Br.

MSME DI, Diphu

Gove rnme nt of India

Mi nist ry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterp rises

Brief Industrial Profile of Jorhat District

Carried out by
B r a n c h M S M E D e v e l o p me n t I n s t i t u t e
Ministry of MSME, Government of India,
Diphu, Karbi Anglong District (Assam)
Phone No. 03671-272549

(2013-2014)

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Contents
Sl. No. Topic Page No.
1. General Characteristics of the District 3
1.1 Location & Geographical Area 3, 4
1.2 Topography 4
1.3 Availability of Minerals. 4, 5
1.4 Forest 5

1.5 Administrative set up 5

2. District at a glance 6, 7, 8
2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in the District Jorhat 8
3. Industrial Scenario Of Jorhat 8
3.1 Industry at a Glance 8, 9
3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 9, 10
3.3 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan Units In The 10
District
3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 11
3.5 Major Exportable Item 11
3.6 Growth Trend 11
3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 11
3.8 Medium Scale Enterprises 11
3.8.1 List of the units in Jorhat district & near by Area 11
3.8.2 Major Exportable Item 11
3.9 Service Enterprises 11
3.10 Potential for new MSMEs 11,12,13,14
4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 14
4.1 Detail Of Major Clusters 14
4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector 14
4.1.2 Service Sector 14
4.2 Details of Identified cluster 14
4.2.1 Name of the cluster : Knife Manufacturing Cluster 15
5. General issues raised by industry association during the course of 15
meeting
6 Prospects of training Programmes during 2014-15 15
7. Steps to set up MSMEs 16,17,18
8. Additional information 18, 19

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Brief Industrial Profile of Jorhat District

1. General Characteristics of the District

The Jorhat established as the new capital in the closing year of the 18th century
by the decaying and declining Tunkhungia Ahom Dynasty. Jorhat as the name signifies
was just a couple (Jor) of mart (Hut). From these two parallel marts namely Chowkihut
and Macharhut, this lay on the eastern and the western bank of the river Bhogdoi.
Jorhat today has grown into a thriving cosmopolitan town with a strong sense of character
and identity. It is the best laid out town in upper Assam with broad roads, cutting each
other at right angles. The variety of heterogeneity of the town population, specially its
business community – comprising of Panjabies, Biharies, Marwaries, Bengalies and even
odd south Indian is something commendable. Yet each person, irrespective of his place
of origin, who has made Jorhat his home, is staunchly loyal to his adopted home and fully
identifies with it. Urban, polite and polished behavior is the distinguishing feature of an
average Jorhat man.

1.1 Location & Geographical Area.

The Jorhat District is located between the Brahamaputra on the North and Nagaland
on the South at 26 degree 46 minute’s North latitude and 96 degree 16 minute’s longitude
in the central part of Brahmaputra.

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Geographical Area
Item Unit Jorhat Majuli Titabor Jorhat
Sub- Sub- Sub- District
Division Division Division
Total Geogr- Sq. 1882.40 1245.12 523.48 2851.00
aphical Area Km
Geographical Sq. 1010.38 1245.12 516.65 2772.15
Area (Rural) Km
Geographical Sq. 72.02 Nil 6.83 78.85
Area(Urban) Km
SOURCE:- Dist. Statistical Handbook 2011, Published by Dy. Director, Economics
& Staitistcs, Jorhat.

1.2 Topography
The Jorhat District has extreme climate with large variation of
temperature from season to season as also from day to night. The highest temperature
recorded is 38ºC and lowest at 10°C with minimum humidity of 98% to 65%. The
rainfall is received mainly from southwest monsoon during the period from May to
August. The district falls within medium rainfall zone of Assam state having average
rainfall of 2100 m.m.
Jorhat district is covered by alluvial soil comprising of clay, silt, sand gravel and
pebbles. The soil is well drained by a number of perennial streams/tributaries of the
Brahmaputra. The major river is Brahmaputra and its tributaries in the district.

1.3 Availability of Minerals

Jorhat district have only minor mineral resources such as Soil, Sand,
Murom and Bolder.

PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2010-11

S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in tones

MAJOR MINERAL NA
MINOR
1. Soil, Sand, Murom, Bolder NA
SOURCE:- DEPT. OF MINES & GEOLOGY.

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PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL & NATURAL GAS 2010-11

S.NO. NAME PRODUCTION
1. Oil 60790 MT
2. Gas 8.1088 MMSCM
3. Free Gas 0.8596 MMSCM
SOURCE:- Dist. Statistical Handbook 2011, Published by Dy. Director,
Economics & Statistics, Jorhat

1.4 Forest
Total area of the forest in Jorhat district is 29497.420 hectares and Gibbon
wildlife Sanctuaries area is 20.98 Sq.km. at Majuli in Jorhat district. Total 374000
thousand Nos seedling planted on 340 hectares area.

1.5 Administrative set up.

Earlier Jorhat was sub-division of undivided Sibsagar District. In 1983 Jorhat
was curved out of Sibsagar District. The present Jorhat District consists of three (3) Sub-
divisions namely Jorhat, Majuli and Titabor. The district is divided into 6 revenue circles
and 8 development blocks. The development blocks are named Jorhat Development
Block, North West Development Block, Titabor Development Block, East Jorhat
Development Block, Kaliapani Development Block, Central Jorhat Development Block,
Majuli Development Block, Ujani Majuli Development Block. Most of the development
activities are controlled by Deputy Commissioner, Jorhat.

Organisation Chart

Deputy Commissioner
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↓ ↓ ↓
CEO, Zila Parishad ↓ Project Director DRDO
Addl. Deputy Commissioner (6)
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↓ ↓ ↓
SDO (Civil) ↓ SDO officer (Sadar)
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↓ ↓ ↓
Circle Officer (6) Election Officer Assistant Commissioner

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2. District at a glance

S.No Particular Year Unit Statistics

I Geographical features
(a) Geographical Data
i) Latitude 26.15º N to 27.12º
N
ii) Longitude 94.05º E to 94.35º
E
iii) Geographical Area Hectares 285100
(b) Administrative Units
i) Sub divisions 2011 Nos 3
ii) Revenue circle 2011 Nos 6
iii) Development Block 2011 Nos 8
iv) Municipalities 2011 Nos 1
v) Town Committee 2011 Nos 3
vi) Gaon Panchayats 2011 Nos 110
vii) Town 2011 Nos 4
viii) Villages 2011 Nos 853
xi) Revenue villages 2011 Nos NA
x) Assembly Constituency ( 2011 Nos 6
including Dergaon
Constituency
II Population
(a) Sex-wise
i) Male 2011 Nos 557944
ii) Female 2011 Nos 533351
(b) Rural Population
i) Male 2001 Nos 425830
ii) Female 2001 Nos 402071
III Agriculture
Land utilization
i) Total Area 2010 Hectare 156636.57
ii) Forest cover 2010 Hectare 7481.12
iii) Non Agriculture Land 2010 Hectare 13517.97
v) cultivable Barren land 2010 Hectare 21467.96
IV Forest
(i) Forest 2010 Sq. km 249.66
V Livestock & Poultry
(a) Cattle
i) Cows 2007 Nos. 89358
ii) Buffaloes 2007 Nos. 6639

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(b) Other livestock

i) Goats 2007 Nos. 170793
ii) Pigs 2007 Nos. 39411
iii) Dogs & Bitches 2007 Nos. NA
iv) Duck 2007 Nos. 230030
VI Railways
i) Length of rail line 2010-11 Kms 89
VII Roads
(a) National Highway 2010-11 Kms 58
(b) State Highway 2010-11 Kms 162.99
(c) Main District Highway 2010-11 Kms NA
(d) Rural Roads 2010-11 Kms 1460.20
(e) Rural road/ Agriculture 2010-11 Kms NA
Marketing Board Roads
(f) Urban Road 2010-11 Kms 36.95
VIII Communication
(a) Telephone connection 2010-11 NA
(b) Head Post offices 2010-11 Nos. 1
(c) Sub Post offices 2010-11 Nos. 37
Branch Post offices 2010-11 Nos. 182
(c) Telephone center 2010-11 Nos. NA
(d )Density of Telephone 2010-11 Nos./1000 NA
person
(e) Density of Telephone 2010-11 No. per KM. NA
(f) PCO Rural 2010-11 No. NA
(g) PCO STD 2010-11 No. NA
(h) Mobile 2010-11 No. NA
IX Public Health
(a) Allopathic Hospital 2010 No. 6
(b) Beds in Allopathic hospitals 2010 No. 254
(c) Ayurvedic Hospital 2010 No. NA
(d) Beds in Ayurvedic hospitals 2010 No. NA
(e) Unani hospitals 2010 No. NA
(f) Community health centers 2010 No. 6
(g) Primary health centers 2010 No. 10
(h) Dispensaries 2010 No. 9
(i) Sub Health Centers 2010 No. 143
(j) Private hospitals 2010 No. NA
X Banking
(a) Commercial Bank 2010-11 Nos. 52
(b) Rural Bank Products 2010-11 Nos. 16
(c) Co-Operative bank products 2010-11 Nos. 5
(d) PLDB Branches 2010-11 Nos. NA
XI Education

