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Since making a choice of the right product is a difficult decision for an entrepreneur, there are many organizations and Institutes existing at both the Central and State level which can help him/her obtain an idea about the products and services that can be produced. List of some of the important organisations are:
District Industry Centres
These were set up with a view to provide all sorts of assistance to the entrepreneurs under the single roof for the healthy growth of industry sector. These are set up by different States. Like:
Technical Consultancy Organizations
All India Financial Institutions in collaboration with state level financial/development institutions and commercial banks established a network of Technical Consultancy Organisations (TCOs) to cater to the consultancy needs of the small and medium industries and new entrepreneurs. At present, there are 17 TCOs operating in various states.
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Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad |
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An acknowledged national resource institution, EDI is committed to entrepreneurship education, training and research. The institute strives to provide innovative training techniques, competent faculty support, consultancy and quality teaching & training material. EDI has been spearheading entrepreneurship movement throughout the nation with a belief that entrepreneurs need not necessarily be born, but can be developed through well-conceived and well-directed activities.
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Industrial Resource Locator in Kerala |
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The Industrial Resource Locator is essentially a database of resources available for industrial activity in Kerala. This facility also provides a host of supports and information for use by potential invest |
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Small Industry Service Institutes(SISI)
The entrepreneurs are assisted in many areas :- Identification/Selection of products of manufacture; selection of appropriate technology; manufacturing process and technique; selection of suitable plant & machinery; market potential Information. These are set up by different States. Like:-
Industrial Extensions Bureaus (These exist in several states) They are known by such names as iNDEXTb, Udyog Mitra, Udyog Sahayak and so on).
It offers general guidance to entrepreneurs seeking to set up industries, in respect of various rules and regulations, policy matters, approvals and clearances which have to be necessarily compiled with at several stages during the progress of a project.
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Udyog Sahayak
To help entrepreneurs establish their enterprises in Punjab, a special cell called Udyog Sahayak has been set up in the State Industries Department. Officers in Udyog Sahayak advise and assist entrepreneurs in completing all the paper work. Udyog Sahayak ensures that all the formalities regarding setting up of a unit are cleared as quickly as possible.
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Khadi and Village Industries Commission, New Delhi
The KVIC is charged with the planning, promotion, organisation and implementation of programs for the development of Khadi and other village industries in the rural areas in coordination with other agencies engaged in rural development wherever necessary. Its functions also comprise building up of a reserve of raw materials and implements for supply to producers, creation of common service facilities for processing of raw materials as semi-finished goods and provisions of facilities for marketing of KVI products apart from organisation of training of artisans engaged in these industries and encouragement of co-operative efforts amongst them.
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State Government (Directorate/Commissionerate of Industries)
- Commissioner of Industries, Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Commissioner of Industries, Government of NCT of Delhi
- Director of Industries, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- Director of Industries & Commerce, Government of Jammu & Kashmir
- Director of Industries & Commerce, Government of Karnataka
- Directorate of Industries & Commerce, Government of Kerala
- Development Commissioner (Industries), Government of Maharashtra
- Director of Industries & Commerce, Government of Manipur
- Director of Industries, Government of Orissa
- Director of Industries & Commerce, Government of Tamil Nadu
- Director of Industries & Commerce, Government of Tripura
- Director of Industries, Administration of U. T. of Chandigarh
- Director of Industries, Government of Pondicherry
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