CONTENTS

S. No. Topic Page No.

1. Foreword 1

1.1 General Characteristics of the District 2

1.2 Location & Geographical Area 2

1.3 Topography 3

1.4 Availability of Minerals. 3

1.5 Forest 3

1.6 Administrative set up 3

2. District at a glance 4-7

2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in the District Dindigul 7

3. Industrial Scenario Of Dindigul 7

3.1 Industry at a Glance 8

3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 9

3.2.1 Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) 9

3.3 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 9-11

3.4 Medium Scale Enterprises 12

3.5 Major Exportable Item 12

3.6 Growth Trend 12

3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 12

3.8 Service Enterprises 13

4 Potential for new MSMEs 13

5. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 14

6. Subsidies 14

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

meeting

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8. Licensing Authorities – Key contacts 15

9. Steps to set up MSMEs 16

10 Institutional support - Whom to contact for what 17-20

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FOREWORD

MSME-DI, Chennai, Tamil Nadu is one of the field outfit of Office of Development

Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (DC-MSME) established in

the year 1954 for implementing the various policies and programes of Ministry of MSME

towards entrepreneurship development in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises across the

State in liaison with State Govt. and other stake holders. This Institute covers 32 Districts in

the State of Tamil Nadu and UT of Puducherry. with the following mandate

� For Aspiring entrepreneurs : identify, motivate, train, handhold and provide mentoring services.

� For Existing entrepreneurs. To provide techno economic consultancy and facilitation service

� Skill Development: To impart need based skill training through Skill Development Programmes (SDP)

One of the vide spectrum of value added services of the Institute is to prepare a brief

district industrial profiles of each district for the benefit of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs

in the State of Tamil Nadu and other States

This report contains brief details of the District, geographical information, statistical data

relating to MSME’s of the district, registration under Udyog Aadhaar Memoramdum (UAM),

potential areas for investment in service sector and manufacturing sector, identified industrial

clusters, key contacts for whom to contact for what etc. .

The report has been prepared based on our earlier first edition report duly updated from

data/inputs collected by District nodal officers and from reports/publications of M/o. MSME,

Govt. of India and Govt. of Tamil Nadu, MSME Deptt.

Economic Investigation Division of the Institute has taken special efforts in collection

and compilation of the relevant data for preparing the document not only for the DINDIGUL District but for all the Districts of Tamil Nadu. My sincere thanks to all the officers of the

Institute for their cooperation in bringing out this brief industrial profile.

I am sure that that this document will be of much useful for the benefit of aspiring

and existing entrepreneurs who are desirous of setting up of MSMEs in the State of Tamil

Nadu in general and in the District of DINDIGUL in particular.

Place: CHENNAI Date: 25-06-2016

S. PANIKKASSERY

DIRECTOR

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BRIEF INDUSTRIAL PROFILE OF DINDIGUL DISTRICT

1.1 General Characteristic of the District.

Dindigul has extensive hilly and rocky

areas with undulating plains. Palani hills

forming Northern spur of the Western

Ghats ranging in height from 1000 to

2700 Meters. The upper plains with an

average height of 2500 mts comprise

valleys and contain several peaks like

Perumal Hill, the Vandarvey Hills etc.

They consist largely of plateaus made

up of rolling down covered with coarse

grasses and isolated jungle of peaks

from 1000 to 1700mts height, separated from one another by steep and beautiful

wooded valleys. Those hills are Thandigudi, Virupatchi, and palaniHillsetc. On the

eastern side Sirumalai, Alagar Malai and the Nathan and Ayyalur hills are found. A large

number of isolated peaks namely Karumalai, a sacred hill, tappering Kodarangimalai,

great rock of Dindigul, Ranagmalai etc., are also found.

The District boundaries are:

East: Sivaganga & Trichy Districts West: Theni, Coimbatore, Districts and KeralaState

North: Erode, Coimbatore, Dindigul, and Trichy Districts South: Madurai District

1.2 Location and Geographical Area:

The District was bifurcated from Madurai district on 15th September 1985. Dindigul town, which serves as the District Headquarters, has a rich historical background and located between 10o. 05’ and 10o. 09’ North latitude and 77o.30’ and 78o.20’ East longitude.

