Brief Industrial Profile of

CUDDALORE District

Carried out by

M S M E - D e ve l o p m e n t I n s t i t u t e
(Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,)
Phone:044- 22501011-13
Fax: 044-22501014
e-mail: dcdi-chennai@dcmsme.gov.in
Web: www.msmedi-chennai.gov.in
 Contents

S. No. Topic Page No.

1. General Characteristics of the District 2
1.1 Location & Geographical Area 2
1.2 Topography 2-3
1.3 Availability of Minerals. 4
1.4 Forest 5
1.5 Administrative set up 5
2. District at a glance 5
2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in the District Cuddalore 7
3. Industrial Scenario Of Cuddalore 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 14-15
3.5 Major Exportable Item 16
3.6 Growth Trend 16
3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 16
3.8 Medium Scale Enterprises 17
3.8.1 List of the units in Cuddalore & near by Area 17
3.8.2 Major Exportable Item 17
3.9 Service Enterprises 17
3.9.1 Potentials areas for service industry 17
3.10 Potential for new MSMEs 18
4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 19
4.1 Detail Of Major Clusters 19
4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector 19
4.2 Details of Identified cluster 19
5. General issues raised by industry association during the 20
course of meeting
. Steps to set up MSMEs 21

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BRIEF INDUSTRIAL PROFILE OF CUDDALORE DISTRICT

1.General Characteristics of the District

For the Administrative convenience South Arcot District was bifurcated in

to 2 districts namely, Cuddalore District, Viluppuram District. The District with
Head quarter at Cuddalore has been named as Cuddalore District. The District is
predominantly Agriculture with Coastal line stretching from Marakkanam which is
now in Villupuram District in the North to the Mouth of River Coleroon in the
South.

1.1.Location & Geographical Area

I) Latitude 15 5/11 and 12 35’

II) Longitude 78 38’ and 80 0 ‘

The total geographical area of the district is 3678 square kilometer with
coastal line of 68 kilometer. The boundaries of the district are

East : Bay of Bengal

West: Viluppuram District
North: Union Territory of Pondicherry
South: Nagapattinam District

1.2 Topography

The District is predominantly agricultural with the coastal line stretching from
Marakanam which is now in Viluppuram District in the North to the Mouth of River
Coleroon in the South. line of 68 kms. The boundaries of the District are

Soil resources and type

S. Name of the Soil type Major Micro-

No block nutrients nutrients
which are which are
deficient deficient
01 Annagramam Sandy Coastal Nitrogen Zinc, Boron,
Alluviam
02 Cuddalore Sandy Coastal Nitrogen Iron,
Alluviam Manganese
03 Panruti Red Loam Nitrogen Zn, Cu
04 Kurinjipadi Red Loam Nitrogen Zn, Cu
05 Kammapuram Lateritic Soil Nitrogen Zinc, Boron
06 Virudhachalam Red Loam Nitrogen Zinc, Boron
07 Nallur Sandy clay Nitrogen Zinc, cu
08 Mangalur Sandy clay Nitrogen Zn, Cu, Mn,
loam Fe
09 Kattumannarkoil Block soil Nitrogen Iron, Zinc
10 Keerapalayam Sandy Coastal Nitrogen Fe, Zn,
Alluviam Boron
11 Bhuvanagiri Sandy Coastal Nitrogen Fe, Zn,
Alluviam Boron,
Molybdenum
12 Parangipettai Sandy Coastal Nitrogen Fe, Zn,
Alluviam Boron,
Molybdenum
13 Komaratchi Block soil Nitrogen Fe, Zn,
Boron,
Molybdenum

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 1.3 Availability of Minerals

1. Lignite
2. Limestone
3. White clay

PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2010-11

S.No Name of the Mineral Production in tones 2010-2011

MAJAOR MINERAL
1 Lignite 6,22,86,672 Tons
MINOR MINERAL
1. Lime Stone 1360 Tons
2. White Clay 1420 Tons

Sl.No Minerals Name of the G.O.No & Date Taluks Covered Extent Period of Whether the Status of
lesses Lease leased out the lease
area
situated in
patta
Land/poram
boke land
1 Lignite Neyveli lignite 636 Ind.(MMA1) Chidambaram, 259 Sq 20 years - -
corporations Dept.Dt.3.08.99 Panruti,Vridhachala Km 6.12.96 to
ltd., m,Cuddalore 5.12.2016
2 Crude Oil Tvl Oil and G.O.Ms.No.439 Chidambaram, 1.Sq.Km 15.12.1987 - -
and Natural Gas Ind.(M1),dept., Bhuvanagiri to 14.12.07
Natural Corporation dt.15.3.88
Gas ltd
3 Lime Lakshmi G.O.Ms.No.58/M Chidambaram,Keelat 8/2 27.1.2000 Patta land Operative
Shell kumar MAI/dept hirukazhipalai 4.61.5 to
Chidambaram dt.06.0397 26.1.2020

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1.4 Forest

The total areas covered under the forest in the district are 4171 hecs.
Reserved Forest 3691.69 hecs, reserved land 427 hece. Most of the forest
areas lie in Panruti, Chidambaram, Kattumannarkoil, Vridhachalam, Tittakudi
Taluk.

