GENERAL INFORMATION

  Capital                  : Pondicherry                                
  Area                     : 492 Sq. Km.
  Population               : 807,785
  Principal Languages      : Tamil, French, English
  Urbanization rate        : 64.05%
  Literacy rate            : 75%
  Per Capita State Income
  at Current Prices (Rs.)  : 3,777
  No. of District          : 4
  
INFRASTRUCTURE
  
  Major Ports              : Pondicherry
  
MAJOR INDUSTRIES/CROPS/MINERALS
  
  Industries  :  Textile,  Sugar, Cotton Yarn, Spirits and  Beer,  Rice,
                 Auto   Parts,  Disposable  Syringes,  Glass   and   Tin
                 Containers.
  
  Crops       :  Rice, Oil Seeds, Cotton, Sugercane.
  
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
  
  -   Investment Subsidy @ 10% of the fixed costs upto 1 mln.
  
  -   Subsidy on interest payment on term=loans.
  
  -   Subsidy on electricity charges.
  
FISCAL CONCESSIONS
  
  -   Exemption from sales tax for specified period.
  
  
Contact Address
    
  DIRECTOR of INDUSTRIES
  Industrial Estate  
  Thattanchavady
  Pondicherry - 605009
  Phone : 91 413 26476; 26320; 26168;, 26414