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1.3 Topography:

Dindigul district is endowed with varied agro climatic conditionfrom semi arid to sub tropical supporting varied agro eco systems,conducive for the cultivation of wide range of agricultural andhorticultural crops.

Dindigul District is characterized by an undulating plains covered mostly by Red soil

85%. The upper plains have thick layer of black earth over yellow clay.

Nature of the soils in taluk-wise in Dindigul district

S.No Name of the Taluk % of Red Soil % of Black Soil

1. Dindigul, , 97.2 2.8

2. Nilakkottai, 93.8 6.4

3. Natham 99.0 1.0

4. Vedasandur 97.0 3.0

5. Kodaikanal, 35.0 65.0

6. Palani, 93.9 6.6

7. Oddanchatram, 94.0 6.0

Soil Types

1.4 Availability of Minerals:

Rough stone, Feldspar, Granite, Blue metal and Sand

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1.5 Forest

Forest covers 18.8% of the total area of the district forest naturally under three main formations, the mixed deciduous, the ever green and grass land. The natural vegetation is rich and varied. About 700 species accounting for 50-80% of the flour of the whole Indian peninsula have been identified in plain besides a large number of species peculiar to themselves.

1. Forest Area (in hec) a. Reserved Forest ---- 122646.54.50 b. ReserveLand ---- 222.9.81.00 2. Out turn of forest products

Minor forest produce (in tones ) 8.741

1.6 Administration set up:

District Profile

Total Geographical Area

6,266.64 (Sq.Km)

Revenue Division - 3 Municipalities -3

Revenue Taluks -7 Panchayat Union -14 Town Panchayat -24

Village Panchayats -306 Revenue Villages - 357 Blocks -14

2.DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

S.No. Particulars Unit Statistics 1. Geographical features (A) Geographical data i. Latitude 10o. 05’ and 10o. 09 North latitude

ii. Longtitude 77o.30’ and 78o.20’ East longitude

iii.Geographical area 6266.64 (Sq.km.) (B) Administrative Units

i. Sub divisions 39

ii. Tehsils 8

iii. Sub-Tehsils 14

Iv. Patwar Circle -

v. Panchayat Simithi 23

vi. Nagar nigam 4

vii. Nagar Palika -

viii. Gram Panchayats 306

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ix. Revenue Villages 358

x. Assembly Area 7 2. Population (A) Sex-wises i. Male 1,081,934

ii. Female 1,079,433 (B) Rural population 1,353,808 3. Agriculture (a) Land utilization

i) Total area ii) Forest covered 138923.

iii)Non Agriculture land 36210Hec. Net sown area 66179Hec.

Iv) Cultivable Barren area 5842Hec.

Gross area irrigated 236682Hec. 4. Forest i. Forest 138923.Ha. 5. Livestock & Poultry 679076 A. Cattle i. Cows 203478

ii. Buffaloes 68085 B Other livestock i. Goats 330244

poultry 3827643 iv. Railways i) Length of rail line

v) Roads 3851

(a) National Highway 174.50

(b) State High way 2267.260

(c) Main District Highway

236.900

(d) District & Rural roads 7676

(e) Rural road/Agriculture marketing Board Roads

3675.990

(f) Kachacha road ---

(VI) Communication

(a) Telephone connection

1,10,741

(b) Post Office 463

(c) TelephoneCenter 73

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(d) Density of Telephone (e) Density of Telephone (f) PCO Rural 7,480

(g) PCO STD 1,125

(h) Mobile 9,36,945 VII. Public Health

(a) Allopathic Hospital 12

(b) Beds in Allopathic Hospital

1227

(c) AyurvedicHospital 25

(d) Beds in Ayurvedic Hospital

25

(e) UnaniHospital (f)

CommunityHealthCenter

(g) Primary Health Centers

49

(h) Dispensaries 8

(i) SubHealthCenter 311

(j) Private Hospitals 85 VIII Banking Commercial (a) Commercial Banks 182 Nos.

(b) Rural Bank products 6

(c) Co-coperative Bank

products

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(d) PLDB Branches

IX. Education (a) Primary School 1110

(b) Middle School 306

(c) Secondary School 181

(d) Colleges 29

(e) TechnicalUniversity 2

X Wind Mill Generation (in M.W) 598.86

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2.1. Existing Status of Industrial Areas in the District, Dindigul.

S.No. Name of Ind.Area

Land acquired(in hectare)

Land developed in Hec.)