1.5 Administrative set up

a. Corporation : Nil
b. No. of Municipalities :5
c. No. of Panchayat Unions : 13
d. No. of Town Panchayats : 16
e. Village Panchayats : 681

2. DISTRICT AT A GLANCE:

S.No. Particulars Year Unit Statistics

1 Geographical Features
(A) Geographical Data 2010-11
III) Latitude 15 5/11 and 12 35’
IV) Longitude 78 38’ and 80 0 ‘
V) Geographical Area 2010-11 Hectares 367781
(B) Administrative Units
1) Sub Divisions 2010-11 No’s 3
2) Tehsils 2010-11 No’s 7
3) Sub-Tehsil 2010-11 No’s 32
4) Patwar Circle 2010-11 No’s
5) Panchayat Simitis 2010-11 No’s 13
6) Nagar Nigam 2010-11 No’s 5
7) Nagar Palika 2010-11 No’s 16
8) Gram Panchayats 2010-11 No’s 681
9) Revenue Villages 2010-11 No’s 896
10) Assembly Area 2010-11 No’s 6
2. Population
(A) Sex-wise
1. Male 2011 No’s 1311151
2. Female 2011 No’s 1289729
(B) Rural Population 2011 No’s 1718249
3. Agriculture
(A) Land Utilization
1. Total Area 2010-11 Hectare 367781
2. Forest Cover 2010-11 Hectare 1414
3. Non Agricultural Land 2010-11 Hectare 58789
4. Cultivable Barren Land 2010-11 Hectare 5946

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4. Forest
1. Forest 2010-11 Hectare 9950.80
5. Livestock & Poultry
Cattle
1) Cows 2007 No’s 320930
2) Buffaloes 2007 No’s 19367
Other Live Stock
1) Goats 2007 No’s 754252
2) Pigs 2007 No’s 17298
3) Dogs & Bitches 2007 No’s 7943
4) Railways
i) Length of rail line 2010-11 Kms 188
5) Roads
(a) National Highway 2010-11 Kms 194.8
(b) State High way 2010-11 Kms 308.960
(c.) Main district Highway 2010-11 Kms 395.504
D) Other District & Rural 2010-11 Kms 1204.86
Roads
e) Rural Road/ Agriculture 2010-11 Kms 448.581
Marketing Board Roads
f) Kachacha Road 2010-11 Kms 876.642
6) Communications
a) Telephone Connection 2010-11 92868
b) Post Offices 2010-11 No’s 462
c.) Telephone Centre 2010-11 No’s 14
d) Density of Telephone 2010-11 No’s/1000 2.55
Person
e) Density of Telephone 2010-11 No.Per 25/ Per
S.K.M S.Km
f) PCO Rural 2010-11 No’s 2557
g) PCO STD 2010-11 No’s 1051
h) Mobile 2010-11 No’s 172918
7) Public Health
a) Allopathic Hospital 2010-11 No’s 9
b) Beds In Allopathic No’s 1260
Hospitals
c) Ayurvedic Hospital No’s 1
d) Beds in Ayurvedic No’s 0
Hospitals
e) Unani Hospitals No’s 1
f) Community Health Centers No’s 0
g) Primary Health Centers No’s 61
h) Dispensaries No’s 4
i) Sub Health Centers No’s 319
j) Private Hospitals No’s 7

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 Viii) Banking Commercial
a) Commercial Bank No’s 171
b) Rural Bank Products No’s 6
c) Co-operative Bank No’s 33
Products
d) PLDB No’s 6
ix) Education
a) Primary School No’s 969
b) Middle Schools No’s 348
c) Secondary & Senior No’s 346
Secondary Schools
d) Colleges No’s 16
e) Technical University No’s 1

2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in the District Cuddalore.

s. Name of Industries Area Land Land Prevailin No.of No.of No.of No.of
No acquire Develo g Rate Plots allott Vacan Units in
d (In ped (In Per Sqm ed t Plots producti
hectare Hectare ( In.Rs.) plots on
) )
1 SIDCO Industrial Estate, 15.6 15.6 Rs.6 42 42 0 42
Semmandalam,
Cuddalore-1
2 SIDCO Industrial Estate, 26.22 26.22 Rs.8 52 51 1 51
Vadalur,
3 Ceramic Industrial 42.00 42.00 Rent 64 60 4 60
Estate, Vridhachalam
4 SIPCOT Industrial 518 518 61 61 0 61
Estate, Kudikadu,
Cuddalore -5.

