“A Cluster is a geographically proximate group
of companies and associated institutions in a particular field,linked by commonalities and complementarities “
Michael E.Porter
Product-end firms, suppliers, related services, supporting institutions, etc., often form a cluster.
Madurai CPS Milling Cluster strategically located between two major Sea Ports Cochin & Tuticorin
Our Vision
“To become a leading provider of a range of quality value added products in cereals, pulses and staples (CPS) categories for each and every segment of the Indian Society by ensuring food safety & nutritional security and to ultimately carve out a niche for the milled and value-added products produced by the Madurai CPS Milling Cluster, and to promote ethnic Indian food, in the global market by adopting modern technology, international standards and management practices and establishing effective linkages both with the retail end of the services sector and farm sector which supplies the raw materials “
Our Mission
“ On implementation of cluster intervention program it is the renaissance of entrepreneurial spirit revitalized, redefined & re-engineered to make forays into the new economy explored & unexplored in the forthcoming WTO regime”
Special Purpose Vehicle – A Newer Initiatives of the CPS Milling Cluster
M/s Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Marketing Yard Limited, which is going to act as the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), has already initiated talks with Central Food Technological Research Institute & Defence Food Research Laboratory (which are at the forefront of food technological research & development, food preservation, packaged food products, storages, packaging and other related technological advisory/consultancy services), Agricultural Universities, Indian Institute of Packaging and Central Warehousing Corporation Ltd. for quality testing & maintenance, technology upgradation and creation of physical infrastructure respectively. This has been done in the anticipation of implementing proposed intervention strategy in the cluster, under IIUS of Govt. of India. The SPV has also initiated further talks with Defence Food Research Laboratory for catering to Defence supply requirement of milled and packaged CPS (cereal, pulses & staple) products.
Location of the SPV
The SPV under the name and style of M/s Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Marketing Yard Limited is situated at Milakarani, near Kudal Nagar within the Madurai Municipal Limit, on the Madurai – Alanganallur Main Road, just 3 kilometers away from Kudal Nagar Railway Goods Shed and Container Port. The area is well developed one and has all necessary infrastructure in the form of 40 ft. Radial Road, the road lying work of which is in progress. Besides this, a truck terminal, in an area of about 50 acres is coming up near the SPV yard. Hence, no problem is envisaged as far as movement of men, material and vehicles is concerned.
