A collective voice
for industry.
VASSIWA — the VASSIWA MSME's Welfare Association, formerly known as the Visakha Autonagar Small Scale Industrialists Welfare Association — was registered in 1990 (Reg. No. 550/90) to represent small-scale and MSME industrial enterprises in and around the Autonagar Industrial Estate, Visakhapatnam.
We work as a collective platform for industrial development, infrastructure advocacy, member support and engagement between industrial enterprises, government authorities and the wider community.
Genesis
As Visakhapatnam grew into a major heavy-industrial hub around the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and BHPV, the state government allocated land in Gajuwaka for the Autonagar Industrial Estate. Hundreds of small ancillary units — casting, fabrication, packaging, electricals — set up there. Facing shared infrastructural hurdles, their owners united to form VASSIWA, registered under No. 550/90.
Infrastructure
VASSIWA's early decades focused on making Autonagar a functional industrial estate — petitioning for dedicated power substations, internal roads able to carry heavy cargo, and centralized water and drainage for casting and fabrication units.
Modernisation & advocacy
In 2014, VASSIWA worked with the local MSME Institute to propose a dedicated technology centre in Autonagar, later sanctioned by the Union Government for testing, quality audits and trade training. Today VASSIWA represents thousands of industrial units and continues to advocate with the RBI and central ministries for financial relief and better credit access.
Building the conditions for growth.
A stronger industrial estate begins with the roads, utilities and shared infrastructure that let enterprises operate and grow without friction.
Roads & Connectivity
Advocacy for road development and access infrastructure across the industrial estate.
Utilities
Representation on power, water and other shared industrial-estate utilities.
Representation
A collective voice engaging government and industrial authorities on behalf of members.
VASSIWA Connect
VASSIWA Connect brings industrial requirements, opportunities and enquiries into one shared network — helping businesses discover possibilities, connect with the right enterprises and engage with the wider VASSIWA community.
Enquiries
Raise industrial and business requirements into the network.
Opportunities
Discover requirements, referrals and opportunities across members.
Connections
Bring businesses and VASSIWA members closer together.
Leadership representing industry.
Dr. S. Panduranga Prasad
“Industrial progress moves forward when we move together.”
What VASSIWA works for.
Industrial Development
Roads, connectivity, utilities and infrastructure advocacy for stronger industrial estates.
MSME Network
Connecting industrial enterprises and enabling collaboration across sectors.
Opportunities
Business referrals, industrial opportunities and member-to-member collaboration.
Representation
A collective platform for engagement with government and industrial authorities.
Events & Initiatives
Industry meetings, programs, development activities and member engagement.
Policy & Credit Access
Ongoing engagement with the RBI and central ministries for financial relief and better credit access for members.
Upcoming events.
Nothing published yet.
Once VASSIWA staff publish an event, it appears here automatically — the Annual General Meeting, the annual member picnic, industry programs and development activities open to members.
Join the industrial network.
Membership brings representation, VASSIWA Connect access, industry events and a direct voice in Autonagar's industrial development.
Submit an enquiry to VASSIWA Connect.
One form reaches VASSIWA Connect's full network — raw material and vendor requirements, manufacturing and fabrication jobs, government tender partnerships, employment vacancies and general business enquiries.
Ready when you are.
Takes under a minute — no account required.