The A&N Islands are still at the infant stage of industrial development and have been declared as an Industrially Backward Region Category-`A' by the Government of India. The pace of industrial growth in the A&N Islands has been slow mainly due to the locational disadvantages and lack of infrastructural facilities.
There are 1172 small scale industrial units in this UT as on 31.3.96. The growth of the industries since 978 has been shown in Annexure-II. The total employment generated in the industries sector is around 11000. Besides, there are five medium scale units out of which four are registered with the Director General of Technical Development (DGTD). There are no large scale industries in this UT. Three of the medium scale units are engaged in veneer and plywood. One unit is engaged in wood sawing and one unit in production of industrial gases viz., oxygen and nitrogen.
Vision
Creation of opportunities for Self Employment / Wage Employment and growth of those sectors which generate high quality Employment.
Harnessing the resources of the Forest, Sea and Manpower on a sustained basis by optimal utilization without disturbing the fragile ecology and environment of the region.
Promotion of direct and indirect and even part time income enhancing opportunities in the formal as well as informal sectors.
IT enabled and globally net worked vibrant economy.
Objectives:
The policy environment will be to geared up to the forces of globalization by:
Formation of Technology Incubation Centre.
Encouragement to tiny and micro enterprises.
Value addition through modernization and technology updating.
Encouragement to handicrafts, furniture and memento making.
Monitoring and support to units to prevent sickness.
Market extension and support.
Modernization of manufacturing processes.
Establishing backward linkage for raw material availability in keeping with the resource endowment of the Islands.
Strategy
Thrust on harnessing Marine Resources, High value agriculture, IT, Infrastructure sector & Tourism sector.
Promoting sectoral growth by Integrating High value Horticulture, Agriculture, Floriculture and Marine resources with the Industries and trade for the socio economic development of the entire region
