Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Nalgonda Powerloom |
| 2 | Place | Nalgonda |
| 3 | District | Nalgonda |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 444 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 2600 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 670 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | The Nalgonda District Power loom Weavers Co-op. Society Ltd., Nalgonda The Padmanagar Power loom Owners Association, Nalgonda Yarn Marchants Association, Nalgonda The Nalgonda Division Cloth Manufacturers Association, Nalgonda Cherlapally Power loom Vastra Vyapar Sangam, Cherlapally, Nalgonda The Saraswathi Cloth Processing Association , Padmanagar, Nalgonda |
| 9 | Major products | Dhotis, Lunges , Towels, Saris, Bed sheets and Pillow covers |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Lack of awareness on testing And quality control |
| 11 | Major markets | Andhra Pradesh Orissa Tamil Nadu |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Technology Related Dependency on designs and products reserved for handloom sector Traditional Production process Low Productivity Longer Making Time Non-Diversification of Products No new design and product development Lack of awareness on testing And quality control Marketing No systematic approach to articulate demand Limited market segment Competition from other clusters Finance Poor linkage with Banks and other Financial Institutions Dependency on money lenders for sourcing of funds |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by Textiles Commissioner in year 2008 |