Ludhiana Bakeries (Punjab)

Introduction

The industrial city of Ludhiana has a cluster of about 170 bakeries and 30 soya processing units, all of them MSMEs. Small and medium-sized bakeries typically have 2–6 baking ovens each. Captive and micro level bakeries usually operate with a single oven. The baking ovens operate on diesel, LPG, or electricity. The soya units use electrical grinders and diesel-based boilers. The cluster provides direct or indirect employment to more than 6000 people.

Products manufactured

Baked products such as breads and buns, cookies and biscuits, and macaroons; soya products such as soya milk and paneer.

Number of MSMEs

200

Energy consumption

Low

Main fuels

Diesel, electricity, LPG

Production & turnover

2500 tpa; Rs 125 crores (1.25 billion)

Total energy consumption (toe)

3294

Energy efficiency initiatives

• TERI-SDC Partnership: Scaling up Energy Efficient Technologies in Small Enterprises (EESE)
  http://www.sameeeksha.org/index.php?option=com_projects&task=level&title=EESE&id=41

Cluster Profile

http://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/ludhiana-bakeries-Punjab.pdf

Other Resources

• District Industries Centre (DIC), Ludhiana http://dicludhiana.gov.in/
• MSME Development Institute (MSME-DI), Ludhiana http://www.msmedildh.gov.in/