Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Ghosi Mau Powerloom Cluster |
| 2 | Place | Ghosi Mau |
| 3 | District | Mau |
| 4 | State | Uttar pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 4000 household units |
| 6 | No. of workers | 4500 nos. |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 180 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Mau Handloom and Powerloom Manufactures Association. |
| 9 | Major products | Neem Jari Buti, Rim Jim, Ambose, Ghosi Sarees, Kolkata Sarees and mosquito nets etc. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Mau. |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Export Rs. 3 crore. |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Exposure to high-end market is negligible and artisans are having marketing information only of the low-end domestic market. Low productivity and lack of technical support. Lack of nodal agency support. Around 70% of the artisan s home-based units are dependent on the traders / exporters for job-work orders and also designs. Lack of professional design BDS and new design interventions are completely under the control of traders. Young generation is reluctant to continue with the craft and looking for alternative livelihood sources. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Industries Deptt. Government of UP (Nimsme) (June 2008) |