Samalkha foundry cluster (Haryana)

Introduction

Samalkha, a town in Panipat district of Haryana, is about 80 km from Delhi. Samalkha is renowned for its MSME foundry cluster, which came up in the late-1940s. There are around 50 foundries in the cluster, of which only 30 are operational. The average monthly production of units ranges from 50 tonnes to 120 tonnes. The foundries provide direct employment to about 2000 people.

Products manufactured

Castings for chaff cutters, kutti machines, cane crushers, valves and automotive parts

Number of MSMEs

30

Energy consumption

Low

Main fuels

Coke; electricity

Production & turnover

36,000 tonnes per annum; Rs 60 crores (0.6 billion rupees)

Total energy consumption (toe)

3300

Leading industry association(s)

• Samalkha Industrial Association http://www.samalkhaindustrialassociation.com/

Cluster Profile

https://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Samalkha-Foundries-Haryana.pdf

Other Resources

• Small & Medium Business Development Chamber of India (SME Chamber of India) http://www.smechamberofindia.com/
• MSME Development Institute, Karnal http://www.msmedikarnal.gov.in/
• Foundation for MSME clusters http://fmc.org.in/

Data pertains to 2015-16, collected primarily under the TERI-SDC EESE project