Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Nizamabad Rice Mills |
| 2 | Place | Nizamabad+ Bodhan+ Kamareddi of the district |
| 3 | District | Nizamabad |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 117 rice mills in Nizamabad+ 46 mills in Bodhan+ 31 in Banswada area and 5 mills in Armor area.+ Total 199 Units out of these 150 are micro+ and 49 are small enterprises. (However only + 52 are registered with DIC) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 2700 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 2000 Million (Estimated) |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Nizamabad District Rice Milleres Association "Rice Bhavan" Shradhanand Gunj, Nizamabad - 503002(AP) |
| 9 | Major products | Raw Rice Grade A Raw rice common Parboiled rice grade A Parboiled rice common. The byproducts include broken rice, bran and husk. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Acharya NG Ranga University, Hyderabad |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka and West Bengal are the main markets for the cluster. As the cluster is producing non basmati rice the major consumers are from South and Easter parts of India. Export Middle East, Bangladesh and Nepal potential areas for exports. |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of advanced machinery in destoning, sorting and modern polishing technology (whiteners) in the rice mills. Lack of moisture regulation in paddy. Lack of energy conservation methods. Lack of awareness on quality standards. Lack of facility for quality testing of rice, paddy and rice bran. Lack of awareness on related Government schemes that provide financial support for technology upgradation, infrastructure upgradation etc. Lack of clarity about food processing norms |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Based on a Report for in principle approval of DSR prepared by APITCO under MSECDP (Year 2010) |