Prevailing rate per sqm(in Rs.)

No.of plots

No.of allotted plots

No.of vcacant plots

No.of Units in production

1 Dindigul

39.910 acre

39.910 acre

-- 78 78 -- 73

2. Batlagundu

4 acre 4 acre -- 5 5 -- 5

3.INDUSTRIAL SECENARIO OF DINDIGUL DISTRICT The district is home to textile spinning industry. Chinnalapatti, which is located 11 kilometres from Dindigul, is known for its flourishing hand loom industry. Silk art, known as Sarees, and Sungudi produced in Chinnalapatti are well known throughout India. More than 1000 families are engaged in this industry. Nilakkottai town is known for Brass Vessels, Jewellery and also for flowers and Grapes. Ottanschatram is a noted market centre for vegetables. It is known for the export of butter, manufactured in the nearby villages using cream separators. Vathalagundu is a market centre for tomato. Pattiveeranpatti in Vathalagundu Block is known for Cardamom and Coffee enterprises.Nagal nagar area hundreds of Sourashtra community people are doing hand loom sarees manufacturing

. Dindigul is known for its leather tanning Industry.Tanneries are thickly situated in this District. The finished and semi finished leather and other leather products have a good export market.

Dindigul locks

Locks & steel safes made in Dindigul are known for good quality and durability. Locks manufacturing is operated as a co-operative sector

Locks manufactured here are sold to national and international markets. Dindigul locks — are likely to get Geographical Indication (GI) for establishing their place of origin. The Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, through its research officers wing, has initiated steps to get GI Tobacco

Dindigul has been a centre of tobacco trade and a manufacturer of cigars from the time of British rule. A favorite cigar of Winston Churchill called Churut, the ‘Light of Asia’, was produced in Dindigul. The tobacco industry is one of the main sources of employment for the inhabitants of Dindigul.The central government has a research center for tobacco in vedasandur. This is one of the two centers in India, the other one is Rajmundri.

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Dindigul is primarily an agro-based town of Tamil Nadu. About 70% of the total population earns their livelihood directly or indirectly through Agriculture. There are about 165 Rice mills in and around Dindigul. Famous flour mill Naga, Viskalakshi are located there. Anil Semia, Savorit Semia, Nandhini Saamburani industries are located in Dindigul. Dindigul city is an important wholesale market for Cotton, onions and groundnuts (peanuts). Panneer Grapes which is a special type of black grapes is specific to Dindigul.

3.1. Industry at a Glance

S. No Industry Groups Place of Clusters No. of units

1. Leather and leather

Tanneries

Dindigul 60 leather

tanneries

2. Lock Industry/

Iron scraps

Dindigul 50 safety lock and

cash box

3. Coir and Coir Products Battalagundu

Pattiveeranpathy

Dindigul and Natham

40 units

4, Sungudi Sarees Chinnalapatty 1500 weaving

units

5. Panchamirutham

&Veputhi (thiruniru)

Palani 25 units

6. Food Industry Dindigul, Palani,

Battalagundu

100 units

7. Cotton Spinning,

Power looms

Dindigul, Palani,

Vedasandur and

Vadamadurai, Nillakottai

200 Units

8. Paper & Paper

products

Swaminathapuram,Dindigul,

Thopampatty and

Vilampatty

40 units

9. Brass Metal Products Nilakottai, Dindigul 20 units

10. Eucalyptus oil &

Essential oil

Kodaikanal, Thandigudi and

Dindigul, Nilakottai

200 Units

11. Rice Mills Sithayankottai, Dindigul and

Palani.

50 Units

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3.2 Year wise trend of Units registered

Year No. of Units registered (EM-II) – DINDIGUL MICRO SMALL MEDIUM TOTAL

2007-08 95 11 0 106 2008-09 293 17 0 310 2009-10 692 22 3 717 2010-11 1002 75 1 1078 2011-12 785 89 18 892 2012-13 1083 145 8 1236 2013-14 1038 276 20 1334 2014-15 987 365 88 1440

Total Units registered under UAM 2015-16 1251 199 13 1463

3.2.1 UDYOG AADHAAR MEMORANDUM (UAM)

Govt. of India, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME) has notified the Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum(UAM) under the MSMED Act, 2006 vide gazette notification [SO No. 2576(E)] dated 18-09-2015 in order to promote ease of doing business for MSMEs. A one-page simple registration form for online filing of UAM has been introduced which replaces the filing of Entrepreneur’s Memorandum Part I & II. The filing of UAM can be done on www.udyogaadhaar.gov.in .Registration is online and user-friendly. UAM can be filed on self-declaration basis. No documentation required. No Fee for filing. Can file more than one Udyog Aadhaar with same Aadhaar Number. EM-I has been abolished. Need not file through Udyog Aadhaar. Udyog Aadhaar (UA) is for

running units. No need to apply for upcoming units.

