DISTRICT

INDUSTRIES
CENTRE
TERM-1 PROJECT
 What Is (DIC) DISTRICT INDUSTRY
CENTRE
DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE (DIC) is a central sector scheme
with the objective of promoting small village and cottage industries in
a particular area.
When was the first (DIC) program started
The programme for setting up of District Industries Centre (DIC)
was launched by government . of India in
MAY 1978
The District Industries Centre was started on the objective to find out
the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the District , Thereby
reducing the time taken to finish all government procedures.
 HOW MANY DISTRICT
INDUSTRIES ARE THERE IN
INDIA
There are 14 (fourteen) District Industries Centre(DICs), one
Each in the 14 districts of the state.
 OBJECTIVES OF
DISTRICT INDUSTRIAL
CENTRES
The Important objectives of DICs are as follows
 01
Accelerate the overall efforts for industrialisation of the
district.
 02
Rural industrialisation and development of rural industries and
handicrafts
 03
Attainment of economic equality in various regions of the
district.
 04
Providing the benefit of the government schemes to the new
entrepreneurs.
 05
Centralization of procedures required to start a new Industrial unit
and minimization- of the efforts and time required to obtain various
permissions, licenses, registration, subsidies etc.
 06
To act as the Nodal Promotional Agency in the development
of industries and industrial activities in the state as a whole.
 07
To provide a focal point for the promotion of small, tiny and cottage
industries and to provide all the service and support to the
decentralized industries under a single roof at pre investment,
investment and post investment stage.
 FUNCTIONS OF THE DIC

Various important functions are performed by the District Industries Centres (DICs) for the
upliftment of a district and to put that district on the industrial map of India. Some of the functions
performed by the District Industries Centres (DICs) are mentioned below
● Preparation of industrial profile of the district – This helps in identifying the pros and cons
concerning setting up different industries in the district in consonance with the availability of
infrastructure, raw materials, labor and land in the area.

● Assist entrepreneurs in obtaining licenses – To set up an industrial unit, various types of licenses are
required- electricity board, no-objection certificate, water supply board, etc. These licenses are
facilitated by the District Industries Centres (DICs), making it easier for entrepreneurs to set up
industrial units in the respective district.

● Acting as the focal point of industrialization of the district – To make strides in the arena of
industrialization, the District Industries Centres (DICs) act as the focal point. From providing various
clearances and licenses to facilitating loans and granting awards, the District Industries Centres
(DICs) do it all.
● Opportunity guidance of entrepreneurs – Lack of knowledge about an existing opportunity does
more damage than the lack of opportunity. District Industries Centres (DICs) help in bringing to
the fore various opportunities to help entrepreneurs. This helps in generating employment
opportunities in addition to the industrialization of the district.

● Manpower assessment concerning skilled, semi-skilled labour – District Industries Centres

(DICs) help in making optimum use of its platform to identify the labour that is best fit for the
respective market. This helps avoid under- employment.

● Identify infrastructure facilities – For any area to develop, infrastructure facilities are a top
priority for identifying the potential that can be tapped from a certain area. Facilities such as
electricity, roads, warehouses, banking, quality testing facilities etc are identified by the District
Industries Centres (DICs).
● Prepare techno-economic feasibility report – The District Industries Centres (DICs) prepare the
techno-economic feasibility report that analyzes the performance of an industrial product, process,
or service to improve areas in need of it.

● Advise entrepreneurs on investments made – The District Industries Centres (DICs) advise
entrepreneurs on the various investments which they seek to make. In this manner, they provide
consultancy services that help entrepreneurs in making better decisions with respect to their
investments.
 ACTIVITIES UNDER DICs

As an initiative of the central government, the District Industries Centres (DICs) work towards
performing various activities.

These Includes :
● Registration of Small Scale Industries (SSI) units – It is for the registration of industries in the
manufacturing as well as the services sector on a small scale. The registration done can be
permanent or provisional.

● Registration of handicraft or cottage industries – This is typically the case with villages and
clusters in rural areas.
● Implementation of PM Rozgar Yojana – Launched in 1993, this scheme is to provide employment
opportunities in both rural and urban areas and is implemented under the District Industries Centre
(DIC) scheme.

● Granting subsidies to SSI units – Subsidies to the Small Scale Industries are granted under the DIC
scheme of the central government.

● Training for Entrepreneur Development Programme – To enhance skills, training is provided under
the ambit of DICs through the Entrepreneur Development Programme.

● Organization of Industrial Cooperative Society – It is an association of craftsmen and workers who

are engaged in cottage and village industries.