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(a) Primary school 2011 Nos. 1566

(b) Middle schools 2011 Nos. 322
(c) Secondary & senior 2011 Nos. 175
secondary schools
(d) Colleges 2011 Nos. 12
(e) ITI 2011 Nos. 2
SOURCE:- Statistical Handbook Assam 2011,

2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in the District Jorhat

S. Name of Land Land Prevailin No of No of No of No. of

No Ind. Area acquired develop g Rate Shed allotted Vacan Units in
. (In Sq. ed Per Sqm s Sheds t Producti
Mts.) (In (In Rs.) Sheds on
hectare)
1 Cinnamora 34788.0 NA NA 29 29 NA 24

Total 34788.0 NA NA 29 29 NA 24

SOURCE:- Statistical Handbook Assam 2011,

3. Industrial Scenario of Jorhat District

3.1 Industry at a Glance

Sr. Head Unit Particulars

No
1. REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. 390
2. TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. NA
3. REGISTERED MEDIUM & LARGE NO. NA
UNIT
4. ESTIMATED AVG. NO. OF DAILY NO. 1000
WORKER EMPLOYED IN SMALL
SCALE INDUSTRIES
5. EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE AND NO. NA
MEDIUM INDUSTRIES
6. NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA NO. 1

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7. TURNOVER OF SMALL SCALE IND. IN 25000,00,000

LACS
8. TURNOVER OF MEDIUM & LARGE IN NA
SCALE INDUSTRIES LACS
Source: DICC , Jorhat

3.2 Year wise trend of units registered

YEAR NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT

REGISTERED (lakh Rs.)
UNITS
Up to 1984-85 NA NA NA
1985-86 NA NA NA
1986-87 NA NA NA
1987-88 NA NA NA
1988-89 NA NA NA
1989-90 NA NA NA
1990-91 NA NA NA
1991-92 NA NA NA
1992-93 NA NA NA
1993-94 NA NA NA
1994-95 NA NA NA
1995-96 NA NA NA
1996-97 NA NA NA
1997-98 NA NA NA
1998-99 NA NA NA
1999-2000 NA NA NA
2000-01 NA NA NA
2001-2002 NA NA NA
2002-03 NA NA NA
2003-04 NA NA NA
2004-05 NA NA NA
2005-06 NA NA NA
2006-07 NA NA NA
2007-08 73 400 85466082
2008-09 65 664 82383000
2009-10 60 200 13327200

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2010-11 61 311 85336482

2011-12 NA NA NA
2012-13 NA NA NA
2013-14 NA NA NA
Total
Source: DICC , Jorhat

3.3 Details of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises and Artisan units in
the district-

NI TYPE OF NUMBE INVESTMEN EMPLOY-

C INDUSTRY R OF T (Lakh Rs.) MENT
CO UNITS
DE
NO.
20 Agro based 6 19676000 51
22 Soda water NA NA NA
23 Cotton textile 8 900000 54
24. Woolen, silk & artificial Thread NA NA NA
based clothes.
25. Jute & jute based NA NA NA
26. Ready-made garments & 12 958000 22
embroidery
27. Wood/wooden based furniture 1 13000 3
28. Paper & Paper products NA NA NA
29. Leather based NA NA NA
31. Chemical/Chemical based 3 290000 7
30. Rubber, Plastic & petro based 1 8231041 21
32. Mineral based NA NA NA
33. Metal based (Steel Fab.) 2 131000 8
35. Engineering units NA NA NA
36. Electrical machinery &transport NA NA NA
eqpt
97. Repairing & servicing 3 211000 5
01. Others 25 54916482 162
Source: DICC, Jorhat

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3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings

List of the units in Jorhat district & Near By Area : ONGC

3.5 Major Exportable Item : Tea

3.6 Growth Trend : Agro base

3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry : Nil

3.8. Medium Scale Enterprises

3.8.1 List of the units in ----- & Near By Area : Nil

3.8.2 Major Exportable Item: Nil

3.9 Service Enterprises: Nil

3.10 Potential for new MSMEs

List of industries which have prospect in Jorhat district is divided into following four
categories. With this in view, an attempt has been made to analyze the resource
endowment for industrial exploitation. List of industries which have prospect in Jorhat
district is divided into following four categories.

