SHANTIPUR [NADIA] HANDLOOM CLUSTER
Major Highlights up to March, 2011

• Institution Building
• 14 Consortium evolved & Capacity Building of 185 SHGs covering more than 5000 weavers.
• Consortium registered under non-profitable Society Act
• Three consortium developed their common product development shed
• Association of Consortium also evolved for catering big orders , Joint participation in fairs &
• promotion of weaver's welfare 
• Total Sales & Orders
• Total Sales generated Rs. 226.99 Lakhs through participation in 87 fairs
• Total order generated is 39.89 Lakhs; Handloom House – 17.50 lakhs, CCIC – 1.5 Lakh, Other buyers – 25.50 lakh.
• 7 consortium are participating in fairs on their own cost shows sustainability of IHCDS interventions
• Financial Linkages
• 2000 Euro Foreign fund support from Netherlands Govt. for Local Designers
• Collateral free Cash Credit ( CFCC) of Rs 10 Lakhs for Weavers Consortium taking care of 300 weavers
• Rs. 18.26 lakhs credit linkages for 38 SHG groups
• Convergence of Scheme
• Looms to Loom Less Weavers - Rs 16.31  Lakhs rupees promotional support from Central Silk Board & Govt of West Bengal
• Promotion of Web portal- Rs 1.92 lakhs from DRDC, Nadia, Govt. of West Bengal
• Promotion of Hand Embroidery & Vegetable Dyeing facility – Rs 6.50 Lakhs from PMEGP, DIC , Nadia
• Technology & Resource Transfer from Holland & Germany- Rs 30.00 Lakhsfrom PUM & SES Germany
• Promotional Grant for Yarn Bank, Computers to Local Designers & functioning of Web Portal :- Rs 5.00 L from EXIM Bank of India
• Skill Development
• Total 2286 stakeholders were trained in 69 training programme in26 different categories of training were imparted
• Weavers were trained in EDP, MDP, Packaging, Visual Merchandising, Fabric defects & Quality Assurance, Color forecast, basic computer & English training programme, GI, Handloom Mark, Vegetable dyeing training Export procedure training, Block & Screen Printing Facility etc
• Local Weavers are now able to develop the new projects & getting credit from PMEGP etc
• Recognition of Cluster Initiatives of Shantipur
• Shantipur Case study was selected  as a role model of Sustainable competitive dev. in World Textiles Conference 2010 in Lithuania ( Ex USSR)
• Chief Minister of West Bengal   shared the IHCDS project implementation in Shantipur Cluster with CDE & Cluster stakeholders in March 10 and appreciated the efforts & stressed on the need for replication in other cluster
• Design & Product Development
• Total 75 designs developed. 110 Prototypes &  10 motives are developed.
• New generation fibres Lyocell, Soyabean, Organic cotton , Bamboo, linen introduced; Market Linkages established
• Traditional Designs were revived & marketed through Fab India & Bulk order of Rs 5 Lacks received
• 11 International Experts came for implementation of IHCDS & all of free of cost for Design &product development
• Functioning of Yarn Bank
• Exposure Visit
•      Introduction of New Technology
• New Technology was introduced first time in the cluster like Pneumatic Jacquard, Bobbin Winding Machine, Solid border sley etc
•     Common Facility Center of Design
• Country's first Common Facility Center (Design) or Design Studio in Consortium approach started in Shantipur. &
• 1500 Weavers directly benefited & income increased by Rs 4000/ year
• Local Designers income increased & time saved by 6 hrs / day
•     Common Facility Center
• Land was provided by SHG Federations evolved under IHCDS e.g. M/s Shantipur Lifeline HL Weavers welfare Society; Construction work is under progress. Upto 1 st Floor construction completed. Would be completed by next month
•     Common Facility Center for Dyeing
• All the cluster consortium unanimously selected M/s Tangail Tantujibi Unnayan Samabay Samity of Belgoria I gram Panchayat has provided 30 % contribution ( Rs  6 Lakhs) on PPP mode for up gradation of Dye house. Land was identified. Tender documents are under preparation. Would be completed by June 2011.
•     Functioning of Yarn Bank
• 80 cycles of 1.25 Lacks yarn (20 Cycles of Rs 5 Lacks) has been rotated so far for benefit of 675 weavers, worth of Rs. 101.48 lakhs. Benefit is reaping by three cluster groups. Another 3 yarn banks were proposed
•     Exposure Visit
• 9 exposure visits  to Alleppey, Kannur, Kaladi, Pochampally, Bargarh, Bhagalpur & Nuapatna , Malda, Baroda & Surat for 62  weavers
• Shantipur Cluster Office facilitated 25 exposure visitsof other Cluster to Shantipur
• GI For Shantipur Cluster
• Shantipur Cluster had achieved GI Certification through Joint Efforts of Shantipur Cluster Office & Govt. Of West Bengal
• FUND UTILIZATION:  Year 2006-07 to 2010-11

Total Amount Sanctioned: Rs.  205.25   Lacs

Total Amt. released by DCH, office: Rs. 115.70 lacs upto _March 11

Total Amount Utilized: Rs. 126.32 Lacs (upto March 11)

% of utilization against amount released: 109.17 %