3.3.LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES/PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS S.No. Name of the Large Scale

Industry Items Manufacturing

Location

1 M/s.Vijayashree SpinningMills ltd., Trichy Road, Dindigul

Yarn Dindigul

2. M/s.Soundaraja mills ltd., S.R.Mills Ltd,Dindigul

Yarn Dindigul

3. M/s.Mother meera finance and investment ltd., Sellamanthadi Dindigul.

Sellamanthadi

4. M/s.Bhuvaneeswari Textile Ltd., Thadicombu

Textile Thadicombu

5. M/s.Saravana Spinning Mills P. Ltd., Pithalaipatti, Dindigul

Yarn Pithalaipatti

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6. M/s.Sri Shanmugavel Ltd., Thadicombu, Dindigul

Yarn Thadicombu

7. M/s.Saravana Spinning Mills Ltd., Renganathapuram, Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

8. M/s. Chettinad Cement Corpn.Ltd., Gujiliamparai

Cement Gujiliamparai

9. M/s. Thiyagaraja Mills Ltd., Kulathupatti, Nilakottai

Yarn Kulathupatti

10. M/s.Selvalakshmi Paper & Boards, Vilampatti, Nilakottai

Paper & Boards Vilampatti

11. M/s.Dhanalakshmi Paper Mills Ltd., Vilampatti, Nilakottai

Paper Vilampatti

12. M/s. ESS ARR GEE Mills P.Ltd., Pethanaickenpatti, Palani

Textile Palani

13. M/s.V.G.Paper & Boards Swaminathapuram, Palani

Paper Swaminathapuram

14. M/s. B.V.V. Paper Industries P. limited, Nallur, Palani

Paper Nallur

15. M/s. Goodwill Textiles Mills P.Ltd. Vedasandur, Dindigul

Textile Vedasandur

16. M/s. Sri Mookambika Spinning Mills Ltd., Vadamadurai

Yarn Vadamadurai

17. M/s. Siva Tex Yarn Ltd., Vadamadurai

Yarn Vadamadurai

18. M/s.Cheran Spinning Mills Ltd., Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

19. M/s.Thuran Spinning Mills P.Ltd., Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

20. M/s. Eastman Spinning Mills Ltd., Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

21. M/s. Sri Velayuthasamy Spinning Mills, Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

22. M/s. Ghugan Textiles Mills P. ltd., Vedasandur

Textile Vedasandur

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23. M/s. Steriling Spinners Ltd., Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

24. M/s. Centwin Textiles P. Ltd., Vedasandur

Textile Vedasandur

25. M/s. Adi Sankara Spinning Mills Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

26. M/s. Prabhu Spinning Mills P. Ltd., Nagampatti

Yarn Nagampatti

27. M/s. Chola Textiles Ltd., V.Pudukottai, Vedasandur

Textile Vedasandur

28. Sri Matha Spinning Mills P.Ltd., Lakshmanampatti , Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

29. M/s.Velayuthasamy Spinning Mills Ltd., Nagampatti, Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

30. M/s. Pandian Texiles Mills Ltd. Kasipalayam, Vedasandur

Textile Vedasandur

31. M/s. Vidyasahar Textiles, Senankottai , Vedasandur

Textile Vedasandur

32. M/s.ELKAY PEE Spinniners P.Ltd., Vedasandur

Yarn Vedasandur

33. M/s.Paavathal Spinners Mills P. Ltd., Neikkarapatti Post

Yarn Neikkarapatti

34. M/s.G.V.G. Paper Mills P.Ltd. Pushpathur, Palani

Paper Pushpathur

35. M/s.Amaravathy Sri Venkateswara Paper Mills P.Ltd., Pushpathur, Palani

Paper Pushpathur

36. M/s.Indian Oil Corporation LPG. Boiling Plant, Mattaparai, Nilakottai

Oil Mattaparai

37. M/s. Venkatasubash Textiles P. Ltd., Velvarkottai, Vadamadurai

Textile Vadamadurai

38. M/s. Sri Hari Krishna Paper Mills P. Ltd., NallurVillage, Pushpathur, Palani

Paper Pushpathur

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3.4. Medium Scale Enterprises

