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3.8.2
3.9
3.9.1
3.10
4.
4.1
4.2
5.
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.8.1
S. No.
1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
2.
2.1
3.
3.1
3.2
3.3
Topic
General Characteristics of the
Page No.
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District
Location & Geographical Area 1-2
Topography
Availability of Minerals.
2
2
Forest 2-3
Administrative set up
District at a glance
Existing Status of Industrial
Area in the District Kullu
Industrial Scenario Of Kullu 7
Industry at a Glance 7
3
3-5
6
Year Wise Trend Of Units
Registered
Details Of Existing Micro &
Small Enterprises & Artisan
Units In The District
Large Scale Industries / Public
Sector undertakings
Major Exportable Item
Growth Trend
Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry
Medium Scale Enterprises
List of the units in Kullu & nearby Area
Major Exportable Item
Service Enterprises
Potentials areas for service industry
Potential for new MSMEs
Existing Clusters of Micro &
Small Enterprise
Detail Of Major Clusters
Details of Identified cluster
General issues raised by industry association during the course of meeting
Steps to set up MSMEs
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1. General Characteristics of the District
Kullu remained a tehsil of district Kangra for a long time after independence. It was made fully fledged district in 1963 with its headquarter at
Kullu. From the administrative point of view, the entire district has been divided into eight tehsils/sub tehsils viz. Kullu, Sainj, Banjar, Nirmand, Ani, Nither,
Bhunter and Manali and five Community Development Blocks viz. Kullu, Naggar,
Banjar, Ani and Nirmand. There are 204 Panchayats in the district out of which 71 are backward panchayats. Like the whole Himachal Pradesh, agriculture and its allied activities are the main occupation of the people of this district. The majority of the population lives in rural areas. Major agriculture crops grown in the district are maize, wheat, paddy and pulses. The district is one of the leading districts in the production of fruits. Out of the total geographical area of the district, the area under different fruits was 29922.63 Hect. and production of various fruits in the district was 205077.80 MT during 2013-14. Due to the hilly terrain and bulk of work force engaged in agriculture and its allied activities, the district has failed to achieve level of industrialization. The major industry that has flourished in the district is handloom industry which is the vocation of majority of the household in the district.
Tourism has developed in the district to a great extent. There are number of tourist places in the district viz. Kullu, Manali, Rohtang Pass, Solang
Nala, Mani Karan and Sojha etc. where a large number of tourists visit every year supplementing to the income of the inhabitants to a large extent. These tourists provide good market for developing hotels, restaurants, handicrafts, cyber café etc. in the district.
1.1 Location & Geographical Area.
Kullu district is located in the northern part of Himachal Pradesh.
Between 31.58 degree north latitude and 77.64 degree east longitude. On the north and north east, it is bounded by Lahaul Spiti and Kangra district. On the east and south east by Kinnaur and Shimla districts and in the south by Mandi district. The total geographical area of the district is 5503 Sq. Kms. and its population as per the census of 2011 is 4,37,903 persons. The density of population is 80 persons per sq. km. Out of the total population of the district about 90% of the population lives in rural areas which clearly means that the district has a rural base. The literacy rate in the district is 79.40%.

1.2 Topography
The district of Kullu forms a transitional zone between the lesser and
Greater Himalayas and presents a typical rugged mountainous terrain. The district has high mountains, rivers, rivulets and valleys. The altitude of the district ranges from 1500 meter to 4800 meter from the mean sea level.
1.3 Availability of Minerals.
There is no major mineral available in the district. The minor mineral available in the district is sand, clay, slate and Rough Stone/Project Stone. Hence on the basis of available minerals no major industrial enterprises can be set up in the district.
PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2010-11
S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in tones
2014-15
MAJOR MINERAL
1. Nil
2. Nil
3.
4.
Nil
Nil
MINOR
1. Sand ,stone ,bajari
2. Clay
3.
4.
1.4 FOREST
Slate
Rough stone/Project Stone
--
--
--
--
6,37,511
0
990
0
Forest plays an important role in the economy of the district. Forest occupies an area of 4,44,076.95 hectares out of the total geographical area of
1,80,923 hectares. Major forest produce that comes from forests are in the form of timber, firewood, resin, fodder, herbs etc. The main species of trees available in the district are Pine and Chil.
1.5 Administrative set up.
Administratively, the entire district has been divided into eight tehsils/ sub tehsils viz. Kullu, Sainj, Banjar, Bhunter, Nither, Nirmand, Anni and Manali and five Community Development Blocks viz. Kullu, Naggar, Banjar, Anni and
Nirmand. There are four Sub Division and 100 Patwar Circle in the district. There are 204 Gram Panchayats in the district out of which 71 are backward panchayats.

