Govt to assist bell metal industry in Assam
Updated: Feb 19, 2014 04:04:18pm
New Delhi, Feb 19 (KNN) The government is taking various measures to provide fillip to the bell metal industry in Assam, also approving the setting up of a model common facility centre at the bell metal cluster at Hajo Kamrup with an outlay of Rs 160.61 lakhs.
The initiative has been taken by the Ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) under MSE-Cluster Development Programme.
The benefits are also provided under NEIIP (North East Industrial Investment Promotion Policy) and under state industrial policy to the bell metal industry in Assam, said Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, E M Sudarsana Natchiappan in parliament today.
According to official data, the proposal for setting up a Model Common Facility centre at Bell Metal Cluster at Hajo Kamrup of Assam was approved by the Ministry with a financial involvement of Rs 160.61 lakhs of which Rs 81.66 lakhs has been released as 1st instalment.
In addition, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles is implementing seven generic schemes for promotion and development of handicrafts (including bell-metal craft), namely; Baba Sahib Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana, Design and Technology Upgradation Scheme, Marketing Support Service Scheme, Research and Development Scheme, Handicraft Artisans Comprehensive Welfare Scheme and Infrastructure and Technology Development Scheme.
Further, the DC (Handicrafts), Government of Assam has sanctioned Rs 49.15 lakhs for 15 SHG (315 artisans) at Sarthebari at Barpeta District of Assam under Baba Sabeh Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY).
It has also sanctioned one Common Facility Centre involving an amount of Rs 49.76 lakhs and one raw material bank amounting to Rs 100 lakhs for the cluster.
An amount of Rs 157.34 lakhs was released under the State Priority Scheme for Bell Metal Industries, Sarthbari ; and from the funds for raw material assistance, Rs 50 lakhs was provided to 280 nos of Bell Metal artisans, and Rs 25 lakhs to 200 brass metal artisans.
Bell metal is a mixture of 20 per cent tin and 80 per cent copper. At one time, about 90 per cent of people of Sarthbari were engaged in this Industry. The industry presently runs on scrap metal thus putting the strain on availability of raw material, especially when finished products are either exported or sent to far away markets.
The technique adopted by the artisans is traditional, simple and in fact very crude. The whole production process is 100 per cent manual. Tools and equipment are simple and unsophisticated. No electricity or modern sophisticated machinery is involved in the manufacturing process.
Other programmes being implemented by the MSME ministry are National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme and Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme. (KNN/ES)
The initiative has been taken by the Ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) under MSE-Cluster Development Programme.
The benefits are also provided under NEIIP (North East Industrial Investment Promotion Policy) and under state industrial policy to the bell metal industry in Assam, said Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, E M Sudarsana Natchiappan in parliament today.
According to official data, the proposal for setting up a Model Common Facility centre at Bell Metal Cluster at Hajo Kamrup of Assam was approved by the Ministry with a financial involvement of Rs 160.61 lakhs of which Rs 81.66 lakhs has been released as 1st instalment.
In addition, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles is implementing seven generic schemes for promotion and development of handicrafts (including bell-metal craft), namely; Baba Sahib Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana, Design and Technology Upgradation Scheme, Marketing Support Service Scheme, Research and Development Scheme, Handicraft Artisans Comprehensive Welfare Scheme and Infrastructure and Technology Development Scheme.
Further, the DC (Handicrafts), Government of Assam has sanctioned Rs 49.15 lakhs for 15 SHG (315 artisans) at Sarthebari at Barpeta District of Assam under Baba Sabeh Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY).
It has also sanctioned one Common Facility Centre involving an amount of Rs 49.76 lakhs and one raw material bank amounting to Rs 100 lakhs for the cluster.
An amount of Rs 157.34 lakhs was released under the State Priority Scheme for Bell Metal Industries, Sarthbari ; and from the funds for raw material assistance, Rs 50 lakhs was provided to 280 nos of Bell Metal artisans, and Rs 25 lakhs to 200 brass metal artisans.
Bell metal is a mixture of 20 per cent tin and 80 per cent copper. At one time, about 90 per cent of people of Sarthbari were engaged in this Industry. The industry presently runs on scrap metal thus putting the strain on availability of raw material, especially when finished products are either exported or sent to far away markets.
The technique adopted by the artisans is traditional, simple and in fact very crude. The whole production process is 100 per cent manual. Tools and equipment are simple and unsophisticated. No electricity or modern sophisticated machinery is involved in the manufacturing process.
Other programmes being implemented by the MSME ministry are National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme and Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme. (KNN/ES)
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