Industry

In Sikkim, industry play a vital role in the economy of the State. Sikkim has seen a great boom in the industries in the recent years: Sikkim has now emerged as an Industrial Complex.

Sikkim had long been an agro-based society, but situations changed thoroughly in the recent years. With the acceleration in the socio-political aspect of the society of Sikkim, the growth of industry in Sikkim has been tremendous.

Some of the industries of Sikkim that deserve a special mention in this context are:

Barbed wires

Bakery products

Beer

Biscuits
Electric cables
Fruit jams and juices
Industrial jewels
Leather goods
Washing soap
Watches, etc.

It is noteworthy that the growth in the industry of Sikkim is a resultant effect of the continuous endeavor of the government of Sikkim. The Department of Industry in Sikkim is instrumental in bringing about a rapid growth in the industries of Sikkim. Due to the growth of population, the problems of unemployment is surging upwards: therefore, the Department of Industry has formulated certain policies in order to bring about a stability in the situation.

An estimate of the achievements of the government in exulting the status of the Sikkim Industry are:

Revival of the Food Preservation Factory under the Government of Sikkim
Formation of:
- SITCO
- Sikkim Precision Industries Limited
- Sikkim Temi Tea
- Consultancy Services
- Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
- Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom
- SIDICO
- Sikkim Jewels Limited
- Speaker Manufacturing Unit
- New District Handicrafts and Handloom Center, etc.
Gangtok Craft Fair-1999.
Other Programs, viz.:
- Border Area Development Project
- Candle making trainings
- Entrepreneurship Motivation Program
- Study tour for the cultivators of tea
- Industrial Growth Center
- Training of Rural Artisans
- Entrepreneurship Development Program, etc.

Besides, the government of Sikkim has also issued a number of licenses so that the industries of Sikkim can take another stride in its march towards globalization.