Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Siricilla Powerloom |
| 2 | Place | Siricilla |
| 3 | District | Karim Nagar |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 200 warping units(Micro), 150 dyeing units(90 Micro & 60 Small), 20 sizing units(Micro), 20 yarn shops (Trading) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 13500 weavers with 22168 power looms |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 300 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | The Powerloom Cloth Producers Association, Siricilla Siricilla Power loom Workers Association |
| 9 | Major products | 16 lakh metres of cloth including 12 lakh metres of polyester fabric. per day Polyster cloth made blouse, saris, suiting and shirting |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Powerloom Service Centre, Hyderabad |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country AP, Maharshtra, Gujarat, Export No Visible Direct Exports |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Problems: Lack of continuous market orders Obsolete Shuttle looms Harassment by Private Lenders and MFIs Prolonged addiction to alcohol by weavers Poor Infrastructure facilties Prospects: He State Government also inter-alia initiated the various measures viz. (i) 50% power tariff concession, (ii) upgradation of powerloom with grant of Rs. 30,000/- for 2 powerlooms, (iii) sanction of 2 Textile Parks, (iv) sanction of Rs. 21,00,000/- to an NGO, NETHA Cheyutha Trust, (v) coverage of 5,954 powerloom workers under Health Insurance Scheme. Also there are Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), 20% Margin Money Subsidy Scheme for powerlooms, 15% Margin Money Scheme for SSI units, Modified Group Workshed Scheme, Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) and Integrated Textile Cluster Development Programme etc. etc. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Based on various articles published in News Papers and Statistcis of State Handlooms & Textiles Department |