BRIEF NOTE OF DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE LEH LADAKH

BRIEF NOTE OF DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE LEH LADAKH.

The District Industries Centre ,Leh was established in the year 1978-79 with the objective of promoting Small Scale, Tinny and other business related Industries.Since Leh District is farflung and inaccessible area and also lacks infrastructure facilities, however, strenuous efforts have been made by the department during all these years to accelerate the pace of Industrial development in the District.

The main functions of District Industries Centre is as under:-

Promotion of Small Scale (SSI) units by way of arrangement of financial assistance from Banks/financial institutions. Provision of various types of incentives being extended by the State/Central Government.

· To help in marketing of end products through SICOP and other Government agencies .Arrangement of training to entrepreneurs.

· Provision of employment apportunities to Educated Unemployed youth especially to deserving poor families through self employment schemes like the Prime Minister Rozgar Youjna.

· Provision of Interest subsidy to entrepreneurs availing loan under PMRY through Bank/financial institutions. Organising of Seminars and entrepreneurship development programmes through various Consultancy organizations.

· Provision of training to deserving women entrepreneurs in trades like machine knitting to Establish their own units.

· Provision of land at land cost of premium and rent at Industrial Estate for construction of Factory sheds.

Since the inception 893 units have been registered for various Industrial activities these units are not only meeting demands of the local inhibitants but have also been catering to the demands of State/Central Government departments, besides also the Defence/para military establishments.Further with the establishment of these units it has also helped generate emp loyment opportunities to a large number of people .

For promotion of SSI Units various kinds of incentives are being extended by the State/Central Government the details of which are as under :-

100% subsidy on Generating sets.
5% interesxt subsidy to entrepreneurs availing working capital facility from Bank/Financial institutions.
90% freight subsidy to SSI unit holders on import of raw material from outside the State and export of finished goods from and upto the desigrated rail head.
30% Capital Investment subsidy.
100% subsidy on establishment of Laboratary/Testing equipment.
100% subsidy on the expenditure incurred for preparation of project report.

Prime Minister Rozgar Youjna

Since the Commencement of this programme , this DIC , has sp onsored 287 Nos, of applications to various banks/Financial institutions ending 31-3-1999 amounting to Rs. 209.06 lacs sanctioned out of which 128 cases have been sanctioned amounting Rs.93,85 lacs.During the year 2000-2001 this office has recommended 68 Nos of applications of Educated Un emp loyeed youth under the above scheme to various banks .Out of which 49 cases have been sanctioned amounting to Rs. 62.55 lacs.An amount of Rs. 1.00 lacs have been provided as interest subsidy during the year . During the year 2001-2002 , 106 cases were swponsored out of which 50 cases have been sanctioned amounting Rs. 63.90 lacs and interest subsidy amounting Rs.9.90 lacs have been provided.

TRAINING

Three Knitting training centers are functioning in various blocks of the District which are engaged in imp arting training to prospective women entrepreneurs with the aim of establishing their own income genertating unit after getting successful training.

THE PERMANENT SSI UNITS FUNCTIONING

Khangri Flour Mills Leh.

The Units is situated at Chuchoot Leh and is engaged in the flour Milling with a capacity of 50 Tons per day.

Himalaya CementThe Unit is situated at Chuchoot shama Leh and is engaged in the manufacture of cement out of clinker through grinding process, the unit is under rate contract agreement with DGS&D and is being promoted by One Sh. Chander Prakash Sharma.

M/S LEH CEMENTS

The unit is also engaged in the manufacture or cement out of clinker and is situated at village Taroo Leh. The unit has been registered as a partnership concern.

M/S BAYTONG INDUSTRIES LEH

The Unit is situated at village Thiksay and is engaged in the manufacture of Aluminium utenciles.

M/S GOLDEN BAKERY LEH

The unit is engaged in the manufacture of bakery items and is situated at Industrial Estate Leh.

M/S IMP ERIAL BAKERY LEH

The Unit is also engaged in manufacturing of bakery items through mechenised process and is situatede at Industrial EstateLeh.

M/s LADAKH WOOLEN MILS.

The unit is situated at village Thiksay and is engaged in processing/spinning and carding of wool.

