The story
The Aravalli hills around Jalore hold many colours of granite, and cutting and polishing units grew near the quarries. Jalore is called the 'Granite Capital of Rajasthan'. Slabs and tiles go to builders in India and to export markets in Asia, Europe and North America.
In numbers
Jalore, called the 'Granite Capital of Rajasthan', has nearly 400 granite units across 6 industrial areas, producing granite tiles in 20 types (district profile 2015-16).
Brief Industrial Profile of Jalore District 2015-16 (MSME-DI Jaipur, Ministry of MSME) · 2016Granite slabs and tiles from Jalore are exported to Taiwan, China, UAE, USA, Canada, Britain, Japan, Italy and Indonesia (district profile 2015-16).
Brief Industrial Profile of Jalore District 2015-16 (MSME-DI Jaipur, Ministry of MSME) · 2016
Ways in for a newcomer
- Granite cutting and polishing job-work
- Granite monuments and memorials
- Export packing and logistics
Problems the cluster faces
- Slurry and waste disposal
- Power cost for cutting
- Price competition
Businesses to start here
Granite Tile Cutting and Polishing Unit →Stone Polishing Unit →Stone Crusher (Aggregates) →