S.No. Name of the Medium Scale Industries

Item Mfg. Location

1. M/s. Sudan Spinning Mills Ltd., Agaram , Dindigul

Spinning of Yarn Agaram

2. Interfit India Limited, Natham Road, Reddiapatti, Dindigul

Reddiapatti

3. M/s. Jeya Balaji Spinners Ltd., Pillaiyarnatham

Spinning of Yarn Pillaiyarnatham

4. M/s.Shasa Industries Ltd., Karur Road, Dindigul

Dindigul

5. M/s. Vedha Spinning Mills,Thadicombu

Spinning of Yarn Thadicombu

6. M/s.Sivaraj Spinning Mills P. Ltd. Thadicombu

Spinning of Yarn Thadicombu

7. M/s. L.G.Balakrishnan & Bros. P.Ltd., D.Gudalore, Vedasandur

D.Gudalore

8. M/s. Aragam Spinning Mills P. Ltd., Vedasandur

Spinning of Yarn Vedasandur

9. M/s Palaniappa Textile P. Ltd., D.Gudalore, Vedasandur

Yarn D.Gudalore

10. M/s. K.S.V. Cotton Mills P. Ltd., Gujiliamparai

Cotton yarn Gujiliamparai

11. M/s.Neo innted Mills P.Ltd.,. Unit- I Kattuvelampatti, Nartham

Textile Kattuvelampatti

12. M/s. Vaigai Fine Tex, Kodanginaickenpatti, Nilakottai

Textile Kodanginaickenpatti

13. M/s. Nelco Metal Products P. Ltd., 33/1. Batlagundu Road, Nilakottai

Metal products Nilakottai

14. M/s.Bloom & Beat Products P.Ltd.,Chatrapatti, Oddanchatram

Bloom & Beat products

Chatrapatti

15. M/s. Rajarathinam Mills Ltd., Neikkarapatti, A.Kalayamputhur, Palani

Spinning yarn Neikkarapatti

16. M/s. Sri Krishna Vijayam Spinning Mills P.Ltd., Chitrakulam, Palani

Spinning yarn Chitrakulam

17. SVA Syntex Ltd., Thalaiyuthu, Palani

Syntex Thalaiyuthu

3.5 Major Exportable Items

Fruits, Oleoresin, Lock, garment,

3.6 Growth Trend -

Floriculture and horticulture growth is impressive. It is around 11% per annum

3.7 Vendorisation/Ancillarisation of the Industry

Textile, Engineering, cement

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3.8.Service Enterprises:

Tourism, Hotel, Hospital, IT enabled, , Commercial Advertising, industrial Laundry ,Tailoring., Pathological lab, integrated diagnostic centre, Beauty Parlours and Crèches. fitness centre for men and women, Ladies and gens Hostel , House Keeping and Office and equipment maintenance , Hygienic Broiler (Beef), chicken, Mutton shop, Interior decoration, Industrial design and layout making. Logistic centre, Office Automation, Parcel servicing and private carrier, upholstery , Power System maintenance, Manpower agency, Weighing bridge repairing and maintenance, digital printing, Embroidering and chamki work , repacking of agriculture produce,. 4. Potential for new MSMEs

❈Leather&LeatherProducts ❈Textiles&ReadymadeGarments

❈Coconutbasedproducts&Coir ❈PVCPipes

❈Valueadded&Riceproducts ❈ColdStorage

❈Dairyproducts ❈FruitProcessing

❈Essentialoilextraction ❈VegetableProcessing

❈Packagingindustry ❈CattleandPoultryFeeds

❈Tourism ❈FlowerExtraction

❈Herbalextraction ❈SanitaryNapkins

❈Groundnutoilextraction ❈GaugeCloth

❈ImitationJewellery ❈StoneCrushing

❈GraniteCutting&Polishing ❈FRVDoors/Windows

❈Paper&PaperProducts ❈FoodProducts

❈BlueMetalJelly ❈BHELAncillaries

❈Brick,CementHollowblocks ❈MangoPulpExtraction

❈RiceMillSpareParts ❈AmlaProducts

❈CoffeeProcessing&Grading ❈TamarindProducts

❈Siddha&AyurvedaProducts

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5. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise

