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Gove rnm ent o f Ind i a

M in i s t ry o f M SM E

Brief Industrial Profile of Jaipur District

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Prepared by

M S M E - D e v e l o p m e n t I n s t i t u t e

(Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India,)

22 Godam, Industrial Estate, Jaipur-302006

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CONTENTS OF INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL SURVEY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

DISTRICT MAP

S.No. Chapter Summary

1. Chapter –I

District Profile

District at a Glance

General

Administrative Set Up

2. Chapter – II

Social Infrastructure

Population

Human Resources.

Literacy (Rural & Urban)

Education (School, College &I.T.I.)

Working Force & occupational

Pattern

Medical facilities

3. Chapter –III

District Location

Profiling

Geographical Area

Land Use Pattern in the District

Climate & Rainfall

4. Chapter – IV

Agro Resources

Area and Production of Major Crops.

5. Chapter – V

Live Stock & Related

Resources

Livestock

Availability of Dairy Products.

Wool Availability.

Meat Availability.

Bones

Veterinary facilities

6. Chapter – VI

Water Resources

Water &Irrigation Resources

Drinking Water

IrrigationFacilities

7. Chapter – VII

Minerals& Raw Material

Geology&Minerals.

Major Minerals Minor Minerals

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S.No. Chapter Summary

8. Chapter – VIII

Tourism

8.1 Tourism

Places of Tourist Interest

9. Chapter – IX

Energy Resources

Rural Electrification/Grid Station

ElectricityConsumption Pattern

Existing Power Supply Position

10. Chapter – X

Transportation

RoadNetwork

Vehicle on Road.

Rail Transport.

Network of communication

Facilities.

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Financial Facilities

Banking Facilities.

Other Institutions Engaged in

Public Finance

12. Chapter –XII

Export

Export Potential Item

Export Plan

13. Chapter –XIII

Salt

13.1 Details of Salt Area

14. Chapter –XIV

Cluster in District

14.1 Cluster Place

15. Chapter – XV

Handloom & Handcraft

15.1 Handloom

Area of Handloom work

Handloom Unit Number

Society in Handloom Sector

Handloom Cluster

Natural Dye and Block Printing

cluster

Total number of Handloom

Weaver Card Holder

15.2 Handloom

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S.No. Chapter Summary

16. Chapter – XVI

Infrastructure Industrial Area

Government

Private

17. Chapter –XVII

Potential

Industries/Services/

Trade

Potential Industrial and other

Countributory Factor

Strategy Suggested

Potential Industries

Proposed Augmentation of

Industrial Area

Suggestion Strategy for Artisan and

handloom weaver Upgradation

18. Chapter – XVIII Summery

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DISTRICT MAP - JAISALMER

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District Profile DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

LOCATION&AREA

Infrastructure / Facilities

Area Served by Per Medical Institution ( Sq. Km.) (Annual Progress

Report- DMHS)

209

No. of Electrified villages (Annual Progress Report- RVVN) 552

No. of Villages with drinking water facilities (Annual Progress

Report- PHED)

600

Road (PWD) length in km. (Annual Progress Report- PWD) 4722

PER CAPITA NET DISTRICT DOMESTIC PRODUCT 2009-10

At current prices (Rs.) 39765

At Constant (2004-05) Prices (Rs.) 25073

LAND USE (AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS OF RAJASTHAN-

DES)

2010-11

Average land holding (Hect.) (CENSUS of AGRICULTURE) 8.72

% of Forest area to reporting area 1.17

% of Net Irrigated Area to Net Area Sown 13.96

% of Gross Irrigated Area to Gross Area Sown 26.49

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General :- Jaisalmer was founded by king jaisa or Jaisal. The word Jaisalmer is said

to have been derived form a combination oof word. Jaisal & Mara a local name

for Jaisals fort. The present district is largely composed of the former Jaisalmer

State, which was among the last Rajputana State to go under British Protection.

ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP

REVENUE

Jaisalmer is the largest district (in area) of the Jodhpur Division and

administrative control and monitoring of the district is carried out by Collector

and District Magistrate ,who is the head of District Administration. He is

assisted by one Additional District Magistrate & one ADM(Development) who

is CEO, Zila Parishad.

For administration and development, the district is divided into four sub-

divisions i.e. Jaisalmer ,Pokaran, Fatehgarh and Bhaniyana and four tehsils, i.e.

Jaisalmer,Pokaran Fatehgarh and Bhaniyana. The developmental activities of

the district are being looked after by three Panchayat Samities, i.e.

Jaisalmer,Sam and Sankra. There are total 813 revenue villages and 128 Gram

panchayats.

Sub Divisions 4 Jaisalmer,Pokaran,Fatehgarh, Bhaniyana

Tehsils 4 Jaisalmer,Pokaran,Fatehgarh, Bhaniyana

ILR Circles 35

Patwar Circles 139

Revenue

Villages

852

PANCHAYATI RAJ

With the ushering in of the Panchayati Raj, three block Panchayat

Samities namely Jaisalmer,Sam (Hqrs. Jaisalmer) and Sankra (HQrs. Pokaran)

having its total 128 Gram Panchayats have been functioning in the district and

are governed by the Zila Parishad under the Chairmanship of Zila Pramukh and

administratively supervised by the District Collector who is ex-officio District

Development officer. The aim of the Panhayat samities it to promote

development activities at the block level and oversee implementation with

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regard to some of the schemes. After the re-set of Panchayati Raj, Gram

Panchayats Panchayat Samities and Zila Parishad have empowered to work

independently keeping in view the requirement and necessity of the

developmental setup in their respective areas.

Development

Blocks

3

Jaisalmer,Sam,Sankra

Gram Panchayats 140

Nagar Palika 2 Jaisalmer,Pokaran

Villages 852

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Social Infrastructure

Population ( Provisional)

Human resources is the basic input for manning the existing and

future industrial development of an area. As per the population censes

2011, the total population of Jaisalmer district is 669919 (by registering

a net addition of 163761 persons during period 2001 to 2011). Which is

about 32.00 percent. The density of population in Jaisalmer district is

estimated at 17 persons per square kilometer in year 2011, whereas the

same is found at 128 for the entire state.

