In the heartland of India's marble industry, Kishangarh, a once-thriving hub renowned I Kishangarh, a once-thriving hub renowned grappling with a perfect storm of adversities: From the encroaching dominance of ceramic tiles to the burden of taxation, to the proliferation of cheap Chinese substitutes, and more.
The rapid expansion of tile showrooms is threatening the livelihoods of more than 25,000 workers involved with the town's marble industry, which has shrunk by 25 per cent in recent years, traders said.
"With the rapid proliferation of tile showrooms, we fear unemployment is imminent," said Mahesh Kholase, a marble seller at Stone Studio on Makrana Road, pointing across the street where one such tile store had opened. "In the past two years, over 10 tile showrooms have emerged nearby."
Kishangarh's marble and granite industry, located in the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) Industrial Area, spans 50 km and includes 1,500 large units, 4,000 dealers, and 25,000 workers. The industry generates a daily business turnover of over 16 crore, according to the Kishangarh Marble Association.
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