Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Bhilwara Power loom cluster
2 Place Bhilwara
3 District Bhiwara
4 State Rajasthan
5 No of firms (by type) 300 
6 No. of workers 1230 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) NA
8 Associations in cluster Sulzer weaving Mills Association:
District Small
Industries Association
Synthetic Weaving Mills Association
Mewar Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Bhilwara
Rajasthan Textile processing association
9 Major products p/v blended fabrics
Woollen/polyester/wool blended fab.
Woollen worsted blended yarn
Worsted yarn wool tops
Cotton yarn
Melange yarn
Yarn
p/v acrylic blended yarn
Knitted fabric
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) NA
11 Major markets Domestic market
12 Major problems/prospects The units are facing problems related to availability of spare parts
The credit guarantee scheme is not being implemented properly.
Direct Export from Bhilwara is less.The units are not aware about the international market The power cost in the State is Rs.4.5 per units which is higher as compared to other
No marketing experts are being employed in most of the units.
The testing of yarn/ fabric is carried out only in disputed matters only not for quality checking.
Bhilwara is not connected with Air link due to which importer are reluctant to come here Design development at unit level is negligible The management / manager / staff of the units have not obtained training for the purpose. There is no processing facility for cotton fabric due to shortage of water in the cluster. The production cost of the cluster is higher as compared to other cluster due to higher power cost, difference in VAT on yarn etc.
Presently no value added product is being manufactured in the cluster.

13 Data source and updated on DSR by Naresh Kumar In Year 2008