• AMIT KUMAR PANDIT
• DR. Kanan Chatterjee
• Dr. Sumana Bandyapadhyay

Manufacturing sector is considered as a growth engine having multiplier effect on employment and output. Micro & Small Scale Industry has also played a vital role in the state with thrust for generation of self employment. South 24 Parganas occupies a predominant position so far as the development of micro and small scale enterprises is concerned. The growth of the manufacturing sector has created employment opportunities outside agriculture. In the industrial region various geographical and socioeconomic factors are responsible for the establishment of various industries. Availability of infrastructural facilities an area reduces production cost of an industry, so that various products can compete in the market. After liberalization industrial units have to compete with multinational companies. The district of South24Parganas occupies a great place in the field of industrialization in West Bengal. The district is agrarian in nature and about 84 percent of the total population dependent on agriculture and the rest depend on non-agricultural activities. Despite its proximity to Kolkata, the district has not been developed industrially except for the Budge-Budge stretch and adjacent area of the community development blocks of Alipore Sadar Sub-Division. Food processing industries, Readymade garment industries, Leather and Footwear industries, Chemical industries and Engineering industries are dominant in Budge Budge, Maheshtala, Bishnupur and Pujali. The present study attempts at investigating geographical reason for location specific agglomeration individual units. Problems and future prospects of industries. Future growth of industries and Government approach to provide help to sustained industries. The study shows that the Alipore Sadar sub-division has spatial potentialities in this respect.

Key words: micro and small scale industry, potential, readymade garment, manufacturing industry.

"Manufacturing Industries in Alipore Sadar Sub-Division, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no.e206-e216, January-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301436.pdf

"Manufacturing Industries in Alipore Sadar Sub-Division, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no. ppe206-e216, January-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301436.pdf