| INDIAN
STATE : ANDAMAN
AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
Information Technology Enabled Services
The Andaman & Nicobar Administration has identified
Information Technology enabled Services
(ITeS) as one of the thrust area of development services
like Distributed transaction processing (DTP), cyber
cafe, medical transcription, software development, BPO
etc.,ITeS covers diverse areas like finance, HR, administration,
health care, telecommunication, manufacturing etc. Armed
with technology & manpower, these services can be
provided from e-enabled locations. This radically reduces
costs and Improves service standards.In short, this
administration aims to facilitate B2B e-commerce solutions,
which are human intensive services that are delivered
over telecom networks or the internet with a range of
business segments.
Agriculture
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands enjoy a tropical and
humid climate and receive an average rainfall of 3000
mm in about eight months commencing from May to January.
The area under Agriculture is nearly 50,000 ha. which
accounts for 6% of the total area. Out of this total
cultivated area 12,000 ha. are flat land and the rest
are hilly land. In hilly lands majority of the holdings
are dominated with Coconut/Areca nut palms. The prevailing
favorable soil and agro-c1imatic condition offer wide
opportunities and immense potential for Horticultural
crops like spices, fruits, plantation crops, Floriculture,
Medicinal Aromatic and Dye Plants which contribute a
lot towards our national economy in view of their huge
domestic and export demands.
There is good scope for value added coconut products
and there is an immediate need to exploit this resource.
In Nicobar District area under coconut is 14516.54 ha.
with a production of 53.96 million nuts. This provides
an opportunity for establishment of an Integrated coconut
processing complex at Car Nicobar.
- Administration is setting up a Coconut Mission for
promotion of value added products based on Coconut
and Copra.
- Ample opportunity for setting up of integrated coconut
complex under PPP.
- Ample opportunity for Horticulture and Floriculture.
Package of Incentives for Small
& Micro Enterprise in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Andaman & Nicobar Island Transport Subsidy programme
for Small and Medium Enterprises
(SMEs).
- Andaman & Nicobar Inter Island
Transport subsidy programme for SMEs III.
- Andaman & Nicobar Capital Investment Subsidy
Programme for SMEs.
- 50% Subsidy for procurement of Pollution Control
Equipments, Captive power.
- Generator sets, Solar Power, Wind Power, Bio Mass,
Hydro Power & Water harvesting equipments for
SME units in Islands.
- 90% subsidy on copra dryer, Coir processing equipments,
Bakery equipments, hand tools for General Engineering,
Carpentry, Masonry and Handicrafts to Tribals.
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