District Industries Centers (DICs)

District Industries Centers (DICs) have emerged since 1978 as the model agency for development of small and village industries. It provides all the support services needed for development of SSI in the country.

The DICs were established with a view to provide integrated administrative framework at the district level with professionally qualified personnel in technology, marketing, credit, economic investigation, raw materials, so that DICs would be the ‘single window’ raw materials, through which all type of assistance would be channeled to the small-scale sector.

 

Functions of DICs:

1.     Identification of entrepreneurs

2.     Provisional registration

3. Permanent registration

4. Purchases of fixed assets

5. Clearances from various departments

6. Assistance to Village Artisans and Handicrafts

7. Incentives and subsidies

8. Interest free sales tax loan

9. Assistance of import and export

10. Fairs and exhibitions

11. Training programmes

12. Self-employment for unemployed educated youth