Phase –II 159 103 7 7 0 7

3. INDUSTRIAL SCENERIO OF CUDDALORE

3.1 Industry at Glance

Sl.No. Head Unit Particulars
1 Registered Industrial Unit No’s 2411
2 Total Industrial Unit No’s 2411
3 Registered Medium Unit No’s
4 Estimated average no of daily worker No’s 9
employed in small scale industries
5 Employment in large and medium No’s 2
industries
6 No. of Industrial Area No’s 4

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 7 Turnover of Small Scale Industries In Lakhs 2,00,00,000
8 Turn Over of Medium & Large Scale In Lakhs 5,00,00,000
Industries

3.2 YEAR WISE TREND OF UNITS REGISTERED

Year Number of Employment Investment (
Registered In Lakhs)
units
Up to 1991-92 750 2250 3486.73
1992-92 887 2666 3104.50
1993-94 890 2782 3026.57
1994-95 900 2816 3960.18
1995-96 950 2907 3610.26
1996-97 940 2714 4888.34
1997-98 900 2876 3420.68
1998-99 980 1994 6272.36
1999-2000 1010 3013 4256.72
2000-2001 1000 3158 3614.83
2001-2002 953 1906 3547.70
2002-2003 948 1996 1784.86
2003-2004 949 2847 7514.10
2004-2005 975 3120 6045.24
2005-2006 467 1683 2708.60
2006-2007 146 401 838.85
2007-2008 413 1588 1385.35
2008-2009 478 2046 1849.34
2009-2010 323 3367 5739.55
2010-2011 944 3362 2816.05
Total

3.3. DETAILS OF EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND

ARTISAN UNITS IN THE DISTRICT.

NIC Type of Industry Number of Investment ( Employment

Code Units In Lakhs)
No.
20 Agro Based 190 1614.71 1983
22 Soda Water 12 6.00 76
23 Cotton Textiles 16 20.11 82
24 Woolen, Silk & artificial 0 0
Thread based clothes
25 Jute & Jute Based 0 0
26 Ready-made Garments & 510 443.70 1478
Embroidery

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27 Wood/Wooden based 479 500.93 1337
furniture
28 Paper & Paper products 365 338.73 986
29 Leather based 96 81.08 413
31 Chemical /Chemical based 26 100.72 170
30 Rubber.Plastic & Petro 50 196.92 284
Products
32 Mineral Based 1012 2576.53 8441
33 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 56 2138.65 325
35 Engineering Units 58 216.65 283
36 Electrical Machinery and 20 181.29 157
Transport equipment
97 Repairing & Servicing 427 2562.00 2135
01 Others 736 5460.67 4301

Handicraft Industries:
Cuddalore district has got strong base on handicrafts industries.
Traditional handicrafts units are spreadover across the district. It is interesting to
note that handicraft items such as jewellery, ceramics and pasimani malai have
got more attraction even outisde the district in the State. Ceramics units are
concentrated in Vridhachalam area. A total number of 2782 handicrafts units are
functioning in the district providing employment to about 5000 persons.
Particulars of handicraft units is furnished in the table given below;
Details of Handicraft Industries in Cuddalore District

S. Description of Industries No. of Units Production Manpower

Value employed
No.
(Rs. in.’000)
1. Jewellery 637 11466 1270
2. Wood Work 518 6216 1030
3. Ceramics 322 5796 640
4. Embroidery & Jari work 75 1350 150
5. Bamboo cane straw 92 1656 184
6. Leather 76 1900 150
7. Pottery 84 2016 164
8. Pasimanimalai 298 5364 596
9. Readymade Garments 287 6888 574
10. Others 393 2028 188
Total 2782 44680 4946
Source: DIC, Cuddalore.

