BANKING TRADE AND COMMERCE

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRIES.

With its extensive forest and rich resources, Chandrapur district offers ample opportunities for development of industries. But owing to the lack of communications it remained industrially backward during the pre-Independence period.

After Independence industrial development was accorded priority in the Plans of the Government. Accordingly, the development of major industries in the district was assigned to the Central Government whereas the promotion and development of small-scale industries became a subject under the jurisdiction of the State.

The State grants financial assistance to artisans and their co-operative societies under various schemes to start new industries or to support the existing ones.

After the formation of the Zilla Parishad these schemes were transferred from the State sector to the Zilla Parishad for implementation. These schemes include: -

(1) Financial Assistance to Industrial Co-operatives including Handicraft Societies.

(2) Financial Assistance to Industrial Co-operatives of Backward Classes [only subsidies).

(3) Loans to Artisans under State-aid to Industries Rules.

(4) Loans to Goldsmiths affected by the Gold Control Order for their rehabilitation.

The first two or these schemes have been transferred to the Zilla Parishad from the Co-operative Department whereas the rest were transferred from the Industries Department to the Parishad.

Under the scheme of financial assistance to industrial co-operatives (including handicraft societies), grant-in-aid for management expenses is sanctioned to industrial co-operatives during the first five years from the date of their registration. The subsidy is sanctioned only for the first three years of this period. The assistance is given at the rate of five per cent of the turnover or the actual cost of management, whichever is less. In no case, however, assistance exceeding Rs. 600 is sanctioned.

Under the scheme of Grant of Loans and Subsidies to Co-operative Societies for the purchase of tools and equipment. financial assistance is given to industrial societies for the purchase of tools and equipment. In deserving cases such assistance is rendered also to societies other than industrial co-operatives provided not less than 1/3 of their members are bona fide craftsmen. Out of the total assistance sanctioned more than 50 per cent is treated as loan and the balance as subsidy.

Under the 3rd scheme, viz., the financial assistance for construction of sheds, godowns and workshops, an industrial society is sanctioned financial assistance to the extent of Rs. 9,000 for construction of a godown or workshop. One-fourth of the cost of construction or Rs. 3,000, whichever is less, is treated as subsidy.

Under the last scheme, viz., financial assistance for organisation of handicrafts co-operatives, an industrial co-operative society formed by the handicraft workers engaged in one of the industries approved by the All-India Handicrafts Board is sanctioned for a period of three years. This subsidy is meant for management expenses only.

Loans to Individual Artisans under State-aid to Industries Rules. -Under this scheme the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad. is authorised to sanction a sum not exceeding Rs. 3,000 in the form of loans to individual artisans for promoting small-scale industries. The loans are sanctioned subject to the provisions of State-aid to Industries Act and Rules framed thereunder.

Loans to Goldsmiths affected by Gold Control Order.-This scheme aims at rehabilitating the goldsmiths affected by the Gold Control Order. The loans are also sanctioned subject to the provisions of the State-aid to Industries Act and Rules thereunder.

The amounts of loans and subsidies given under the various schemes mentioned above are given in the following statement: -

Serial No.

Name of the Scheme

Financial Assistance

During the 3rd Five-Year Plan

During 1966-67

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

  

Rs.

Rs.

1

Financial Assistance to Industrial Co-operatives

40,407

19,300

2

Financial Assistance to Industrial Co-operatives of Backward Classes.

Nil

Nil

3

Loans to artisans under the State-aid to Industries Rules.

1,37,685

50,000

4

Loans to Goldsmiths affected by the Gold Control Order.

41,175

2,500

Under the schemes transferred from the Co-operative Department to the Zilla Parishad, amounts of loans and subsidies have been granted for various purposes as detailed above. The following tables give the figures of the financial assistance against each of these purposes and for each of the years since the schemes were transferred: -

TABLE No. 19

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY ZILLA PARISHAD TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISANS AS PER STATE-AID TO INDUSTRIES RULES, CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT (FROM 1962-63 TO 1966-67).

