Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Salem Powerloom
2 Place Salem
3 District Salem
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 NA
9 Major products Sari
Fabrics
Dhoti
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) Institute of marketing Management & DIC.
11 Major markets Global Market
Domestic Market
12 Major problems/prospects Old / Obsolete technology, very few units are having Shuttless Loom.
Under Utilization of Capacities due to lack of Orders & monopoly mechanization of the master weavers.
Catering mostly Cost base Market.
Association is Ineffective.
Most of the Units i.e. 95% are engaged in Job Work only.
No diversification of the Product as they are producing as per raw materials & design given by Master Weavers.
All the 95% of the units are not having marketing knowledge/ financial knowledge / costing of fabric calculation.
The advance looms owned by the units are not properly maintained by the owner/ weavers of units due to lack of technological knowledge for advance looms.
13 Data source and updated on DSR by by C.D.O: Shri B.K.SAHOO Technical Officer Textile Commissioner Office, PSC, Cuttack (Orissa). In Year 2008