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 COTTAGE INDUSTRIES
Details of Cottage Industries Registered in Cuddalore District

S.No Industrial Description of Industry No of Value of Man

Group units Production(Rs.in Power
thousand) employed
1 1 Arecanut cutting 3 72 6
2 2 Appalam Manufacture 27 225 52
3 4 Bakery Biscuits and Cakes 29 490 45
4 5 Balance Cake 1 24 2
5 6 Confectionery sweets 58 928 98
6 8 Dehydrated Fruits and 5 92 12
Vegetables
dried fruits and dried
vegetable
7 10 Jaggery Manufacture, gur 10 28 20
making from
sugarcane, Datepalm or
palmrah and coconut
trees, Hand made
sugar,sugar cards.
8 12 Syrups, Aerated water, Ice 7 126 14
making
9 13 Verimicelli manuracture 8 98 16
10 14 Appearal and readymade 6 46 12
clothing
(including sarees Dhothies)
11 15 Artificial flowers 6 140 12
12 20 Poultry 11 245 20
13 24 Machines, Embroidery 2 30 4
knitting
Grosnet and needle work.
14 26 Laundry and cleaning 106 1714 212
cclothees
15 27 Leatheer Goods making, 82 1964 162
Goods, Shoes, Chappals
clippers, straps
16 28 Ornamental and Jewellery 398 9376 698
(Including Bangles, combs)
17 29 Ornamental Leather crafts, 3 68 6
Money purses,
Hand bags.
18 30 Weaving cotton, wool, 24 576 44
tussers, Jute Milk
19 31 Spinning cotton wool in 3 68 6

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 charkas
20 32 Tailoring (Other than 1175 14800 2294
Readymade Garments)
21 34 Wool Clipping and 1 18 2
Gardening
22 37 Cane Furniture 21 504 42
(Also basketware,Netting)
23 38 Cementware works 1 36 2
24 39 Coir, Coirmaking 154 3352 245
25 40 Canddles Sticks 22 1280 44
manufacturing
26 41 Agarbathi 15 190 30
making
27 42 Manufacture of Cardboard 1 24 2
and Cardboard boxes
28 43 Clay Modelling 19 456 38
29 49 Inpidary work 4 80 8
30 50 Musical Instruments 3 72 7
31 51 Painting on plants and glass 4 72 8
32 54 Printing and allied Trade 19 325 38
book Binding
block making
33 55 Soap making 5 120 10
34 56 Corai mats, Plates, Baskets, 72 1728 135
Hand bags, Window screen
35 57 Palmirrah leaf, fancy and 17 4880 42
utility articles
36 60 Wood Turners Industry other 219 5024 423
wood works
37 65 Radio parts manufacture 9 210 18
38 66 Braided card manufacture 1 24 2
39 67 Storing of articles in 7 126 10
Frigidities
40 68 Toys 10 226 20
41 70 Decordicating of dhal by 1 24 2
Hand Grinding
42 71 Twisting and throwing of silk 9 216 17
and cotton
yarn
43 72 Twisting and winding of silk 6 144 12
thread cotton thread and
artificial yarns

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 44 74 Power Ghanny 14 284 28
45 75 Leaf Making 6 120 12
46 76 Beedi 1 18 2
47 78 Pickle and Mixer making 33 298 58
48 79 Pori making 3 72 6
49 80 Basket Making 69 1656 135
50 81 Brass Vessels making 33 1466 56
51 82 Country Bricks 35 1570 175
52 84 Mud pots 51 1224 102
53 85 Blacksmith 9 324 18
54 86 Wet Grints pounding 30 1220 30
55 87 Wiring horns to motor vehicle 8 576 16
56 88 Photo Framing 10 480 20
57 89 Cotton Blose 5 225 10
58 90 Hand made Murukku 20 198 38
59 91 Power Looms 37 2664 72
60 92 Others 15 380 32

INDUSTRIES BASED ON THE POTENTIAL AVAILABLE IN CUDDALORE

Sl.No. Name of the Industry Total Products Capacity Capacity No.of

investment manufactured Quantity Value persons
in lakhs employed
LIGNITE BASED
INDUSTRY
1 M.s.Neyveli Lignite 338589 Lignite,Power 17 MT. 67525.50 13000
Corporation Limited, generation 2065 MW 109596.28
Neyveli. Urea, Coke 1292007 852203.00
Regd. Office; 26200 6812.00
Neyveli House, No.135,
Periyar E..V.R. High
Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-
10.
AGROFOOD BASED
INDUSTRY
2 E.I.D Parry (1) Ltd., 5720.70 White Sugar 77400 8000 800
Keel Arugunam Road Alcohol 13000 1000
Nellikuppam Carbonic 2000 140
Panruti. Acid
Gas
3 M/s. Parry's 829.49 Hard boiled 144000 400

