Some Conceptual and Operational Aspects M N Upadhyay This article reviews the working of the District Industries Centres (DIC), envisaged in the industrial policy of the government of India in December 1977 and since then functioning, howsoever imperfectly, in 358 districts, After a general review of the functioning of the DICs, the article goes on to identify the various operational problems faced by them, including those related to the organisational structure of the DICs, their working methods, rules and procedures, and their financial powers