1 | Name Of Cluster | Nutangram Wood Carving |
2 | Place | Nutangram |
3 | District | Bardhaman |
4 | State | West Bengal |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 82 |
6 | No. of workers | 200 |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 6 Million |
8 | Associations in cluster | NA |
9 | Major products | Boxes Figurines Idols Jewellery boxes Incense boxes |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Bardhaman |
11 | Major markets | Within India UP, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Trichur and Thiruvananthapuram, J&K, Madhya Pradesh. |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Under developed infrastructure in respect of road, electricity, health, sanitation, communication, etc. Low education level Lack of mutual trust among cluster people Unhealthy trade practices and competition Lack of awareness about the need for testing & quality control Use of traditional type of machineries Non availability of sufficient support Institutions Limited product and design usage Limited marketing channel Poor working condition. No brand image |
13 | Data source and updated on | DIC, Burdwan under Directorate of MSSE, Govt. of West Bengal. (December 2007) |