FRUIT M /S LAMPA PRESERVATION. AND CANNING UNIT.

The Unit is situated at Village Nurla and is engaged in preservation and canning of fruits.

M/S SHAHEEN CEMENT WORKS.

The unit is situated at village Chuchoot and is engaged in manufacturing of cement products like tiles,hollow blocks ,pcc fencing posts etc.

M/S MUMTAZ BRICKS

The Unit is engaged in the manufacturing of compressed Eco- bricks, the products are Eco friendly and also mater repellent, the unit is the first of its kind in the District and is also situated at village chuchot Leh.

M/S OMASILA FABRICATORS

The Unit is situated at village Tukcha and is also engaged in the manufacturing of cement tiles concrete Hollow blocks and Pcc fencing posts.

M/S L.G COMPOSITE MILS.

The unit is situated at village Hunder Nobra and is engaged in grinding of wheat (Atta Chaki) Oil Extraction and sawing of Timber.

M/S ANGCHUK COMP OSITE MILLS

The Unit is situated at village Tiger Nobra and is engaged in oil extraction, sawing of Timber etc.

M/S STOBIC GENERAL FABRICATION

The unit is also situated at village Tiger Nobra and is engaged in steel fabrication works.

M/S TSAO STEEL WORKS.

The unit is situated at Industrial Estate Leh and is also engaged in manufacturing of Steel products,

M/S CHANGTHANG AUTOMOBILES

The unit is satiated at Industrial Estrate Leh and is engaged in retreading of tyres through Hot/Cold process.

Besides the above all the below mentioned units arte situated at Industrial Estate Leh.

1,. M/s Army steel works

2. M/s Chetan steel wortks

3. M/s Good stock furnishing co;.

4. M/s Steel stock furniture Leh.

5. M/s Kohinoor Metal Industrty works

6.M/s Jay Ess Industries

7) M/s Jayson Enterprises Leh.

HANDICRAFTS SECTOR LEH)

Office of the Assistant Director Handicrafts Leh, has been established in the year 1973,

and the training centers started functioning from 1975. Presently the Department is running with 20 Handicrafts training centers in different block of the District in various trades i.e., fresco painting, clay Moulding. Wood carving carpet weaving. Embroidery, Ladakhi Garment Making. Namda Making, Hand knitting, Silver Filigree and papu shoe making, training centers under different schemes. Basically the manifesto of Handicrafts Department is to impart training in various crafts in favour of the youth male/ Female Candidates. Besides the aim of the Department is to provide self employment to passed out trainees who have been obtained training in the job through our Departmental training centers during the past years Except Leh all the training centers are moveable after completion the present training batch.

UNDER DISTRICT NON-PLAN SCHEME

Under this scheme 14 training centers are functioning in different villages i.e. seven ( 7 ) crafts in proper Leh at Handicrafts complex viz. Fresco Painting Clay Moulding, Ladakhi Garment making, Hand Knitting, Embroidery, Carpet Weaving and Wood Carving. Similarly in Block Nubra one Ladakhi Garments Making at Disket, One Carpet Weaving at Taksha, One Wood Carving at Panamik, Besides this one silver Filigree training centre at Yangthang, One Namdha Making training centre at Tia and one Embroidery at Shajing Chuchot Gongma, the during course of the training programme is of 2 years and trainees strength is of 10 to 14 in different centers, Trainees are being paid Rs.100/= per month per trainee.

UNDER PLAN SCHEME.

Handicrafts Department is functioning two ( 2 ) Carpet weaving training centers at Nubra Block during the year 1990 in different villages. Now at Lagjung and Skampuk, Trainees strength is of 15, duration of training course is of 2 years and the trainees are being paid Rs. 100/= per month per trainee.

UNDER MASSIVE SCHEME (STATE NON-PLAN)

This scheme is running and funding under the direction of Directorate of Handicrafts J & K Govt. and was started functioning from December 1980. Under this scheme two elementary two advanced trg. Centres are functioning in various villages of the Leh District. Strength of trainees is of 25 in each training centre. Duration of training course is of 2 years and the trainees are being paid Rs. 100/= to Rs.200/- per month per trainee. Both are in elementary and advance training courses respectively. Presently these training centers running at Chuchot Gongma, Fiang, Kuzey Chuchot Yokma and at Nyoma.