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 Confectionery Lit., sugar candy Quintals
Nellikuppam,
Panruti.T.K
Regd. Office.
Dane House,
P.B.No.2040, Chennai.1
4 M/s. 2882.16 White Crystal 43000 65 Cores 5.80
M.R.Krishnamoorthy,Co- Sugar M.Tons
op Sugar Mills Lid.,
Sethiyathoppe post,
Chidambaram. T.K.
5 M/s. Ambiga Sugars and 5847.26 Sugar 5000 755
Enterprises Ltd., Tons
Eraiyur Village, Per Day
Pennadam,
Tittagudi T.K.
6 M/s. Thiru Arooran Sugar
Sugars (P) Lid.,
A.Chithoor, Nallore
Block,
Vridhachalam.T.K.
7 M/s. Tamilnadu Co-op 479.49 Groundnut 21000 48
Oil Oil M.T
Seeds Growers Oil Cake 12000
Federation Ltd., M.T.
No.181. Junction Road,
Vridhachalam.
CHEMICAL BASED
INDUSTRY
8 M/s.E.I.D Parry 2916.44 Acetic Acid 10000 1400.00 60
Thiragavalli,
Alappakkam,
Cuddalore.3.
9 M/s.Chemplast Sammar 1487 Indl. Alcohol 29200000 Captive 200
Indl. Alcohol Plant. liters Purpose
Office Address:
8,Cathedral Road,
Chennai.86
Factory:
Kadampuliyur,
Panruti.T.K.
OTHER INDUSTRY
10 M/s. National Sewing 480 Cotton Yarn 991492 957.27
Thread Co. Ltd., in cones Kgs
11.Venugopal Pillai
Road,
Chidambaram.

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 3.4 LIST OF LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES /PUBLIC SECTOR
UNDERTAKINGS

S.No Name of the Industry

1 M/s.Clarient Chemcials
Chidambaram Mainroad, SIPCOT, Kudikadu, Cuddalore District.
2 M/s.Tagrose Industries
Chidambaram Mainroad, SIPCOT, Kudikadu, Cuddalore District.
3 M/s.Shaushan Chemicals
Chidambaram Mainroad, SIPCOT, Kudikadu, Cuddalore District.
4 M/s.Chemplast Industry
Chidambaram Mainroad, SIPCOT, Kudikadu, Cuddalore District.
5 M/s.Asian paints
Chidambaram Mainroad, SIPCOT, Kudikadu, Cuddalore District.
6 M/s.Tanfac
Chidambaram Mainroad, SIPCOT, Kudikadu, Cuddalore District.
7 M/s.Loyal Superfabrics
Chidambaram Mainroad, SIPCOT, Kudikadu, Cuddalore District.
8 M/s.Morgan Industries,
Chidambaram Mainroad, SIPCOT, Kudikadu, Cuddalore District.
9 M/s.Bayersanmar, Chidambaram Mainroad, SIPCOT, Kudikadu,
Cuddalore District.
10 Neyveli Lignite Corporation,
Neyveli
11 M/s.Ambiga Sugars,
Pennadam,
12 M/s.EID Parry, Nellikuppam,

Neyveli Lignite Corporation:

Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a Public Sector enterprises incepted in the year

1956 has a chequered history. A pioneer among the public sector undertakings with
complex industries under its fold. The main constituents units of the company are Lignite
mines, Thermal Power Stations, Fertiliser plant and Briquetting and Carbonization plant.
NLC is the only company in the public sector with such diverse production process under
one aegis. Both first and second thermal power station consists of 260 Mw. Fertilizer
plant with a capacity of urea per annum was commissioned in 1966. This plant is the first
of its kind in India to adopt solid fuel gasification for synthesis gas production. Briquetting
and Carbonization plant at NLC produced coke from lignite, which is sold under the
popular trade name ‘LECO’. The coke produced in the plant is extensively used in the
industrial sector by virtue of its special properties.

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Large and Medium Enterprises- Product profile

S.No. Description of Industry

1. Crystal Sugar
2. Sugar
3. Groundnut Oil
4. Alcohol
5. Industrial Alcohol
6. Cotton Yarn
7. Vegetable Tanin Extract
8. Finished Leather
9. Pitch Fibre Pipes
10. Lignite
11. Dicalcium Phosphate
12. Aluminium Flouide
13. Acetic Acid
14. Alkyl Benzene Sulphonate
15. Napthal fast Colour
16. Analgin Ranitidine
17. Glocose-D
18. Thermo Plastic
19. Micro Crystall
20. Pencillin
21. Pencillin
22. Adhesive Taps & P.V.C.
23. Quinopramine
24. Polymerasation Inititates
25. Pentaestraol Sodium formate
26. Sanitaryware
27. Processing of fabrics
28. Hard Boiled

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 3.5 Major Exportable Item

Cashew Kernal, organic chemical and marine products

3.6 Growth Trend

It is a progress district. Growth of Small scle industries is yet to be geared up.

