The Department has created a state-of-the-art plug & play facility to run the cluster and is developing a common facility centre through the “CM MSME Cluster Scheme.” The Department has also engaged with JEEViKA (Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society) to mobilise aspiring women entrepreneurs and provided them with financial and technical support to become key stakeholders of the bag cluster.

The Department of Industries in Bihar has set up the Muzaffarpur bag cluster, a sustainable and inclusive initiative to develop a market-led, scalable, and replicable cluster through a plug & play model. The cluster is projected to manufacture around 640,000 bags per month with a production value of ₹15 crore, run mainly by women entrepreneurs and workers.

The Department has also provided training to women entrepreneurs and local workers for technical expertise, entrepreneurship, and managerial skills.

As a result, Muzaffarpur has emerged as a major bag cluster in the state, giving new hope for industrialisation. The cluster will be run mainly by women entrepreneurs and workers, and it is projected to manufacture around 6,40,000 bags per month with a production value of ₹15 crore. This sustainable, scalable, and replicable model has set an example for inclusive growth in the state, and it is expected that it will be replicated in other regions.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RKS)