Panipat textile cluster

Introduction

Panipat, a city in Haryana, is an important cluster of industrial units manufacturing textile products. There are about 3095 MSMEs in this cluster, of which 1915 units (62%) manufacture home furnishing products. Panipat accounts for about 75% of the total blankets produced in India.A majority of the units are located in the industrial areas of Sector 25 (I&II) and Sector 29 (I&II), Haryana Urban Development Authority and the Panipat industrial area.

Products manufactured

Home furnishings such as cotton and woolen floor coverings (durries, carpets), blankets, bed covers, mats, cushion covers, etc.

Number of MSMEs

3095

Energy consumption

High

Main fuels

Biomass; electricity; pet coke; high speed diesel (HSD)

Production & turnover

Rs 950 crores (9.5 billion)

Total energy consumption (toe)

305950

Leading industry association(s)

• Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industries (HCCI) http://www.hcci.in
• Haryana Carpet Manufacturers Association (HCMA) http://www.hcma.in/
• Panipat Dyers Association

Energy efficiency initiatives

• Cluster profiling of energy intensive MSME clusters http://www.sameeeksha.org/index.php?option=com_projects&task=level&title=ahmedabad&id=42
• Micro and Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) http://www.dcmsme.gov.in/mse-cdprog.htm

Cluster profile

http://sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/PanipatTextileCluster.pdf

Other resources

• National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) http://www.nsic.co.in/
• Panipat District – official website http://panipat.gov.in/factfile.html
• Industrial profile of Panipat District http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/har_panipat.pdf
• Study report: Credit Gap Assessment, Panipat textile & floor covering cluster http://sidbi.in/sites/default/files/SIDBI-GIZ%20study%20of%20Financial%20Gaps%20in%20the%20Panipat%20Textile%20and%20Floor%20Covering%20Cluster.pdf