Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Bankura Brass Utensils |
| 2 | Place | Bankura |
| 3 | District | Bankura |
| 4 | State | West Bengal |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 1000 units (micro) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 5000 nos. |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 30 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Kanjakura Kansa Pital Bason Silpi Unnayan Samity |
| 9 | Major products | Traditional and Artisanal Brass & Bell Metal household utensils. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
National Metallurgical Laboratory Educational Institute (Jadavpur University, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur), DIC, Bankura West Bengal Khadi and Village Industries Board |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India West Bengal Export Nil. |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | The units are unable to adopt modern technology and modernization in plant & machineries is not done due to finance constrain. Lack of technical skill for new design, improvement of quality and diversification. There is no quality control and testing facility. Owners are reluctant to take any managerial training, so they are working on unorganised way and approaches are very informal. Want of marketing skill and knowledge of modern marketing tools. Inadequate working capital to purchase bulk raw materials. Non Co-operation and fierce competition among the units. Most of the units are operating from their houses, inadequate space for stock of the raw materials and finished products. Can not go beyond the boundary of the district due to lack of finance. Absence of proper guidance/training from any promotional institute in the area. Cost of capital is high, due to lending from public at high interest. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Br. MSME-DI, Durgapur (February 2008) |