S.No
Particular
1 Geographical features
(A) Geographical Data i) Latitude
(B)
Year Unit Statistics ii) Longitude iii) Geographical Area
Administrative Units
31° 20' 25" to 32° 25' 0" North
Latitude
76° 56' 30" to 77° 52' 20" East
Longitude
2014-15 Hectares 5,50,300
2014-15 Nos
2014-15 nos 4 i) Sub divisions ii) Tehsils iii) Sub-Tehsil iv) Patwar Circle v) Panchayat Simitis vi)Nagar nigam nos
2014-15 nos nos
2014-15 nos nos vii) Nagar Palika/Parishad 2014-15 nos viii) Gram Panchayats nos xi) Revenue villages x) Assembly Area
2014-15 nos
5
3
100
5
0
4
204
179
4
2.
(A)
Population
Sex-wise i) Male ii) Female
3.
(B Rural Population
2011
A.
Land utilization
2011
2011
2011
2,25,452
2,12,451
3,96,512

i)Total area ii) Forest cover iii) Non Agriculture land v) cultivable Barren land
4.
(i) Forest
5.
A.
Cattle
2010-11 Hectare
’’
2010-11
’’
2010-11
2010-11 ’’
2010-11 i) Cows ii) Buffaloes
B.
Other livestock i) Goats ii) Pigs iii) Dogs &
Bitches/Sheep/Others iv) Railways i) Length of rail line
V) Roads
(a) National Highway
2007
2007
(b) State Highway 2011-12
(c) Main District Highway 2010-11
(d) Other district & Rural
Roads
(e) Rural road/ Agriculture
Marketing Board Roads
(f) Kachacha Road
( VI) Communication
(a) Telephone connection
2007
2007
2007
2010-11
2011-12
2010-11
2010-11
2010-11
As on
31.07.12
(b) Post offices
(c) Telephone center
2013-14
As on
5,50,300
4,44,076.95
5,834
35607
Ha. 4,44,076.95
Nos. 1,75,248
Nos. 347
Nos. 78,096
Nos. --
Nos. 1,42,466
Kms Nil
Kms 56
Kms 44
Kms 107.275
Kms 327.665
Kms --
Kms 186.665
Nos. Landline -10043
WLL- 2324
(Except Ani & Nirmand Block)
Nos. 157
Nos. 81

(d )Density of Telephone
(e) Density of Telephone
(f) PCO Rural
(g) PCO STD
(h) Mobile
(VII) Public Health
(a)Allopathic Hospital
(b) Beds in Allopathic hospitals
(c) Ayurvedic Hospital
(d) Beds in Ayurvedic hospitals
(e) Unani hospitals
(f) Community health centers
(g) Primary health centers
(h) Dispensaries (Ayurvedic)
(i) Sub Health Centers
(j) Private hospitals
VIII) Banking commercial
(a) Commercial Bank
2013-14
As on
31.07.12
As on
31.07.12
As on
2014-15
As on
2014-15
As on
2014-15
2013-14
31.03.2015
Nos./1000 person
28.3
No. per
KM.
2.2
No. 0
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
0
3,28,430
(b) rural Bank Products
(c) Co-Operative bank products
(d) PLDB Branches
Nos.
Nos.
Nos.
Nos.
3
310
2
15
1
7
17
64
99
--
Bank -22
Branches- 75
Bank -1
Branches -18
Bank -1
Branches -22
Bank -1
Branches -2
IX) Education
(a) Primary school 2013-14 Nos. 759

