TAMILNADU SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD (SIDCO)

The Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (SIDCO) was
established on 16.3.1970 by the Government of Tamil Nadu with the main objective of assisting
and promoting the interests of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the State.

Activities of SIDCO
1) Formation and maintenance of Industrial Estates
2) Raw Materials Distribution
3) Assistance in Marketing through Marketing Assistance Scheme.
4) Formation of Clusters and Common Facility Centres
Establishment of Industrial Estates:

Suitable lands are identified taking into consideration the various factors such as
location, availability of power and water, transport facilities etc., for the formation of new
Industrial Estates.

The lands are either acquired if they are private patta lands or alienated if they are
Government lands.

Basic infrastructure facilities such as roads, streetlights, water supply system, storm
water drainage, sewage system etc., are provided in the lands taken over and new
industrial estates are formed.

Government of Tamilnadu have established 35 Industrial Estates initially through

Directorate of Industries and Commerce and the administrative control of these industrial
estates were transferred to SIDCO on agency terms in 1974.

SIDCO has developed 59 Industrial Estates on its own since its establishment in 1970
and totally 94 industrial estates (Annexure- IV) are functioning under the control of
SIDCO at present.

Special Features:

Tiny Plots measuring 5 cents to 15 cents are developed and allotted exclusively for
Micro Enterprises.

Now Industrial plots measuring 0.25 acre to 1 acre and above are allotted to Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises depending on their project requirement as
entrepreneurs preferred to have their own sheds to suit their requirements.

Multistoried industrial complexes with modules of area 500 sq.ft, 1000 sq.ft and 1500
sq.ft have been constructed and allotted to Electronic and Readymade Garment
industries in Thiru-vi-ka Industrial Estate, Guindy.

To encourage women entrepreneurs, Women Industrial Parks have been developed in
5 places.

Karuppur (Salem Dist.)

Valavanthankottai (Trichy District)
Thirumullaivoyal (Thiruvallur District)
Thirumudivakkam (Kancheepuram District)
Kappalur (Madurai District)

30% of the saleable area of New Industrial Estates are earmarked for Micro
Enterprises as per G.O.Ms.No.7 MSME.Dept. dated 31.01.2009 and allotted to
Micro Enterprises.

To ensure participation of all sections of the society in the industrial development

of the State, priority is given in allotment as follows.

30% for Women Entrepreneurs

10% for Ex-servicemen

10% for SC/ST and Transgender.

Allotment Procedure

Advertisements are released in News Papers notifying the availability of plots and sheds
every year. The same are made available in website www.sidco.tn.nic.in.
Application for allotment can be had either from 19 branch offices in various districts or
from Corporate Office. Application can be downloaded from website
www.sidco.tn.nic.in. also.
The application shall be filed with Branch Manager of the respective district under whose
jurisdiction Industrial Estate falls.
A Screening Committee constituted with the Officials of SIDCO, Directorate of Industries
and Commerce, Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd. and representatives of
TANSTIA scrutinizes the applications and selects the eligible entrepreneurs.
The selected entrepreneurs are allotted plots by way of LOT system conducted in a
transparent manner.
 Allotment orders are issued by CMD, SIDCO, for all plots in respect of SIDCO Industrial
Estates and in respect of Government Industrial Estates where the plot extent is less
than 5000 sq.ft.
In respect of plots measuring more than 5000 sq.ft., in Government Industrial Estates,
the plots will be allotted after getting prior permission of Government, as per
G.O.Ms.No. 877, Industries Department, dt. 1.7.1982.

Infrastructure Facilities in Industrial Estates:

The basic infrastructures like, Roads, Street lights, Water supply system, Storm Water
Drainage, Sewage System are created in new Industrial Estates and upgraded in
existing Industrial Estates.

Canteen, Banks, Post & Telegraph Office, Telephone Exchange, Fire Station, Police
Station, Parks, Dispensary, Common Creche for children are also made available in the
Industrial Estates for the benefit of entrepreneurs and employees.

Infrastructure facilities are created / upgraded in Industrial Estates under various

schemes implemented by Central as well as State Government.
i. Micro Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme MSE-CDP (ID)
Scheme
ii. Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS)
iii. Aid to States for Infrastructure Development of Export and Allied
Activities.(ASIDE)
iv. Part-II scheme of Government of Tamilnadu.

