Under the Scheme of Funds for Re-generation of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, assistance is provided for creation of common facilities centre with latest machines, design-centres, raw material bank, skill development etc. As of Feb’ 2023, 19 toy clusters across the country have been approved under the Scheme benefitting 11,749 artisans with an outlay of INR 55.65 Cr.
Ministry of Textiles is also providing need based support to Toy Clusters in the area of technology, marketing, soft and hard interventions and infrastructural support for sustainable development of handicraft artisan has identified 13 toy clusters across the country for the overall development of cluster, artisans of handmade toys.
In 2021, India's first toy cluster, in Koppal, Karnataka was developed by Aequs Infra. The cluster provides state of the art industrial infrastructure with power, water, internal roads, and waste disposal facilities and common facilities like customs, security, and a Centre of Excellence.
The cluster provides a built to suit, self-sustained ecosystem spread over 400 acres of land, including an SEZ to serve export markets and domestic tariff area (DTA) for the domestic market. It has the potential to create 40,000 jobs in five years and attract over INR 5,000 Cr ($662.8) in investments. Additionally, a 100-acre facility is being developed in the state of Uttar Pradesh.