Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Availability of raw material like paddy, wheat, maize, kodan, tur, kulthi etc. Due to this, there is good scope for agro based industries.

Density of population is lower than state average. Hence large area of free land is available for industrialization.

Average cost of land per Ha is lower than other districts.

Surface and ground water is available in large quantities.

Agriculturists are financially sound but investments in industries are very poor. Efforts are on to encourage these agriculturists to set up industrial enterprises.

District is 140 Km far from Raipur Airport and well connected by roads..

District is not connected by rail and this is indeed a great handicap for development of District.

District is lacking on medical facilities, education, initiations, entrepreneurial talent and  Industrial culture.

Scarcity of primary raw material. Primary raw material  has to be procured from neighboring states. Hence cost of production is very High.  

Statutory hurdles of large numbers of licenses, clearances etc.

Inadequate infrastructure base industrial estate, transport etc mark the industrial growth.

State/District lacks proper data bank and hence Entrepreneurs are unable to do market survey for identification of products.

Development of agriculture sector establishment of agro-based industries well in tern provide opportunities for development of agricultural products such as fruits and vegetables.

Skilled work force is cheap setting up of industries will provide employment opportunities to cheap vast skilled workforce.

Electronic industries: Moderate climate and availability of highly skilled man power will provide opportunities for electronic industries and computer related activities such as software development.

Overall development of district: Development of industrial sector will influence overall development of region and thereby improving standard of living of local population.

Herbal and horticultural Resources can be commercially exploited.

Raipur and Durg districts are well developed cities and known as the industrial cities in CG state is near to Kanker district.

Ecological Imbalance: There is possibility of creating an ecological imbalance because of felling of trees, changing topography of land, utilization of large quantities of ground water etc.

Existence unorganized competition in agriculture sector.

Air water and sound pollution: Creation of unacceptable levels of pollution in water, air and sound etc. by industry can be hazardous to men and animals.

High cost of living: Influx and migration of large work force may create pressures on land, housing and other facilities. cost of land and construction cost of buildings may go up. Resulting high cost of living may be unbearable to existing local people.

if proper investment climate is not provided, capital might get diverted and get sunk in un-productive assets. This will cause capital squeeze for new projects. also money will remain as deposit rather than put to productive purpose.