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Government of India
Ministry of MSME

Brief Industrial Profile of

MALDA DISTRICT
WEST BENGAL

Carried out by
MSME-Development Institute
Kolkata
(Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,)
Phone: (033)2577-0595/7/8
Fax: (033)2577-5531
E-mail: [email protected]
Web-www.msmedikolkata.gov.in
 Contents
S. No. Topic Page
No.
1. General Characteristics of the District 3
1.1 Location & Geographical Area 3
1.2 Topography 3
1.3 Availability of Minerals. 4
1.4 Forest 4
1.5 Administrative set up 4
2. District at a glance 5
2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Area in the District Malda 7
3. Industrial Scenario of Malda 7
3.1 Industry at a Glance 7
3.2 Year Wise Trend Of Units Registered 7
3.3 Details Of Existing Micro & Small Enterprises & Artisan 8
Units In The District
3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings 9
3.5 Major Exportable Item 9
3.6 Growth Trend 9
3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry 9
3.8 Medium Scale Enterprises 10
3.8.1 List of the units in Malda & near by Area 10
3.8.2 Major Exportable Item 10
3.9 Service Enterprises 10
3.9.1 Potentials areas for service industry 10
3.10 Potential for new MSMEs 11
4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise 11
4.1 Detail Of Major Clusters 11
4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector 11
4.1.2 Service Sector 11
4.2 Details of Identified cluster 11
4.2.1 Welding Electrodes -
4.2.2 Stone cluster -
4.2.3 Chemical cluster -
4.2.4 Fabrication and General Engg. Cluster -
4.2. 5 Kota Doria: -
5. General issues raised by industry association during the 12
course of meeting
6 Steps to set up MSMEs 13
7. Additional information if any 14

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 Brief Industrial Profile of Malda District
(West Bengal)

1. General Characteristics of the District:

The district of Malda once the Capital of Gour Empire lies to the Southern fringe
of North Bengal. The district of Malda came into existence under the British informally
in 1813, obtained the Diwani of the Subah of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from Emperor
Shah lmam in 1765. During the intervening period the district had been parceled out
between the districts of Dinajpur, Rajshai (Bangladesh), Murshidabad and Purnea. The
newly formed district included in Bhagalpur Division. A treasury was established in 1832
from which the separate existence of the district is usually dated but it was only in
1859 that a Magistrate and collector was placed in charge of the district. At the time of
partion, five police stations separated and included to Pakistan now Bangladesh. The
present District came into existence as a result of a notification issued by the
Government in September, 1947. A slight modification in the award of Sir Radcliff was
made at one point by the Bagga Tribunal in 1950
The administrative head quarter of the district is at English Bazar, Malda Town
on the bank of the Mahananda. With an area of 3733 sq. km. the district occupies 11th
position in the State.

1.1 Location & Geographical Area.

The district lies between 2532’08” and 2440’20” North latitude and between
8828’10” and 8745’50” East longitude. The table below will give a clear picture of the
geographical location of the district.

Name of the district Latitude Longitude

North South East West

Malda 2532’08” 2440’20” 8828’10” 8745’50”

The district is bounded by South-Dinajpur district on the North and Purnia
district of Bihar and on the South-West by the river Padma. Murshidabadd and Santhal
Parganas of Bihar lie on the south West of Malda. On its eastern fringe lies Rajshahi
District of Bangladesh.
1.2 Topography

The soil of Malda district is alluvium in nature and is found on both the sides of
Mahananda river which flows from North to south of the district. The southern part of
the district, on the other hand, is enriched with slit of Ganga and considered to be the
most fertile area of the district. The physiography of the district is mostly plain barring
a few pockets of mild slopes here and there.
The major rivers are The Ganga,The Mahananda, The Kalindi The Punarbhadra
and The Tangon. All these rivers flow from North to south and are navigable. However,
the rivers sometimes, swell up and cause floods owing to rain water flowing from Bihar
and North Bengal.

