Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Parwanoo Light Engineering
2 Place Parwanoo
3 District Solan
4 State Himachal pradesh
5 No of firms (by type) 75 
6 No. of workers 2000 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs. 700 Mllion
8 Associations in cluster Parwanoo industries association (PIA)
Himachal Pradesh industrial development corporation (HPIDC)
Himachal Pradesh financial corporation (HPFC)
Himachal Pradesh small industries and export corporation(HPSI&EC)

9 Major products Major Products
Automotive filters
Bimetallic bush /bearings
Gears for tractors & Light Commercial vehicles (LCV)
Other products
Watch components, Light engineering components,
Welding electrodes,
Shock absorbers,
Brake shoes,
Hand tools,
Car steering assembly,
Forge/cast,
leaf springs
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) Smart industry Service institute (SISI)
11 Major markets Local & national
12 Major problems/prospects Most of the entrepreneurs are not aware of the methods and procedure adopted for inspection of raw material.
The design of the tools is out dated and hence need modification and re-manufacturing in order to meet the quality standard of the products.
The skilled and experienced manpower is not adequately available in this cluster
Some of the enterprises do not have a written standard process for manufacturing of the products/tools and therefore, depend on the skills of the operators/supervisors for manufacturing processes.
Generally the raw material is not inspected and the entrepreneurs believe the words of the suppliers.
There is little scope for improvement in the field of marketing of products.
The cluster has poor infrastructure because of its geography.
Non-Availability of quality BDS in the areas of technology, marketing, health and safety, pollution control
13 Data source and updated on DSR by & April, 2005 by SHRI MAJOR SINGH, Cluster Development Executive, Small Industries Service Institute