Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Dhamadka Hand Block Printing |
| 2 | Place | Dhamadka |
| 3 | District | Kutch |
| 4 | State | Gujarat |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 221 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 1200 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | NA |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Gujarat Rajya Hasta Kala Nigam Shurajan Kala Aparijita Jamait-Ulama-I-Hind |
| 9 | Major products | Bedspreads Cushion covers Dress materials Dupattas Lungi Saree Wall hanging |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
National Institute of Design National Institute of Fashion Technology Vivekanand Research and Training Institute |
| 11 | Major markets | Ahmedabad Canada |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Most of the products cater to local markets Decline in quality of products with time Very little value addition done at local level Very few artisans use vegetable dyes. Block printing is a slow process which gave birth to screen printing Low quality cloth and low quality printing has had an effect on the sector Majority of the printers are poorly educated The exposure to attend exhibitions is limited There is no formal training to labor No research has been done to change the printing process Most of the units do not have semblance of management systems and the units and the work areas remain messy. Lack of formal association between printers and interface with institutions Earthquake and subsequent riots in Gujarat have completely altered the face of the old markets as well as traders. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Diagnostic Study Report of Textile Hand block Printing Cluster of Dhamadka, Kutch by International Resources for Fairer Trade, Mumbai under the aegis of UNIDO Cluster Development Program. |