Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Tandur Slab Cutting & Polishing |
| 2 | Place | Tandur |
| 3 | District | Ranga Reddy |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 490 Micro Firms and 10 Small Firms |
| 6 | No. of workers | 30000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs.650 millions (micro 600, small 50 million) |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | The Tandur Stone Merchants Welfare Association(TSMWA) The Tandur Mandal Quarry Owners Welfare Association (CTMQOWA) |
| 9 | Major products | Tandur white polished slabs Tandur blue polished slabs Tandur green polished slabs |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Indian Bureau of Mines Geological Survey of India National Mineral Development Corporation |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country AP, Maharashtra and Karnataka Export USA, Australia, Switzerland and Gulf |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Low productivity and high wastage due to conventional methods of mining, cutting & polishing. Limited direct export market linkages and product spread in new locations. Poor adoption of waste management techniques. Weak linkage of the firms with the banks and other financial institutions. Air pollution caused during the cutting and polishing operations. Low value addition and lack of product diversification. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by APITCO for DC-MSME (June 2010) |