Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Daspara Footwear |
| 2 | Place | Daspara |
| 3 | District | North Dinajpur |
| 4 | State | West Bengal |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 300 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 2200 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 280 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | NA |
| 9 | Major products | Ladies chappals both leather and non leather Gents chappals both leather and non leather Baby shoe |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (GCELT) Central Footwear Training Centre (CFTC) Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) |
| 11 | Major markets | Domestic UK, Germany, Italy USA, France, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, U.A.E and Denmark |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | The units generally use old and traditional method of production. No modern machineries have been used in the cluster. Only stitching machine and basic hand tools are used to make products here. Major raw materials are coming from Delhi through chain of middlemen. There is no direct link with the raw materials suppliers. Lack of education and entrepreneur skill of the unit owners. Lack of institutional /BDS linkages and no facilities of skill up gradation |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DIC, North 24 Paraganas under Directorate of MSSE, Govt. of West Bengal. |