1 | Name Of Cluster | Rajahmundry Coir |
2 | Place | Spread in 63 Kms radius in Rajahmundry and surrounding regions |
3 | District | East Godavari |
4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 556 Micro Enterprises |
6 | No. of workers | 3284 |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 275 Million |
8 | Associations in cluster | No active associations in Rajahmundry |
9 | Major products | Fine Fibre, Curled Fibre, 2-ply & 3-Ply yarn, Yarn Ropes, Matts, Pith Blocks, Mattresses |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Coir Board, Rajahmundry |
11 | Major markets | Domestic: Hyderabad, Orissa, Bengal, Maharshtra Exports: No visible direct exports observed in the cluster |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Obsolete technology in yarn winding, weak marketing effort/ linkages among artisans Higher cost of production lack of collective effort in input sourcing/ marketing Poor infra facilities |
13 | Data source and updated on | DSR and progress reports submitted to Coir Board by APITCO (Year : 2011) |