Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Murlu Roofing Tiles Cluster |
| 2 | Place | Murlu |
| 3 | District | Bankura |
| 4 | State | West Bengal |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 198 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 4100 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs.250 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Murlu Potters Association District Industries Centre, Bankura District Rural & Development Cell, Bankura Murlu Kumbhakar Tiles Makers Co-operatives Society Ltd Block Land & Land Reform Officer, Saltora |
| 9 | Major products | Tiles |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
CGCRI |
| 11 | Major markets | Local Domestic |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Non-availability of coal (as fuel) at cheap rate. Scarcity of water. Lack of common facility center for analysis of properties of clay and procuring the same. High breakage and rejection rate. Obsolete technology. High dependence on labour. Lack of product innovation for exploring new markets and new avenues for achieving value addition. Lack of linkage with Research & Development Centre. Inefficient marketing system. Lack of energy management system. Lack of efficiency in production system (optimum level of mechanization aimed at economy and quality of product). Lack of quality system and standardization of product. Lack of getting skilled labour. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by Uttam Kumar, 2007 |