Surat has India's largest diamond polishing cluster plus textile cluster. A small contract polishing service for D2C jewelry brands plus textile contract captures both economies.
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Surat district has India's largest diamond polishing cluster (1 million workers) plus dense textile manufacturing. A combined operator running a small contract polishing service for D2C jewelry brands plus a textile contract manufacturing service captures both economies.
Capex of 25-60 lakh covers polishing equipment, basic gemological lab, textile equipment, and 6 months of working capital. MSME-Cluster Development scheme + CGTMSE jointly fund up to 50% capex. Hard parts: managing two distinct manufacturing skills, securing trader relationships. Start with one specialty; broaden in year 2.
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