Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Serampore Silk Printing |
| 2 | Place | Serampore |
| 3 | District | Hoogly |
| 4 | State | West Bengal |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 211 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 12000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 1700 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Serampore Silk Printing Owners Welfare Association |
| 9 | Major products | Hand printed silk sarees Hand printed scarves Hand printed stoles |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore (GCETTS) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) |
| 11 | Major markets | Domestic |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Almost no investment in designing Lack of NOC from PCB has stopped bank financing Improper washing is hindering quality Scope for reducing energy loss At times, poor quality silk adds to quality problem Scope for quality improvement, through joint buying of less used colours Almost no product diversification, although there is a good growth of this market The cluster is causing pollution and needs relocation Basic health hazards for using chemicals and long duration contact with water Very limited knowledge of quality management system or inventory management |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR prepared by DIC, Hoogly, 2007 |