber & Plastic product

i) Rigid P.V.C. pipe
ii) Plastic Moulded bucket, Basin
etc.
iii) Poly carry bags
iv) Poly propylene Tubular Film Rolls
v) Polythene Bottle
vi) Nylon Rope

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4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise

4.1 DETAIL OF MAJOR CLUSTERS

Metal Casting Foundry, Shuttle cock Manufacturing, Metal Spare Parts, Re-
Rolling Mill Cluster, Embroidery & Garments Mfg. Cluster are the major clusters
available in Howrah district

4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector

Metal Casting Foundry, Shuttle cock Manufacturing, Metal Spare Parts,Rolling

Mill Cluster, and Embroidery & Garments Mfg. Cluster

4.2 Details for Identified cluster

(Under MSME-DI, Kolkata)
4.2.1. Name of the cluster:- Re-Rolling Mill Cluster, Liluah, Howrah
1 Principal Products Manufactured in the Bar, Rods, other structural Steels etc.
Cluster
2 Name of the SPV MCCI Rolling Mills Cluster (P) ltd.
3 No. of functional units in the clusters 180
4 Turnover of the Clusters Rs.11.340 Crores
5 Value of Exports from the Clusters Negligible
6 Employment in Cluster 36,000
7 Average investment in plant & Rs.6.00 Crores
Machinery
8 Major Issues / requirement Raw material, Infrastructural problem,
power crisis, etc.
9 Presence of capable institutions NISST, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India.
10 Thrust Areas Productivity Quality, Employment, Energy
requirement.
11 Testing needs Testing required in house & outside lab.
12 Problems & constraints Raw material, Infrastructural problem,
Power crisis, etc.
Jadavpur University has been appointed as Project Management Consultant (PMC)
for the CFC under the directives from Govt. of West Bengal and list of machineries has
been finalized by the PMC. A joint inspection of representatives from Govt. of West
Bengal & Govt. of India was conducted on 1st March and 1st installment of grant-in-aid
amounting Rs.3.15 crore from Govt. of India was released on 13/03/12.
A meeting with the Director, MSME-DI ,Kolkata, officer from the O/o DC, MSME,
New Delhi, Director & Joint Director from M&SSE, Govt. of West Bengal, Director &
Member Secretary of WBSEPS and representatives from the SPV was held on 23/07/12
& 24/07/12 and WBSEPS has agreed to disburse the fund for SPV on cost re-
imbursement basis

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4.2.2 Name of the cluster:- Embroidery & Garments Mfg. Cluster.
Pipulan, Howrah
1 Principal Products Manufactured in Embroidery & Readymade Garments.
the Cluster
2 Name of the SPV Emroidery & Garments Hi-Tech Manufacturing
Association (EGMA)
3 No. of functional units in the 350
clusters
4 Turnover of the Clusters Rs. 18,00,000 per unit
5 Value of Exports from the Clusters NA
6 Employment in Cluster Direct – 1800, Indirect - 7200
7 Average investment in plant & Average Rs. 5 lakh per unit
Machinery
8 Major Issues / requirement i) To develop the cluster with better market linages
& profitability
ii) Poor technology & quality control
iii) Lack of brand image, Govt, & Institutional
support, storage facility and trading & design
development facilities
iv) Poor credit & lending facilities for cash flow
v) Poor & unhygienic infrastructure
vi) Lower capacity utilization
vii) Poor packaging system
viii) Lack of Govt.
9 Presence of capable institutions NA
10 Thrust Areas i) Development of awreness of different Govt.
schemes
ii) Market information & cost comparison
iii) Uptodate knowledge in change in fashion and
technology
iv) Analysis of business operation
11 Problems & constraints Need for raw materials bank, design development,
skill development, testing facilities, packaging of the
product.
The DSR has been prepared and under revision. EGMA, the Proposed SPV has not furnished the
information’s as desired by DC, MSME. To DC.MSME-DI,Kolkata.

4.3. Name of the cluster

Details for Identified cluster in West Bengal implemented by Directorate of Micro &
Small Scale Enterprises
Name of the district:- HOWRAH
Name of the Clusters
Sl. Subject. Metal Casting
Shuttle cock Mfg. Metal Spare Parts
Foundry

