1 | Name Of Cluster | Kaliaganj Mustard Oil |
2 | Place | Kaliaganj |
3 | District | North Dinjapur |
4 | State | West Bengal |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 150 |
6 | No. of workers | 1500 |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 800 Million |
8 | Associations in cluster | Kaliaganj Thana Small Mill Owners Association Kaliaganj Babasayee Samity West Dinajpur Chamber of Commerce |
9 | Major products | Mustard oil and mustard seed cake |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Industrial Training Centre, Karnajora DIC, Uttar Dinajpur Rajganj Polytechnic |
11 | Major markets | Domestic (within West Bengal) |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Absence of marketing network Lack of marketing promotion. Lack of quality management Non up-gradation of technology. Low level of modernization Lack of strong net work for common procurement of raw materials Lack of common purchasing of P&M Lack of innovation of new product |
13 | Data source and updated on | DSR prepared by DIC, North Dinjapur, 2007 |