Sex Ratio

The sex ratio of the district as per 2011 census in 852

females per 1000 Males .

Density

The density of the population in the district is 17 persons per

Sq.Km.

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Brief Statistics of the Population of District

Description 2011 2001

Actual Population 669,919 508,247

Male 361,708 279,101

Female 308,211 229,146

Population Growth 31.81% 24.39%

Area Sq. Km 38,401 38,401

Density/km2 17 13

Proportion to Rajasthan Population 0.98% 0.90%

Sex Ratio (Per 1000) 852 821

Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age) 874 869

Average Literacy 57.22 50.97

Male Literacy 72.04 66.26

Female Literacy 39.71 32.05

Total Child Population (0-6 Age) 130,463 112,026

Male Population (0-6 Age) 69,610 59,953

Female Population (0-6 Age) 60,853 52,073

Literates 308,653 201,960

Male Literates 210,415 145,203

Female Literates 98,238 56,757

Child Proportion (0-6 Age) 19.47% 22.04%

Boys Proportion (0-6 Age) 19.24% 21.48%

Girls Proportion (0-6 Age)

19.74% 22.72%

Source:- Census 2011

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Human Resources

Human Resources are the vital input for the existing and future

economic and industrial prosperity of an area. In fact, any one set of

resources, which can be singled out as the key factor for successful

implementation of manufacturing process; it would surely be areas of

human and social resources like labour Management and organization.

As a matter of fact, it is the human resources, which shapes and controls

the material resources in the field of industrial development, ways and

means can be suggested to overcome any material deficiency of human

resources are highly developed and if the social, political and economic

environment is favorable. But on the contrary, if the human skill and

effective environment is not available in the area, than no amount of

material resources will bring successful industrialization, inter alia over

all development. The human resources of the district Jaisalmer have

been discussed in the following paragraphs.

Literacy (Rural & Urban)

Average literacy rate of Jaisalmer in 2011 were 57.22 compared to

50.97 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female

literacy were 72.04 and 39.71 respectively. For 2001 census, same

figures stood at 66.26 and 32.05 in Jaisalmer District. Total literate in

Jaisalmer District were 308,653 of which male and female were 210,415

and 98,238 respectively. In 2001, Jaisalmer District had 201,960 in its

district.

Education (School, Colleges & I.T.I.)

The network of educational institutions working in the district has

remained as given in the following table.

S.No. Category Numbers

2.5.1 Management -

2.52 Engineering -

2.5.3 Polytechnic 1

2.5.4 I.T.I. 2

Source- District Education Office

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Working Force and Occupational Pattern.

The total working force in Jaisalmer district is 1,27,471 which

constitutes 25.08 percent of the total population. A majority of the

working force is cultivators sand agricultural labourers. They constitute

about 64 percent of the total working force; only 3 per cent of the

working force is engaged in household industry and construction

activities.

Working Force and Occupational Pattern in the district.

Sl.

No.

Occupation No. of

Persons

Percentage

1 Cultivators 45527 61.00

2 Agricultural Labourers 2598 3.00

3 Household Industry

(Manufacturing Process Servicing and

Repairing)

2251 3.00

4 Other Workers 24160 33.00

Source :- Census of India.

There are 29.48 percent main workers and 7.37 percent

marginal workers and 63.15 percent non-workers.

Medical facilities

The network of medical and health services in the district are

satisfactory. The health services are provided by the Government as well

as private sector. The public health service by Govt. Agencies are given

in the following table.

S.No. Category Numbers

2.6.1 Nursing Training Institutes 1

2.6.2 Paramedic Training Institutes -

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2.6.3 Medical Colleges -

2.6.4 Health Centers 201

2.6.5 Hospitals 7

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District Location Profiling

Geographical Area

Total

Geographic

al Area

Sub

Divisio

ns

Tehsils Sub

Tehsils

Panchayat

Samities

Municipal

ities

/parisad

Revenue

Villages

38392

Sq. Kms.

4 4 3 2 852

Land use pattern in the district

Sl.No. Classification of land Area in Hectares

1. Forest 27400

2. Barren and uncultivated land

572902

3. Permanent Pastures 84594

4. Fallow land 2351321

5. Net area Sown 1027682

Climate and Rainfall

District JAISALMER has a very dry climate with very hot summer; a

cold winter and sparse rains. The climate is extremely hot during summer with

maximum temperature reaching up to 49.2 degree celcious and extremely cold

during winder with minimum temp. in the range of 1 degree celcious. The

variation in temperature from morning to noon and the late midnight is a sudden

phenomenon. The average rainfall is only 16.4 cms as against the state average

of 57.51 cms.

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Agro Resources

4.1 Area and Production of Major Crops

The details of various irrigation facilities in the district are given in the

following table.

(area in hectares and production in M.T.)

S.No. Crops Production Area

1 Bajra 1656 181143

2 Jowar 252.30 2877

3 Moong 1291 4609

4 Wheat 3833.20 5347

5 Gram 61660.40 9402

6 Taramira Mustard 56759.30 30090

7 Guar 63069.60 356411

8 Bariay 0.75 16

9 Groundnut 1605 3311

10 Esabgol 156.88 8798

11 Cumin 262.53 12798

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Live Stock & Related Resources

Live stock

One of the important economic activities of the people of Jaisalmer

District, is animal husbandry. According to livestock Census, 2017 Total

livestock in Jaisalmer district was 3195213. The details of livestock in

Jaisalmer district is given in the following table.

Livestock population in Jaisalmer district according to Livestock Census

2017

S. No. Category No.s

1. Cow 434623

2. Buffaloes 4057

3. Sheeps 1185150

4. Goats 1513386

5. Horses pones 1089

6. Mules 16

7. Camels 49917

8. Pigs 1129

9. Donkeys 5846 Livestock Total 3195213

10 Rabbit 22

11 Dog 2871 Total 3198106

Source- Animal Husbandry

Availability of Dairy Product

Milk - The district possess a chilling plant in pokran an which

established by Western Rajasthan milk producers co. op. society ltd.