5
6
7
1
2
3
4
8
9
10
11
(b) Middle schools
Nos.
(c) Secondary & senior secondary schools
(d) Colleges
Nos.
Nos.
(e) Technical University
Nos.
S. No.
135
118
4
Nil
Name of
Ind. Area
Shamshi
Land acquired
(In hectare)
6.57
Land developed
(In hectare)
6.57
Prevailing
Rate Per
Sqm
(In Rs.)
4200
No of Plots
44
No of allotted
Plots
44 --
No of
Vacant
Plots
No. of
Units in
Producti on
38

3. INDUSTRIAL SCENERIO OF Kullu District
3.1 Industry at a Glance (As on 31.03.2015)
Sr No
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Head
REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL
UNIT
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT
REGISTERED MEDIUM &
LARGE UNIT
ESTIMATED AVG. NO. OF
DAILY WORKER EMPLOYED IN
SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES
EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE AND
MEDIUM INDUSTRIES
NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA
Unit
NO.
NO.
NO.
NO.
NO.
NO.
7. IN LACS
8.
TURNOVER OF SMALL SCALE
IND.
TURNOVER OF MEDIUM &
LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES
IN LACS
3.2 YEAR WISE TREND OF UNITS REGISTERED (MSEs)
Particulars (No.)
1937
2499
2
6.08
147
1
--
--
YEAR
Up to 1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
NUMBER OF REGISTERED
UNITS
410
53
61
54
104
58
37
39
43
EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT (lakh
Rs.)
1446
269
290
99.40
126.86
25.52
172
394
230
131
130
287
35.70
50.43
40.00
17.17
16.85
31.13

1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-2002
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total
50
50
51
50
34
32
32
1937
47
48
34
71
40
76
66
51
43
50
32
63
54
54
50
401
353
320
447
287
474
431
307
298
342
209
506
340
323
307
479
370
413
708
345
425
353
11787
3.3 DETAILS OF EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS IN
THE DISTRICT
NIC CODE NO. EMPLOYMENT
20
22
23
24.
TYPE OF
INDUSTRY
Food & food products
Mineral water
Soda water
Cotton textile
NUMBER OF
UNITS
301
3
0
727
INVESTMENT
(Lakh Rs.)
1773.38
145.53
0
1492.61
883
37
0
6579
25.
Woolen, silk & artificial Thread based clothes.
Jute & jute based 0 0
26.
27.
28.
Ready-made garments embroidery
Wood/wooden based furniture
&
Paper & Paper
102
257
14
0
157.50
124.843
320.63
735
807
120
54.64
73.55
66.20
108.97
443.30
208.11
125.74
136.30
271.49
96.14
131.40
208.20
137.42
449.33
116.92
628.16
413.53
237.60
1053.05
429.06
819.88
298.40
6950.45

29. products
Leather based 23 3.98
99.72
58
31.
30.
Chemical/Chemic al based
Rubber, Plastic & petro based
Mineral based
18
12 107.06
123
73
32. 38 493.97
452.80
315
33. Metal based
(Steel Fab.) and
Misc .eng.
Engineering units
135 639
35. 0 0
7.51
0
36.
97.
Electrical machinery and transport equipmen
(Home appliances)
Repairing servicing
&
Others
5
161 843.91
22
648
01.
Total
141
1937
927.007
6950.45
748
11787
3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings
There is no large scale industry/Public Sector Undertaking in Kullu district.
3.5 Major Exportable Item
There is no major exportable item in the district.
3.6 Growth Trend
The district is not industrially developed district. The major industries registered in the district are of Woollen garments, Shawls etc. There are also Agro and Wooden Products units in the district. Other industries have not developed much in the district on account of topographical constraints. Year wise growth of the units have been shown in table given on year wise trend of registered units.
3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry
Since no large/PSU is there in the district, there is negligible scope for vendorisation
/ancilliarization in the district.
3.8. Medium Scale Enterprises
3.8.1 List of the units in Kullu & Near By Area
1) M/s D.S Drinks & Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (Unit-1), VPO Raison, Distt. Kullu
2) M/s D.S Drinks & Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (Unit-1I), VPO Raison, Distt. Kullu
3.8.2 Major Exportable Item
Woollen shawls and Honey