1. Resource based
2. Demand based
3. Skill based
4. Other industries.

1) Resource Based: Wood, Cane & 11. Cycle Repairing

Bamboo products 12. Pillow covers
1. Wooden Electrical Accessories 13. Plastic items (both injection molded
2. Saw mill and blow molded)
3. Furniture making 14. Readymade garments
4. Cane & Bamboo 15. Sanitary towels.
5. Handicrafts 16. School bags
6. Agarbatti sticks 17. School uniform
7. Wooden Toys 18. Seat covers
8. Rope Making 19. Shoes
9. Tea chest 20. Surgical bandages

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10. Wooden Packing cases 21. Washing soap

11. Truck & Bus Body building 22. Cleaning powder
12. T.V. Cabinet 23. Cardboard boxes
13. Photo Frames 24. Electrical Goods Repairing
14. Panel Doors/ Particle Boards 25. Block printing
15. Decorative items 26. Cotton socks
27. Cement door/window frames
Food Based Industries: 28. Cement jail
1. Jam, Jelly and Pickl 29. Tomato ketchup
2. Tapioca starch/potato starch 30. Phenyl
3. Fruit Juice 31. Agarbatti
4. Ginger powder/Oil 32. Truck bodybuilding
5. Areca Nut processing 33. Namkeen
6. Potato processing/chips 34. Status of plaster of Paris
7. Bakery & Confectionary 35. Pressure stores
9. Papad making 36. Chilly powder
10. Soft Drinks 37. Fish curing
11. Tomato Sauce 38. Cleaned soft cotton waste
12. Cattle Feed 39. Wooden packing cases
13. Poultry Feed 40. Wooden furniture
14. Scented Supari 41. Confectionary
15. Grinding Spices etc 42. PVC Pipes
43. RCC Pipes
Demand Based Industries: 44. Air coolers
1. Auto repair works 45. Agriculture implements\
2. Car service centre 46. Polythene bags
3. Bakery products 47. Steel furniture
4. Exercise book 48. Cement pipes
5. Grinding of spices 49. Potato wafers
6. Ice-cream 50. Hawaii chap pals
7. Leather raxin/foam/canvas bags 51. Detergent powder
8. Leather goods 52. Oil mills
9. Truck Body 53. Wax candles
10. Paper cups and plates

54. Bread 9. Hair pins

55. Cattle feed 10. Safety pins
56. Ground and processed spices 11. Steel cupboards & racks
57. Chalk crayons 12. Absorbent cotton
58. Dustless chalk crayons 13. Camphor tablets
59. Aluminium Hangers 14. Carbon paper
60. Leaf plates 15. Paper bags
61. Rolling shutters 16. Paper board cartons
62. sheet metal fabrication 17. Biscuits
63. Photo frames 18. Cakes, Pastry, Cream rolls etc.
64. Wooden furniture 19. Ginger processing

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65 Jwellary 20. Ice-cream cones

66. Namkin mixture 21. Instant food mixes
67. Confectionery 22. Injection molded footwear’s
68. Computer stationery 23. Disposable plastic cups
24. Jam, jellies and marmalades
Skilled based: 25. Papaya candy
1. Handicraft Items 26. Potato wafers
2. Cane and Bamboo 27. Rice flakes
3. Thread Manufacturing 28. Soya bean products
4. Rope making 29. Starch from tamarind seed
5. Oil and Dal mill 30. Tamarind concentrate
6. Steel fabrication 31. Tamarind powder
7. Steel furniture 32. Tomato products
8. Agriculture implements 33. Glass bangles
9. Carpentry 34. Lac bangles
10. Readymade garments 35. Insulation bricks (Fire clay based)
11. Builder Hardware 36. Plaster boards
12. Safety pins 37. Tailors chalk
13. Paper pins 38. Desert coolers
14. Hair pins 39. Cooler body
15. Stone cutting & polishing 40. Chrome tanned hides & skins (Semi
16. Leather Articles Finished)