Under dairy development program of the district with per day capacity is

20000 litters. The total milk collected by this plant was 42,500 MT.

Wool availability

Sheeps are reared in the district mainly for wool and meat. As per

data available from integrated sample survey report for estimation of

major livestock production each sheep yields approximately 1.920 kg. of

wool every year. As per information given by D.A.H.O. Jaisalmer there

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is potential for 2280 tons of wool production within the Jaisalmer

district.

Meat availability

Assuming on an average slaughter rate of 20 percent for both

Sheep and goats. On the basis of above assumptions the total annual

availability of meat in the district is estimated at 14000 tones.

Bones

The availability of bones in the district is estimated to be around

7900 tones per annum.

Veterinary Facilities

There are sufficient number of veterinary dispensaries and

hospitals.

Veterinary Centre & Veterinary Hospital

Hospitals ‘A” Class 12

Hospitals 27

SubCenter 19

Dispensary 01

Collage ( Pvt.) 00

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Water Resources

Water and irrigation Resources The availability of water resources in Jaisalmer can be viewed

under the heads of (a) Major rivers and lakes (b) Ground water

resources, (c) Irrigation projects like Indira Gandhi Canal Project and (d)

Other irrigation resources. As regards the major rivers and lakes, there

exists no perennial river in the district. A few streams flow around

Jaisalmer town during the rainy season. Most of these seasonal streams

are only nallahs with lmited catchment area. Water is generally blocked

by the localinhabitants to form 'Khadeen' which are minor irrigation. As

regards the groundwater resources, the water level in the district varies

from 30 to 130 meters. Based on certain studies by the Ground Water

Department, it is revealed that considerable quantity of water exists in

the south eastern region of the district, known as lathi formation (Lathi,

Chandan and Dabla). The Indira Gandhi Canal Project formerly known

as Rajasthan Canal project may provide irrigation facilities to a great

extent in the district after its coming in full swing. Till now the feeder

canal and the main canal having a length of 204 Kms. and 445 Kms.

respectively have been completed alongwith more than 614 Km. long

distributory system and the water in the main canal has reached upto RD

195 of Godra Road Sub Branch (GRS) of Jaisalmer district. The work on

proposed 3044 Kms. long distributory of second phase is still under

progress. Some areas of Pokaran and Jaisalmer Sub Division like

Pokaran, Mohangarh, Nachna, Ramgarh etc. may be covered under the

command area of Indira Gandhi Canal Project and hence after successful

completion of the project, the agricultural productivity in command

areas 23 of the district would certainly boost up. The total area which is

expected to be irrigated would be 5.42 lakh hectares. As per information

available from the District Agriculture Department, the actual irrigated

area in the district in the year 2009-10 was only 142166 hectares, out of

which 49630 hectares of land was irrigated by well and 141647 hectares

by Canal. Only 5.62 percent of the total cultivable area of the district is

irrigated. The sourcewise irrigation facilities in the district is given in the

table below. Table Sourcewise irrigation facilities in Jaisalmer district.

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Drinking Water The water level in district varies from 30 meters to 130 meters. The

studies reveals that considerable quantities of water in the south-eastern region

of the district, known as Lathi formation ( Lathi, Chandan, Barmer, Boarder,

Dable near Jaisalmer ) is available.

Irrigation facilities S.No. Source Area irrigated (in Ha)

1 Wells/Tube-wells 49630

2 Canal 141647

3 Others 519 Total 142166

The availability of water resources in Jaisalmer can be viewable under the

following heads.

(A) Major River and Lakes.

(B) Various irrigation project ( specially Indira Gandhi Canal Project).

(C) Other irrigation resource.

(A) MAJOR RIVER AND LAKES.

No perennial river exists in the district. A few streams flow around Jaislamer

town during the rainy season. Most of these seasonal streams are only nalahs

with limited catchment areas. Water is generally blocked by the local

inhabitants to form Khadeens' which are used for minor irrigation.

(B) INDRA GANDHI CANAL PROJCET.

The Indira Gandhi Canal Project formerly known as Rajasthan Canal Projcet

may provide irrigation facilities to a great extent in the district after its coming

in full operation. Till now the feeder canal and the mian canal having the length

of 204 kms and out of 2236 kms. respectively have been completed along with

more than 1663 kms long distribution system and the water in the main canal

has reached up to RD 205 Barkat Wllah Khan sub branch (GRS) of Jaisalmer

district However, the work on proposed 573 kms long distribution system of

second phase is still under progress.Some areas of Pokran and Jaisalmer sub

division like Pokran, Mohangarh, Nachna, Rahgarh, etc. may be covered under

the command area of the indra Gandhi Canal Project and hence after the

successful completion of the project the agricultural productivity in such

command areas would certainly boost up. The total area which will be irrigated

is 5.43 lakh hectares.

(C) OTHER IRRIGATION RESOURCE.

As per information available from the district agriculture Dept. the actual

irrigated area in year 2006-07 was only 81358 hectares, out of which 22881 was

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irrigated by well,58239 hectares by canals. Only 21.3% of the total cultivable

area of the district is irrigated. In the year 2006-07 the distribution of source

wise irrigation facilities in the district has remained as given under.

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Minerals & Raw Material

Geology & Mineral

The District is very rich in minerals and has an important place as

regard to availability of mineral resources. The minerals like yellow

marble, gypsum, Lime stone, siliceous earth, sandstone, Rock phosphate,

dolomite etc. are found in good quality. The huge deposits of natural gas

and oil are also available in district. A few data available on major

mineral deposits in the district are as given under :-

Mineral Reserves

(in Million

Tones)

Area

Gypsum 12.4 Mohangarh, Phalsoond,

Chandhan, Nokh, Chinu,

Nachana, Sundra, Lakha,

Madasar, Rohida ki talai

(Nachana), Hariar.