The intervention of Central and state under cluster development will further
improve the status of ceramic industries.

3.7 Vendorisation/Ancillarisation of the industry

Vendor support for sugar industries, NLC, organic chemicals based large
scale industries.

The following products have been identified as the requirements for NLC,
Neyveli in large quantities.

1. Wire mesh
2. Bolt and Nuts
3. M S Butt Iron Hedges
4. Industrial vales
5. Conveyer
6. Hooks and Eyes
7. PVC Pipe
8. RCC Hume Pipes
9. M S Screws
10. M S Wood Screws
11. M S Half Rounded Head Metal Screws
12. M S Wire Nails
13. Sun Mica Sheet
14. Hydraulic Porcelain Nozzles
15. Gun Metal Cock
16. M S Coupling
17. Galvanized Iron Coupling
18. Elbows
19. M S Flanges
20. G I Nipple

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3.8 Medium Enterprises

Sl.No Name of the Medium Enterprises Activity

1 M/s.D.F.E Pharma India Ltd., Micro Crystalline Cellulose
B-4, SIPCOT complex, Kudikadu,
Cuddlaore -5
2 M/s.Balaji Modern Rice Mill, Rice Milling
No.2, Cuddalore Main Road, Pethanaicken
kuppam, Kurinjipadi Taluk, Cuddlaore.
3 M/s.TSR International, Dry Cleaning
No.16, Iyndhu Kinatru Amman Koil Street,
CuddlaoreOT.
4 M/s.Packing India (P) Ltd., Roto Gravure printing
No.A9/2, 172/3 SIPCOT, Kudikadu Village, Rollers Only
Cuddalore O.T

3.8.1 List of the Units in Cuddalore & Near by Area

Ceramic, rice Mill, Checical and Coal based and fly ash brick
industries.

3.8.2 Major Exportable Item

Cashew Kernal, Cashew Kernal, organic chemical and marine

products, ceramic , Jewellary

3.9 Service Enterprises

3.9.1 Potentials areas for service Industry

- Cuddalore, Vridhachalam, Panruti and Kurinjipadi.,

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 3.10 Potential for new MSMEs

INDUSTRIAL POSSIBILITIES IN AND AROUND CUDDALORE,

VRIDHACHALAM, CHIDAMBARAM AND PANRUTI

Refractory and ceramic products granite stone processing

Industrial ceramic-
value added industrial ceramic
products viz. engineered ceramics,
metallized ceramics and ceramic lined
equipment. These products caters to Down stream industries for
critical and demanding applications in Neyveli lignite corporation
thermal power plants, material
handling, coal washeries, cement,
steel, floor and wall tiles, paints, food
processing, mineral processing,
electrical and electronic industries..

Bio-ceramics Corrugated Boxes

readymade garments
Textile based rubber and plastic products
Fly ash based products Paper products
Fish processing
Power plant from agro waste
coir and coir products
Pharmaceutical industry
rice based down and upstream instructors
bio tech products

Organic chemical products

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4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprises

4.1 DETAILS OF MAJOR CLUSTER :

4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector --

1) Cuddalore Coir Cluster,

2) Vridhachalam Ceramic Cluster

4.1.2 Service Sector -- NIL

4.2 Details of Identified Cluster

4.2.1 Name of the Cluster : Coir Cluster, Cuddalore

1 Principal Products Manufactured in the Coir Pith Block making

cluster
2 Name of the SPV Cuddalore Coir Cluster
3 No. of functional units in the clusters 200
4 Turnover of the clusters Rs. 30 Cr
5 Value of Exporters from the Clusters NIL
6 Employment in Cluster 2000
7 Average investment in plant &Machinery Rs.1 Lakh
8 Major Issued / requirements Coconut Pith
9 Presence of capable institutions nil
10 Thrust Areas NIL
11 Problems & Constraints Non availability of raw material

Present Status of the Cluster: Taken up by Coir Board for development.

