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Introduction
Small Industries Service Institute Gangtok provides a comprehensive range of technical and consultancy services to Small Scale Industries on the Hilly State of Sikkim. The geographical coverage of the Institute consists of the entire State of Sikkim. The Institute is not supported by any branch or extension office and no workshop as attached with the Institute.
Blue Prints, Drawing, Technical Publication PMRY Scheme Prepared and Supplied
Twenty seven nos of PMRY schemes are prepared on items like dry cleaner, engineering workshop, cane and bamboo, automatic flour mill, floriculture, poultry and feed shop, xerox, grocery, provisional stationery, watch repair, cattle feed and blacksmithy.
Consultancy Services Provided
Consultancy to Prospective Entrepreneurs - 1168
Other consultancy like managerial, marketing, economic information - 188
Total - 1356
Training & Seminars
The Institute conducted the following training courses:
1) Two month EDP at Gangtok during June 2000 & Dec. 2000 attended by 75 candidates (SC-2, ST-14, Women-52, Gen-59)
2) 12 days Motivation campaign during 2000-01 by 279 candidates.
3) Management development programmeduring 2000-01 attended by 103 candidates.
Modernisation Programme
There are a good number of Printing Press units in Sikkim and this Printing Industry constitutes the only cluster group. Efforts were made to motivate a few of these units to opt for modernisation.
Ancillary Development/Marketing& Exports
All the four Districts of Sikkim have been declared as No Industry Districts. Industrial Development has not taken place to any great extent in as much as there is hardly any potential mother units which could help ancillarisation. However, all the existing units in the medium sector have been approached for ancillary development. A few items have been identified and their viability is under study.
Economic Investigation & Statistical Services
Updating of state industrial profile and of district potential survey in respect of Sikkim were carried out. Besides these routine data collection activities were carried out.
Assistance to DICs
There are two DICs in the State-each one looking after two Districts. The State being very small in size as also in population, the DICs have not been vested with any powers in the areas of SSI Development viz. registration etc. All powers are vested with the Industries Department, headed by Director Industries.
The Institute extends all essential co-operation to the Industries Department in carrying out various programmes jointly.
Assistance to SC/ST/Women/Weaker Sections Entrepreneurs
The EDP training conducted in the year benefitted 5 SC, 4 ST, 12 OBC and 15 women candidates.