The Small Scale Industries has a vast potentiality for self Employment and economic development in our State It has aquired pre-emenent position in the economic structure of the country. The contribution of the sector both towards the economic advancement/development and removal of economic disparties among cross section of the society has been tremendous.

The Govt.has introduecd somany schemes related with SSI and implemented throughout the State through the 23 Nos. of District Industries & Commerce Centres in every district.These 23 Nos. of District Industries & Commere centre (DI & CC) in the State have strength and with adequate and basic feciities and are recognised by the Govt. as nodal agencies for development of SSI and tiny sector Industries.

The Morigaon DI & CC has been functioning w.e.f. Feb. 1996 but it is yet to be upgraded us full fledged DI & C. This DI & CC has a Udyog Sahayak cell to guide the entrepreneurs in the matter of setting up of industries including preparation of project reports and arrangement of finance for the projec through the financial institutions.

There is also a Women's Cell to give special attention to the women entrepreneurs.

The following schemes have been functioning in DI & CC Morigaon since inception :

1. (a) Provisional Registration as SSI :

A Proposed Industrial unit generally may register in this department provisionally as SSI in order to avail financial assistance from any financial Institution, to avail power connection from ASEB and any other required lincence from the concerned department time to time. Such kind of Provisionally registered SSI units in this DI & CC are 480 Nos. till date.

(b) Permanent Registration as SSI :

After an Industrial unit has gone into commercial production it should obtain PMT Registration as SSI to get the various benefits from the Govt. As far as the DI & CC, Morigaon altogether 347 of such units have been permanently regtistered till date.

2. Loan to Small Scale Industries and Handicraft units :

This type of Loans are given to poor artisans and skilled persons to develop their skills and to earn for their family so that they can be uplifted above poverty time. All together 30 Nos. of benificiaries have been given amounting Rs.1,26,000/-under this schems till date.

3.Incentives under new Industrial Policy/97 :

The State Government presented the new Industrial policy to the people of Assam as well as all investors of the country and abroad where Govt. has attempted to cover new areas like facilitiation of women entrepreneurs, emphasis no food processing industry, encouraging export promotion, simplification of procedures and the delivery system etc. in this policy .

The State Govt. has formulated a package of incentives for promotion and setting up Industrial units and revitalisation of sick Industrial units in the State through this policy with effective date 1.4.97 since then we have offered various benifits under these incentives like 30% state capital invesment subsudy (SCIS) , power subsidy, subsidy on working capital, on generating set,miscelleneous subsidy etc.to 28 Nos. benficiaries amounting Rs.12,55,00/- under DI & CC,Morigaon.

4.Prime Ministes Rojgar Yojana (PMRY):-

This schem has been unced on 2nd October 1993 to provied employment to the educated un-eployeed youths. The scheme facilitates self employment through setting up of Industry Service & Business ventures.

Till date 1009 Nos. of Educated Un-employeed youths have been benefitted through bank loan and subsidy amounting Rs.5,00,00,000/ under this DI & CC, Morigaon has been disbursed.

5.Margin money scheme for Rehabilition of Misguided youth :-

The Govt. has introuduced this scheme in 1994 for rehabilitation of misguided youth providing bank loan and margin money from Govt.

Under this scheme total 13 Nos. of misguided youths have been benefitted providing them Bank loan Rs.1.5 lakhs to each and margin money amounting Rs6,50,000/- as a whole.