Dun & Bradstreet India (D&B India) honors its commitment towards servicing the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) with its cluster-based publication series, SME Cluster Series 2011 - NCR, brought to you in strategic association with Union Bank of India.

As the global macro economy battles the debt crises, India has demonstrated stable economic foundations with a GDP growth rate of 8.5% during FY11. The SME sector has played a pivotal role in achieving economic progress with 17% contribution towards the GDP.

The SME segment retains its status of an agent of economic transformation contributing to 45% of industrial output and 40% of Indian exports while employing 60 mn workers. In the process of its contribution towards the nation’s economy the sector has drawn attention from several government institutions, corporate bodies and banks.

The current publication, SME Cluster Series 2011 - NCR, draws focus towards the textile and auto components sectors in NCR region. The publication takes you through the operational characteristics, information technology aspects, issues and challenges in the sectors and outlines future growth prospects.

SME Cluster Series 2011 - NCR upholds D&B’s lineage of providing information and knowledge that facilitate informed business decisions. D&B has drawn on its time-tested expertise in providing business information to the benefit of small and medium companies, as this publication amply reflects.

I hope you enjoy reading the SME Cluster Series 2011 - NCR, and look forward to receiving your suggestions.

Kaushal Sampat
President & CEO - India
Dun & Bradstreet