Chapter 04: :Institutional Support : Insitutions- 1

1. State Small Industries Development Corporation (SSIDC)

• SSIDC was started in 1956 in all states ( KSSIDC in Karnataka)
  
• Objective is to take care of growth and development of needs of village industries, tiny industries and small industries
• New industrial policy has made SSIDC responsible to meet marketing needs of SSI
• At present there are 18 SSIDC in India

2. Small scale Industries Board (SSIB)

• Established by central Government in 1954.
• The objective is to coordinate between different departments for the development of SSI
• The SSIB director reports to the government on various activities taken in this regard
  

3. District Industries Centre (DIC)

• DIC started in 1978 to provide integrated service at district level
• Functions include: conducting industrial potential surveys,prepare action plans for implementation, guide entrepreneurs relating to selection and procuring of machinery
• There are about 430 DIC's in India

4. Technical Consultancy organizations (TOC)

• Established to provide consultancy services as a package under single roof. IDBI,ICICI are examples
• Functions include : identify potential industrial projects; evaluation of projects, provide turn key services; undertake market services

5. Small Scale Industries Institute (SISI)

• set up provide training and consultancy to small entrepreneurs
• There are 28 SISI and 30 branch SISI set up
  
• Functions include: serve as an interface between state and central governments; trade and market information, project profiles; provide workshop facilities