● Raw material assistance through SIDCO – This is to facilitate entrepreneur initiatives by facilitating
them with the supply of raw materials.
● Marketing assistance through SIDCO – The Small Industries Development Corporation Limited
(SIDCO) not only assists ventures with raw materials but also assists them with the marketing of their
produce.

● Conducting motivation campaigns- In addition to hosting awards functions to boost the morale of
entrepreneurs, motivation campaigns are also organized by DICs.

● Single window clearances – To make the registration process as well as clearance and granting of
licenses a hassle-free process, DICs provide a single-window mechanism to achieve this goal.
● Rehabilitation of sick SSI units – To revive and to better the ailing Small Scale Industrial units,
DIC plays an important role.

● Recommendation of awards to the SSI units – The awards granted to SSI units are done on the
recommendation of DICs.

● Recommendation of loan application to banks under the KVIC scheme – DICs play an
important role in making recommendations to banks for grants of loans under the KVIC scheme.
PROGRESS OF DICs
Till march 31st 1998, 422 district
industries centres (DICs) have
been set up covering 431 districts
of country leaving out the
metropolitan cities and some new
districts.
Eligibility Criteria For Applying Under the
District Industries Centres (DICs)

Loan facility under the District Industries

Centres (DICs) can be availed under the
various schemes mentioned above. These
schemes are promoted and implemented by
the District Industries Centres (DICs) and
loans can be availed under different
schemes with varying eligibility criteria.
WHOA
!
District Industries Centre (DICs)in various
States
STATE Number Of District Industries Centres
(DICs)

Jammu & Kashmir 20

Ladhak 2

Himachal Pradesh 7

Uttarakhand 13
Punjab 18

Haryana 21

Uttar Pradesh 11

Bihar 38

Jharkhand 20

Rajasthan 36

Madhya Pradesh 14

West Bengal 10

Odisha 31

Gujarat 32
Maharashtra 33

Andhra Pradesh 13

Tamil Nadu 32

Karnataka 30

Kerala 14

Sikkim 2

Arunachal Pradesh 16

Assam 19

Nagaland 4

Manipur 9
ADMINISTRATION of DICs
● General manager is the head of the District
Industries Centre.

● The post of General Manager is of joint/

Deputy Commissioner level.The General
Manager has senior officers to assist him, such
as Manager (Raw Material),Manager (Credit),
Manage (Economic Investigation),Manager
(Marketing) Industrial Promotion Officer
(IPO) and technical officer cum project
Manager (PM)
01

GENERAL MANAGER

01 02 03

ACCOUNT
MANAGER MANAGER
(KVCL)
OFFICER (Credit)
Class-II
Class-I Class-III
01

GENERAL MANAGER

04 05 06

MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER

(RM) (EI) (Marketing)
Class-II Class-II Class-II
 OUR EVOLUTION

07 05
INDUSTRIAL And still
TECH.OFFICER & counting!
PROMOTION
MANAGER
OFFICER
(Project)
Class-II
Class-II
 WHAT SETS US APART?

❖ District Industrial Executive Committee (DIEC)

❖ Single Window Industrial Follow Up Team (SWIFT)
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
SCHEME
➔ Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
➔ Normal Bank Finance Scheme
➔ Loan Under BSAI Act
DIC at COIMBATORE

Address:Raja St, Town Hall, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

641001

Website: https://dickovai.com/projects/

Phone: 0422 239 1678

DISTRICT PROFILE
DISTRICT PROFILE
 IMPORTANT PROJECTS OF COIMBATORE DISTRICT

CODISSIA

The pride of CODISSIA is the CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex. The

complex has become an important landmark in the city. The fame of
the complex has spread far and wide across the country in the
industrial and trade fair circles. It has also spurred the imagination
of other cities which have subsequently developed similar
complexes. It is the vision of CODISSIA to make Coimbatore the
trade fair capital of South India.

Trade Fairs and Exhibitions play a vital role to promote the

economy of the region. With this in view CODISSIA has been
organising exhibitions since 1982.
 TIDEL PARK

TIDEL is a well known and reputed brand. Having established high

standards of quality and service, TIDEL Park is Providing its
experience and expertise in the IT infrastructure to develop a world
class IT Park at Coimbatore.

TIDEL Park Coimbatore Ltd is Constructing an IT Park in the IT-SEZ

of ELCOT at Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. It is located very close to
the Coimbatore Airport on the Avinashi Road, adjoining Coimbatore
Medical College.
THANKS!
TINA E.S
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