DESIGNED SECTION.

Designed Section existing/functioning at Distt office Leh, under which various traditional art of Ladakhi Tibetian, Kashmiri and other parts of the country are being prepared by the designer whose job is to introduce modern type as well as to preserve the ancient designed. Further designed are being provided of designed for production under different crafts.

DYING SECTION.

Under this scheme local wool as well as Sweater Patto, woolen clothes etc, are being dyed on different subsidized rates as envisaged by the Department from time to time.

SCA TO TRIBAL SUB PLAN SCHEME.

Besides (SCA) to (TSP) special central Assistance to Tribal sub plan scheme. Since from the inceptions of this scheme i.e., 1995 10 Handicrafts training centres were established in various blocks of District Leh in different Crafts viz. Carpet Weaving Clay Moulding, Dragon Painting, wood carving and Ladakhi Garment making. Under this scheme the intake capacity is of 10 trainees in each centers and duration was of one year and the trainees had been paid Rs.250/= per month per trainees.

Similarly to boost the training programme other than clay Moulding, Fresco Painting have Wood Carving Carpet, Embroidery, and Ladakhi Garment Making etc. department proposed in the next 10^th five year Plan 2002, to 2007. The other dying crafts of Ladakhi such as stone carving Silver/Cooper Filigree ect. Doltog Making and Basket Making .So that Generation can preserve this craft after getting complete training course through this scheme. Because as per the survey report of our field functionaries there is great potential by implementing this scheme for upliftment of their living standard after getting training.

ACHIVEMENTS.

Department has trained 2188 (Two thousand one hundred eighty eight) Trainees upto ending March 2002 in various crafts as envisaged in the above Paras, besides this Deptt. distributed raw materials, tools and equipments to the 217 passed out trainees who are top class experience trained trainees on 50% subsidized rates for establishment of their own individual units. So that these artisans can earn money for their upliftment their living standard.

During the General Council meeting of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Leh was taken up on 25^th, 26^th and 27th December 2001 .where in undersigned has discussed and discoursed with the Hon’ble Chief Executive Councillor Shri Thupstan Chhewang regarding the manifesto of Handicraft Department as well as the benefits of Trible scheme.

Construction of block level residential Quarters :

During the course of plan meeting the Ho’ble Chairment has aggred and approved the porsal for conatruction of residencial quartewrs for both Department viz. Handicraft and Handloom. Particularly for the artisans, where they will be provide training for Production centers. Besides the Handicrafts and Handloom Development board have also framed plan for promotion of these sectors. I am sure that this will remain absolutely feasible for the renewed impetus to the training programme.

REVENUE RELASATION.

Handicrafts Department is getting revenue on sale of finished goods/products during the training period. It not out of place to mention here that the Handicraft Leh has sold the finished products of and amount of Rupees 1.20 lacs approximately during the year 2000 – 2001.obviously in the year 2000-2001 departments has sold the finished product of Rs.1.46 lac. Approximatly during the year 2002.

HANDLOOM

The present Handloom dev. department Leh earlierly called as cottage industries department Leh, was established during the year 1965.and was under the administrative control of Industries and commerce Directorate. Later during the year 1986 the whole sector of cottage Industries department Leh was transferred under the control of Directorate of Handloom Dev. Department J and K .so as to promote the development of the sector as per the norms and scheme of Handloom sector. However the administrative charge of the handloom department Leh retained with the General Manger District Industries center Leh till march 2001.

From March 2001 onwards the administrative charge of the Handloom Department, Leh being vested and exercised by Superintendent Handloom Department Leh independently in the district. The department at present has 49 sanctioned staff/Instructors under Plan and Non Plan Scheme.

The main aim of the Handloom department in the District is to work for the promotion and development of Handloom activities in the district. The scope for the development of Handloom Industries in the district is quite high in view of availability of some raw materials namely raw wool and pashmina which are produce in large quantities and even being exported outside the district. Since development of such activities required skill-in the production of Handloom products, as such conduct of skill training to the needy people becomes necessary. Hence the main function of the department is to conduct regular training course in various handloom trades, so that the trained personals may afterwards engaged in such activities for an alternative earnings and employments generation.