Micro and Small Enterprises - Cluster Development programme (MSE-CDP)

Under this Scheme, the grant is availed from the Government of India for the following:
(i) MSE CDP (Infrastructure Development)
(ii) MSE CDP (Common Facility Centre)

Infrastructure Development under the MSE CDP Scheme

Under this Scheme, the Government of India sanctions 60% of the project cost subject
to a ceiling of Rs.6 Crores as grant for the creation and up-gradation of infrastructure in new
and existing Industrial Estates respectively. The Government of India have approved projects
upto 2011-12 with a project cost of Rs.4074.12 lakhs for the creation of infrastructure facilities in
12 new Industrial Estates. Of the sanctioned projects, 10 projects have been completed in the
following places.
 (Rupees in lakhs)

S.No Name of the Industrial Estate Project Cost GOI Grant

Uranaganpatti,
1 444.00 151.63
Madurai District
Thirumudivakkam,
2 560.00 200.00
Kancheepuram District
Thirumullaivoyal,
3 475.00 159.99
Thiruvallur District
Vichoor,
4 200.00 70.36
Thiruvallur District
Valavanthankottai,
5 615.00 118.70
Trichy District
Karuppur,
6 213.00 63.59
Salem District
Elambalur,
7 146.00 87.60
Perambalur District
Kadagathur,
8 40.00 24.00
DharmapuriDIstrict
Asanur,
9 395.00 237.00
Villupuram District
Arakkonam,
10 220.00 132.00
Vellore District
TOTAL 3308.00 1244.87

The remaining two projects are under implementation as follows.

(Rupees in lakhs)
Name of the Industrial
S.No Project Cost GOI Grant
Estate
Pollupalli,
1 411.00 246.60
Krishnagiri District
Karaikudi,
2 355.12 213.00
Sivaganga District
TOTAL 766.12 459.60

Further, Government of India have approved projects for the up gradation of

infrastructure facilities 12 existing Industrial Estates with a total project cost of Rs.2389.15 lakhs.
Of these, up-gradation works have been completed in the following 7 industrial estate.
 (Rupees in lakhs)

Name of the Industrial Project

S.No GOI Grant GoTN Grant
Estate Cost

Hosur,
1 59.86 23.94 23.94
Krishnagiri District
Kurichi,
2 152.14 34.96 60.85
Coimbatore District
Kappalur,
3 Madurai District 187.5 44.1 75.00
Virudhunagar,
4 34.95 13.52 13.98
Virudhunagar District
Mukundarayapuram,
5 133.45 52.65 53.38
Vellore District
Ooty,
6 14.00 5.58 5.60
Niligiri District
Ganapathipalayam,
7 45.82 27.49 13.75
Tiruppur District

TOTAL 627.72 202.24 246.50

In the remaining 5 Industrial Estates, up gradation works are in progress as follows:

(Rupees in lakhs)

S.No. Name of the Industrial Estate Project Cost GoI Grant GoTN Grant
Alathur,
1 444.96 266.98 133.49
Kancheepuram District
Kakkalur,
2 423.33 254.00 127.00
Tiruvallur District
Kovilpatti
3 202.00 121.20 60.60
Thoothukudi District
4 Athur, Karur District 397.38 238.43 119.21

5 Mettur, Salem District 293.76 176.25 88.13

TOTAL 1761.43 1056.86 528.43

In 2012-13, SIDCO has taken up creation of infrastructure facilities in four new Industrial
Estates and up gradation of infrastructure facilities in one existing Industrial Estate as detailed
below.
Creation of Infrastructure in Industrial Estates in 2012-13
(Rupees in lakhs)

GOI
Sl. SIDCO Stage
Project Grant
No. Location Contribution
cost
1 Palayapatti, Project approved by GOI and
499.00 299.40 199.60
Thanjavur District sanction order is awaited.
2 Vaniyambadi, Sanction order received from
Vellore District 56.64 33.98 22.66 GOI and the project is under
implementation
3 Mathur (New), Sanction order received from
Pudukottai 235.00 141.00 94.00 GOI and the project is under
District. implementation.
4 Virudhunagar Sanction order received from
(Urban), GOI and the project is under
319.00 191.00 128.00
Virudhunagar implementation.
District
TOTAL 1109.64 665.38 444.26

Up-gradation of Industrial Estate in 2012-13

(Rupees in lakhs)