Rock Phosphate 4.4 Fatehgarh, Birmania

Bentonite 1 to 2 Baisakhi, Bhadasar, Mkhowalan, Manda

Siliceous earth 1.2 Dharvi, Khurd, Mandai, Sajit

Naimba, Kapuria, Binyasar

Glass Sand 14.4 Lathi, Devikot, Pokran, Chacha,

Pokran, Ramdeora, Phalsoond,

Dantal, Phoolsager, Tulsi ram ki

dhani, mandha

Jaspar No estimate Odania

Volcanic ash No estimate Phalsoond, Dantal, Phoolshar, Swami ji ki dhani

Yellow marble limestone flooring

No estimate Mool sagar, amarsagar, choondhi, manpiya, sipla, Jethwai, Hadda.

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Major Minerals

S.

No.

PARTICULARS

PRODUCTI

ON

( IN TONNES )

LOCATION

1 Gypsum 360618.59 Mohangarh, Nokh, Palsoond, chinnu

2 Dolomite 28.40 Chacha

3 Yellow sand 0.00 Mandai

4 Siliceous earth 35520.00 Sajit, Kapooriya, Mandai.

5 Zespar 0.00 Lanwa

6 Balclay 0.00 Nehdai

7 Lime stone 2504097.00 Sonu

Minor Minerals

S.

No.

PARTICULARS

PRODUCTI

ON

( IN

TONNES )

LOCATION

1 Marble Block/Khanda

32941.104 Moolsagar, sipla, amarsagar, satta, choondi, habur, roopse

2 Lime stone

flooring

181621.14 Kuldhara, Jajia Hayai,

Mondan, Tibbansar.

3 Masanory stone 1028537.00 Baramsar Kanod, Ashapura, Didaniya

4 Muram 941645.22 Local khadeen

5 Gravel 0.00 Asutar, Ramgarh, Ghotaru, local

6 Bajari 0.00 Bhadasar, Manpia, Parewar,

Ludhawa, Pokran Nadi,

Ghooghari, Khla, Madi

7 Granite block/ handa

263838.64 19857.615

Sanawada, Lakha, Randha

8 Brick clay 0.00 Deva

Source : Mines Department, Jaisalmer

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Tourism

8.1 Turism

THE GOLDEN FORT

The Golden Fort or "Sonar Kila", built of sandstone of the jurrassic period on

the Trikuta Hill ( the tripple peaked hill ). It grows out of a rock in an

undulating sea of sand. The imposing fort is awe-inspiring protected by rugged

high walls,approachable through four successive gates, the Akhaiy Pol, the

Ganesh Pol, the Suraj Pol and the Hawa Pol. The palaces of the rulers built atop

the main entrance, from an imposing edifice crowned by a huge umbrella of

metal mounted on a stone shaft. The fort also houses many old Hindu as well as

Jain temples and beautifully carved havelis. The entire living area is well

protected within the ramparts of the fort.

PATAWA HAVELI

One of the most exquisite buildings in the walled city, which truly exemplifies

the architectural style typical of erstwhile Rajputana. It is five storeys high and

the extensive corridors and chambers are supported by intricately carved pillars.

NATHMAL KI HAVELI

Carved by Lalu and Hathi, two brothers for the Prime Minister of State,

Nathmalji in 19th century. The most interesting fact is that the brothers worked

separately, one on the right side and other on the left side, the result is a

absolute symphony epitomising the side by side symmetry during construction.

The haveli is richly carved and the inner chambers are decorated with miniature

paintings.

MANDIR PALACE

The excellent palace complex located near Amar Sagar gate , is the house of

former royal family. The Tazia Tower rising from the palace is the landmark for

the town. The building forms are interesting and the facades are richly carved.

SALIM SINGH KI HAVELI

The five stroryed structure dominates the skyline of the walled city due to its

form. It was built some 200 years age by Salim Singh, a powerful Chief

Minister of Jaisalmer. The haveli begins with a narrow dimension below with

an elaborate projecting balcony on the top storey. It is distinguished by the blue

cupola roof.

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GADSISAR LAKE

This rainwater lake was once the major supplier of potable water in the town.

Today it is a big attraction for the picnickers in the desert city. Sacred shrines

and well-laid gardens flank the lake. A varied collection of beautiful brides can

be observed fluttering about over here.

AMAR SAGAR LAKE(Location: 7 K.M. in the western outskirts of

Jaisalmer)

How to reach: Hire a cab or share an Auto-rickshaw Attractions: Lake and a

Palace Amar Sagar is a small and beautiful lake cum Oasis and is adjacent to a

17th Century palace called the Amar Singh Palace. Maharawal Akhai Singh

built this palace in honor of one of his predecessors Amar Singh. Next to the

palace are pavilions with a large stairs leading down to the Amar Sagar Lake.

This haveli has been constructed in the pattern of apartments. The Amar Sagar

is a five story high haveli and is famous for its murals. Wherever you go in this

haveli, you will notice beautiful murals painted with delicate efforts. You can

find many of wells and ponds in the surrounding which have a royal air about

them. There is an old Shiva temple in the complex itself. Amar Singh built this

because he was supposed to be an ardent follower of Lord Shiva, a Hindu God

related to destruction.

KULDHARA (Distance : 27 kms west of Jaisalmer )

The Village kuldhara was formed by a Paliwal person named Kuldhar and on

his name the village is known as Kuldhara. The Village is now abondand and

behind this there were so many stories in the air among these a very popular and

strong one is that ... Deewan of that time Salim Singh was was a very rude and

tourturing personality to get rid of all this the villagers of 84 villages near by

Kuldhara took a bitter decision to leave the place on a perticular day and they

did it and left the place all togather. Because of all this the village is now

abondand but its The village is also known for its architecture and water

conservation techniques. Thw Magsase award winner Mr. Rajendra singh also

put efforts to adopt the water conservation techniques of this village because its

an exaple of better water coservation techniques. The village was having 5000

population and there was only one temple which shows that there was a

uniformity in the vision and where is a uniformity there is a way of Success.

LUDARWA (Distance : 13 kms North-west of Jaisalmer )

It is also kknown as ancient Capital of Jaisalmer, but it is more famous for the

Jain temples and Kalp Vraksh (The wish tree). The architecture and carving on

the stones is faboulus. This place is having very high relegious values for the

Jain community the Lidrwa is among there main relegious places. every year

somany Jain peoples come to here for their worship. The wole temple is having

very fine carving on every piece of stone used to construct the temple.