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1.3 Availability of Minerals.
PRODUCTION OF MINERAL 2010-11

S.NO. NAME OF MINERAL PRODUCTION in tones

2010-2011
MAJOR MINERAL
1. Nil -
MINOR
1. Brick Earth 21,369
2. Ordinary Earth 36,295.32
3. Sand 504.13
SOURCE:- Directorate of Mines & Minerals, Govt. W.B
1.4 FOREST

In Malda an area covering 1694.30 hectares of land falls under forest sector
which is very insignificant compared to other districts of North Bengal. Long stretches
of forest, however, are visible in the central and southern part of the district and grown
along the banks of river Mahananda and Kalindi. The forest produce generated from
the district is reported to be inadequate for industrial exploitation.

1.5 Administrative set up.

Panchayat
Sub- Police
C.D.Block/M.
Division Station Samity Gram Gram Sansad

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

3 6/0 6 49 525
Chanchal
Sub-Div. Harishchandrapur-I
1 7 73
Harishchandrapu
Harishchandrapur-II 1 9 88
Chanchal-I 1 8 97
Chanchal
Chanchal-II 1 7 86
Ratua-I 1 10 107
Ratua
Ratua-II 1 8 74

Sadar 8 9/2 9 97 943

Sub-Div. Gazole Gazole 1 15 127
Bamangola Bamangola 1 6 71
Habibpur Habibpur 1 11 100
Old Malda 1 6 72
Malda
Old Malda-(M) - - -

English Bazar English Bazar 1 11 113

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 English Bazar(M) - - -
Manikchak Manikchak 1 11 106
Kaliachak-I 1 14 124
Kaliachak
Kaliachak-II 1 9 81
Baishnabnagar Kaliachak-III 1 14 149
District
Total- 2 11 15/2 15 146 1468

Besides above, there are two municipalities i.e. English Bazar and Old Malda in
Sadar Sub-Division.

2. District at a glance

S.No Particular Year Unit Statistics

1 Geographical features
(A) Geographical Data
i) Latitude 2532’08”
2440’20” N
ii) Longitude 8828’10”
8745’50” E
iii) Geographical Area Sq.Km. 3733
(B) Administrative Units
i) Sub divisions 2
ii) Tehsils -
iii) Sub-Tehsil -
iv) Patwar Circle -
v) Panchayat Simitis 15
vi)Nagar nigam -
vii) Nagar Palika 3
viii) Gram Panchayats 2
xi) Revenue villages 146
x) Assembly Area 9
2. Population
(A) Sex-wise
i) Male 2011 2061593
ii) Female 2011 1936377
(B) Rural Population 2011 3446056
3. Agriculture
A. Land utilization
i) Total Area 2010-11 Hectare 217984
ii) Forest cover 2010-11 “ 1697
iii) Non Agriculture Land 2010-11 “ 90112
v) cultivable Barren land 2010-11 “ 96
4. Forest
(i) Forest 2010-11 Hec.. 1694.30
5. Livestock & Poultry
A. Cattle
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 i) Cows 2007 Nos. 665228
ii) Buffaloes 2007 Nos. 50830
B. Other livestock
i) Goats 2007 Nos. 1031714
ii) Pigs 2007 Nos. 60793
iii) Dogs & Bitches 2007 Nos.
iv) Railways
i) Length of rail line 2010-11 Kms 95

V) Roads
(a) National Highway 2010-11 Kms 133
(b) State Highway 2010-11 Kms 67
(c) Main District Highway 2010-11 Kms 1083
(d) Other district & Rural 2010-11 Kms 4340
Roads
(e) Rural road/ Agriculture 2010-11 Kms -
Marketing Board Roads
(f) Kachacha Road 2010-11 Kms -
(VI) Communication
(a) Telephone connection 2010-11 -
(b) Post offices 2010-11 Nos. 335
(c) Telephone center 2010-11 Nos. 80
(d )Density of Telephone 2010-11 Nos./1000 -
person
(e) Density of Telephone 2010-11 No. per KM. -
(f) PCO Rural 2010-11 No. -
(g) PCO STD 2010-11 No. -
(h) Mobile 2010-11 No. -
(VII) Public Health
(a) Allopathic Hospital 2008-19 No. 9
(b) Beds in Allopathic No. 1945
hospitals
(c) Ayurvedic Hospital No.
(d) Beds in Ayurvedic No.
hospitals
(e) Unani hospitals No.
(f) Community health No.
centers
(g) Primary health centers No. 45
(h) Dispensaries 10
(i) Sub Health Centers No.
(j) Private hospitals No. 20
No.
(VIII) Banking commercial
(a) Commercial Bank Nos. 159
(b) rural Bank Products Nos. 58
(c) Co-Operative bank Nos. 18
products
(d) PLDB Branches Nos. 4
(IX) Education
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 (a) Primary school Nos. 1892
(b) Middle schools Nos. 25
(c) Secondary & senior Nos. 312
secondary schools
(d) Colleges Nos. 10
(e) Technical University Nos. 1
Source:- District Statistical Handbook of BAES & Economic Review,2011-12,Govt.of W.B

