Leather Industry - The Project
Leather is one of the prominent sectors in Indian economy with employment of 2.5 million workers and contribution of US$ 6 billion to the value of manufactured goods. The majority of this output is contributed by the SMEs clustered in 5-6 major locations.

Given the importance of SMEs and clusters, SIDBI has launched a program to enhance the competitiveness of SME clusters through strengthening of Business Development Services (BDS). This project, launched in 2006, is being co-funded by Department for International Development (DFID) of UK and GTZ of Germany.
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