Bargarh rice mills cluster (Odisha)

Introduction

Bargarh district, in Odisha, accounts for about 30% of total rice production in the state. Bargarh has a cluster of 95 rice mills, of which most are MSMEs. Overall, the Bargarh cluster processes about 1.2 million tonnes of paddy each year. About 95% of the paddy is processed into parboiled rice; the remaining 5% into raw rice. Important by-products include husk, which is used in-house as fuel for boilers, and bran, which is used by bran oil manufacturers.

Products manufactured

Parboiled rice, raw rice

Number of MSMEs

95

Energy consumption

Medium

Main fuels

Biomass (rice husk); electricity

Production & turnover

769,824 tonnes per annum

Total energy consumption (toe)

76,737

Leading industry association(s)

• Bargarh Rice Millers Association
• All Orissa Rice Millers Association http://www.aorma.in

Cluster Profile

http://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Bargarh_Rice_Mills_Orissa.pdf

Other Resources

• MSME Development Institute, Cuttack http://www.msmedicuttack.gov.in/

Source: Data pertains to 2015-16, collected primarily under the TERI-SDC EESE project