Sl. Beneficiaries
No. Name of the Project GOI GoTN
Contribution Stage
Industrial Estate cost Grant Grant

1 Malumichampatti, 200.00 113.25 60.00 26.75 Sanctioned by

Coimbatore District GOI and order is
awaited.
Common Facility Centres (CFCs) under the MSE CDP Scheme

Micro and Small enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE CDP) aims at
addressing the needs of the industries, through formation of well-defined clusters and
geographical areas to enable the Micro and Small enterprises to have better access to
resources, linkages to credit and to enhance their marketing competitiveness
.
SIDCO has been nominated as the implementing Agency for Establishing Common
Facility Centres in Tamil Nadu under MSE-CDP scheme vide G.O.Ms.NO.24(MSME) Dept.
dated 09.08.2011. In total, 53 Projects have been identified in Tamil Nadu for implementation.
Out of these, 18 projects at a total project cost of Rs.77.98 Crores have been sanctioned by the
Government of India with a grant for a sum of Rs.53.89Crores. The Government of Tamil Nadu
has sanctioned a grant of Rs.5.76 Crores. Out of the above 18 projects, 7 projects have already
been completed.The remaining 11 Common Facility Centres are under implementation.The
expected total employment generation from these clusters will be around 15,000 persons.

The funding pattern of MSE-CDP(CFC) scheme is as follows:

Grant from GOI 70% (maximum project cost of Rs.15 Crores)
Grant from Government of Tamil Nadu 10% (maximum of Rs.1Crore)
SPV Contribution / Bank Loan 20%.

The status on implementation of MSE-CDP (CFC) scheme in the state has been
categorised as given below:
A. Projects for which final approval obtained from - 18 Nos
Government of India
B. Projects for which in-principle approval given by - 12 Nos
Government of India
C. Projects which have been recommended to - 23 Nos
Government of India and at preparatory stage

State Governments Part II Scheme

SIDCO has been availing grants from the Government of Tamil Nadu under the Part II
Scheme towards the strengthening of infrastructure in the existing industrial estates and has so
far availed Rs.127.50 lakhs as indicated:
(Rupees in lakhs)

Approved Govt. of
Sl. No. Of Industrial
Year project Tamil Nadu Remarks
No Estates benefitted cost Grant
1 2006-07 3 101.50 25.00 Works Completed
2 2007-08 3 114.00 25.00 Works Completed
3 2008-09 3 120.00 20.00 Works Completed
4 2011-12 5 150.00 30.00 Works Completed in 4
locations except R.K. Pet
which is under
implementation.
5 2012-13 3 (Thoothukudi,
Keelanagachi, 110.00 27.50 Under implementation.
Gudimangalam)

TOTAL 595.50 127.50

Raw Material Distribution
The raw materials such as Iron & Steel, Wax, Potassium Chlorate and TNPL paper are
distributed through various depots situated in Ambattur, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Sattur,
Sivakasi and from its Branch Offices located at Erode, Salem, Thanjavur, and Vellore.

The details of target and achievements for the year 2012-13 and are as follows:-

Achievement in
Target for
2012-13
2012-13
Sl Name of the (upto March 2013)
No Material Qty in Value Qty in Value in Rs
Metric Rs. in Metric (in lakhs)
Tonnes lakhs Tonnes
1 Iron & steel 5181.07 2239.71 3122.43 1472.70

2 Wax 5300.86 4646.30 3679.30 3631.13

3 TNPL paper 242.09 147.00 177.02 106.95
(Direct Sales)
4 TNPL paper 494.44 269.60 874.62 499.37
(Agency Sales)
5 Potassium 5.00 3.34 4.00 3.73
Chlorate
TOTAL 11223.46 7305.95 7857.37 5713.88

Marketing Assistance Scheme

SIDCO assists the Micro and Small Entrepreneurs through Marketing Assistance Scheme.
SIDCO approaches the Government Departments / Local Bodies on behalf of theseMicro and
Small units which are registered with SIDCO under this scheme. The orders so received are
distributed among Micro and Small Enterprises and SIDCO ensuresthe execution of these
orders to effect good quality and timely supply. Payments received from the Government
Departments / Undertakings / Local Bodies for the supplies effectedare released to the units
after deducting 3% as consultancy fees.

SIDCO has executed orders worth Rs.125.91 lakhs upto March-2013.