Ladakh has many traditional handloom crafts viz woolen pattoo weaving on portable pit loom, Chali and Chukthul, Chukdan weaving, Pappu shoe and Caps making, vegetable dying of fabrics etc.which are on the verge of extinction due to the availability and using of cheap synthetic mill produce fabrics. Therefore there is a great need to preserve and promote the development of these traditional crafts with the introduction of use of improved looms ,equipments and design technique for higher production capacity and for higher income earnings.

TRAININGS

For regular conduct of training courses under various Handloom crafts the department has the following training Centres sanctioned at various Blocks of the District through which training are conducted. A stipend of Rs.100/ p.month to each trainee are provided during the training course to encourage undergo training.The craft wise training centers under Pl an and Non plan scheme are as under:-

S.NO	Crafts/Activity Total	Duration of Training	No”s.of sanctioned Trg.Centres --------------------------------- Plan Non Plan
1.	Fly shuttle Handloom weaving.	One year	4 4
2.	Cutting and Tailoring	One year	2 1
3.	Machine Knitting	Six month	1 1
4.	Processing and Spinning of Pash- mina fibers.	Six month	1 2
Total			8 8

The Training Centres are located at various remote places of the blocks of the district. Through these Training Centres the department has a provision to enroll average 250 trainee candidates annually for training under various craft The department has proposal to establish a centralized training Cnetres at each block headquarters with provision of hostel/boarding facilities to the trainees in order to conduct the training courses with all necessary infrastructural facilities available. An allocation of Rs.65 lacs has been earmarked during the tenth five year Plan period.

Beside for the marketing promotion of handlooms products manufactured by the Handloom and Handicrafts artisans in the District, there is proposal to construct a Handicraft and Handloom Emporium in the District ,for which an amount of Rs.10 lacs has been earmarked during the 10^th Five year Plan. The passed out trained trainees are motivated to carry out handloom activities for their earnings .At present there are about 60 such self help groups working in handloom activities in the District and who have been provided assistant under DRDA schemes.Besides 212 individual handloom beneficiaries unit are also working with the assistance under TSP. For the marketing exposure and self promotion of handloom products the department organizes handloom and handicrafts Exhibition in the District ,which provides great imputes for the sale of products besides transfer of technology know how in manufacturing of products.

ACHIVEMENTS

Physical

The broad line items of physical achievements of the department during the last five years are as under

Items

1997-98

98-99

99-2000

2000-01

2001-02

Total

1. Total no of trainees

trained

132

190

193

198

206

919

2. Ex-Trainees engaged

In part time job of

. Pashmina spinning

350

500

385

325

265

1825

3 Total value of products manufactu red .

5.15

8.38

7.80

7.68

7.15

36.16

4.Sale revenue con

ducted by sale of

trainees made

products .

1.59

1.60

1.03

1.06

1.85

7.13

The crafts wise number of candidates trained during the last five years are as under;

1.	Fly shuttle handloom weaving	351 Nos
2.	Cutting and Tailoring	234 Nos
3.	Machine Knitting	136 Nos
4.	Fine spinning of Pashmina yarn	198 Nos
	Total:	919 Nos

SCA to TSP Plan

Under these scheme the department has been provided with a fund allocation of Rs.11.52 lacs during the 1997-98 to 1998-99 whereunder 212 nos of income generating beneficiaries handlooms units by ex-trainees/artisans has been setup for which 50% subsidy- has been provided under the scheme in the form of equipments, machines, tools ,to the beneficiaries. Additional 80 candidates has been trained in spinning of fine pashmina yarn on charkha under skill up gradation scheme by imparting advance training course for a six month duration by providing stipend of Rs.250/ p.month to each trainee.and it has been made as a part of campaign for use of spinning charkha in lieu of the traditional old pindrop wooden spindle which are in use by the spinners in vague.

