Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Rajapalyam Powerloom |
| 2 | Place | Rajapalyam |
| 3 | District | Virdhunagar |
| 4 | State | Tamil Nadu |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | Tamilnadu |
| 6 | No. of workers | Tamilnadu |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Tamilnadu |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Chatrapatti Small Powerloom Association (150members) Surgical dressing manufactures association (90 members) Chatrapatti Exporters Association (11 members) Chatrapatti small master weavers Association (60 members) Rajapalayam Powerloom Association (50 members) Dhalavai puram Powerloom Association (120 members) |
| 9 | Major products | Lungi Sarees Terry Towel Bandage |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Only one Textile Technical Institution in
this cluster. That is Ramasamy Raja Polytechnic,
Rajapalayam. They conducting so many textile
related courses like Weaving, Spinning, Dyeing,
Garments and etc.
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| 11 | Major markets | Domestic Market International Market |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Most of the SME s having old technology. Very few SME s are having advanced weaving technology based looms. As most of the units are involved in job work only. So, they do not know have any knowledge about markets and hence have no product identity. Also though the labor is available in abundance yet it is not regular. The working culture is not of high standard and this puts the processors in problems as it ultimately leads to inferior quality fabric. No variation in product mix Lack of awareness regarding technology and quality |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by by L. Ramamoorthy, TO, PSC, ERODE. in year 2008. |