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 Principal Products
Badminton Shuttle Engineering metal
1 Manufactured in Iron Ingot
cock parts
the Cluster
Uluberia Badminton
Howrah Foundry Shuttle Cock Bargachia Cluster
2 Name of the SPV Development Industrial Co- of Metal Product
Cluster (HFDC) Operative Society Manufacturers
Ltd.
No. of functional
3 units in the 320 100 900
clusters
Turnover of the
4 Rs. 3000 Cr. Rs. 10 Cr. Rs. 60 Cr.
Clusters
Value of Exports
5
from the Clusters
Employment in
6 40000 6000 5000
Cluster
Average
7 investment in plant
& Machinery
Testing of raw
Product quality; materials; Cost
Technology up Technology up effective of quality
Major Issues / gradation; testing gradation; Raw product; Heat
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requirement of raw materials & materials bank; treatment facility;
finished products; Marketing. Tooling facility; Non
marketing. availability of brass
ingots.
Presence of Jadavpur
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capable institutions University
Testing facility;
Introduction of
Modern lathe
electric melting
R&D facilities; machine; Heat
furnace; Value
10 Thrust Areas Import of raw treatment of
added products
materials. ferrous & non
through graded
ferrous items;
casting.
Coating activities.
Improper
marketing
Availability of
strategy; lack of
Problems & imported raw Pollution; Finance;
11 infrastructure;
constraints materials; Finance; Modern technology.
energy audit;
Marketing.
accessibility of
global market
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 Quality of raw Quality of products
Raw materials
12 Testing needs material & finished as per International
testing.
products measurement
Access to export
13 - - -
market
Name of the
14 - - -
association
Key trade
15 Associations - - -
address

5. General issues raised by industry association during the

course of meeting

The district has a strong industrial base but still requires basic and modern
infrastructural facilities. Setting up of Industrial Parks, Estates would encourage the
growth of micro and small enterprises. To facilitate movement of goods and heavy
traffic, roads need to be widened and expanded. Power supply also needs
improvement. A single window clearance system for the MSE sector has to be initiated
by the State Govt. to streamline the process of industrialization. Credit needs of the
MSE sector also require immediate attention.

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6. STEPS TO SET UP MSMEs
Following are the brief description of different agencies for rendering assistance
to the entrepreneurs.

S. Type of assistance Name and address of agencies

No
1. Provisional Registration District Industries Centre, Dte. of M& SSE,
Certificate( EM-1) & Govt. of West Bengal, 24 Belilious Road,
Permanent Registration P.O & Dist : Howrah,
Certificate ( EM-II)
2. Identification of Project (1) MSME – Development Institute,
Profiles, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,
Techno-economic and 111 &112, B. T. Road, Kolkata-700108.
managerial consultancy (2) Directorate of Industries
services, market survey and New Secretariat Bldgs, 9th fl.,
economic survey reports. 1, Kiran Sankar Roy Road, Kolkata-1
(3) W.B. Small Industries Dev. Corpn.,
6A, Raja Subodh Mulick Square
(3r floor) Kolkata-13 &
31, Block Burn Lane,
Silpa Bhawan,
Kolkata-12

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3. Land and Industrial shed (1) W. B. Small Industries Dev. Corpn.,
6A, Raja Subodh Mullick Square,
(3r floor) Kolkata-13 &
31, Black Burn Lane,
Silpa Bhawan, Kolkata-12
(2) West Bengal Industries Infrastructure
Development Corpn. Ltd.,
P-34, CIT Road, Kolkata-14
4. Financial Assistance (1) West Bengal Industrial Development
Corporation Limited,
5, Council House St., Kolkata-1
(2) Small Industries Dev, Bank of India(
SIDBI)
Eastern Regional Office,
11, Dr. U. N. Brahmachari Road,
Kolkata-17
(3) W. B. Financial Corpn.,
2A, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata-16
(4) United Bank of India,
H.O. 16, Old Court House St, Kolkata-1
(5) All other Banks
5. For raw materials under Govt. National Small Industries Corpn. Ltd.,
Supply 20 B, Abdul Hamid St., 7th floor, Kolkata-69
6. Plant and machinery under National Small Industries Corpn. Ltd.,
hire / purchase basis. 20 B, Abdul Hamid St., 7th floor, Kolkata-69
7. Power/ Electricity (1) W. B. State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd.
Bidyut Bhawan, Sector-II,
Salt Lake City, Kolkata-91
(2) Calcutta Electric Supply Corpn. Ltd.,
Victoria House, Kolkata-69
(3) Durgapur Projects Ltd.
Administrative Building,
Dist- Burdwan, Pin-713201.
(4) Dishergarh Power Supply Co.Ltd.
P.O- Dishergarh, Asansol, Pin-713301

8. Technical Know – how. (1) Indian Institute of Technology,

Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur
(2) Deptt. Of Engineering & Technology,
Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata-32
9. Quality & Standard MSME Testing Centre (MSME -TC),
111 & 112, B.T. Road, Kolkata-108

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 10. Marketing /Export Assistance (1) Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign
Trade,
4, Esplanade East, Kolkata-700069
(2) W.B. Small Industries Dev. Corpn.,
6A, Raja Subodh Mulick Square
(3r floor) Kilkata-13
11. Other Promotional Agencies (1) Reserve Bank of India,
Rural Planning and Credit Department,
15, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata-1
(2) Indian Institute of Packaging,
Block CP, Sector V, Salt Lake City
Kolkata-91
(3) Khadi and Village Industries Commission
33, Chittaranjan avenue, Kolkata – 73

7. Additional information if any

There is large scope for modernisation of Jute, Foundry, Rolling Mills and other
Engineering based existing industries.

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