Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Barabanki Handloom |
| 2 | Place | Barabanki |
| 3 | District | Barabanki |
| 4 | State | Uttar pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 20000 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 50000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 1500 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | NA |
| 9 | Major products | Directorate of Handloom (DOH),Lucknow WSC, Varanasi District Industry Center (DIC) District Rural Development Authority (DRDA) National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) Indian Institute of Handloom Technology (IIHT),Varanasi National Institute of Design (NID) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Scarf Stoles Shawls |
| 11 | Major markets | NA |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | NA |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Majority of the population among the weavers have not gone up to the school level+ The dyeing process is not taken up on a large scale in the cluster + Some Co-operative societies got the assistance from the bank, but the weavers are not +entertaining the bankers due to non repayment of credit from the weavers in the past.+ Quality of raw material good but the quality of dyeing is very poor; the colours are very low fastness due to using traditionally household method of dyeing, no knowledge of scientific method. + There is an acute shortage of power and power roistering on an average 10-12 hrs daily is a regular feature. |