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While the country is going high on Make in India, the presence of national flags with ‘Made in China’ tag make a sorry statement of ground realities.
The Chinese version of the Tricolour has overwhelmed India-made ones these days in Delhi’s markets as buyers prefer them over the Indian ones.
[h=3]But why is this?[/h] Indian manufacturers of national flags are losing out to Chinese imports because of at least 30-35 percent price differential.
Invasion of cheaper, durable and finely printed China-made Indian flags is making the survival difficult for small Indian manufacturers. And therefore, local manufacturers have also begun using the same material used in Indian flags made in China. But in the bid of copying, they fail to match the finishing.
Similarly while the original Tricolour of the Indian make is costly, made from hand spun khadi, cotton and silk, buyers can now opt for a cheaper cotton Chinese version. China-made cloth flags measuring 10x15 inch costs retailers Rs 15 per piece, 20x30 inch costs Rs 30 per piece and 24x36 inch costs Rs 45 per piece. On the other hand, the flags of same measurements made in India cost Rs 20, Rs 35 and Rs 50.
The total turnover of the flag market in the national capital stands somewhere at Rs 4-5 crore.
“Demand of China-made Indian flags is higher because of its high quality and cheaper prices. As a result, Indian manufacturers are facing huge losses as only about quarter of their products find buyers,” Manoj Kumar Garg, a wholesale supplier of national flags at Delhi’s Sadar Bazaar.
The Chinese version of the Tricolour has overwhelmed India-made ones these days in Delhi’s markets as buyers prefer them over the Indian ones.
[h=3]But why is this?[/h] Indian manufacturers of national flags are losing out to Chinese imports because of at least 30-35 percent price differential.
Invasion of cheaper, durable and finely printed China-made Indian flags is making the survival difficult for small Indian manufacturers. And therefore, local manufacturers have also begun using the same material used in Indian flags made in China. But in the bid of copying, they fail to match the finishing.
Similarly while the original Tricolour of the Indian make is costly, made from hand spun khadi, cotton and silk, buyers can now opt for a cheaper cotton Chinese version. China-made cloth flags measuring 10x15 inch costs retailers Rs 15 per piece, 20x30 inch costs Rs 30 per piece and 24x36 inch costs Rs 45 per piece. On the other hand, the flags of same measurements made in India cost Rs 20, Rs 35 and Rs 50.
The total turnover of the flag market in the national capital stands somewhere at Rs 4-5 crore.
“Demand of China-made Indian flags is higher because of its high quality and cheaper prices. As a result, Indian manufacturers are facing huge losses as only about quarter of their products find buyers,” Manoj Kumar Garg, a wholesale supplier of national flags at Delhi’s Sadar Bazaar.