Other Industrial Products that have On the basis of availability of raw Material,
wide potentiality: labours and other infrastructure, the
1. Tin containers investment could be in the following areas:
2. Gunny bags
3. Plastic bags Agro Based:
4. Aluminium furniture 1. Rice Mills
5. Dairy equipments 2. Rice barn extraction plat
6. GI buckets 3. Bakery
7. Hand tools for Black 4. Boards/Paints
smithy/carpentry/hand forging foundry etc.
8. Paper pins
5. Oil Expeller The requirement of Tea industry
6. Ginger processor can be made available locally with local
7. Fruit/Vegetable preservation products through the tea industry has
contributed largely towards development of
8. Poultry/ Cattle Fed Plants MSME in the district. There are 108 tea
gardens in the district, so there is potential
Forest Based: for setting up various types of MSE in the
1. Saw Mills district based on the requirement of the Tea
2. Furniture Making Industry.
3. Cane & Bamboo Based on the requirement of the existing
4. Handicrafts Tea Gardens/Estates the following items
5. Agarbatti. can be developed in the district.

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1. Tea Chest Battens

Mineral Based: 2. Various Tea chest components
1. Bricks Manufacturing 3. Veneers
2. Stone Cutting 4. Pruning Knives
3. Stone polishing 5. Weighing Scale
6. Plucking Aprons
Chemical Based: 7. Umbrella Assembling
1. Soap making 8. Various Utensils
2. Washing Soda 9. Agricultural Implements
3. Refill making 10. Hessian Beg
4. Polythene bags 11. Pesticides and Insecticide etc.

Textile Based:
1. Readymade Garments
2. Tailoring/Wool manufacturing
3. Thread manufacturing

Paper Based:
1. Printing
2. Paper plates/cups
3. Note Books
4. File covers

Engineering Base:
1. Fabrication of grills, iron gates
2. Nuts & Bolts
3. Repairs of Machinery
4. Light fabrication work
5. Casting work
6. Steel Furniture

4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise: i) Karanga Knife Manufacturing

Cluster, Vill: Karanga Komar Hazarika Gaon. P.O. – Karanga. Dist. Jorhat

4.1 Detail of Major Clusters : Knife Manufacturing

4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector: Karanga Knife Manufacturing Cluster, Karanga Komar

Unnayan Samity, Karanga Komar Hazarika Gaon. P.O. – Karanga. Dist. Jorhat

4.1.2 Service Sector: Nil

4.2 Details for Identified cluster : Knife Manufacturing Cluster.

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4.2.1 Name of the cluster – Karanga Knife Manufacturing Cluster

1 Principal Products Manufactured Knife

in the Cluster
2 Name of the SPV Karanga Komar Unnayan Samity
3 No. of functional units in the 50
clusters
4 Turnover of the Clusters NA
5 Value of Exports from the NA
Clusters
6 Employment in Cluster 1000
7 Average investment in plant & NA
Machinery
8 Major Issues / requirement Common Facility centre (CFC)

9 Presence of capable institutions NA

10 Thrust Areas NA
11 Problems & constraints DPR under preparation related to
common Facility Centre (CFC) of Karanga
Knife Manufacturing Cluster with CSIR-North
East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat.
12 Present status of the cluster Running

:-

5. General issues raised by industry association during the course of

meeting: Nil

6. Prospects of training programmes during 2014-15

S.No. Name of the programme Subject No of proposed

programme to be
conducted
1 ESDP --- 4
2 MDP --- 2
3 BSDP --- ---
4 EDP --- 2
5 IMC --- 4

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7. STEPS TO SET UP MSMEs : TEN STEPS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Step 1 Conception of Project

Manufacturing / Business / Services
Step 2 Preparing Feasibility Study for Project
Preparing Cash Flow
Preparing projected Profit & Loss & Balance Sheet
Preparing Short Term and Long Term
Business Plan
Step 3 Deciding Form of Business
• Proprietary / Sole owner
• Partnership
• Company- Public / Private
- Limited / Unlimited
- Limited with Share
• Cooperative Society
For Proprietary / Sole owner, Partnership, Company – Draft Constitution
and go for registration with respective authorities.
Step 4 Choosing right location for setting up the enterprise options
• Rent
• Purchase of Land / Building
• Lease
Step 5 Go for Temporary Registration (EM Part I) at District Industries
Centre (DIC):
Go for Temporary Registration (Entrepreneurship Memorandum Number
i.e. EM Part I) with State Directorate of Industries at District Industries
Centre of your area. (EM Part I registration is voluntary but it facilitates in
availing loan, land, shed, power and other facilities from the Government
and local authorities.
Step 6 Apply for license and permits with Local Authority
• Business Permit
• Building Permit
• Manufacturing / Trade License
• Motor Permit
• Environment Permit
• Municipal (urban area) of Panchayat Permit
• Power connection
• Water connection

