INTRODUCTION:

Digha is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal. It is situated at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal and lies in Purba Medinipur District. It has a shallow sand beach with a low gradient. It is a popular sea resort in West Bengal. It has an average elevation of six meters that is almost twenty feet. It is located one eighty three kilometers from Kolkata/howrah via mecheda and two thirty four kilometers via kharagpur and this proximity has probably helped this small region to rise as a weekend gateway with number of hotels and tourist lodges. It is connected to Kolkata/Howrah by a highway and a rail link via tamluk. Many local and express trains run between Digha such as Howrah-Digha super AC express, Tamralipta express, Kandari express, and EMU locals from Santragacchi via Mecheda and Tamluk run between Digha and Howrah and other stations in eastern India. It is also situated under contai sub division. Digha police station has a jurisdiction over part of Ramnagar I CD block. It has a population of thirty five thousand. It is located in old digha. Ninety three percent of the population of contai subdivision live in rural areas. Only six percent of the population live in urban areas. Good medical facilities are provided near old digha by a District Hospital. There are mainly five seasons in digha which are summer, monsoon, spring, autumn and winter. Summer starts in April and continues till June with a maximum temperature of thirty seven degree celcius.

HERE ARE SOME BUSINESS IDEAS-DIGHA

1. 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.

 

2. Jute Products Shop

Jute is one of the chief crops produced in this town. 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.

 

3. Fish Shop

Fish is appreciated by everyone. Fish contains vital nutrients and minerals which are good for the human body such as omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin D, vitamin B2, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, iodine, magnesium and potassium. The different types of fish are rui, katla, pabda, hilsa, mrigel, tilapia, rohu, trout, pomfret, pulasa, kajuli, rani fish, tengra, magur, eel fish, etc. Opening a fish shop on the exact location is a good business idea.

 

4. Paper Products Shop

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. Opening a paper products shop is a profound business idea.

 

5. Cold Storage Units

This town 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.

 

6. Agribusiness

We can find vast agricultural fields in every district when we enter into a rural area. For agriculture different farm machineries, equipments and tools are required. Not all farmers can afford these tools. Agro service centre can provide these tools and equipments for a cheap rate to rent these equipments to farmers to continue their farming operations smoothly. They also provide maintenance and a security service to the farm machinerie owned by farmer and is a good business idea in this town.

 

7. Oilseeds Products Shop

Seeds from cultivated crops yielding oil known as oilseeds. The different oilseed crops are groundnut, soybean, sunflower, safflower and sesame yielding high grade edible oil. The various products made from oilseeds are antioxidants, helianthus annuus, peroxide value, animal products, dairy products, vegetable oil, oilseeds, proteins, nutritional products, natural food, premium snack food, etc. Setting up an oilseed products shop can fetch a decent income in this town.

 

8. Book Shop

There are various schools, colleges and educational institutions scattered all over the town. These schools, colleges and educational facilities need books for studying various subjects to prepare for exams and for gaining knowledge. Besides this, many people are fond of reading books and have a passion for story books like detective stories, fictional novels, ghost stories, comic books, etc. Opening book shop is another business idea.

 

9. 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 town.

 

10. Woodcrafts Shop

Various forest resources are available in this town.  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. Setting up woodcrafts shop is another profitable business option in this town.

 

11. Xerox Center

Xerox machine is used for making duplicate copies of important documents, also known as photocopy. It also facilitates scanning, faxing, printing and colour Xerox. In emergency situations, scanning is the best option in sending important documents to someone through email and whatsapp. Establishing Xerox centre is a good business idea.

 

12. Online Medical Courier Service

In this covid pandemic situation, lots of peoples are dying regularly and the hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are failing to provide necessary equipments and medicines to the corona patients in times of need. If essential medical tools are supplied to these medical facilities through online medical courier service, then many lives might be saved and is a good business idea.

 

13. Mobile Repairing Center

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.

 

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.