Name of the Cluster Location Major Items manufactured

Siddha / Ayurvedic Medicines

Gandhigram Siddha / Ayurvedic Medicines

Gem cutting Vada Madurai Block Artificial Diamonds

Lock Dindigul Locks, Iron Cash boxes

Gold Ornaments Nilakkottai Jewels

Handloom Chinnalapatti Sarees and dyeing

Coir Dindigul,Vathalakundu, Natham, Palani

Coir Fibre,Yarn,Rop, Curled Coir

Rice Mill Dindigul Rice

Engineering Dindigul Fabrication, Auto-components,Boilers,etc

Essential Oil Kodaikkanal and Nilakkotai Essential oil from Flowers, Herbals etc

Readymade Garments Natham Block Readymade Garments.

Leather Dindigul Leather Tanneries

Milk Products Ottanchatram Milk Cake, Ghee, Cream, etc.

6. Subsidies.

Govt. of India and Govt. of Tamil Nadu is giving various subsidies/incentives for existing and new as well as existing MSMEs on various schemes. For further details contact concerned District Industries Centre (DIC) and MSME-DI, Chennai. The contact details are given at Institutional support – Whom to Contact.

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7. General issues raised by industry association during the course of meeting

1. Timely and adequate credit facilities. 2. Creating IntegratedfoodPark 3. Creating Central Agri and Horticulture research centre 4. Support for establishing Common Facility Centre 5. Establishing number of industrial estates

8.Licencing Authorities – Key contacts

Sl. No. Product Line / Activity Licensing Authority

1 Approval of production programme for items

compulsorily licensable

Production programme approval is not necessary but while obtaining for provisional registration brief project outline is submitted to DIC /

Development Commissioner (SSI) New Delhi through State Directorate of Industries.

2 For units functioning in places other Industrial Estate / approved Developed Plots

License from Corporation Commissioner Municipal authority or Panchayat Board.

3 Manufacture of Drugs and Cosmetics

State Drug Controller, Drug Control Administratation.

4 Fruits & Vegetable based products Dy. Director, Food & Vegetable Preservation-Shastri Bhavan.

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Units employing 10 or more workers (power used ) or 20 or more workers (power not used ) approved under Factories Act

Chief Inspector of Factories.

6 Effluent disposal Clearance from District Health Officer, Director of Public Health, Pollution Control Board

7 Registration under Sales Tax Act Local Joint Commercial Tax Officer

8 Registration under Central Excise Act

Superintendent of Central Excise of the area or Collector of Central Excise.

9 Power Connection Local Assistant Divisional Engineer

10 Registration Partnership Firm Inspector General of Registration, 26, Rajaji Salai, Chennai

11 Details of ISI Specification (Now known as BIS)

Bureau of Indian Standards Southern Regional Office, Taramani, Chennai-600 113.

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9. STEPS TO START MSMES.

18 STEPS TO START MSMEs

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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10. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT - WHOM TO CONTACT FOR WHAT

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NATURE OF LICENSE / ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT/AGENCY

GUIDANCE 1. 2.

Guidance on

Product Identification /

Selection/Training

Technical Consultation

Director

MSME DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, 65/1, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 032 Ph: 22501011-3 lines, 22502416, 22501785 Fax : 22501475, 22501014 Email:dcdi-chennai@dcmsme.gov.in www.msmedi-chennai.govt.in THE GENERAL MANAGER District Industries Centre, Dindigul – 624003. Phone : 0451 2470893, 0451 2471609 Email : dicdindigul@gmail.com

REGISTRATION / LICENSING

3. License for Compulsory Licensable items

Deputy General of Technical Development, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi through Industry Department Ph: +91-11-23011983 Fax: +91-11-23011034 Email: dipp_sia@ub.nic.in

4. Municipal / Local Body Licence

Concerned Local Body – CorporationMunicipality, Panchayat Union

5. Plan permit

Commissioner, Dindigul City Municipal Corporation, Dindigul or concerned Panchayat unions

