ANDAMAN & NICOBAR

IX. MARKETING ASSISTANCE:

Marketing of products has been recognised as one of the weakest links for tiny and small scale industries. Marketing assistance is extended to Small, cottage and handicraft units and through the Govt. Cottage Emporium (Sagarika) at Port Blair and Cottage Industries Emporium at Car Nicobar. Also assistance is being given to the Small, Cottage and Handicraft units to participate in exhibitions/melas conducted within the Islands and in the mainland. There is also a move to set up Emporia at Delhi, Calcutta and Madras to help industrial units to market their products outside the Union Territory. The Administration is also proposing to conduct market studies in finding out export potential of products manufactured in the Islands.

Administrtation is extending 15% price preference to all the registered SSI units. They are exempted from earnest money/security deposit and Tender documents are being given free of cost. Besides, U.T Administration proposes to bring out a list of products to be purchased exclusively from local SSI units to fulfill the requirements of the Government department.