Due to topographical constraints in the district, industrialization has not picked up momentum in the district. As far as service enterprises are concerned 161 repairing and servicing enterprises have come up in the district up to 31.03.2015. Major Service enterprises registered in the district are Auto Repair, Electrical Appliances Repair, Colour Lab, Data Processing, PCO/Photostat etc. There is still good scope of setting up service enterprises in the district particularly on the line of huge tourism potential available in the district provided proper awareness is created among the educated unemployed youths and facilities in the form of infrastructure etc. is provided.
3.9.1 Potentials areas for service industry
There is good scope of setting up of service enterprises in district Kullu as large number of tourists visit this district every year as the district is endowed with many tourist places, historical temples and age old fairs and festivals. These tourists create opportunity for servicing enterprises in the district. These service enterprises can be established in Kullu, Manali, Bhuntar areas in urban part of the district and in almost all the Tehsil headquarters which are small towns. Based on the potentials available in the district, following service enterprises can be set up in the district.
I) Fast Food
III) Cyber Café
II) Travelling Agencies
IV) Ropeways
V) Restaurants
VII) Color Lab
VI) Beauty Parlour
VIII) Screen Printing
IX) Data Processing X) Computer Repair
XI) Mobile Repair XI) PCO/Photostat
XII) Auto Repair
XIV) Cold Storage
XIII)Repair of Elect. Appliances
XV) Dairy Farming
XVI) Dry Cleaning
XIII) Bee Keeping
XVII) Lamination
XIX) Flouriculture
XX) Dhaba XXI) Transport activities/Refrigerated van
XXII) Services of Guide XXIII) Heli Taxi
XXIV) River Rafting XXV) Para Gliding
3.10 Potential for new MSMEs
There is potential for setting up MSMEs in the district as not much of industrialization has taken place in this district owing to topographical constraints.
As has been shown in the table above, there is only one Industrial Area (IA) in the district. Hence there is need of developing more I.A. in this district so that more and more prospective and existing entrepreneurs could be attracted for setting up
MSMEs in the district. Based on the resources available in the district, availability of skill and demand in the district, few of the following MSMEs have scope for development in the district.
I) Cattle Feed II) Ayurvedic Medicine

III) Dairy Products
V) Ginger Processing
VII) Garlic Powder
IX) Fruit Processing
XI) Processing of Tomato
XIII) Bakery Products
XV) Mini Flour Mill
XVII) School Uniform
XIX) Readymade garments
XXI) Shawl/Patti weaving
XXII) Paper Bags
XXIV) Laundry soap
IV) Essential Oil/Cedar wood oil
VI) Apple/Fruit Cider
VIII) Wooden Toys/Novelties
X) Hosiery Products
XII) Spices Grinding
XIV)Mineral Water
XVI)Ag./Hort. Implements
XVIII) Jute Bags
XX) Corrugated Boxes
XXI) Book Binding
XXIII) Detergent Powder
XXV) Tyre Retreading
XXVI) Fish farming and Processing XXVII) Dhoop/Agarbati
XXVIII) Steel Fabrication XXIX) Sheet Metal Products
XXX) Spray Pumps
XXXII) Decorative Lights
XXXI) UPS
XXXIII) Computer Assembly
XXXIV) CFL Lamps
XXXVI) Hospital Furniture
XXXVIII) Hollow Blocks
XXXV) Solar Lights
XXXVII) Roofing Slates
4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise
Kullu district has only one cluster recently forwarded for approval to the
O/o DC Handloom under National Handloom Development Programme. The cluster is Weaving cluster of Kullu Block. The cluster proposal has been prepared and forwarded by the industries department of H.P. for approval.
4.1 DETAIL OF MAJOR CLUSTERS
There is no other cluster available in the district except the Weaving Cluster mentioned above.
4.2 Details for Identified cluster
Name of the cluster : Kullu Shawl
1
2
3
4
5
Principal Products Manufactured in the
Cluster
Name of the SPV
No. of functional units in the clusters/ weavers
Turnover of the Clusters
Value of Exports from the Clusters
Kullu Shawl
Not formed yet
137 weavers
2.13 crore
Nil
6 Employment in Cluster Direct = 137

