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PUNE DISTRICT  PROFILE 

Geographical Area 15,643   Sq.Km.
Normal Rainfall 1,150 m.m.
Taluka 14
Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) Rs.  4,227
Population  Total 5,533
Male 2,861
Female 2,671
Density (Per Sq.Km.) 351 Per Sq.Km
Live Stocks (Husbandry) 1,793
Live Stocks (Poultry) 3,384
Growth Centres: Basanti, Junnar, Bhor, Shirur.
Literacy 71.05%
Commercial Banks 457
Industrial Estates Paravati, Lonavala, Baramati, Bhor Gultekdi, Ghorpade Path, Indrayani, Shirpur

INDUSTRY

Sugar Factories 7
Spinning Mills 2
Registered Factories 2,607
Number of Industrial Estates Established 10
Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) 12,331 *
Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) 4,029

TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

Railway Length 311 Kms.
National Highway Length 343  Kms.
State Highway Length 778 Kms.
Post & Telegraph Offices  844

                Major Industrial Areas in Pune District as on 30-06-1993 

Name of the Area Area Planned Hac. Total Plots No. Plots Alotted No. Plots In Prdn.No. Plots Under Const. No. Sheds Built Up No. Sheds Alloted No.
Pimpri-
Chinchwad (Major Industrial Areas)
1224.12 2657 2508  2118 23 354 345
Jejuri  (Major Industrial Area) 118.37 163 148 48 26 15 10
Kukumbh  (Major Industrial Areas) 483.28 104 25 2 10 - -
Talwade (Major Industrial Areas) 75.00 1 1 1 - - -
Pandare (Major Industrial Areas) 28.22 2 2 - 2 - -

Industrial Opportunities

Industries having scope for expansion or setting up of new units are:
  • Cotton Textiles
  • Woolen Textiles;
  • Rubber, Plastics, Petroleum & Coal Products;
  • Chemical & Chemical Products;
  • Basic Metals & Alloys;
  • Metal Products
  • Non-electrical Machinery;
  • Electrical Machinery;
  • Transport Equipment; and
  • Electricity.

Besides, the following specific industries have good scope for development: dairies, cattle, breeding, goat and sheep rearing, bee-keeping, poultry, cattle feed, floriculture, tan extract, starch, paper boards, food, fruits and vegetable processing, sugar and its by-products, packaging, surgical cotton, cold storage, engineering goods, alcohol-based industries, soyabean oil and meal, carbonated drinks, industrial machinery, bakeries, canning, rope manufacturing and tourism.

Prominent Industries
Prominent Industries in  Pimpri-Chinchwad Industrial Area

TELCO Ltd., Century Enka Ltd., Finolex Pipes, Formica, Bajaj Auto, Auto, Garware Wall Ropes, Thermax, Pieco Electronics & Electrical, Swastik Asbestos Products, Cloride India etc.

Jejuri Industrial Area

Indiana Conveyors, Temetion Foods, boots Co. (India), Baker Oil Retrad- ing, Performs Polymer & Chem., Incab Industrial.

Kurkumbha Industrial Area

SM Syechem, Fibre Boards, J.F. Laboratories, Amines Chemicals, Amex Carbonates, Alkali Amines, Alkali Organics, Cipla Ltd.,Task Industries, International Catlis, Ceat Finance, Pearl Polymers, Dia-lchi Gosems, etc.

Talwade Industrial Area Software Technology Park.
Pandare (Part-I) Baramati Soot Girni  At Baramati Growth Centre the following prominent industries are coming up

Kalyani Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Greaves Cotton Co., Seema Textiles, Baramati Textiles, Hemraj Exports, Spentex Indsutries, Canwood Hind, Baramati Solvents, etc.

Development of Industrial units in MIDC Industrial Area in the district as on 31-3-93.

No. of Areas:
Major 7
Mini 5
Growth Centre 4

Industries Set up
No 2731
Investment (Rs. mln) 8127.6
Employment 92349

Incentives
Category of Incentive Talukas eligible
Group A Haveli, Khed, Moval, Mulshi, Pune city.
Group B Bhor, Haveli, Maval, Mulshi, Shirur.
Group C Baramati, Daund, Indapur, Junnar, Khed, Purandhar, Velhe.
Group D+ Ambegaon.

Fisheries

Coastline Kms. NIL
Production Tonnes 5,557Tonnes

Medical Facilities

Hospitals 155
Primary Health Centres 82
Sub Centres 501
Dispensaries 393

Educational Facilities

 

Primary Schools 3,677
Secondary Schools 416
Higher Secondary Schools 143
Colleges 48
Industrial Technical Instt. 18
Engineering Colleges 11
No. of Plots:
Developed 3377
Alloted 3131
Available 246

**Includes provisionally registered SSIs.

Source :

i) Directorate of Economics & Statistics;
ii) Economic Survey of Maharashtra 1993-94;
iii) Growth Centres in Maharashtra-Industrial Opportunities and challenges, MEDC