Sonipat, Aug 24 (KNN) The first cluster 'Rai Textiles & Allied Products Pvt ltd' under the Mini Cluster Scheme of Haryana government has been started in the district.

The mini cluster is supported by the Haryana government and it was inaugurated by R K Rana, Joint Director, District Industries Centre (DIC) on Friday.

While sharing the information about the cluster a Sonipat-based businessman, Rakesh Chabra said, ''Haryana Government launched the Mini Cluster Scheme in its Industrial Policy of 2015. In this scheme the government share will be 90 per cent of the cost of Machines. The MSMES of same trade & same industrial area can make a Mini Cluster.''

''Total number of MSMEs shall be minimum 10 but preferably it should be 15. Considering plant and machinery, the project cost can be upto Rs 2 crore,'' he added.

He further said that after getting the sanction approved the machines are purchased by the government E tender system.

''90 per cent of the cost of the project will be granted by the Haryana government and 10 per cent have to be contributed by the other members. This scheme is based on the Government of India scheme of making clusters that cost is upto Rs 15 crores,'' he avowed.

The Mini Cluster scheme of Haryana has got much appreciation from the central government. This time in the new Draft of Industrial Policy 2020 Haryana government has proposed to increase the project cost upto Rs 5 Crores.

He also informed that there will be one cluster in each district of Haryana for one product and the remaining fourteen clusters have already been started or will start in a few days.