The impact of skill upgradation advance training course in using spinning charkha has greatly attributed in improving the manufacture of improved fine pashmina shawls, by increasing the fibre length of spun yarn from 12 mtr p.gram to 25 mtr p.gm as spun on charkha. Besides it lowered the consumption of yarn per shawl and helped in fetching higher cost benifit. The department has already proposed to recontinue the above schemes during the 10^th five year Plan period bringing more crafts under the advance training course in an effort to develope and promote the handloom weavers/artisans. An allocation of Rs.57 lacs has been proposed for implementation of the scheme during 10^th five year Plan to cover physical target of 955 benificaries.

B.A.D.P(China border)

Under border area development programme , the department has provided various improved handloom machines , equipments and tools to the artisans living within the China border areas on subsidies cost to enable them to carry out the handloom activities for raising their income earnings. Under this programme 258 beneficiaries /groups has been identified for distribution of the above equipments in Nyoma and Durbuk blocks.

INCENTIVE SCHEMES

Sofar Handloom Industries in the district has not been developed in organized sectors since only a few Industrial Cooperative Societies exist. In view of not having any senctioned staff under Induscos in the District ,hence formation of Industrial Cooperative Societies has not been registered sofar, with the result ,various incentivies schemes could not be implemented.

Therefore the department proposed to give a special thrust in estiblishment of Hanadloom Cooperative Societies in the district during the 10^th five year plan so as to cover all villages in the district under the network of Handloom Cooperative Socieities and the benefits of incentives schemes could be provided to them.The various centrally sponsored incentives schemes under Handloom sector are as under;

Share Capital loan assistance.

The scheme aims to provide to working capital assistance to weavers of the primary Cooperative societies which is equal to 10^th times the share capital contribution of the members.

Modrenisation of Handloom.

Weavers members of the Cooperative societies are encouraged to repair or replace old type looms with modern fly shuttle looms to increase productions for which financial assistance in the shape of 50% subsidy and 50% loan at 9% simple interest is provided.

Loan for purchase of Sewing machine.

The R.M.G Societies are provided soft loan for purchase of sewing machine,fashion ,making machine and other accessories for making of garments.

4. Subsidy on Yarn to Handloom Weavers.

The scheme envisages to provide subsidy on yarn worth Rs 5000/ to sick Handloom Cooperative Societies to setup higher cost of production on account of increased cost of yarn and to improve their operational viability.

5.Government Share Participation.

The government as a member of the Cooperative Society subscribes Rs 4000/ to the share of each primary Coop. Society.

6.Marketing Development Assistance.

In order to encourge quality production and to boost marketing of the Handloom products.The Cooperative Societies are allowed 10% rebate for sale to the buyers. This is reimbursed by state and central government in the ratio of 50:50

7. 20 to 25 % Special Rebate on Sale of Handloom Cloth

The Handloom Cooperative Societies having annul turnout of more then 20 to 50 lacs. are allowed to participate in national Expos for display products and allowed 20% rebate on sale of products which is reimbursed to the society by the state and central Govt. equally.

8.Workshed -cum-Housing

The weaver members of the Cooperative societies operating their handlooms from their house are allowed to construct housing-cum-work shed for which the State and Central Govt. provide Rs 8000/ assistance to each.

Besides the following schemes are also available;

Handloom development Centre 2. Project package scheme 3. Destitute Cooperative Society 4. Hank yarn subsidy and mill gate rate scheme. 5.Group Insurance scheme.6. Children Education Scheme 7. Thirft fund Scheme.

CREDIT PLAN SCHEME

The State government has newly introduced the credit plan scheme whereunder the Handllom artisans are motivated to setup Handloom Industries for which loan facilities on soft term are provided, besides getting employments. This schemes are envil for implementation by the department during the 10^th five year plan.The scheme envisages to provided 90 % financial assistance in form of loan from banks with 10% promoters contribution and 5% interest subsidy on loan component by state government . The average project cost of individual units ranges to Rs 66000/ besides higher cost projects are also covered with groups. As per NABARD Scheme loan upto 2 lacs treated as composite loan and exceeding Rs.2 lacs shall be treated as term loan on which 5% interst subsidy on working capital and 30% subsidy on fixed capital and 100% subsidy for purchase of generator and testing equipments are to be provided. Additional 5% interest subsidy under new industrial policy is allowed.It can be availed by any artisans having skill training after registering with the department. The selection for the sanction of incentives are made through district level task force committee setup under the chairman ship of Distt: Development Commissioner.