2.1 Existing Status of Industrial Areas in Malda District

S. Name of Land Land Prevailing No No of No of No. of

No. Ind. Area acquired developed Rate Per of allotted Vacant Units in
(In (In Sqm Plots Plots Plots Production
hectare) hectare) (In Rs.)
1 Malda Ph-I 164.37 140 - - - - 61
Growth
Centre

2 Malda 88 acre - - - - - -
Ph-II
Source:- WBSIDC & WBIIDC

3. INDUSTRIAL SCENERIO OF MALDA DISTRICT

3.1 Industry at a Glance
Sr No Head Unit Particulars
1. REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. 66
2. TOTAL INDUSTRIAL UNIT NO. -
3. REGISTERED MEDIUM & LARGE UNIT NO. -
4. ESTIMATED AVG. NO. OF DAILY WORKER NO. 1232
EMPLOYED IN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES
5. EMPLOYMENT IN LARGE AND MEDIUM NO. 2559
INDUSTRIES
6. NO. OF INDUSTRIAL AREA NO. 2
7. TURNOVER OF SMALL SCALE IND. IN LACS 801.14
8. TURNOVER OF MEDIUM & LARGE SCALE IN LACS NA
INDUSTRIES
Source:- District Statistical Handbook of BAES & Economic Review,2011-12,Govt.of W.B

3.2 YEAR WISE TREND OF UNITS REGISTERED

YEAR NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT
REGISTERED UNITS (lakh Rs.)
Up to 1984-85 District wise separate
1985-86 data was not available.
1986-87 Only consolidated report
1987-88 of Regd. units prior to
1988-89 Oct.2006 for West
1989-90 Bengal was available

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 1990-91 with the Directorate of
1991-92 M& SSE, Govt. of West
1992-93 Bengal.
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-2002
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
EM-II
2006-07 733 3782 1843.50
2007-08 839 5270 1592.29
2008-09 313 1899 1259.51
2009-10 123 874 705.72
2010-11 180 1952 714.33
2011-12 153 1230 1405.93
(Upto March)
Total 2341 15007 7521.28
Source: Dte. of M&SSE, WB

3.3 DETAILS OF EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND

ARTISAN UNITS IN THE DISTRICT
NIC CODE
TYPE OF NUMBER OF INVESTMENT EMPLOYMENT
NO.
INDUSTRY UNITS (Lakh Rs.)
20 Agro based ( NIC Code-10) * * *
22 Soda water (NIC Code -11) -
23 Cotton textile (NIC Code -14) -
24. Woolen, silk & artificial Thread -
based clothes. (NIC Code -14)
25. Jute & jute based (NIC Code -13) -
26. Ready-made garments & -
embroidery (NIC Code -14)
27. Wood/wooden based furniture -
(NIC Code -16)
28. Paper & Paper products -
(NIC Code -17)
29. Leather based (NIC Code -15) -
31. Chemical/Chemical based -
(NIC Code -20)
30. Rubber, Plastic & petro based -

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 (NIC Code -22)
32. Mineral based (NI-C Code -24) -
33. Metal based (Steel -Fab.) -
(NIC Code -25)
35. Engineering units- (NIC Code – -
Not elsewherelassified)
36. Electrical machinery and transport -
equipment (NIC Code -27 & 29)
97. Repairing & servicing -
(NIC Code -95)
01. Others (NIC Code -99) -
Kachori Making (NIC Code -10) -
Source: Directorate of M & SSE, Govt. of West Bengal
* Not available from The Directorate of M & SSE, Govt. of West Bengal

3.4 Large Scale Industries / Public Sector undertakings

List of the units in Malda & near by Area

Sl.No Name of the Unit

1 Down stream of HPL (2 units)
2 M/S Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
3 M/S Strescon Industries Ltd.
4 M/S Sukhjit Starch & Chemical Ltd.

