This document defines small scale industries and discusses their role in the Indian economy. Small scale industries are defined as those with fixed asset investments not exceeding Rs. 10 Crore. They include manufacturing activities like napkins, chocolates, toys, and services like bakeries, printing, photography. Small scale industries generate employment, use local resources, promote exports and technology. They support large industries and have better industrial relations. Characteristics of small scale industries include being labor intensive, flexible, locally operated, having short setup periods and requiring low capital investments.

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Small scale industry
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2. • An industrial undertaking in which the
investment in fixed assets in plant and
machinery, whether held on ownership terms or
on lease or by hire purchase, does not exceed
Rs.10 Crore as , is to be treated as a small-scale
industrial unit. However, this investment limit is
varied by the Government from time to time.
DEFINITIONS OF SMALL SCALE
INDUSTRY (SSI)

3. • Small scale industry (SSI)
 Small scale industries (SSI) are those
industries in which manufacturing, providing
services, productions are done on a small
scale or micro scale. For example, these are
the ideas of Small scale industries: Napkins,
tissues, chocolates, toothpick, water bottles,
small toys, papers, pens. Small scale
industries play an important role in social
and economic development of India.

4. • Examples and Ideas of Small
Scale Industries -
 Bakeries
 Candles
 School stationeries
 Water bottles
 Leather belt
 Small toys
 Paper Bags
 Xerox and printing
 T-shirt Printing
 Photography
 Beauty parlours

5.  Employment generation
 Mobilization of resources and entrepreneurial skill
Regional dispersal of industries
 Provides opportunities for development of technology
 Promotes exports
 Supports the growth of large industries
 Better industrial relations
ROLE OF SSI IN NATIONAL
ECONOMY

6.  Personal Character
 Flexibility
 Laboure Intensive
 Local Area of Operation
 Short Gestation Period
 Registration
 Size
 Capital
 CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL
SCALE INDUSTRIES