Right to Information Act 2005

The Officers as notified below are appointed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 for its
implementation in TANSIDCO:
 Appellate Authority General Manager(Admin) Phone:
TANSIDCO Ltd. 044 22501694
Corporate Office, Chennai-600 032 Fax : 22501694
Public Information Secretary Cum General Phone:
Officer Manager(Finance) 044 22501977
TANSIDCO Ltd. Fax :
Corporate Office, Chennai-600 032 044 - 22500792
Assistant Public Branch Managers of Branch Offices / Addresses and contact
Information Officers Officers-in-charge of Raw Material phone numbers are given
Depots of TANSIDCO Ltd. in the Branch Offices list

Details about SIDCO

Honourable Minister Thiru P.MOHAN,

for the Department : Honble Minister for Rural Industries
Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

Secretary to Government, : Thiru. K. DHANAVEL, I.A.S.

Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises Department,
Chennai- 600 009.

Chairman : Thiru. J.C.D.PRABHAKAR,B.A,B.L

SIDCO, Chennai 32.

Managing Director, : Dr. D. KARTHIKEYAN, I.A.S.

SIDCO, Chennai 32.

SIDCO Offices

(a) Corporate Office

Tamilnadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited,

Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 600 032.

Telephone Nos: 22501461, 22501210, 22500073,2250 0289

22500317
Fax No: 2250 0792
e-mail : ho.sidco@nic.in
Website: www.sidco.tn.nic.in
b ) Branch Offices
Sl. Name of Branch Telephone
Address
No Office
1. Ambattur The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 044 26253644
Ambattur, Chennai- 600 058
2. Coimbatore The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 0422 2672825
Kurichi, Coimbatore 641 021
3. Cuddalore The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
04142-225134
SIDCO Industrial Estate,
Semmandalam, Cuddalore-607 001
4. Erode The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 0424 - 2275237
Chennimalai Road, Erode-638 001
5. Guindy The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate,Guindy, 044 22501482
Chennai-600 032.
6. Hosur The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office, 04344 276975
SIDCO Industrial Estate,
Hosur 635 126
7. Kakkalur The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 044 27665310
Kakkalur 602 003
8. Krishnagiri The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 04343 236092
Krishnagiri 635 001
9. Madurai The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 0452 2566897
K.Pudur, Madurai 625 007.
10. Salem The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 0427 2448520
Five Roads,Salem 636 004
11. Sivaganga The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 04575 240636
Sivaganga 623 560.
12. Thanjavur The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 04362 255220
Nanjikottai Road,
Thanjavur 613 006
13. Thirumazhisai The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 044 26811769
Thirumazhisai,
Chennai - 602 107
14. Thirumullaivoyal The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office Thirumullaivayal
Branch Office, SIDCO Women Industrial 044 26366687
Park, Thirumullaivayal, Chennai 600 062
15. Thirumudivakkam The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 044 24780684
Thirumudivakkam,
Chennai 600 044.
16. Tirunelveli The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office, 0462 2342073
SIDCO Industrial Estate,
Pettai,Tirunelveli 627 010
17. Trichy The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 0431 2441177
Ariyamangalam,
Trichy 620 010
18. Vellore The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 0416 2242871
Gandhi Nagar,
Vellore 632 006
19. Virudhunagar The Branch Manager,
SIDCO Branch Office,
SIDCO Industrial Estate, 04562 252683
Virudhunagar 626 003
 Raw Material Depots of SIDCO

Sl. Name of RMD Address Telephone No.

No.
1. Ambattur, Chennai SIDCO Raw Material Depot, Industrial Estate 044 26241586
Ambattur, Chennai 600 058
2. Coimbatore SIDCO Raw Material Depot, 0422 - 2672867
SIDCO Industrial Estate,Kurichi,
Coimbatore 641 021
3. Madurai SIDCO Raw Material Depot, 0452 2566957
SIDCO Industrial Estate,K.Pudur,
Madurai 625 007
4. Trichy SIDCO Raw Material Depot, 0431 2441552
SIDCO Industrial Estate,Ariyamangalam,
Trichy 620 010
5. Sattur SIDCO Raw Material Sub Depot, 04562 - 260314
Sub Depot 345/55, Vembakottai Road,Sattur 626 203
6. Sivakasi SIDCO Raw Material Sub Depot, 04562 - 254598
Sub Depot Co-op Industrial Estate,
Srivilliputhur Road,
Sivakasi 626 124