3.5 Major Exportable Item

Data not available

3.6 Growth Trend

Industrial projects implemented in the district

Year No. of Units Invt. (In Cr.)

2008 - -
2009 2 6.49
2010 4 7.21
Source: Economic Review, 2011-12, West Bengal

3.7 Vendorisation / Ancillarisation of the Industry

The district is yet to have a strong industrial base especially in the area of
large and medium sector which can provide ancillary status to the small scale
industries. Hence, selection of ancillaries and their development will hardly extend any
leverage to the overall process of industrialization in the district.

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3.8. Medium Scale Enterprises
3.8.1 List of the units in Malda & Near By Area

Sl.No Name of the Unit

1 M/S Woolworth India Ltd.
2 M/S Rampal paper & Paper Board
3 M/S East End Silk Ltd.
4 M/S Kaliyangang Agro Trading Pvt. Ltd.

3.8.2 Major Exportable Item

Data not available

3.9 Service Enterprises

Sl.No Name of the unit

1 Padma Himghar Pvt. Ltd.
2 Jaikrishna Cold Storage
3 Malda Samabay Himghar Samity. Samsi, Ratua
4 Malda Samabay Himghar Samity. Samsi, Ratua
5 Multipurpose Cold Storage & Pack House. Gour Rd.
English Bazeer.
6 Malda Cold Storage (Pvt.) Ltd.,
Vill. Jadupur, Po. Kamalabari, English Bazeer
7 Jogi Bhuvan Multipurpose Cold Storage (Pvt.) Ltd.
Vill. Kamaladighi, Old Malda
8 Malda Multipurpose Cold Storage. Samai, Ratua.
9 Malda Mango Co-operative Socity Ltd.(MALCOS),
Bachamari, Old Malda.
10 Adina Samabay Him-Ghar Samity Ltd. Adina, Gazole.
11 Phonex Multipurpose Cold Storage (Pvt.) Ltd.,
Narayanpur, Old Malda.
12 Ma Manaskamana Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd.
Mission Rd. Narayanpur, Old Malda.

3.9.1 Potentials areas for service industry

i) Dry cleaning viii) Batik printing
ii) Cold storage ix) Spray painting
iii) Beauty parlour x) Snacks Bar
iv) Offset printing xi) Optical lenses grinding
v) Screen printing xii) Fabrication and Engg. Job
vi) Desk Top publishing work
vii) Pathological laboratories xiii) Battery charger.

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3.10 Potential for new MSMEs
(a) Chemical Products v) Bus/truck body Building
i) Paints & Varnish vi) Auto leaf spring
ii) White phenyl vii) Steel furniture
iii) Distilled water viii) Hospital equipments
iv) Wax candle (c) Electrical & Electronics
v) Drugs and Pharmaceutical i) Electrical chokes & fittings
formulation ii) GLS Bulb
(b) Mechanical & Metallurgical iii) Voltage stabilizer
products iv) Insulating sleeves
i) Builders’ Hardware v) Dry Cell Battery
ii) Nuts & Bolts vi) Small Transformer
iii) Paddy Thresher Distribution
iv) Agro Service centre

4. Existing Clusters of Micro & Small Enterprise

4.1 DETAIL OF MAJOR CLUSTERS

Honey Processing

4.1.1 Manufacturing Sector

Honey Processing

4.1.2 Service Sector

Nil
4.2 Details for Identified cluster

4.2.1 Name of the cluster: Honey Processing

Details for Identified cluster in West Bengal implemented by Directorate of

Micro & Small Scale Enterprises
Name of the district:- MALDA
Name of the Clusters
Sl. Subject.
Honey Processing
Principal Products Manufactured in
1 Honey
the Cluster

Malda Bee Keeping & Honey Processing

2 Name of the SPV
Industrial Co-Operative Society Ltd.

3 No. of functional units in the clusters 660

4 Turnover of the Clusters Rs. 3.21 Cr.

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 5 Value of Exports from the Clusters

6 Employment in Cluster 1400

Average investment in plant &
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Machinery

