INDUSTRY
The growth of
industries is a recent phenomenon in Sikkim. The
situation where there was no industry is now changing and giving place to a number
of industrial units. They produce such
items as fruit jams and juices, biscuits, other bakery products,
beer, matches, washing soap, plastics, electric cables, barbed wires, watches,
leather goods and industrial jewels. The tax free status of the
state in term of income tax and other inducements offered by
Sikkim have become good attractions for entrepreneurs from within
the state and other parts of the country to set up industrial units. Hundreds of
licenses have been issued to the small scale units on a permanent or
temporary basis. Tiny cottage units have been received incentives and other
benefits from the department of industries.
TRADE
The main exports from Sikkim are cardamom,
oranges, tea, potatoes, apples, liquors, wines, handicrafts, canned fruit and timber.
The trade in the past has
mainly been with Tibet through the passes of Nathu La and Jelep La.
When Chinese invaded these parts and sealed the borders the pattern
of trade has turned to India.
Sikkim imports many consumer goods and manufactured goods from other parts
of India. Food grains, Beverages, cloth, cosmetics, electrical
equipment, engineering goods, synthetic goods, chemical fertilizers,
insecticides, pesticides, medicines and drugs, surgical equipments, sanitary
goods, hardware, paints ,Varnishes, machine tools etc are the
important articles imported by Sikkim.
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