4.2.2 Name of the Cluster: Ceramic Cluster, Vridhachalam

1 Principal Products Manufactured in Manufacturer of Toys, reels &
the cluster Fuse Carrier
2 Name of the SPV Vridhachalam Ceramic Federation
of Self Help Groups Association
3 No. of functional units in the clusters 100
4 Turnover of the clusters Rs. 50 lakh
5 Value of Exporters from the Clusters NIL
6 Employment in Cluster 2000
7 Average investment in plant & Rs. 1 lakh
Machinery
8 Testing Needs NIL
9 Thrust Area -
10 Access to Export Market NIL

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 OTHER IDENTIFIED CLUSTER

Name of Location Major Items Micro/Smal Employ Expo Remarks

the manufactured l units ment rt
Cluster (Number (Rs.
s) Crore
)
Cashew Panruti Cashew 700 5,000 100 Moderate
Processing Block processing Cluster.
and Cashew Final
based production
products and Export
being done
from
Kollam and
Kozhikode
of Kerala
State
Jewellery Chidambaram Imitation 100 500 100 Artisan
Jewellery type,
Moderate
Cluster.
Pottery Cuddalore Terracotta 600 NA NA Artisan
and toys. type,
Moderate
Cluster.
Interventio
n initiated
by KVIC

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

meeting.

Power and Finance

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 6. STEPS TO SET UP MSMES

18 STEPS TO START INDUSTRY

1. DECISION TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR
2. PRODUCT SELECTION/TECHNOLOGY
3. LOCATION OF THE UNIT
4. TYPE OF THE ORGANISATION
5. PROJECT REPORT PREPARATION
6. ARRANGMENT OF FINANCE
7. STATUTORY LICENCES AND REGISTRATION
8. LAND AND BUILDING
9. PURCHASE OF MACHINERY
10. POWER CONNECTION AND WATER SUPPLY
11. INSTALLATION OF MACHINERY
12. MANPOWER
13. RAW MATERIAL PROCUREMENT
14. PRODUCTION
15. COSTING AND PRICING
16. MARKETING
17. SALES
18. PROFIT

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ADDRESSES OF VARIOUS LICENSING AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS

Name of the District: CUDDALORE

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GUIDANCE
1.
Guidance on Director
MSME DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE,
65/1, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 032

Ph: 22501011-3 lines, 22502416,

Product Identification / 22501785
Selection/Training Fax: 22501475, 22501014
Email: dcdi-chennai@dcmsme.gov.in
Web site: www.msmedi-chennai.govt.in

Technical Consultation General Manager,

District Industries Centre (DIC)
Semmandalam, Cuddalore-607 001.
Ph: 04142 – 290116, 290192, 225717.
Email: diccud@sancharnet.in

REGISTRATION / LICENSING
2. Filing of Entrepreneurs General Manager,
Memorandum by MSMEs District Industries Centre,
Semmandalam, Cuddalore-607 001.

(Both for proposed and existing Ph : 04142 – 290116, 290192, 225717.

units) Email : diccud@sancharnet.in

3. License for Compulsory Secretariat for Industrial Assistance,

Licensable items Department of Industrial Policy &
Promotion,
Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi- 110 011.
Ph: +91-11-23011983, Fax : +91-11-
23011034
Email: dipp_sia@ub.nic.in
4. Municipal / Local Body Commissioner,
Licence Cuddalore Municipality,
Cuddalore -607 001
Ph : 04142 – 230021 Or
Concerned Panchayat Unions.

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5. Plan permit
Local Planning Authority
Pudupalayam, Cuddalore – 607 001

Ph : 04142 –220153.
6. Registration under Factories
Act. Inspector of Factories
(for units employing 10 or No.53/13, Second St, Thowleth Nagar,
more workers with power) Cuddalore –607 001
Ph : 04142 – 231864
7. Registration under Pollution District Environment Engineer,
control Rules No. 83/6, Bharathi Road, Cuddalore -607
001
Ph : 04142 – 221867.
8. Registration with Fire &
Rescue Services Divisional Officer
Divisional fire Office,
Fire & Rescue offices, Beach road,
Cuddalore-607 001

Ph : 04142 – 294603 290290-camp

9. Licensing by Health
Department – for Food
Products
10. F.P.O. - License
(for fruits &Vegetable
Processing Units and
Beverages manufacturers)
11. Drug License for Drugs and
Cosmetic Products
12. Patents & Designs
Registration
office
Deputy Director (Health Services)
Beach Road, Cuddalore – 607 001.
Ph : 04142 – 295134.
Office of the Deputy Director (F&VP)
Rajaji Bhavan, Basant Nagar,
Chennai-600090
Ph : 044-4912421, Fax : 044-4912421
Asst. Director of Drugs Control
259-261, Anna Salai,
DMS Complex, Chennai-6.
Ph : 044-24328734, 24321337 24335068 &
24335201
Sr. Joint Controller of Patents & Designs
The Patents Office,
Intellectual Property Office Building,
G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032,

