Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Lucknow Chikan Embroidery |
| 2 | Place | Lucknow |
| 3 | District | Lucknow |
| 4 | State | Uttar pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 4000 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 250000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 6000 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Self Employed Women's AssociationDistrict Industries Center (DIC), Lucknow Export Promotion Bureau, Lucknow UP Trade Promotion Authorities, Kanpur Handicrafts Marketing and Service Center, Barabanki Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), New Delhi Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Handloom & Handicraft Export Promotion Corporation, New Delhi Indian Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO), New Delhi Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) |
| 9 | Major products | Saris, Suits, Kurtas, Table Covers, Bed Sheet, and Cushion Covers |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
NA |
| 11 | Major markets | Mumbai, Lucknow, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Subcontracting of production process No designer input Lengthy production time No regular work to artisans Very less wages to artisans Poor workplace conditions of artisans Abundance of artisans of only 4-5 styles of stitches A majority of manufacturers are involved in producing low priced products, so that they make quick profits No association or forum of SMES in the cluster No proper linkage among manufacturers No direct relation between artisans and manufacturers |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Diagnostic study of the Chikan Embroidery Cluster, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh by Pankaj Arya and Shilp Sadhana (Textile Block Printers Association) developed under the Cluster Development Agent Training Program of UNIDO CDP, New Delhi & the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad and sponsored by SIDBI |