1 | Name Of Cluster | Dariapur Dokra Craft |
2 | Place | Dariapur |
3 | District | Burdwan |
4 | State | West Bengal |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 54 units |
6 | No. of workers | 100 |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 50 Million |
8 | Associations in cluster | Dariapur Dokra Artisans Co-Operative Industrial Society Limited. |
9 | Major products | Idols, dolls various animal figures. They are mainly solid in nature though some portions of product are also made hollow. Artisans also capable of manufacturing big sculpture which are prepared in parts and later welded. |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Burdwan DIC, Handicraft. |
11 | Major markets | Within India West Bengal. Export Nil. |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of unity and trust. Lack of capability to run organisation. Lack of advance skills. Low product diversification. Lack of financial resources. No marketing awareness. High dependence on brokers. |
13 | Data source and updated on | DIC, Burdwan under Directorate of MSSE, Govt. of West Bengal. (December 2007) |