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YAVATMAL DISTRICT  PROFILE 

Geographical Area 13,584   Sq.Km.
Normal Rainfall 992  m.m.
Taluka 14
Per Capita Income (at Current Prices) Rs.   1,929
Population  Total 2,077
Male 1,064
Female 1,013
Density (Per Sq.Km.) 153 
Live Stocks(Husbandry) 1,351
Live Stocks(Poultry) 616
Growth Centres: Pusad, Wani.
Literacy 57.96%
Commercial Banks 117
Industrial Estates Digras, Yavatmal.

INDUSTRY

Sugar Factories 1
Spinning Mills 4
Registered Factories 176
Number of Industrial Estates Established 2
Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-91) 1,913 *
Joint Sector Companies (as on 31-3-92) 37

TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION

Railway Length 149 Kms.v
National Highway Length 65  Kms.
State Highway Length 675Kms.
Post & Telegraph Offices  370

Major Industrial Area in Wardha 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.
Yavatmal (Major Industrial Areas) 05.71 175 108 44 9 6 4
Vani (Growth Center) 40.40 43 13 4 1 - -

Industrial Opportunities

In the district the following industry groups have scope for development.
  • Cotton Textiles;
  • Food Products;
  • Woolen Textiles;
  • Rubber, Plastics, Petroleum & Coal Products;
  • Chemical & Chemical Products;
  • Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries;
  • Metal Products
  • Non-electrical Machinery;
  • Electrical Machinery;
  • Machinery, Machine Tools and arts except Electrical  Machinery;
  • Electricity.
  • Storage and Warehousing;

The sepcific industries having development potential in the district are dairy, poultry, carcas utilisation, cotton ginning and spinning, food and fruits processing, leather goods, furniture, forest products, delinting, oil mills, khandsari, starch, fruit canning, saw mills, cold storage, solvent extraction, agricultural implements, engineering ancillaries and electrical and electronic goods.

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

No. of Areas:
Major 1
Mini 10
Growth Centre 2

Industries Set up
No 132
Investment (Rs. mln) 257.2
Employment 3557

Incentives

Category of Incentive Taluks eligible for incentive
Group D Talukas other than Darwah, Pusad and Wani.
Group D+ Darwah, Pusad, Wani.

Fisheries

Coastline Kms. NIL Kms.
Production Tonnes 1,890 Tonnes

Medical Facilities

Hospitals 41
Primary Health Centres 59
Sub Centres 356
Dispensaries 218

Educational Facilities

 

Primary Schools 1,951
Secondary Schools 229
Higher Secondary Schools 57
Colleges 18
Industrial Technical Instt. 5
Engineering Colleges 2
No. of Plots:
Developed 252
Alloted 127
Available 125

*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