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District Industries Centre (DIC), Meaning, Role and Challenges


District Industries Centre (DIC)
It is an institution know for assisting to the budding entrepreneurs in terms of fulfilling financial requirements and legal filings.  

Role of DIC
·         Accelerate the overall efforts for industrialisation of the district.
·         Rural industrialisation and development of rural industries and handicrafts.
·         Attainment of economic equality in various regions of the district.
·         Providing the benefit of the government schemes to the new entrepreneurs.
·     Centralisation of procedures required to start a new industrial unit and minimisation- of the   efforts and time required to obtain various permissions, licenses, registrations, subsidies etc.
·        Acts as the focal point of the industrialization of the district.
·        Prepares the industrial profile of the district with respect to :
·       Statistics and information about existing industrial units in the district in the large, Medium,    small as well as co-operative sectors.
·       Opportunity guidance to entrepreneurs.
·       Compilation of information about local sources of raw materials and their availability.
·       Manpower assessment with respect to skilled, semi-skilled workers.
·  Assessment of availability of infrastructure facilities like quality testing, research and development, transport, prototype development, warehouse etc.
·        Organizes entrepreneurship development training programs.
·    Provides information about various government schemes, subsidies, grants and assistance   available from the other corporations set up for promotion of industries.
·         Gives SSI registration.
·         Prepares techno-economic feasibility report.
·         Advices the entrepreneurs on investments.
·         Acts as a link between the entrepreneurs and the lead bank of the district.
·    Implements government sponsored schemes for educated unemployed people like PMRY   scheme, Jawahar Rojgar Yojana, etc.
·       Helps entrepreneurs in obtaining licenses from the Electricity Board, Water Supply Board, No Objection Certificates etc.
·        Assist the entrepreneur to procure imported machinery and raw materials.
·        Organises marketing outlets in liaison with other government agencies.

Challenges faced by DIC
  • ·        Non-availability of training facilities suitable to regional rural-industrial interests;
  • ·     Lack of proper co-ordination between DRDA (District Rural Development Agency), Banks,  training establishments and the beneficiaries
  • ·        Non-availability of special measures for infrastructural development and marketing facilities;
  • ·        Not so much favourable initiative from bank officials to actively participate in the programme
  • ·      Lack of proper appreciation and expertise in identification of tertiary activities to promote self employment, utilization of local skills and resources etc


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