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BARABAGH (Distance : 7 kms North of Jaisalmer )

Bada Bagh which literally means ‘Big Garden’ is located on the Ramgarh road.

It was commissioned by Maharawal Jait Singh in the early 16th century and

completed by his son Lunakaran after his death. The site itself consists of a

tank, a dam and a garden. Nearby you will find the Govardhan Stambh (pillar)

on which are engraved the names of the dam and the water tank which are

called the Jait Bandh and the Jaitsar respectively, dedicated to the man who

constructed them. The Jait Bandh is a colossal structure, about 1,200 feet in

length and 350 feet in width and built out of solid blocks of stone, as are the

stepwells. On the nearby hill lie the imperial chhatris or cenotaphs of the rulers

– a tribute to the valourous Bhatti dynasty. The oldest among them are the

cenotaphs of Maharawal Jait Singh and his predecessor Devidas who reigned

from 1470-1506. The newest cenotaph is that of Jawahar Singh who was

Maharawal at the time of Indian independence. Jawahar Singh’s chhatri was left

incomplete as his son died within a year of his accession to the throne which

was considered a bad omen by the family. From then on the practice of building

a valedictory memorial to the ruling clan has been discontinued.

SAM SAND DUNES (Distance : 45 kms west of Jaisalmer )

Undoubtedly the most well known destination in Jaisalmer after the ‘golden

fort’, the Sam Sand dunes are a tourist hot spot in more ways than one. 3km

long, 1km wide and as much as half a kilometer high, the dunes are as

treacherous as they are scenic. The rippling sand miles upon miles at Sam is

spell binding, alluring the tourists from all over the world. The shifting sand

dunes are spread all over and everchanging. The camel safaris give one, a first

hand feel of the desert life. The place is also a photographers delight and a

popular site for shooting of feature films. The sunset point is an unforgettable

experience. There is no point coming to the Thar Desert if you don't go for the

Desert Safari. That is why Sam sand dunes are becoming the major attraction in

Jaisalmer. This is the closest place from where you can loose yourself in 'the

Great Thar Desert'. Sam has a truly magnificent stretch of sweeping dunes, with

sparse or no vegetation. The best way to get here, of course, is on camelback.

Join a camel caravan at Jaisalmer on your Rajasthan tours and ride along the

breathtaking crests and troughs. Enjoy the romance of solitude as your camel

takes you deep in the hearts of the Thar Desert. Put yourself in the camp and

experience the sun setting behind the horizon. Organize a bonfire with the

fellow tourists in the night and enjoy the rustic and earthy music and dance of

Rajasthan. In the month of February/March, this whole place turns into a

cultural hub. The desert festival organized amid these dunes is the showcase of

Rajasthani culture as a whole. Open-air cultural extravaganzas, puppet shows,

folk dance performances, camel races, competitions and general festivities mark

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this annual event that is held with great pomp and show at the Sam Sand dunes

in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

AKAL WOOD FOSSILS PARK

Millions of years the ocean submerged ago Jaisalmer, and the discovery of

seashells here emphasizes that belief. The wood fossils at Akal (17 km off the

city on the Jaisalmer-Barmer road) are an example of the fossilization

archaeologists say occurred 180 million years ago. The story goes that entire

forests were so petrified of something that they were converted into stone. The

fossils are said to represent non-flowering plants and provide a clue to the age

of the deposition of sediments. At nearby Kandiala the deposits are probably

older, but historians have been unable to ascribe a date to it.

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Energy Resources

Rural Electrification/Grid Station

Description Number

Electrified Cities 2

Electrified Villages 651

Electrified Well 2053

Power Station 78

Wind Power Mill 2480

Electricity Production by Wind Power Mill 2700 MW

Electricity Consumption Pattern Category Units(Lacs)

Domestic 562.72

Industrial 695.45

Business 407.64

Public use 9.06

Agricalture 4092.12

Other Use 474.37

EXISTING POWER SUPPLY POSITION : The existing power position in the district appears to be satisfactory as

there is practically negligible industrial load and very small electrified areas.

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The existing supply position of electric power in Jaisalmer district has

been found as given in the following Tables -

EXISTING POWER SUPPLY POSITION IN JAISALMER

DISTRICT.

S. No.

TEHSIL NAME OF STATION/

SUB. STATION CAPACITY

1 JAISALMER 1. GRID STATION 132/33K.V.

33/11 K.V.

(2X6MVA.)

(2X3.15

MVA)

2 JAISALMER 2. CHANDAN SUB. 33/11 K.V. 3.15+16 RURAL STATION 33/11 K.V. MVA 3. KHUHRI SUB. 33/11 K.V. 0.63 MVA STATION 33/11 K.V. 1.6 MVA 4. DEVIKOT SUB. 33/11 K.V. 1.00 MVA STATION. 132/33K.V. 1.00 MVA 5. DEVA SUB. 3.15 MVA STATION. 33/11 K.V. + 35.5 6. POHRA SUB. 33/11 K.V. MVA STATION. 33/11 K.V. 1.6 MVA 7. RAMGARH SUB. 33/11 K.V. 1.6 MVA STATION. 33/11 K.V. 1.6 MVA 33/11 K.V. 35.5 MVA 8. SAM SUB. STATION. 33/11 K.V. 1.6 MVA 9. DABLA SUB. 33/11 K.V. 1.6 MVA STATION 33/11 K.V 1.6 MVA 10 DHAYASAR SUB 33/11 K.V. 1.6 MVA STATION 33/11 K.V. 1X3.15 11. MOHANGARH SUB MVA STATION 1X5 MVA 12. BHOJKA SUB 1X1.6 STATION MVA 13. CHANDAN II SUB

STATION

14. JAISALMER URBEN

SUB ST.

15 MIYAJLAR SUB

STATION

16. DEDANSAR

17. TEJMALTA

3. POKRAN 1. GRID STATION 132/33K.V. 2X6 MVA

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2. POKRAN SUB.

STATION

3. LATHI SUB

STATION.

4. NACHANA SUB

STATION.

5. BHANIYANA SUB

STATION.

