Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Jaipur Textile hand printing cluster
2 Place Jaipur
3 District Jaipur
4 State Rajasthan
5 No of firms (by type) 960 
6 No. of workers 14600 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) NA
8 Associations in cluster NA
9 Major products Bedspreads
Running cloth for the dress material, home furnishing products
Readymade garments
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) NA
11 Major markets Export market
USA,
UK,
Germany,
Canada,
Japan,
France
12 Major problems/prospects Inadequate response to the changing Scenario Unfair Competition among Screen Vs Block Printing
The hand block printing industry at Jaipur is competing on the basis of low prices, usage of cheap materials and cheap labor.
Lack of innovation and infighting among various actors in the industry are the other characteristics of the cluster.
The industrial units despite being dependent on each other are not united to take up issues for their long term development.
The level of co-operation among the units, traders and designers is poor.
A tendency of undercutting each other by printers is generally noticed.
In the name of using natural dyes, synthetic dyes were used that were either not permitted as per the regulations or were not to be used as per the mutual agreement, especially with regards to the export market.
The complaints of not using the right quality of fabric and dyes were mentioned quite often by the units themselves. The telephones, electricity connection, and roads are all in a bad shape. Co-operation with the government is quite poor almost at all levels Lack of enough space. (Bagru, Sanganer both) Scarcity of water resources (Bagru, Sanganer both) Pollution Control (Sanganer mainly for screen printers, bleachers & dyers) Lack of Education and shortsightedness. (Bagru, Sanganer both) Lack of Organizational skills (Both) Lack of financial resources leading the printers to become jobworkers. (Both) Lack of trust and lack of long term relationships at all levels. (Both) Poor marketing skills. (Both) Lack of clear understanding about the market prospects in domestic and export markets.(Both) Lack of New Design inputs (Both)Lack of New product innovation services (Both) Lack of R & D for upgrading production process and controlling time factor (Traditional) Lack of Infrastructural facilities like washing facilities and process houses (Both) Lack of Quality assurance mechanism (Both) Disjointed with the market (Both)
13 Data source and updated on DSR by UNIDO-CDP Year 1997