The development of a post-Census database for the Small Scale Industries Sector of Uttar Pradesh is the result of the joint efforts of the SISI, Kanpur, Directorate of Industries, Uttar Pradesh and the National Informatics Centre. NIC gratefully acknowledges the help and co-operation extended by all concerned. Words of gratitude and encouragement have also come NIC's way. Informatics presents a foreword to a report by Dr PK Choudhury, Director, SISI, Kanpur.
Although the Second All India Census of Registered Small Scale Industries, 1988, met a long-felt need of scientifically built-up database in the Country, yet, it left much to be desired with respect to the developments in the SSI sector in the post-census years 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1991-92. The increased dosage of Government help and higher enthusiasm of the entrepreneurs to benefit from the Government help had created, all round, a thirst for up-to-date knowledge about the sector in the post-census days through computerized data.
Giving due credit to this fact, the SISI, Kanpur, in collaboration with National Informatics Centre, UP State Unit, Lucknow, launched the project of computerization of post census data by drawing a team of officers of the SISIs in UP and Nucleus Cell of the Directorate of Industries, UP. The project is now heading towards conclusion and it is hoped that on completion of the project, a computerized database of 1992 will be available. This computerized data, it is hoped, will be of immense use for the entrepreneurs as well as planners of industrialization in Uttar Pradesh.
In this effort, the contribution of Shri S Sahu, Deputy Director (EI), SISI, Kanpur, Shri Bipul Sharma, Systems Analyst of the State Unit of NIC, Lucknow and their team has been highly commendable. The cooperation of the Nucleus Cell of the Directorate of Industries, UP, is also worth appreciation.