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RAIGARH DISTRICT  PROFILE 

Geographical Area 7,148  Sq.Km.
Normal Rainfall 2,966  m.m.
Taluka 14
Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) Rs.   3,120
Population  Total 1,825
Male 908
Female 917
Density (Per Sq.Km.) 254 Per Sq.Km
Live Stocks(Husbandry) 800
Live Stocks(Poultry) 192
Growth Centres: i) Shirwardhan ii) Mangaon
Literacy 63.95%
Commercial Banks 135
SICOM's Growth Centre i) Mahad, ii) Roha iii) Patalganga iv) Bhagad

INDUSTRY

Sugar Factories NIL
Spinning Mills 1
Registered Factories 363
Number of Industrial Estates Established 3
Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) 2,415 *
Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) 94

TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

Railway Length 223 Kms.
National Highway Length 213  Kms.
State Highway Length 858 Kms.
Post & Telegraph Offices  516

                Major Industrial Areas in Raigarh 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.
Roha 244.95 107 105 64 19 - -
Patalganga and
Additional
Patalganga
764.04 63 62  50 6 - -
Mahad 487.00 278 275 96 60 20 16
Additional
Mahad
533.62 13 - - -
Taloja 907.53 929 873 417 59  225 225
Nagothane 858.25 1 1 1 - - -

Industrial Opportunities

Industry groups in particular, which have scope for expansion are:
  • Cotton Textiles
  • Food products;
  • Wool, Silk and Synthetic Fibre Textiles;
  • Beverages, Tobacco and Tobacco products;
  • Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and Allied Products;
  • Chemicals and Chemical Products;
  • Non-Metallic Mineral Products;
  • Basic Metals and Alloy Industries;
  • Rubber, Plastic Petroleum and Coal Products;
  • Metal Products and Parts except Machinery and Transport Equipments;
  • Machinery, Machine Tools and Parts except Electrical Machinery;
  • Electrical Apparatus, Appliances, supplies and Parts;
  • Transport Equipments and Parts;
  • Other manufacturing industries;
  • Electricity;
  • Repair Services; and
  • Water Works and Supply.

Among the specific industries having development potential are fruit processing, vegetable processing, tourism, fisheries, rice mills, rice bran, basic drugs, sugar, gur and Palm gur, Surgical and Medical Products, Solvent Extraction, Pesticides and Fabri- cation units.

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

No. of Areas:
Major 6
Mini 4
Growth Centre 2

Industries Set up
No 825
Investment (Rs. mln) 5526.8
Employment 12767

Incentives
Category of Incentive Talukas eligible
Group A Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Panvel, Pen, Uran (with BMR)
Group B Alibag, Khalapur, Panvel, Pen, Roha, Sudhagad (outside BMR)
Group C Karjat, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasal Murud, Shrivardhan.
Group D+ Polapur.

Fisheries

Coastline Kms. NIL
Production Tonnes 46,176 Tonnes

Medical Facilities

Hospitals 33
Primary Health Centres 53
Sub Centres 277
Dispensaries 143

Educational Facilities

 

Primary Schools 2,386
Secondary Schools 177
Higher Secondary Schools 48
Colleges 12
Industrial Technical Instt. 5
Engineering Colleges 1
No. of Plots:
Developed 1959
Alloted 1651
Available 308

**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