2. Introduction
The Kolhapur industry is driven predominantly by the textile
industry and is mainly dominated by local manufacturers and
Marwari Rajasthani traders. Ichalkaranji , a city in Kolhapur
district is home to one of the oldest textile industries in India.
Also Known as the “Manchester of Maharashtra” Ichalkaranji
has nearly 5000 textile factories and is known to be one of
India’s largest centers for small scale industry. A few decades
ago Ichalkaranji was famous for textile goods like cotton
poplin, dhotri, and cotton saris but with changing times and
technological advancement Kolhapur is now home to domestic
and international fashion brands such as Raymond’s of India,
Armani, Banana Republic , Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and many
more. Textile goods manufactured in city are sold all over India
as well as exported to various parts of the world.
3. DEVELPOMENT
Together with Ichalkaranji Co-operative Industrial Estate, Laxmi Co-
operative Industrial Estate, Parvati Industrial Estate, and DKTE Textile
and Engineering Institute, the Municipal Council has established a
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company named ‘Ichalkaranji Textile
Development Cluster Limited (ITDC) in order to enhance and expand
the city’s infrastructure facilities.
Under the Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS),
individual members would contribute to the extent of approximately 50
per cent of project costs and the balance sum will come from the grant
in assistance from the Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy,
Government of India.
Ichalkaranji Textile Development Cluster (ITDC), a company
incorporated under the 1956 Companies Act, is a special purpose
corporation established by Ichalkaranji to undertake projects under the
IIUS for infrastructure development. SPV company’s principal artifacts
are:
1. To form a Textile Cluster, a local agglomeration of small, medium
and large textile and supplementary companies engaged in
manufacturing, marketing and supplementary goods and services.
2. Providing sufficient water supply, roads, drainage systems, power
plants, general infrastructure facilities such as Textile Industries
Waste processing plants.
3. To include quality improvement facilities, specific test facilities,
research and development .
4. Providing fire-fighting facilities, traditional effluent treatment plants
and supporting and improving vital textile, commercial and
industrial infrastructures.
4. Followin
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Textile
companie
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Kolhapur
SR. BSE CODE NSE CODE NAME of COMPANY
1 521014 EUROTEXIND Eurotex industries
Ltd.
2 521034 ICIL Indo Count
Industries Ltd.
3 521109 NAGREEKEXP Nagreeka Exports
Ltd.
4 521176 GANGOTRI Gangotri Textiles
Ltd.
5 521216 DHANROTO DhanalaxmiRoto/
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6 531172 PRANAVSP Pranavaditya
Spinning Mills Ltd.
7 500101 ARVIND Arvind Ltd.