6 CHANDSAR

7. SANKARA

8. RAMDEVARA

9. RAJMATHAI

10. PADRODA

11. EKA

12. BANDEWA

13. BHAKARI

33/11 K.V.

33/11 K.V.

33/11 K.V.

33/11 K.V.

3.15

33/11 K.V.

33/11 K.V.

33/11 K.V.

33/11 K.V.

33/11 K.V.

33/11 K.V.

33/11 K.V.

1X3.15

MVA

1X0.5

MVA

1X1 MVA

1 MVA

1.6 MVA

1.6 MVA

1.6 MVA

2X1.6

MVA

1X3.15

MVA

1X3.15

MVA

1X1.6

MVA

Source : JVVNL JAISALMER.

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Road Network

Transportation

Being the border district the district possesses very good

road network and almost all the town and most of the important

places are well connected with the district head quarter. It is also

well connected by road with other neighboring district as well as

major places of strategic important of the state. The overall

network of road found in the district has remained as given under :

Total village connected with road : 394

Road network in Jaisalmer District (km.)

GREEF Road : 1205 Km.

IGNP Road : 195 Km.

CPWD Road : 300 Km.

Municipal Road : 280.36 Km.

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S.

N

o.

Category National

Highway

State

High

way

Important

Road

Other

Road

Rural

Roads

Total

1 Damer 219 124 348 594.70 1166 2451.70

2 Metal - - - - 48.50 48.50

3 Gravel - - - 157 490.90 647.90

4 Kachch - - - - 7.50 7.50

Total 219 124 348 751.70 1712.90 3155.60

MOTOR VEHICLES ON ROADS.

REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES IN JAISALMER DISTRICT

S. No.

Category Govt. Private

1 Two wheeler 112 7736

2 Private car/Jeep 471 1936

3 Tractor 42 2036

4 Trolley 62 82

5 3 wheeler up to 3 sheets 0 678

6 3 wheeler above 3 sheets 0 41

7 Bus 19 170

8 Taxi jeep/car 0 430

9 3 wheeler goods 0 90

10 Trucks 230 1234

1 Others 0 74

Total 936 14507

Source : Transport depart.

Rail Transport

Being the district of strategic importance it has also a good B.G.

rail network of 128 Kms. Length with 8 number of railway station. But

the rail line is available for Jodhpur, Delhi, Jaipur, Bombay, Bikaner and

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no rail link has yet developed with other neighboring district viz Barmer.

Still it would also be worth to district terminally as well as with other

neighboring district of strategic importance. The existing railway station

are their district head quarter are as given below :

S.No. Name of Station Distance of Hq (in

Kms.)

1 Jaisalmer -

2 Thaiyat Hammera 18.5

3 Jetha Chandhan 42.5

4 Lathi Bhadariya 64.0

5 Chaha Odhania 92.04

6 Pokran Road 106.00

7 Pokran 111.00

8 Ramdeora 124.0

Network of Communication Facilities The communication facilities in Jaisalmer district include post

office, telegraph office, telephone exchange, public call offices ( local as well as

STD ) etc. the following network of communication facilities is available in

district.

TABLE

S.No. PARTICULARS NUMBERS

1. Post office/sub post office 17+4+132

2. Telegraph offices 11

3. Telephone Exchange 35

4. Public call office. STD/ISD Booths

572

5 Local offices/LTPT 377

6 Letter Boxes 313

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Financial Facilities

Banking Facilities

The District has a good network of banking institutions.

There are branches 76 of the various banks in the district Jaisalmer.

The details of Bank wise number of branches in the district are

given below.

Date :- 31/03/2020

S.No. Name of Bank Institutions Branches

1 Bank of Baroda 6

2. State Bank India 20

3. Oriental Bank of Commerce 1

4. Punjab National Bank 6

5. R.M.G.B. 17

6. Indian Bank 1

7. CANARA 1

8. ICICI 5

9 C.B.I. 1

10 I.O.B. 1

11 Syndicate Bank 1

12 UCO 1

13 UBI 1

14 Corporation 2

15 HDFC 1

16 Bank Of India 2

17 AU Small Financial Bank 2

18 IDBI 1

19 axis bank 1

20 Andhra bank 1

21 Jaisalmer Central CoOperative Bank 8

Total 80

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Other Institutions Engaged in Public Finance

Rajasthan Financial Corporation

RFC also grants loans to small scale large and medium scale units

for acquiring fixed assets i.e. land, Building, plant and machinery etc.

Dic’s and other concerned Institution.

a) RIICO Limited

b) Rajasthan Financial Corporation

c) KVIB

d) KVIC

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EXPORT

Export potential item

The District has export potential of handicraft items, textiles,

woolen carpet, wooden articles, and bed sheets, wall hanging, Cushion

cover, silver ornament etc.

Export Plan

Top unexplored export potential to the fullest

Generate Employment opportunities

Augment and crate International brands

Women Empowerment

Supplement ‘Make in India’ Intiative

Manufacture products matching demand in world market

Tap niche markets

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Top Export in Jaisalmer

Sr.

No. Country 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

1 Gajanand Marble

11,13,790.99 42,39,287.00 29,87,492.00 -

2 Mehra Marble Industries

- - 1,592,182.00 763,285.00

Total 1,113,790.99 4,239,287.00 4,579,674.00 763,285.00

EXPORT PRODUCTS FROM JAISALMER

S.No. Product

Category

Name

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

1 Stone Slabs 1,113,790.99 4,239,287.00 4,579,674.00 763,285.00 Total 1,113,790.99 4,239,287.00 4,579,674.00 763,285.00

Top Export Destinationa

S.No. Country 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

1 Labanon - 2,128,500.00 463,544.00 -

2 Saudi Arabia 1,113,790.99 2,110,787.00 2,523,948.00 -

3 UAE - - 1,592,182.00 763,285.00 Total 1,113,790.99 4,239,287.00 4,579,674.00 763,285.00

GULF IS THE BIGGEST MARKET OF JAISALMER STONE FOLLOWED

BY USA.

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13.1 Details of Salt Area

Salt

There are three saline areas namely Pokaran, Guddi rin and Kanod, in the

district. The details of allotted & Vacant salt plots are as under:

TABLE

S.

