Winning Bizness Sports Desk
Mumbai. Every city in India has a history with some or other peculiarities. Some have earned the status of Dream City due to their bustling lifestyle, while others are working to keep their history alive in a different way. Now there is one such city in India Moradabad, which is known as 'Brass City'. The fame of the business done in the brass city of India has spread far and wide and there are demands for goods made here from America and Europe. Moradabad is situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This city was given the name 'Pital Nagri' under a government scheme. The city got this name under the 'One District-One Product' scheme of the Uttar Pradesh government.
The brass products made in this city reflect the Indian culture, diversity, heritage and history of India. The town of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh has small brass manufacturing industries, as well as large factories. From images of Hindu gods and goddesses to images from the Mughal era are carved on brass or idols are made here. The products manufactured in this 'Pital Nagari' are sold not only in India, but also outside India. There is a huge demand for brass in this city from countries like America and continents like Europe. Brass is exported to various places around the world. A large amount of brass is exported from India to America. If we talk about the economic scope of this industry, the turnover of around 8 thousand crores to 9 thousand crores comes from this industry, which was at least 20,000 crores till 2008-09.
Brass is holy metal for Hindus
About 47 percent of the population of Moradabad city is Muslim who dominate various stages of production and production roles. At present there are about 4,000 brass exporters in Moradabad. Brass metal items are in great demand among Hindus. Mansuri, Pradhan, Pital Basti Handicrafts are some of the organizations in Moradabad city which are leading and popular in brass business.
