I Procedure for starting Small Scale Industry.

For starting a Small Scale Industry other than the  industries  identified as those of highly polluting nature by Pondicherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC), entrepreneurs have to first apply to the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Pondicherry ,Branch office at Karaikal ,Sub-office at Mahe and Yanam, depending on the location of the unit for Provisional SSI Registration in the form prescribed. In case of industries identified as those of highly polluting nature by PPCC, entrepreneurs will have to first get clearances from the Pondicherry Pollution Control Committee through the Directorate of Industries and Commerce and then approach for provisional SSI registration after its clearance.

2. All proposals for setting up of H.T. Industries will be referred to the Electricity Department for getting initial advice regarding the availability of power for the unit . In the case of such industries provisional registration / NOC will not be issued unless the initial advice is received from the Electricity Department.

3. All the entrepreneurs irrespective of their size of investment, may approach the `Single Window Committee` (Functioning in the District Industries Centre) for getting the requisite clearances expeditiously. 

4. The regional office of the District Industries Centre will make available to the entrepreneurs/ Industrialists, the prescribed application forms for obtaining clearances/ permissions from the following Departments   (Photocopies and computerised forms in the format required by the concerned Department will also be accepted): -

(a) Municipality /Commune Panchayat, in whose jurisdiction the industry is proposed to be set up.

(b)  Chief Inspector of Factories;

(c)   Town and Country Planning Department;

(d)   Pondicherry Planning Authority;

(e)   Pondicherry Pollution Control Committee;

(f)    Revenue Department;

(g)   Agriculture department; and

(h)   Electricity Department.

5.  Duly filled in application forms in prescribed format along with required copies of the site, building & machinery layout plans and other relevant documents shall be submitted to the District Industries Centre or its regional office for obtaining Clearances / Permissions from the various Departments. The District Industries Centre or its regional office on receipt of the applications will forward the same to the  concerned Department within three days of the receipt of the applications.

6. After installing machinery. entrepreneurs  have to get licences from the concerned Municipality/ Commune Panchayat, Licence from Inspectorate of Factories and consent orders from the PPCC  for operation of the unit.

7.  After commencement of regular production, the entrepreneurs  have to apply for Permanent SSI Registration to the Directorate of Industries and Commerce.

II  Procedure for Stating Large/ Medium Scale Industries

1.  For starting Large/ Medium Scale Industries, the entrepreneurs  have to first apply/ file for Industrial Licence/ Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum with the Secretariat for Industrial Assistance in the Ministry of Industry, Government of India. After obtaining the Industrial Licence/ IEM acknowledgment from Government of India, for such Medium & Large scale industries which are not identified as highly polluting, entrepreneurs  have to apply to the Directorate of Industries and Commerce for Provisional No objection Certificate for setting up of their unit.

2. In case of industries identified as those of highly polluting nature by PPCC, entrepreneurs will have to first get NOC from PPCC through the Director of Industries  & Commerce and then approach for NOC.

3.  Then the procedures as detailed in paras 3.1.4 and 3.1.6 have to be followed.

4. After commencement of regular production, the entrepreneurs  have to approach the Directorate of Industries and Commerce for getting commencement of Production Certificate to avail Sales Tex exemption and other concessions.

III Procedure for obtaining change in location, inclusion of additional activities in case of Small Scale Industries.

Before commencement of production:- In case of Small Scale Industries the industrial unit has to submit a requisition letter to this effect along with the original certificate to the Directorate of Industries and Commerce/ branch office at Karaikal/ Sub- office at Mahe and Yanam, depending on the location of the unit. Then the changes have to be effected in the Permissions/NOC issued by Municipality / Commune Panchayat, Inspector of Factories and PPCC.

2. After commencement of production:- Initially the unit has to obtain NOC from the Directorate of Industries and Commerce to this effect and these the changes have to be effected in the licences issued by Municipality / Commune Panchayat, Inspector of Factories and PPCC. After obtaining those changes, Industries Department will make amendment in the Permanent Registration Certificate.

IV Procedure for change in location, inclusion of additional activities in case of Large / Medium Scale Industries.

 At the first instance, the unit has to apply IEM/IL with Ministry of industry ,New Delhi, G.O.I., for the additional activities and then obtain NOC from the Directorate of Industries and commerce. In case of Large/ Medium scale industries, it is suffice to apply to the Directorate of Industries & Commerce with regard to change in activity, as the location mentioned in IL/IEM is for the whole Union Territory of Pondicherry . Then the said clearances required for starting a new unit have to be obtained. Finally, the unit has to apply to the Directorate of Industries and Commerce for necessary inclusion  in the Production certificate as the case may be.