Himachal Pradesh State Profile as at the end of March 2000
No. of Registered SSI units ('000)	28.05
Employment ('000)	119.62
Fixed Investment (Rs. million)	6134.00
Production (Rs. million)	Not Available
Predominant Industries
Food Products Basic Metal Products Electrical Machinery/ Apparatus Wood Products Metal Products Chemical & Chemical Products
Major Exports
Herbal Extracts Essential Oils Bimetal Strips Industrial Hand Tools
Major Issues
Inadequate availability of long term and short term loan Inadequate availability of raw material Constraints in marketing of SSI products Inadequate knowledge of latest technology Simplification of labour laws and other SSI related rules and regulations Lack of intrastructural facilities Delayed payment of receivables Need for strengthening of information dissemination system