Ph: 044-22502080

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Fax: 044-22502066
Email: chennai-patent@nic.in
13 Trade Mark Registration Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks

Trade Marks Registry,

Intellectual Property Office Building

G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai 600032

Ph : 044-22502045 Fax:044-22502046
Email: tmrchebr@md3.vsnl.net.in

14 Import-Export (I.E.) Code Office of Zonal Joint Director General of

Number Foreign Trade
4th & 5th Floor,
Shastri Bhavan Annex,
26, Haddows Road, Chennai - 600 006

Ph: 044- 28283404 / 08, Fax : 28283403,

Email - zjdgft@aec-ch.tn.nic.in
15 ISI Mark Management Systems Certification
Officer,
Bureau of Indian Standards,
C.I.T. Campus, IV Cross Road
Chennai-600 113
Ph: 044-22541442, 22542315, 22541311,
Fax: 91-044-22541087, 22541087
Email: sro@bis.org.in, salessro@bis.org.in
16 Registration under VAT Commercial Tax Officer
Sub Jail Road,
Manjakuppam, Cuddalore-607 001
Ph : 04142-222651
17 Central Excise
Assistant Commissioner
Central Excise Division, No.1, Vallalar
Nagar,
Manjakuppam, Cuddalore - 607001
Ph: 04142-221550
18 Service Tax Registration
Assistant Commissioner
Central Excise Division
No.1, Vallalar Nagar, Manjakuppam,
Cuddalore-607001
Ph: 04142-2215

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19 Income Tax Income Tax Officer
TDS Ward I & II,
Soorappanaicken Chavadi,
Cuddalore – 607001.
Ph: 04142-224892

INFRASTRUCTURE
20 Factory Accommodation Tamilnadu Small Industries Development
Industrial Plots / Sheds Corporation Limited,
(SIDCO) Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.
Ph: 22501461, 22501422/0185/0506/1210
Fax: 22500792
Email: sidco@vsnl.com

TANSIDCO
SIDCO Indl. Estate
Semmandalam, Cuddalore 607 001.
Ph: 04142-225134
21 Power Connection Superintendent Engineer,
No. 33, Nethaji Road,
Cuddalore – 607 001.
Ph : 04142 230693.

FINANCE
22 Lead Bank Lead District Manager
Indian Bank Circle Office,
No. 4 AVR Towers,
III Floor, Bharathi Road,
Cuddalore – 607 001.
Ph: 04142 – 222832, 231640, 231455.
23 Branch Manager
TIIC Tamilnadu Industrial Investment
Corporation,
III Floor, Arcot Woodlands Buildings,
Bharathi Road, Cuddalore – 607 001.
Ph : 04142-230831.
24 Assistant General Manager
NABARD NABARD,
223, Nethaji Road,
Manjakuppam,
Cuddalore-607 001
Ph : 04142-221175.
E-mail : cdl-nbtncudd@sancharnet.in

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No ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
25 PMEGP Scheme General Manager,
District Industries Centre (DIC)
Semmandalam, Cuddalore-607 001.

Ph : 04142 – 290116, 290192, 225717.

Email: diccud@sancharnet.in

Asst. Director of Khadi and Village

Industries,
Cuddalore

26 UYEGP Scheme of Govt. of General Manager,

Tamilnadu District Industries Centre (DIC)
Semmandalam, Cuddalore-607 001.

Ph : 04142 – 290116, 290192, 225717.

Email: diccud@sancharnet.in
27 Finance under KVIC Scheme Station Director,

Khadi and Villages Commission

Avvai Shanmugam Street,
Gopalapuram,
Chennai-600 086.

Ph: 044 – 28351019

Fax: 044 - 28351697
28 Finance for SC/ST District Manager

beneficiaries TADHCO
4th Cross, Subrayalu Nagar,
Cuddalore-607002.

Ph : 04142 – 289525.

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ADDRESSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION

Sl.No. Name and Addresses of the Association

1 The President
Cuddalore District S & T Industries Association
L-6, SIDCO Indl. Estate, Semmandalam, Cuddalore - 607 001
2 The President
Tamilnadu Refractory Mfrs. Assn.
184, Aladi Main Road , Vriddhachalam - 606 002
Cuddalore District.
3 The President
State Ice Manfuacturers’ Association
67-E Noorie Ice Complex, North Main Road,
Chidambaram 608 001.

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