8 Major Issues / requirement Processing & testing of raw honey

9 Presence of capable institutions

10 Thrust Areas Qualitative laboratory for testing

11 Problems & constraints Export market; Finance

12 Testing needs Processed honey

13 Access to export market

14 Name of the association

15 Key trade Associations address

Present status of the cluster:-

5. General issues raised by industry association during the

course of meeting
The district is relatively backward industrially and has only a few large
and medium scale enterprises. However, horticultural production is rich and small scale
industries based on horticultural resources can be developed in the district. Similarly,
establishment of a Food Park near Malda town also provides scope for exploiting the
horticultural base. Existence of an Agri-Export Zone in Malda provides incentives for
export of agricultural products. For better development of Agri Industries, state of the
art technology needs to be adopted. Proper flood control measures also have to be
implemented to tackle the problems of flash floods.

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6. STEPS TO SET UP MSMEs
Following are the brief description of different agencies for rendering assistance
to the entrepreneurs.
S. Type of Name and address of agencies
No assistance
1. Provisional Registration District Industries Centre, Dte. of M& SSE,
Certificate ( EM-1) & Govt. of West Bengal, K. J. Sanyal Road,
Permanent Registration P.O. & Dist.: Malda, West Bengal
Certificate ( EM-II)
2. Identification of Project (1) MSME – Development Institute,
Profiles, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,
Techno-economic and 111 &112, B. T. Road, Kolkata-700108.
managerial consultancy (2) Directorate of Industries
services, market survey and New Secretariat Bldgs, 9th fl.,
economic survey reports. 1, Kiran Sankar Roy Road, Kolkata-1
(3) W.B. Small Industries Dev. Corpn.,
6A, Raja Subodh Mulick Square
(3r floor) Kolkata-13 &
31, Block Burn Lane,
Silpa Bhawan, Kolkata-12
3. Land and Industrial shed (1) W.B. Small Industries Dev. Corpn.,
6A, Raja Subodh Mullick Square,
(3r floor) Kolkata-13 &

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(2) West Bengal Industries Infrastructure
Development Corpn. Ltd.,
P-34, CIT Road, Kolkata-14
4. Financial Assistance (1) West Bengal Industrial Development
Corporation Limited,
5, Council House St., Kolkata-1
(2) Small Industries Dev, Bank of India (SIDBI)
Eastern Regional Office,
11, Dr. U. N. Brahmachari Road, Kolkata-17
(3) W. B. Financial Corpn.,
2A, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata-16
(4) United Bank of India,
H.O. 16, Old Court House St, Kolkata-1
(5) All other Banks
5. For raw materials under National Small Industries Corpn. Ltd.,
Govt. Supply 20 B, Abdul Hamid St., 7th floor, Kolkata-69
6. Plant and machinery under National Small Industries Corpn. Ltd.,
hire / purchase basis. 20 B, Abdul Hamid St., 7th floor, Kolkata-69
7. Power/ Electricity (1) W. B. State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd.
Bidyut Bhawan, Sector-II,
Salt Lake City, Kolkata-91
(2) Calcutta Electric Supply Corpn. Ltd.,
Victoria House, Kolkata-69
(3) Durgapur Projects Ltd.
Administrative Building,
Dist- Burdwan, Pin-713201.
(4) Dishergarh Power Supply Co.Ltd.
P.O- Dishergarh, Asansol, Pin-713301
8. Technical Know – how. (1) Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur
(2) Deptt. Of Engineering & Technology,
Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata-32
9. Quality & Standard MSME Testing Centre (MSME -TC),
111 & 112, B.T. Road, Kolkata-108
10. Marketing /Export (1) Zonal Joint Director General of Foreign Trade,
Assistance 4, Esplanade East, Kolkata-700069
(2) W.B. Small Industries Dev. Corpn.,
6A, Raja Subodh Mulick Square
(3r floor) Kilkata-13
11. Other Promotional Agencies (1) Reserve Bank of India,
Rural Planning and Credit Department,
15, Netaji Subhas Road, Kolkata-1
(2) Indian Institute of Packaging,
Block CP, Sector V, Salt Lake City
Kolkata-91
(3) Khadi and Village Industries Commission
33, Chittaranjan avenue, Kolkata – 73

7. Additional information if any;

Nil
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