7
Indirect = 200
Average investment in plant & Machinery ---
8
9
10
11
Major Issues / requirement
Presence of capable institutions
Thrust Areas
Problems & constraints
Quality awareness and
Common Facility Centre
Bhutti Weavers Co-op.
Society Ltd., Shamshi
Trust building, Quality awareness, Common Facility
Centre, and Marketing of the product.
Lack of quality control
Lack of designing and appropriate marketing, low level of production, cluster is not organized.
Present status of the cluster:-
The cluster is at the initial stage and is yet to be approved by the O/o DC (Handloom).
5. General issues raised by industry association during the course of meeting
There is lack of infrastructure facility in the district in the form of developed Industrial Areas as there is only one Industrial Area in the district. There is need of developing more Industrial Areas in the district so that the vast tourism potential available in Kullu district could be tapped.
Existing roads are in bad shape because of the hilly terrain. The metalled road does not last for long time. it is suggested the special budget may be allocated to construct this road with RCC.
VII Bar Code Awareness programme may be conducted
VIII IPR Awareness programme may be Conducted, The Kullu Shawl has got
registered as GI with the GI Registery, Chennai.
IX Incubator scheme Awareness programme may be conducted
6. STEPS TO SET UP MSMEs
Following are the brief description of different agencies for rendering assistance to the entrepreneurs
S.No Type of assistance Name and address of agencies
1.
2.
Provisional Registration Certificate
( EM-1) & Permanent Registration Certificate
( EM-II)
Identification of Project Profiles, technoeconomic and managerial consultancy services, market survey and economic survey reports.
G.M., DIC, Upper Dhalpur, Kullu i) MSME Development Institute,
Chambaghat, Solan ii) HIMCON, C/o Bridge View Hotel,

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
3.
4.
11.
Land and Industrial shed
Financial Assistance
For raw materials under Govt. Supply
Plant and machinery under hire / purchase basis.
Power/ Electricity
Technical Know –how.
Quality & Standard
Marketing /Export Assistance
Other Promotional Agencies
The Mall, Shimla i)G.M., DIC, Upper Dhalpur, Kullu ii) HPSIDC, Near Himland Hotel, Shimla i) All Commercial Banks in the district ii)Private Banks iii) Cooperative and Gramin Banks iv) ADO, KVIB, Kullu v) District Manager, SC/ST Development
Corp. Kullu i)HPSSI&EC, Kishor Bhawan, The Mall,
Shimla ii) Director of Industries, Udyog Bhawan,
Bamloe, Shimla
NSIC, Chandigarh
HP State Electricity Board, Kullu i) MSME Development Institute,
Chambaghat, Solan ii) HIMCON, C/o Bridge View Hotel,
The Mall, Shimla i)Director, Bureau of Indian Standard,
Parwanoo ii) NRTC, Parwanoo i)Director of Industries, Udyog Bhawan,
Bamloe, Shimla ii) MSME Development Institute,
Chambaghat, Solan iii) Director, KVIC, Dingle Estate,
Shimla iv) NSIC, Chandigarh i) Himachal Pradesh Financial
Corporation ii) NABARD