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Poiranga of Boko in South Kamrup of the State of Assam is a typical example of a<br />

<strong>cluster</strong> of <strong>handloom</strong> industry in a specific geographic region where the dominant<br />

activity is that of Eri culture. The aim of DCS is to contribute to<br />

the overall performance and<br />

collective efficiency of<br />

the<br />

<strong>cluster</strong>s for<br />

sustainable<br />

development by<br />

assisting select local communities<br />

of individuals or groups and<br />

Associated institutions in the<br />

<strong>cluster</strong>s. The advantage of<br />

adopting a <strong>cluster</strong>-based<br />

approach helps enterprises<br />

overcome disadvantages of<br />

economies of scale and weak<br />

capital base on one hand on<br />

the other hand, increases<br />

competitiveness by leveraging the advantages of flexible structure and faster<br />

decision-making process. At the <strong>cluster</strong> level it helps to respond well to the market<br />

challenges, facilitates quick dissemination of information, ensures sharing of best<br />

practices, and promotes skill development, technological innovations, offers better<br />

cost effectiveness due to distribution of many common costs and promotes<br />

wider public appropriation of benefits.<br />

Design Clinic 5 Band Workshop Report : Poiranga Handloom Cluster, Boko | 2011 | Dibakar Choudhury 2

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