Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Glass & Wooden Beads Cluster |
| 2 | Place | Village area , Varanasi |
| 3 | District | Varanasi |
| 4 | State | Uttar pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 8056 (Micro- 8,000, Small-50, Medium 6) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 20,000 Artisan, Employment 35,000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 1050 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | BBL Beads Limited. |
| 9 | Major products | Glass beads, Solid beads, Hollow beads, Fancy
beads, Bead Jewellery.
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| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Varanasi Br MSME-DI, Varanasi |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India- Northern states Exports 70 crore (Indirect) |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of modern technology Non availability of raw material Sub standard dies High rate of rejection Not equitable distribution of profit among artisans, traders and exporters Poor packaging Lack of brand images, marketing, trust building, etc. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Industries Deptt. Government of UP + (September 2008) |