Industry and Manufacturing Awaran
Introduction
Not a single industry is functioning in the district. There are only twenty general shops, five cottage hotels and a few vegetable shops at Awaran. The situation at Jhal Jhao and Mashkai is similar.
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Number of Units with indicated Employees |
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Enterprise |
1 |
2-5 |
6-10 |
11-25 |
26-100 |
> 100 |
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Retail |
50 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Manufacture |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Trade |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Hotel/Restaurant |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Guest house |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
59 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Trade (import/export)
A small quantity of dates is exported to Karachi and Quetta while almost all the consumer items are imported from Karachi, Quetta, and Turbat.
Tourism
There is no place of tourist attraction in the district. Only a few hut restaurants can be found at Awaran, Jhal Jhao, and Mashkai, providing meals and tea.
Handicrafts
The women are involved in embroidery at domestic level. However a few women also do embroidery at a more commercial level. They sell their work to middlemen at a very low price. These middle men subsequently sell the work in Karachi and Quetta, making huge profits. Due to the absence of small industry, manufacturing, and marketing the women’s skills are being exploited. No statistics are available in this connection, as is often the case with female contribution to economic activities.
Department of Industries
The Department of Industries does not exist in the district.
GO/NGO/SME, etc. involvement in Industrial Development
Hardly any attention has been paid in this sector by any organisation. Federal government is minimally involved in providing credit facilities to this sector
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Coverage Commercial Services |
Local Govt. |
Prov. Govt. |
Fed. Govt. |
NGO |
Internet. Donor |
Private Entr. |
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Credit |
- |
- |
x |
- |
- |
x |
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Marketing |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
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Legend: |
- x |
no involvement minor involvement |
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Conclusion and major Development Issues
No industrial unit is functioning in the area. The district lacks infrastructure and other basic services, which badly affects the industrial development and investment. Trade activities are import-oriented and no significant export of goods is reported in the district.
Women of the district are involved in embroidery work, which is at domestic level only. This activity can be organised as a cottage industry if proper training and a marketing network is provided to these craftswomen. This will not only empower the women economically but also help the local economy.