Madurai  :

In addition the gold cluster taking shape in Madurai, industrial clusters on rubber, auto engineering and textile are in the pipeline. S R Samuel, joint development commissioner, cluster development of micro small and medium enterprises (MSME), Government of India, New Delhi told this to reporters at Madurai District Tiny & Small Scale Industries Association ( MADITSSIA) on Thursday. He is on a tour visiting various industrial clusters in the region.

MSME has allotted Rs 2.50 crore to gold cluster in Madurai by providing equipment and infrastructure. From traditional manufacturing the industry is moving towards mechanisation and the modern equipment are provided to the cluster, he said. Similarly, the electrical engineering cluster at Paramakudi, safety matches’ cluster in Sattur, readymade garment cluster at Thalavaipuram, coir industry cluster at Singampunari, printing industry cluster at Sivakasi are coming up fast.

Among the 47 clusters coming up in the country, 31 are in Tamil Nadu with the small-scale industry taking up cluster development in full scale. Among the 47 clusters, 10 have been completed and others are in various stages of development. Altogether, Rs 141.25 crore have been sanctioned for cluster development in Tamil Nadu, Samuel said.

Addressing the industrialists who came from various clusters in Madurai and Virudhunagar, Samuel listed out the various benefits small-scale industrialists can avail from MSME ministry. For the diagnostic study report, the industrialists can get Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh for detailed project report. MSME provides Rs 25 lakh assistance for marketing assistance. Further, industrialists can avail as much as Rs 15 crore under common facility centre (CFC) where a group of small-scale industries can set up a facility for common use. For the small-scale units, intellectual property rights facility centre is functioning in Chennai. Small-scale industries play a vital role in the economic growth of the country. It is imperative that the MSME sector is healthy for the prosperity of the country and people, he added.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Madurai / TNN / February 09th, 2014