1 | Name Of Cluster | Jammikunta Handloom |
2 | Place | Jammikunta and surrounding 20 villages spread in 20 kms radius |
3 | District | Karimnagar |
4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 6000 weavers with 1900 looms |
6 | No. of workers | 6500 |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 48.00 crores |
8 | Associations in cluster | 1 |
9 | Major products | 1. Bed Sheets, Towels, Lungies, Dhoties, Patta Carpets, Florings, Cot Tape (Nawar) Door Curtains, Furnishing Material, Bedding Material, Nirmala Saries, Mosquito netting, Gauge Cloth |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
nil |
11 | Major markets | AP & Maharashtra |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of Collective approach Design gap Weak institutional linkages Lack of market intelligence Technological gap Low value addition Stagnant weaver skills Lack of working capital Weak marketing channels Limited dyeing skills and facilities Absence of strong brand Lack of product testing facilities Lack of packaging skills and facilities High fluctuations in yarn prices |
13 | Data source and updated on | As per the DSR submitted by GoAP under SGSY special projects scheme of Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India (Year : 2008) |