About the Portal

The District Industries Centre was setup in the year 1978 with objective of promotion and development of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises. Only one DIC was established to cater to the needs of the entire UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The DIC initially was under the Central Sector, from 1993 onwards it was brought under the State Sector. The DIC has been functioning as a separate entity since 2004 under the Administrative Control Secretary (Industries), A & N Administration.