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PROSPECTIVE

INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

OF

CUTTACK DISTRICT

DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE

CUTTACK

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Cuttack District has immense contribution to the history of Orissa. The headquarters town of Cuttack is the oldest and largest business centre of the State. It is well connected to all other districts of the state as well as to other States through roads and railways. In ancient times Cuttack was the capital city of mourya dynasty and even after independence it was capital of Orissa State for a petty long period. After shifting of State capital to Bhubaneswar, it is now regarded as business and financial capital of the Orissa State.

Cuttack district being glorious with having its oldest educational institutions of the state like Revenshaw college, MS law college, Chirst college, SCB medical college, Bhubanananda School of Engineering, have given birth of renowned scientists,doctors,engineers,administrators,politicians,industrialists,technocrats and good entrepreneurs of the State. It is a pioneer district of the State in all the fields of social and economic development. It’s industrial culture is predominating since time immemorial due it’s traditional culture of handicrafts, horn works and cottage industries. Cuttack District acts as a proto of State’s industrialization with mushroom growth of tiny and small scale industries in its semi urban and rural areas. The development of industrial culture among its citizens and growing industrialization of the district in different sectors of industries are in progressive trend as presented below.

(A)Handicraft Sector

The district has rich tradition of handicraft and cottage industries. The artisans of the district have been crowned with glory of manufacturing world class handicraft products. Cuttack is famous for silver filigree throughout the country. The industrial culture on manufacture of handicraft goods have been evolved since seventeenth century. Particularly silver filigree, horn works, patta chitra and dokhra casting were recognized during British rule. It recollects the then industrial culture of the people of Cuttack.

1. Identified Handicraft Clusters of the District :

2. Handicraft Cluster Development Taken up :

3. Handicraft cluster already sanctioned to be taken up

in the year 2008-09.

4. Rehabilitation of Handicraft Artisans (RHA) :

5.Status of Handicraft Cooperatives:

6. Handicraft Training :

7.Exports prospects of

major Handicrafts :

Stone Carving

Silver Filigree

Wood Carving

Appliqué

Patta Chitra

Cane & Bamboo Crafts

8.CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

From time immemorial some of the crafts are produced by group of artisans concentrated in one village or in same locality, thus cluster has been formed. The Craft wise Clusters to be developed in the district in phased manner is given below:

9. CRAFT WISE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED FOR NEXT 5 YEARS:

B) Micro & Small Enterprises :

The district owes all sorts of industrial infrastructure for growth of Micro & Small Enterprises. The category wise Micro & Small Enterprises set up in this district till March’ 2008 is presented belo

Category

By the end of 2006-07

No.of Units

Investment

(Rs.in lakh)

Employment

No.of units

Investment (Rs.in lakh)

Employment

Out of the total micro & small enterprises gone into production , the position on permanent registration is as follows:

No. of enterprises permanently registered – 3942

No. of units working -- 2427

No. of units not working -- 1515

No. of units identified sick -- 317

Micro and Small Enterprises set up & registered with DIC during last 3 years :

1) Cluster Development :

The following Clusters have been identified for Cuttack district.

1. Pharmaceuticals

2. Engineering

3. Spicesa)

1. Pharmaceuticals Cluster covers 54 Enterprises situated in the industrial estates of Jagatpur,Cuttack, Mancheswar & Chandaka. Two networks have been formed to take up modernization & marketing.

1st Network : 10 Core members

2nd Network : 19 Core members

Nine Core members of the 1st Network have already installed moderate plant after availing finance from Commercial Banks. The GMP compliance of these units under schedule M certificate is under process with Drugs Controller. The applications under ISO 9000 of these units are under process. UNIDO is providing indirect support for this cluster.

2. Engineering Cluster is under implementation. The meetings are being organized among members to build up social capital. UNIDO is providing indirect support.

3. Spices Cluster of Cuttack is under study by MSME Development Institute, Cuttack.

2) Industrial Estates:

There are eight Industrial Estates in this district. The present position is as follows:

Sl.no Name of the Industrial Estate Total Area Vacant Area

( in Acres) ( in Acres )

1. Cuttack Industrial Estate, Khapuria 50.56 --

2. Jagatpur New Industrial Estate 343.19 15.00

3. Jagatpur Old Industrial Estate 26.65 0.50

4. Choudwar Industrial Estate 723.00 554.79

5. Radhakishorepur Industrial Estate 10.00 --

6. Nuasasan Industrial Estate 45.00 28.50

7. Ankula Industrial Estate 8.63 8.03

8. Nidhipur Industrial Estate 25.00 --

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Total: 1232.03 606.82

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3.  Operationalisation of Single Window schemefor grant of Statutory

Clearance under OIF Act, 2006 :

The present position is as follows:

Department-wise status on issue of clearances is given below:

Total units applied :46 Total Clearances allowed :17

Total Clearances applied :53 Total Clearances rejected :03

C) Large & Medium Enterprises.

The present status of large & medium enterprises of this district is given below:

Nos. Working - 14

Nos. Closed and Sick - 6

Nos. in pipe line - 8

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i. Working Enterprises:

11

ii. Closed and Sick Enterprises :

iii.Enterprises in pipe line: