1 | Name Of Cluster | Kanpur Harness & Saddlery |
2 | Place | Jajmau and city area |
3 | District | Kanpur. |
4 | State | Uttar pradesh |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 225 ( Mostly micro units) |
6 | No. of workers | 15000 nos |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs 4000 million |
8 | Associations in cluster | Indian Industries Association UP Leather Industries Association Harness & Saddlery Association |
9 | Major products | All types of harness and saddlery items |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Council for Leather Export, Kanpur. DIC, Kanpur. UPSIDC, Kanpur Central Leather Research Institute, Kanpur. HBTI, Kanpur. MSME-DI, Kanpur |
11 | Major markets | Within India Uttar Pradesh. Export 3750 Million (UK, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Mexico etc.) |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Level of awareness in government policies and programmes is very weak No networking and linkages among members Lack of brand image Poor working condition for workers Use of traditional method of production, low level of technology In adequate flow of market information and marketing network Lack of BDS providers |
13 | Data source and updated on | MSME-DI, Kanpur+ (July 2009) |