6. Registration under Factories Act. (for units employing 10 or more workers with power)

Inspector of Factories Dindigul Ph: 0451 2432433

7. Registration under Pollution control Rules

District Environment Engineer, Pollution Control Board, Plot No. 44, Jayaraj Bavan, 9th Cross Street, Thiruvalluvar Salai, Spenzer Compound, Near Bus Stand, Dindigul – 624 003 Ph : 0451 – 2423161

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NATURE OF LICENSE / ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT/AGENCY

8. Registration with Fire & Rescue Services

Divisional Fire Officer Dindigul Division Dindigul-624 004

9. Licensing by Health Department – for Food Products

Deputy Director (Health Services), Dindigul

10. F.P.O. - License (for fruits &Vegetable Processing Units and Beverages manufacturers)

Office of the Deputy Director (F&VP) Rajaji Bhavan, Basant Nagar, Chennai-600090 Ph: 044-24912421 Fax: 044-24912421

11. Drug License for Drugs and Cosmetic Products

The Joint Director of HealthServices GovernmentHospital Complex Dindigul - 624 001.

Ph: 91-451-2430066 Email : jdhealth@dindigul.tn.nic.in

12. Patents & Designs Registration

Sr. Joint Controller of Patents & Designs The Patents Office, IntellectualPropertyOfficeBuilding, G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032, Ph: 044-22502080 Fax: 044-22502066 Email: chennai-patent@nic.in

13 Trade Mark Registration Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks Trade Marks Registry, IntellectualPropertyOfficeBuilding 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

Number Office of Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade 4th & 5th Floor, Shastri Bhavan Annex, 26, Haddows Road, Chennai - 600 006

Ph: 044- 28283404 / 08 Fax: 044 - 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

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NATURE OF LICENSE / ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT/AGENCY

16 Registration under VAT

Commercial Tax Officer

CommercialTaxesBuilding Sub-Collector’s Office Road Dindigul 624 001. Ph: 0451-2424431 2434835 2435878

17 Central Excise 1. The Asst. Commissioner Central Excise, No.30 Mingles Road YMR Patty Dindigul 624 001. Ph : 0451 2427522 2. The Asst. Commissioner Central Excise 5, SI Complex Race Course Road Dindigul Ph: 0451-2432382

18 Service Tax Registration 1. The Asst. Commissioner Central Excise, No.30 Mingles Road YMR Patty Dindigul 624 001. Ph : 0451 2427522 2. The Asst. Commissioner Central Excise 5, SI Complex Race Course Road Dindigul Ph: 0451-2432382

19 Income Tax Income Tax Office

Palani Bye-Pass Road, Kottapatti Post Dindigul 624002.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

20 Factory Accommodation Industrial Plots / Sheds (SIDCO)

Tamilnadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited, Industrial Estate, Guindy,

Chennai - 600 032. Ph: 22501461, 22501422/0185/0506/1210Fax: 22500792 Email: sidco@vsnl.comtansidco@eth.net

Tamilnadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited, Industrial Estate, Dindigul 624 003 Ph: 0451 2470068

21 Power Connection

Superintendent Engineer, Dindigul Electricity Divisions Circle, Palani Bye Pass Road, Dindigul District Ph : 0451 2460948

FINANCE

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Lead Bank Lead Bank Manager, Canara Bank, Dindigul District Ph : 0451 2460080

23 TIIC

Branch Manager, Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corporation, Plot No.9, Spencer Compound (II Floor),

Near Bus Stand, Thiruvalluvar Salai,

Dindigul 624 003

Ph : 0451 2433785 24

NABARD

The District Development Officer, Collectorate Campus, Dindigul District.

25 PMEGP Scheme

The Assistant Director, Khadi and Village Industries Board, Round Road, Near Naga Theatre, Dindigul Ph : 0451 2427880

26 Finance under UYEGP Scheme

The Assistant Director, Khadi and Village Industries Board, Round Road, Near Naga Theatre, Dindigul Ph : 0451 2427880

27 Finance under KVIC Scheme

The Assistant Director, Khadi and Village Industries Board, Round Road, Near Naga Theatre, Dindigul Ph : 0451 2427880

28 Finance for SC/ST beneficiaries

The General Manager, TADHCO, Dindigul District Ph : 0451 2460096

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