Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Badaun Mint Cluster |
| 2 | Place | Badaun Municipal Area |
| 3 | District | Badaun |
| 4 | State | Uttar pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 500 (Micro - 400 nos, Small-100 nos) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 100,000 (direct and indirect) |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 4000 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Essential Oil Association of Badaun |
| 9 | Major products | Mint oil, Crystal & Bold and various other derivatives |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Badaun |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India - All over the country , Export Rs. 290 million (USA, Germany, Mexico, Middle East, China |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of testing facilities Low yield due to the fact that herb is not properly shade dried essentially for one or two days before distillation Lack of knowledge in advance processing Wastage during processing Most of the processors are not aware of incentives and facilities available for export hence this facility is not taken advantage of IS Sandard 528:1989 is not followed Technological improvement is require d in processing Lack of use of energy conservation methods |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Industries Department, Government of UP (June 2009) |