A cluster development program (CDP) is a program that helps groups of businesses work together to improve their skills, technology, and quality. The program can also help create common facilities that individual businesses can't afford on their own.

There are two schemes of Government of India & one scheme from Government of Maharashtra. These are:

• Micro, Small Enterprises – Cluster Development Programme (MSI- CDP): Ministry of MSME, Government of India
• Industrial Infrastructure Up gradation Scheme (IIUS) : Ministry of Industry & Commerce (Department of Industries Policy & Promotion)
• Maharashtra State Industrial Cluster Development Programme (MSI- CDP) : Government of Maharashtra, Industry, Energy & Labour Department

• Minimum 10 Micro, Small working units in same or similar sector located within an identifiable and as far as practicable, contiguous area
• Existing clusters in Zone 'D', 'D+', 'No Industry District' & 'Naxalite Affected Area' as per PSI-2013.

Cluster projects are implemented by Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) consisting of the actual/ likely cluster beneficiaries/ enterprises organised in any legally recognition, like co-operative society, registered society, trust, company etc.