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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
25-April-2012 12:40 IST
There are around 7200 clusters in traditional handloom, handicrafts and modern SME industry segments in the country. Of these, it is estimated that 2500 are unmapped rural industry clusters. The distribution of the clusters in India region-wise is given below:-
Region | Traditional Manufacturing | Micro Enterprises | Total |
SME | Handloom Handicraft | ||
North | 315 | 124 627 | 1066 |
East | 148 | 110 807 | 1065 |
West | 294 | 122 816 | 1232 |
South | 350 | 83 537 | 970 |
North-East | 15 | 56 297 | 368 |
Total | 1122 | 495 3084 | 4701 |
Source: Policy and Status Paper on Cluster Development in India, Foundation for MSME Clusters, 2007.
Induction of new and modern technology in these clusters is imperative for development. Accordingly, cluster development programmes of Government of India include promotion of new and modern technology by sector specific, Ministries/Departments. Some of these programmes are Micro and Small Enterprise Cluster Development Programme (MSECDP) and Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS) of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Mega Food Park Scheme of Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) of Ministry of Textiles and Scheme for Development of AYUSH clusters of Department of AYUSH.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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