• Dr S.K.Patil
• Dr Ravi.B

Industrial estates provide organizational set-up in which small scale industries, tiny enterprises, women enterprises, ancillary units export oriented units and small service business establishments develop and flourish. This concept is useful not only for achieving industrial distribution, but also for backward regions, rural areas and decentralization of industries in semi-urban areas. It may be noted that industrial estates play an important role in achieving rapid regional balance and social progress particularly in developing countries like India. Hence, the present chapter gives the detailed note on origin of industrial estates, concept of industrial estates, entrepreneur and entrepreneurship. In India, Industrial Estates are provided with built up factory accommodation in the early stages of the programme. Subsequently, the provision of developed plots has become the norm through built up sheds continue to be given in less developed regions, rural areas, backward areas and to special categories of beneficiaries like SCs, STs, women, Handicap persons, NRIs and Defiance Quota. The main object of Industrial Estate Programme has been identified for rapid industrilisation in rural and back ward areas by establishing small scale industries in Industrial Estates.

Industries, SSI, Finance, Estates, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Importance.

"Role of Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd, for Economic Development of Karnataka State – A study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.603-621, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806478.pdf

"Role of Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd, for Economic Development of Karnataka State – A study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp603-621, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806478.pdf