No.

Name of area Total Area

(Acres)

Alloted Area

(Acres)

Vacant area

(Acres)

1 Pokaran 2640.00 1110 (111 Plots)

1530 (157 Plots)

2 Gudirin 4085.00 389 (39Plots) 3696 (361 Plots)

3 Kanod 5240.00 20 (2 Plots) 5220 (522 Plots)

Source : DIC

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Cluster in District 14.1 Cluster Place

Chapter - XIV

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40

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Handloom

Handloom & Handcraft

area of handloom work-

Handloom work places are as under : Gomat, that, kabirbasti,

nagga, tejpala, digga etc.

handloom units numbers- 50 15.1.3

society in handloom sector-

Urmul Pokran society is working in handloom sector. Which is 110

kms. Far from the Jaisalmer district. About 100 weavers are

registered in this society.

handloom cluster- At present no handloom cluster is working in the

district.

natural dye and block printing cluster- NIL

Total no. of handloom weaver card holder – 313

Handicraft

ftys dh gLrdykvks dh Hkksxkfyd fLFkfr

ftys es ,l,lvks iksVZy ij iathd`r vkVhZtu % 248

ftys esa lapkfyr gSMhdzk¶V bdkbZ dk fooj k

;wfuV dk uke

irk dzkz¶V@lc dzk¶V

lapkyu O;fDr QeZ

dk;Zjr dkfeZd¼jkstxkj l`tu½

eks-ua- dqy okf"kZd vk;

fu;kZr esa Hkwfedk ;fn gks rks

'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU;

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cktkj fLFkfr

¼v½ LVksu Øk¶V ¼tSlyesjh ihys iRFkj ij uDdk’kh½ & tSlyesj ftys fo’oizfl) tSlyesjh ihys iRFkj dh uDdk’kh dk dk;Z tSlyesj fjdks vkS|ksfxd {ks= esa fd;k tkrk gS ftlesa njokts] f[kMfd;ka tkyh] >jks[ks] xeys] ihyj bR;kfn ij dkjhfxjh dk dk;Z fd;k tkrk gS mDr dk;Z esa ftys ds yxHkx 80 nLrdkj dk;Zjr gSA

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gLrdyk ds jaxhu fp=

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ftys esa vc rd izkIr fofHkUu gLrdykvksa esa in~e vokMZ¼ine Jh] in~e Hkw"k k½ f’kYixq:] jk"Vªh; vokMZ] jk"Vªh; eSfjV] jkT; Lrjh; rFkk jkT; Lrjh; eSfjV vokMZ izkIr dykdkjksa dh tkudkjh

dz0la0 vokMZ izkIrdRrkZ dk uke o firk dk uke

orZeku LFkk;h irk

lacaf/kr dzk¶V

vokMZ dk uke o o"kZ

eksckbZy ua0 O;fDr bZ&esy vkbZMh

'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU;

gLrf’kYi laca/kh ftys ds DyLVj dh tkudkjh

DyLVj LFkku dzk¶V DyLVj es dk;Zjr gLrf’kfYi;ksa dh la[;k

O;; jkf’k

DyLVj dh fdz;kUo;u ,stsalh dk uke

eks-ua-] bZ&esy vkbZMh

'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU;

gLrf’kYIk lacaf/kr dsUnz o jkT; ljdkjh dh fofHkUUk ;kstukvksa dh ftys esa foRrh; o"kZ 2017&18 ds nkSjku izxfr fooj k

;kstuk dk uke ykHkkFkhZ dk uke jkf’k@lfClMh

'kwU; 'kwU; 'kwU;

D;k bl foRrh; o"kZ esa fdlh gS Mhdzk¶V dks Hkkek’kkg jkstxkj l`tu ;kstuk¼chvkj,lokbZ½ iz/kkuea=h jkstxkj l`tu dk;Zdze¼ih,ebZthih½ ;kstukvksa es lgk;rk izkIr gqbZ gS ;fn gka rks fooj kA

;wfuV dk uke ,oa dzk¶V _ k lgk;rk lfClMh

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irk

eSllZ vfUr;k nsoh dkap d’khnkdkjh 30000 ;kstukuqlkj fu;fer fd’rksa dk Hkqxrku djus ij C;kt vuqnku

ftys esa i;ZVu ds egRo dh gSMhdzk¶V xfrfof/k;ksa dk fooj k &

ftys esa i;ZVd {ks= esa iVok gosyh] uFkey gosyh] lkfyeflag dh gosyh bR;kfn esa ihy iRFkj ij uDd’kh dk dk;Z vkt Hkh gLrf’kYi ds :i esa fo’o izfl) gSaaA

gSMhdzk¶V dk efgyk l’kfDrdj k esa Hkwfedk] ftys dh fo’ks"k efgyk,a ftudk fdlh gSMhdzk¶V esa fof’k"V ;ksxnku jgk gSA

ftys dh yXkHkx 200 efgyk,¡ dkap d’khnkdkjh dk;Z jgh gS ftuds }kjk vkfVZtu ifjp; i= Hkh cuok;s x;s gSA fofHkUu laLFkkvksa }kjk bu efgykvksa dks fofHkUu ;kstukvksa esa izf’k{k k fnyk;k tkrk gSA Hkkek’kkg jkstxkj l`tu ;kstuk vUrxZr Hkh buds vkosnu cS adks dks izsf"kr fd;s x;s gSA

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Infrastructure

Industrial Area

Land is an important factor in industrial development. In order to

motivate the entrepreneurs to set up new industries, State Govt.is

Providing Development plots/sheds in the industrial area at concessional

rates in the district.

Government

There are three industrial areas developed by the State Govt,.

in the District. Karauli, details of the areas acquire number of plots

developed and allotted are given below.