Industry

1962-63

1963-64

1964-65

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

 

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

1. Brick and tile making

3

3,935

9

5,500

15

9,600

2. Basket making

1

1,000

1

300

--

--

3. Tailoring

4

2,600

21

7,150

11

3,800

4. Making of hair-oils

3

2,100

1

200

--

--

5. Tanning, shoe making

2

2,200

7

3,600

10

3,200

6. Carpentry

1

1,500

7

1,950

16

4,050

7. Patravali making

--

--

1

200

--

--

8. Making of rubber stamps

--

--

2

300

--

--

9 Ready-made garments

--

--

1

1,500

--

--

10. Blacksmithy

--

--

10

3,850

5

3,000

continued..

Industry

1965-66

1966-67

Total

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

(1)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

 

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

1. Brick and tile making

7

2,400

7

2,000

41

23,435

2. Basket making

7

2,550

3

1,300

12

4,950

3. Tailoring

29

11,700

39

14,200

104

39,450

4. Making of hair-oils

2

1,000

1

700

7

4,000

5. Tanning, shoe making

33

8,900

23

8,150

75

26,050

6. Carpentry

66

26,900

18

6,600

108

41,000

7. Patravali making

1

200

--

--

2

400

8. Making of rubber stamps

--

--

--

--

2

3,300

9. Ready-made garments

--

--

--

--

1

1,500

10. Blacksmithy

7

2,400

10

4,100

32

13,350

TABLE No. 19-cont.

 

1962-63

1963-64

1964-65

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

  

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

11, Dyeing

--

--

2

800

--

--

12. Photo-framing

--

--

4

1,075

3

1,200

13. Spinning

--

--

4

575

--

--

14. Agarbatti making

--

--

--

--

2

1,500

15. Chalk-stick making

--

--

--

--

1

500

16. Making or repairing of harmoniums

--

--

--

--

1

2,000

17. Newar making

--

--

--

--

1

500

18. Printing

--

--

--

--

2

3,000

19. Khara machine

--

--

--

--

1

2,000

20. Kasa making

--

--

--

--

--

--

21. Mat making

--

--

--

--

--

--

22. Ink making

--

--

--

--

--

--

23. Pottery

--

--

--

--

--

--

24. Flower making

--

--

--

--

--

--

25. Blanket weaving

--

--

--

--

--

--

26. Oil Ghanis

--

--

--

--

--

--

27. Bangles making

--

--

--

--

--

--

28. Glass bangles

--

--

--

--

--

--

29. Candle making

--

--

--

--

--

--

Total

14

13,335

70

30,000

68

34,350

continued..

 

1965-66

1966-67

Total

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

(1)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

   

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

11. Dyeing

--

--

--

--

2

800

12. Photo-framing

1

500

1

500

9

3,275

13. Spinning

--

--

--

--

4

575

14. Agarbatti making

--

--

--

--

2

1,500

15. Chalk-stick making

--

--

1

400

2

900

16. Making or repairing of harmoniums

--

--

--

--

1

2,000

17. Newar making

9

1,300

2

600

7

2,400

18. Printing

--

--

1

2,500

3

5,500

19. Khara machine

--

--

1

2,500

2

4,500

20. Kasa making

4

1,600

4

2,000

8

3,600

21. Mat making

1

250

--

--

1

250

22. Ink making

1

500

--

--

1

500

23. Pottery

2

700

2

700

2

700

24. Flower making

1

400

1

400

1

400

25. Blanket weaving

--

--

4

1,350

4

1,350

26. Oil Ghanis

--

--

1

600

1

600

27. Bangles making

--

--

1

400

1

400

28. Glass bangles

--

--

2

500

2

500

29. Candle making

--

--

1

500

1

500

Total

163

60,000

123

80,000

438

1,87,685

TABLE No. 20

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER VARIOUS SCHEMES IN CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT.

Financial Assistance to Industrial Co-operative Societies (including those of handicraft workers)

1962-63

1963-64

1964-65

Number of societies

Amount

Number of societies

Amount

Number of societies

Amount

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

  

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

Loan for purchase of tools and equipment.

4

2,000

2

3,000

4

6,000

Loan for construction of godowns and sheds.

