Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Rice milling cluster |
| 2 | Place | Karnal |
| 3 | District | Karnal |
| 4 | State | Haryana |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 221 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 10000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 12000million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Haryana Rice Exporters Association Karnal Rice Millers Association, Karnal Rice Millers Association, Taraori Rice Millers Association, Gharaunda Rice Millerers Association, Nissing Rice Millers Association, Indri |
| 9 | Major products | Basmati Rice Non Basmati Rice Raw Rice Para Boiled Rice |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Indian Council of Agricultral Research Paddy Processing Research Centre Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack Rice Divisions of various Agricultural universities including Punjab & Haryana Agricultural universities National Productivity Council 9 Small Industries Service Institute, Karnal Directorate of Industries/District Industries Centre of State Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Nationalised Banks Indian Institute of Packaging Director General Foreign Trade Export Credit Guarantee Corporation Export Inspection Council |
| 11 | Major markets | Export market USA UK European Union Saudi Arabia Kuwait UAE Philippines Malaysia Bangladesh & Indonesia. Domestic market Kerala |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Few units have been reported using the system of CONTRACT FARMING Due to un-standardized and faulty designed combine harvesting machines a substantial quantity of rice grains inside the paddy gets crack under stress including formation of de-husked paddy. There is an utter need of employing scientific energy conservation, pollution control and safety methods. Most of the units have not standardized their product, processes, working systems as well as quality assurance system. There is a need to induce various modern management techniques in the units. There is an utter need to upgrade the competency of personal at various levels The district and State is facing the shortage of power supply The non exporting units who desire to become exporters are not aware of the potential importers, exports documentations and procedure and other formalities There is a need to induce various modern management techniques in the units. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by SSI,Govt. of India, Karnal, Haryana |