Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Karnal Printing & Packaging |
| 2 | Place | Karnal |
| 3 | District | Karnal |
| 4 | State | Haryana |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 300 nos |
| 6 | No. of workers | 6000 (Direct & Indirect) |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs 4520 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Nil |
| 9 | Major products | Visiting cards Marriage cards corrugated boxes books, calendars diaries, magazines paper cups mono cartons |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
MSME-DI, Karnal DIC, Karnal |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India – All over the country Outside India- Nil |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Non-use of testing equipment and in case of some jobs testing in labs in the NCR region with long lead times and logistical constraints Power not available for several hours a day and natural gas connectivity being some time away, the option of exploiting alternate energy options including biomass based energy generation is necessary. The typical micro-sized units in the cluster have poor linkages with Nationalized and other commercial banks affecting their performance potential. The fact that much of required raw material is sourced through traders and dealers has been affecting the potential performance of the cluster enterprises. Despite the fact that competent technical institutions such as the Kurukshetra University (Department of Printing Technology) are present in nearby locations, cluster firms are yet to yet to pursue serious upgrading efforts. The reason may be ascribed to resource constraints. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Industries Department, Government of Haryana |