--

Nil

--

Nil

--

Nil

Subsidy for purchase of tools and equipment.

4

750

2

1,500

4

3,000

Subsidy for construction of godowns and sheds.

Nil

Nil

--

Nil

--

Nil

Subsidy for management expenses to industrial societies.

10

3,000

4

2,400

3

840

Subsidy to handicraft workers

--

Nil

1

800

--

Nil

continued..

Financial Assistance to Industrial Co-operative Societies (including those of handicraft workers)

1965-66

1966-67

Total l

Number of societies

Amount

Number of societies

Amount

Number of societies

Amount

(1)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

  

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

Loan for purchase of tools and equipment.

4

6,500

3

4,800

17

17,500

Loan for construction of godowns and sheds.

1

2,000

1

4,000

2

2,000

Subsidy for purchase of tools and equipment.

4

3,250

3

4,800

17

8,000

Subsidy for construction of godowns and sheds.

1

1,000

1

3,000

2

1,000

Subsidy for management expenses to industrial societies.

17

4,367

--

--

34

10,607

Subsidy to handicraft workers

--

Nil

--

2,700

12

800

TABLE No. 21

BUDGET PROVISION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES OF SCHEDULED TRIBES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND O. B. C. IN CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT.

 

Particulars

1962-63

1963-64

1964-65

Number of societies

Amount

Number of societies

Amount

Number societies

Amount

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

  

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

Scheduled Tribes

--

1,000

--

600

--

1,100

Scheduled Castes

--

3,000

--

1,200

--

1,500

Other Backward Classes

--

500

--

500

--

700

Vimukta Jatis

--

Nil

--

Nil

--

Nil

continued..

 

Particulars

1965-66

1966-67

Total

Number of societies

Amount

Number of societies

Amount

Number of societies

Amount

(1)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

  

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

Scheduled Tribes

--

1,500

--

--

--

4,200

Scheduled Castes

--

1,500

--

--

--

7,200

Other Backward Classes

--

1,000

--

--

--

2,700

Vimukta Jatis

--

Nil

--

--

--

--

TABLE No. 22

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY ZILLA PARISHAD TO GOLDSMITHS AFFECTED BY THE GOLD CONTROL ORDER, DISTRICT CHANDRAPUR.

(from 1962-63 to 1966-67)

Serial No.

Purpose of loan

1962-63

1963-64

1964-65

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

    

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

1

Tailoring

--

--

43

17,275

1

500

2

Cycle-repairing

--

--

12

2,400

--

--

3

Welding

--

--

7

5,300

1

400

4

Making of spices

--

--

2

600

--

--

5

Silversmithy

--

--

10

5,500

5

2,500

6

Watch repairing

--

--

2

900

--

--

7

"Papad" preparing

--

1

200

--

--

--

8

Photo-framing

--

--

2

600

--

--

9

"Newar" making

--

--

--

1

500

--

10

Soda manufacturing

--

--

--

--

1

500

11

"Agarbatti" making

--

--

--

1

500

--

 

Total

--

--

79

32,775

10

4,900

continued..

Serial No.

Purpose of loan

1965-66

1966-67

Total

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

Number of loanees

Amount sanctioned

(1)

(2)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

     

Rs.

 

Rs.

 

Rs.

1

Tailoring

2

1,000

2

1,000

48

19,775

2

Cycle-repairing

--

--

--

--

12

2,400

3

Welding

1

500

--

--

9

6,200

4

Making of spices

--

--

--

--

2

600

5

Silversmithy

4

2,000

3

1,500

22

11,500

6

Watch repairing

--

--

--

--

2

900

7

"Papad" preparing

--

--

--

--

1

200

8

Photo-framing

--

--

--

--

2

600

9

"Newar" making

--

--

--

--

1

500

10

Soda manufacturing

--

--

--

--

1

500

11

"Agarbatti" making

--

--

--

--

1

500

 

Total

7

3,500

5

2,500

101

43,675

As Chandrapur is not a coastal district, the scope of developing the fishing industry is restricted to inland fisheries. The activities of the Department of Fisheries in this district, therefore, mainly relate to stocking of inland waters with fish and other fisheries schemes.

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