Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Varanasi Metal Craft |
| 2 | Place | Varanasi |
| 3 | District | Varanasi |
| 4 | State | Uttar pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 150 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 1000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 1000 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Brass Merchant Association |
| 9 | Major products | Wall lamps Hanging lamps Natraj Rath Wall plates |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
NA |
| 11 | Major markets | Domestic |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of trust among the network. Failure to adopt new pattern/design according to the changing market taste. Lack of easy flow of finance and quality raw materials. lack of proper strategies/logistics in the cluster to give adequate publicity (national/international). Lack of information about markets. Duplication of design/prototypes by other entrepreneurs by unfair means. Lack of associated behavior in the cluster. No change in tools and techniques resulting in low production. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR prepared by DIC, South 24 Paraganas |