Yavatmal District


Geographical Area 13,584   Sq.Km.
Normal Rainfall 992  m.m.
Taluka 14
Per Capita Income(at Current Prices) Rs.   1,929
Population (1991 Census)(Total ) 2,077
                                         Male 1,064
                                         Female 1,013
                                         Density 153 Per Sq.Km
Live Stocks (Husbandry ) 1,351
Live Stocks (Poultry ) 616
Growth Centres Pusad, Wani.
Industrial Estates Digras, Yavatmal.
Literacy 57.96%
Commercial Banks 117

Transport & Communication

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

Industry

Sugar Factories 1
Spinning Mills 4
Registered Factories 176
Number of Industrial Estates Established 2
Registered Small Scale Units (as on 31-03-93) 1,913 *
No. of Joint Stock Companies
(as on 31-03-92)		 37

Major Industrial Areas and Growth Centre in Yavatmal 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:

  1. Cotton Textiles;
  2. Food Products;
  3. Woolen Textiles;
  4. Rubber, Plastics, Petroleum & Coal Products;
  5. Chemical & Chemical Products;
  6. Paper and Paper Products, Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries;
  7. Metal Products
  8. Non-electrical Machinery;
  9. Electrical Machinery;
  10. Machinery, Machine Tools and arts except Electrical  Machinery;
  11. Electricity.
  12. 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 Areas in the district as on 31-03-93

No. of Areas:

Major 1
Mini 10
Growth Centre 2

No. of Plots:

Developed 252
Alloted 127
Available 125

Industries Set up

No . 132
Investment (Rs. mln) 257.2
Employment 3557

Incentives

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

Fisheries

Coastline NIL Kms.
Production 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

* Includes Provisionally registered SSIs.

i) Directorate of Economics & Statistics;
ii) Economic Survey of Maharashtra 1993-94;
iii) Growth Centres in Maharashtra-Industrial Opportunities and challenges, MEDC.

N.B.: AS ON MARCH 31, 1998

No. of Areas

Major 1
Mini 9
Growth Centre 3

No. of Plots

Developed 468
Alloted 444
Available 24

Industries Setup

No. 281
Investment Rs. mln. 223.6
Employment 3482

Incentive
Category of Incentive Taluks eligible for incentive
Group A ------
GroupB -------
GroupC -------
Group D Taluks other than Murtizapur and Washim
Group D+ Murtizapur, Washim

Fisheries

Coastline NIL Kms.
Production 1,912 Tonnes

Medical Facilities

Hospitals 47
Primary Health Centres 52
Sub Centres 326
Dispensaries 149

Educational Facilities

Primary Schools 1,746
Secondary Schools 264
Higher Secondary Schools 78
Colleges 19
Industrial Technical Instt. 3
Engineering Colleges 1

Source

Directorate of Economics & Statistics;

Economic Survey of Maharashtra 1993-94;

Growth Centres in Maharashtra-Industrial Opportunities and challenges, MEDC.

N.B.: AS ON MARCH 31, 1998


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