Number of plots developed in Industrial Areas,

S.No Location

of

Industrial

Area

Total

Area (in

Acres)

Number of

Plots

planned &

Development

No. of

plots

allotted

Number

of plots

vacant

1 Ind Area, Jaisalmer

62.44 144 144 00

2 Ind Area, Pokran

60.00 108 83 25

3 Shilpgram Ind Area

49.20 130 93

109 93

21 00

4 Ind. Area

Kishanghat

67.60 94 75 19

private

no industrial area in private sector

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Potential Industrial/Services/Trade

Potential Industrial & Other Contributory Facotr

Jaisalmer district is very important due to border district and

has very much strategic importance. As started earlier, the

Jaisalmer district is considered to be one amongst the category of

industrially backward district of the state but future may be very

good for industrial development, as agriculture production will

increase due to IGNP and deposits of minerals.

Strategy Suggested

1- To boost up the industrial development in district

existing industrial area should be extended or new industrial area

at jethwai should be developed by RIICO. Some agency should

provide infrastructure facilities in Baramsar and Hamira Industrial

Area.

2- Ramgarh and sonu has ideal conditions for cement

conditions for cement plants, As there is sufficient cement grade

lime stone, plenty of water and good supply of electricity, still it

lacks rail line with Jaisalmer. So it is essential to link ramgarh with

Jaisalmer by Rail.

3- In rural area folk women are doing good work of patch

work and embroidery but good market is not available for them.

The middlemen takes the lions share in the profit. So common

market is needed for them.

4- This district is very far away from rest of country. The

transport is costly so some transport subsidy scheme be here like in

hilly area.

Potential Industries

The detail of potential industries in Jaisalmer is as under :

1- Resource Based :

a. Cement

b. Plaster of Paris & Gypsum Grinding

c. Pottery

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d. Hydrated Time

e. Marble Chips, Karegy and stone Crushers

f. Lather Tannery

2- Demand Based :

a. Tyre retreating

b. Motor rewinding workshop

Proposed Augmentation of Industrial Area Keeping in view demand for industrial plots in Jaisalmer industrial

area, the expansion of existing industrial area is proposed, simultaneously

it is also proposed to accelerate the work of developing the new industrial

area of pokran, Rural I.A. may by developed at Ramgarh, Mohangarh,

Nachana. The District collector has set a part IAA’s at Hamira and

Baramsar for plaster of paris and agro based industries.

Suggestion Strategy for Artisan and handloom weaver

Upgaradation

In order to develop the local handicrafts as well as local

artisans of the district, to increase their expertise and to uplift the

standard of living of these persons, it should be worth of suggest such

strategies, which may assist their artisans in raising their earing secondly

specific training and skill development program may also be proposed to

improve the expertise of such artisan and weavers. Thirdly proper and

adequate marketing channels should also be developed for marketing of

the products of the artisans and weavers and lastly some sources be

suggested which may finance the existing as well as the new incoming

units of artisans and weaver of generate of more employment

opportunities.

Suggested

The main occupation of the population in the district is agriculture.

District is industrially backward. there is no large/medium scale unit

presently. There are only Micro and Small units registered with DIC. The

district lacks in entrepreneurship and sufficient scope is there for

industrial development to promote small scale industries in the district.

The following plants of action have been suggested.

1. To Create awareness and to develop entrepreneurship in the

district, there is need to arrange EDPs, Industrial Motivational

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Camping at Tehsils levels. These EDPs are essential for creating

the entrepreneurial attitude among the people of the district.

2. The district is industrially backward but has not declared by the

government. The district should be declared as industrially

backward to attract the entrepreneurs to set up new industries in

the district.

3. Investment and interest subsidy may also be provided to hotel

industry in the district.

4. To create industrial environment in the district and to promote

ancillaries, large/medium units on resource based may be set up in

the district.

6. To Provide raw material facilities to existing units, a raw material

depot may be opened by RSIC in the district.

7. To provide advance technical training to youth a polytechnic/

engineering collage may be opened.

8. Efforts may be made to strengthen the infrastructure in the district

old road may be required and new better road may be development

in the district.

9. To draw the attention of potential of entrepreneur of the State, it is

suggested to organize few number of industrial development

campaigns / camps in Jaisalmer district.

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Summery

The major proportion of the working force in the district i.e. about 65% is

engaged in the agriculture sector.

Agricultural resources available in the district are very limited. But with

development of Indira Gandhi Canal Project in the area it is being expected

that such resources will increase in near furure.

The water resources in the district are also limited and hence the need is felt

to develop more water resources.

The district has good number of livestock and hence 2280 tones of wool

14000 tones of meat, 53.82 lack square feet of hide and 7900 tones of bones

are available every year.

The district does not have adequate rail and road network and hence there is

the need of development the some to strengthen infrastructure facilities.

Ramgarh should be linked with rail so some lime stone based big industries

may be established there.

The district is rich in mineral resources and hence some suitable mineral-

based industries are suggested in the district.

Keeping in view the huge deposits of natural gas and mineral oils, a few

numbers of industries based on these two resources have been suggested and

incorporated in the report.

Keeping in view the increasing trend of tourist's arrival some tourism

industries have also been suggested in the report.

The position of rural electrification is not found to the level of satisfaction as

by march 2003 only 55.69% of the existing villages in the district were

electrified, Therefore, to strengthen the infrastructure facilities in rural and

remote areas, the work of electrification of such rural areas should be taken

on priority basis.

As Jaisalmer stands at first place area wise in the state the distance between

the village are very large. Keeping in view this fact, the network of exiting

banking facilities is not appropriate in the district. Hence it is suggested to

open some more branches of the banks.

Keeping in view the availability of resources and demand some suitable

industrial unit have been suggested at various location.

It is also proposed to extend industrial area at Jaisalmer and to accelerate the

development of industrial area at Pokran and Shilp gram at Jaisalmer.

Keeping in view the lack of entrepreneurial skill in the district.

Entrepreneurship development programs are proposed at Jaisalmer and

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Pokran under the sponsorship of SIDBI and State Government.

To draw the attention of potential entrepreneur's and to create the industrial

awareness among them, industrial promotion campaigns are suggested at

Jaisalmer and Pokran.

To augment the artisan's activities and to raise their earnings the appropriate

skill development program are suggested. Simultaneously, to develop the

entrepreneurship in rural and remote areas, rural EDP'S are also proposed at

the location of the concentration of the artisans. It is also proposed to

accelerate the activity of formation of co operative societies.