INTRODUCTION:

Cooch Behar is one of the districts in the state of West Bengal. It is the only planned city of North Bengal with remnants of royal heritage. It is one of the main tourist destinations of West Bengal consisting of Cooch Behar palace and Madan Mohan Temple. Cooch Behar town houses small number of employers of Central and State Governments. It consists of a number of district level and divisional level offices and has been operated by a large government employee workforce. Business is mainly concentrated on retail goods. A number of small companies have set up industries at the industrial park, which has been built at Chakchaka. Cultivation of crops is the major source of income for the nearby rural population and it supplies the town with varieties of crops, fruits and vegetables. Other sources of livelihood are involved in transport, small shops and manual labour in construction. Recent changes are seen with rapid developments in segments like industry, education, information technology firms, and real estate. These developments are mainly with respect to infrastructure and industrial growth for steel, metal, cement, and knowledge based industries. This district has also opened many engineering, management, technology and professional study colleges. Flats, shopping malls, hotels and stadiums have also been developed in these areas. Cooch Behar is one the major tourist attractions in West Bengal.

 

HERE ARE SOME BUSINESS IDEAS-COOCH BEHAR

 

1. Agriculture Business

The rural population is mainly dependent on agriculture. The chief crops produced are rice, jute, mustard, potato and tobacco. The different fruits are banana, jackfruit, mango, litchi and guava. The discreet vegetables like chilli, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower and raddish are also grown here. Some medicinal and aromatic crops like arecanut, coconut and betel vines are also produced in adequate quantities. With all these crops and vegetables agriculture business is possible here.

 

2. Rice Products Shop

Rice is one of the main crops produced here. The main types of rice are basmati rice, swarna white rice, long shelf swarna rice, parboiled sharbati rice, short grain white rice, long grain basmati rice, long grain miniket rice, lamba ratna rice, aromatic tolai panji raw rice, banskathi parboiled rice, sella rice, puffed rice, organic miniket rice, zeera rice, white sugandha basmati rice, etc. With all these types of rice, rice shop is a good business idea.

 

3. Jute Products Shop

Jute is one of the chief crops produced in this district. Jute is a natural fibre crop and has high tensile strength, low extensibility, and ensures better durability and reliability of fabrics. The various jute products are jute yarn and twine, sacking cloth, hessian cloth, tarpaulin products, jute canvas, jute bags, tobacco sheets, other jute decorative items, etc. Shop made of jute product is a better business idea.

 

4. Woodcarving

Various forest resources are available in this district. The forest reserves are mainly of deciduous and evergreen forest. The timber gathered from these forests are used in making furnitures, doors, windows, floorings, coat racks, wooden brackets, drum sticks, speaker cabinets, brush handles, dining room tables, coffee tables, bookcases, beds, wooden toys, wooden jewelleries, desks, kitchen cabinets, fencing, ladders, etc. Woodcarving is another profitable business option in this district.

 

5. Metal Fabrication Products

Metal fabrication is the process of building machines and structures from raw metals. They are typically used for manufacturing and construction companies for the production of cars, motorcycles, heavy vehicles like trucks, Lorries, wagons, railings, earth moving equipment, mining and quarrying, ship building, gas and pipelines, etc. Setting up metal fabrication products shop is a better business idea.

 

6. Plastic Products Shop

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic and semi synthetic materials used in a huge and growing range of applications. Plastics are used to make child safety seats, bicycle helmets, airbags in automobiles, they are also include in cell phones, computers, televisions, roofs, walls, floorings, insulation, to produce packaging, in building and construction, in textiles, consumer products, electrical and electronics equipments, etc. Constructing plastic products shop is a good business idea.

 

7. Food Products Shop

Food is essential for every living being on earth for survival. Some types of food contains vital nutrients and minerals which are good for health like vitamins, proteins, zinc, carbohydrates, fibers, iron, lactose, sucrose, etc. The different food products are mixed jams, jellies, breads, cereals, rice, fruits, vegetables, honey, pickles, wafers and chips, eggs, meats, fishes, biscuits, cakes, etc. Food products shop will do good business in this district.

 

8. Flour Products Shop

Flour is an ingredient used in many foods and is a fine powder made from cereal grain or other starchy food sources. The varieties types of flour are all purpose flour, white whole wheat flour, self rising flour, cake or pastry flour, bread flour, gluten flour, semolina flour, etc. Flour is also used in making various foods like bread, pasta, crackers, pastry, cakes and in many other foods. Flour products shop is a sound business idea.

 

9. Bakery Products Shop

Commodities used in baking are known as bakery products. Different bakery products are breads, cakes, baking cookies, muffins, pizzas, tarts, pastries, chocolate cake, cream cake, buns, candy, jelly, toffee, ice cream cones, etc. These are mainly made from wheat flour, all purpose flour, self rising flour, cake flour, etc. Setting up a bakery products shop is one of the best business ideas in this district.

 

10. Paper Products Supplier

One of the most important products made from soft trees is paper. It is a versatile material with many uses. The varieties of paper found are printing paper, coated paper, tissue paper, cardboard paper, newsprint paper, paperboard, fine art paper, etc. Paper is used in writing, in making exercise books, copies, envelopes, magazines, newspapers, letter pads, wrapping different gift items, making currency papers, cards, albums, etc. Being a paper products supplier is a profound business idea.

11. Cold Storage Units

This district is mainly dependent on agriculture and produces varieties of fruits and vegetables. But if these fruits and vegetables are not maintained properly, suppose, if these items are kept at room temperature, especially in the summer season, then these food items will rot and will fall under perishable products. To keep these food products intact and fresh for long use, cold storage units are constructed. The income generated will depend on the types of items stored per day and is a good business idea.

 

12. Mobile Repairing Centre

Without mobile phones fast connectivity and communications are impossible. Modernized technologies are being innovated almost every day with latest software and hardware.  But with these modern technology peoples are facing numerous problems with phones frequently, such as, phone hangs, smart phone is running slowly, poor battery life, storage space, phone or app crashes, overheating, connection problems with Bluetooth and wifi, etc.  Mobile repairing station is a good business idea.

 

13. Tourist Guide

This district is one of the main tourist destinations of West Bengal. There are various places of interest and are visited by tourists frequently. Some of these tourist attractions are Cooch Behar Rajbari, Madan Mohan Temple, Baneshwar Shiva Temple, Gosanimari Rajpat, Siddheswari Kali Bari, Sagar Dighi, Siddhanath Shiva Temple, Madhupur Satra, Kamteshwari Temple, Maharaja Jitendra Narayan club, Madhupur Dham, etc. Becoming a tourist guide is a sound business idea.

 

14. Online Training

There are various schools, colleges and educational institutions in this district. But due to covid situation, lockdown has been declared by the government for which these various educational facilities are closed down. In this time, online training courses can be provided to these schools and college students through computer and internet and is a sound business idea.

 

15. Medical Equipments Supplier

This corona virus is taking lots of lives per day. Many corona patients are being admitted each and every day, but the hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are failing to provide the necessary medicines and medical equipments like oxygen supplies and beds to the dying patients. In these tough times, essential medical and equipments can be supplied to these medical facilities to save these dying patients and is a good business idea.