Mohali engineering cluster (Punjab)
Introduction
Mohali, a satellite town of Chandigarh, is one of India’s prominent engineering clusters. It has around 4000 MSME units, out of which 900 are engineering units manufacturing tractor/auto parts, sheet metal components, forging and railway components, bathroom fittings, fasteners and so on. Many of the engineering units are ancillaries/vendors of large Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) such as Mahindra & Mahindra (earlier Punjab Tractors), Swaraj Enterprises, Sonalika Tractors, Preet Tractors and Combines, Indian Railways Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala), and Diesel Loco Modernisation Works (Patiala).
Products manufactured
Engineering goods like tractor/auto parts, railway components, sheet metal components, forgings, fasteners, and sanitary fittings
Number of MSMEs
900
Energy consumption
Low
Main fuels
Electricity; furnace oil (FO); high speed diesel (HSD)
Production & turnover
Rs 6000 crores (60 billion rupees)
Total energy consumption (toe)
20,969
Leading industry association(s)
- Mohali Industries Association http://www.mohaliindustries.com/
Cluster Profile
https://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Mohali_Engineering_Punjab.pdf
Other Resources
- Mohali Hitech Metal Cluster (P) Ltd
http://mohalicluster.com
Data pertains to 2015-16, collected primarily under the TERI-SDC EESE project