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• Telephone connection
• Internet connection
Step 7 Financing of Project
• Apply for finance (Term Loan and working Capital) under various
financial schemes or Banks (Nationalized, Co-operations, Private)
• SIDBI
• Leasing Companies
• Venture Capital
• Issue of Share, in case of companies.
Step 8 Implementing Project
• Set up office
• Recruit People
• Install Machinery and equipment
• Verify systems in place to ensure safety
• Purchase raw material
Step 9 Statutory Registration
• Income Tax
• Value Added Tax (VAT)
• Service Tax
• Labour and Welfare Authorities
• Pollution Control
Step 10 Planning and Organizing the Business
• Procurement / stores
• Production
• Sales / Vendors
• Advertising and Marketing
• Finance
• Human Resource
• Office
• Exports

Following are the brief description of different agencies for rendering assistance to
the entrepreneurs.

S.No Type of assistance Name and address of agencies

1. Provisional Registration Certificate Office of the Addl. Director of

( EM Part-1) & Permanent Industries & Commerce,
Registration Certificate ( EM Part-II) District Industries & Commerce

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Centre (DICC), Jorhat, Assam

2. Identification of Project Profiles, Br. MSME Development
techno-economic and managerial Institute, Diphu
consultancy services, market survey
and economic survey reports.
3. Land and Industrial shed Assam Industrial Development
Corporation, Guwahati &
Municipal Board, Jorhat
4. Financial Assistance DICC, Jorhat & Nationalized
Banks
5. For raw materials under Govt. Supply National Small Industries
Corporation Ltd. (NSIC), 3rd
Bye Lane, Industrial Estate,
Bamunimaidan, Guwahati-
781021
6. Plant and machinery under hire /
purchase basis. As above
7. Power/ Electricity Assam Power Distribution
Company Ltd., Jorhat
8. Technical Know –how. Br. MSME Development
Institute, Diphu
9. Quality & Standard Bureau of Indian Standards
(BIS), Guwahati
Br. MSME Development
Institute, Diphu
10. Marketing /Export Assistance NSIC & Br. MSME
Development Institute, Diphu

11. Other Promotional Agencies KVIC,KVIB, IIE Guwahati,

lead Ind. Association etc.

8. Additional Information if any :-

Prospects of Industrial Development

Rural Non Farm sector (RNFS) holds the key to faster economic development of
the country. It has potential and promise for generating employment and increased
income in the rural areas. Hence Rural Non Farm Sector has been identified as one of the
thrust area in the Jorhat district and the focus has to be given on greater credit flow and
provision of linkages for Micro, Small and village industries, handicrafts and other rural
crafts and service sector in the decentralized sector in the rural areas of the district.
As new activities under RNFS are coming up on a continuous basis, it has become
imperative to cover such activities under RNFS. In order to facilitate a dynamic Non-

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Farm sector, all activities in rural areas or benefiting rural areas that are income
generating and or employment generation, including all service sector activities are to be
covered under RNFS.
There is good scope for development of this sector as most of the people engaging
theme selves in agriculture & allied activities are actively associated with trading, other
services, rural village and cottage industries etc. to earn their live hood.
The importance and relevance of Non-farm sector Activities in rural areas has
assured special significance in the context of ever increasing rural labour force and
relatively declining opportunities of employment under the farm sector. It is now a well-
recognized fact that in spite of various innovations, agriculture alone cannot generate
enough employment avenues to sustain vast rural work force. The organized sector of
mostly urban based industries too has an extremely limited capacity to absorb additional
labour.
With the gradual improvement in the economic well being of rural population the
demand for a large number of items of common use is on the rise and will generate vast
markets in rural areas. Besides, non-traditional activities such as welding, grinding,
cutting, polishing units, assembling units, packaging, testing auto/electric/electronic
repairs, quality checks, toys making, handmade paper, handicrafts, agro processing
activities etc. have a vast potential in rural areas.
The assistance and service units for agro-implements, electric appliances,
television and radio, heaters, stoves, pump sets, wood polishing, furniture/cart making
etc. will also have great scope in the coming years. Additional advantage for such units
is the minimum time period involved in the process.

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