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A Historical Enquiry on the Development of Industries in Sivakasi Town


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The economic advancement of a country is measured in terms of its industrialization. Small industrial sector including the village and cottage industries which is presently known as Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) functions as a powerful instrument for rapid, diversified, inclusive and sustainable growth of a country like India. In India at present there are many such towns and cities which have been actively taking part in the industrial activities of the country. Among them, Sivakasi is one of the prominent industrial centers in southern part of India especially in Tamilnadu State. It is a small town well known all over India for its industrial contribution by way of small scale industries which mainly comprises of fireworks, match Industries, and printing Industries. Sivakasi contributes to 80% of India's production of safety matches as well as 90% of India's total fireworks production. Sivakasi provides over 60% of India's total offset printing solutions and ranks as one of the highest taxpaying towns in India. It also is a 100% employed town.
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M. Muthu Gopalakrishnan
Acharya Bangalore B-School, Bengaluru, India

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The economic advancement of a country is measured in terms of its industrialization. Small industrial sector including the village and cottage industries which is presently known as Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) functions as a powerful instrument for rapid, diversified, inclusive and sustainable growth of a country like India. In India at present there are many such towns and cities which have been actively taking part in the industrial activities of the country. Among them, Sivakasi is one of the prominent industrial centers in southern part of India especially in Tamilnadu State. It is a small town well known all over India for its industrial contribution by way of small scale industries which mainly comprises of fireworks, match Industries, and printing Industries. Sivakasi contributes to 80% of India's production of safety matches as well as 90% of India's total fireworks production. Sivakasi provides over 60% of India's total offset printing solutions and ranks as one of the highest taxpaying towns in India. It also is a 100% employed town.