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Abstract

The handloom sector occupies a distinct and unique place in the Indian economy, besides being the largest generator of non-farm rural employment. While available statistics indicate an economic sector of considerable size, there is still immense scope for expansion. The handloom sector in indeed capable of exponential growth, with proper identification of its needs, a reasonable level of resource input and structural attention.

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Note: *includes powerlooms and hosiery. Figures in parentheses show percentage share in total. From 1994- g production of cloth in mill sector include weaving units. Prior to 1989-90 the production of cloth by hosiery sector we included in the powerloom cloth production. From 1950-51 to 1987-88 production of cloth exclude Khadi, wool an silk Source: 1. From 1950-51 to 1968-69, Various Issues of Five Y ear Plans, Government of India 2. From 1980-81 to 1999-00, Compendium of Textile Statistics (2000), Textiles Commissioner, Mumbai Table 1. SECTOR WISE PRODUCTION OF CLOTH

Note: Cloth production figures in 1980-81 is in linear metre, Figures in parentheses show percentage share in total Source: Compendium of Textile Statistics (2000), Textile Commissioner, Mumbai Table 2. FIBRE WISE PRODUCTION OF CLOTH BY THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY ThAST Raw

Source: Compiled from Compendium of Textile Statistics (2000), Textiles Commissioner, Mumbai Table 3 PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND EXPORT OF COTTON YARN (NAL112A4

Table 4: FIBRE-WISE PRODUCTION OF CLOTH BY HANDLOOM SECTOR synthetic blends. Table 4 represents fibre wise production of cloth by handloom sector. Export Scenario

Table 6: EXPORT OF TEXTILES

Table 5: EXPORT OF TEXTILES VIS-A-VIS TOTAL EXPORTS (INCLUDING JUTE, COIR & HANDICRATS)

Table 7 VARIETY WISE EXPORTS OF COTTON HANDLOOM PRODUCTS 1999-00 in value terms while it has steadily fallen in volume terms. Exports of shirting Rs.42581 crores, reflecting a growth of 14.4%.

the products being woven are described in Table 1 below: market trends could be a major strength of the handloom industry in this region. Some of

Table 3: Family size and labour Table 4: Loom Ownership

Table 5: Caste Composition of Weavers caste/religious affiliations of weavers in our sample are as follows: them are comparatively unskilled and work in sheds, (an arrangement that will be described in the next section), there are a few who have used their skill and repeated borrowings, he is forced to remain with the master-weaver and take whatever

The table below tells us about the migrational status of weavers in our sample survey.

Source: State Administrative Repots of various years.

Table 2: Caste C omposition of W eavers weaving was promoted as an income-generation activity when the co-operative was first

could be approximately 15,000. A few weavers retain the looms given by the YWCS, but

Table 1 : Caste Composition of Weavers Table 2 : Primary & Secondary Occupations of Respondents

Table 4 : Number of Looms per Respondent IVL.VV . INLGoLeL VV CdVEL *7-8 weavers in Chinnur have formed themselves into a group and work independently, that i: outside the cooperative fold. They do their marketing through intermediary agencies such a: Dastkar Andhra. The master weaver tradition is weak in this district.

Table 7: Occupational background of family

Table 1 : Caste Composition of Weavers

Table 2 : Primary and Secondary Occupations of Respondents

Table 7 : Family Size and Labour W:Weaving ; PLP: Preloom Processes; NW: non-weaving One respondent with 2 looms has specified that one loom has jacquard, the other dobby.

Table 4: Number of Looms per Respondent

Table 9 : Residential /Migrational Status of Weaver: Table 10 : Marketing Modes

Table 2 Primary and Secondary Occupation of the respondents The following is the data tabulated from the questionnaires.

~*Trinav weavers did not respond at all. In Morazha, Chirakkal 2 each did not respond and in Pappinisseri 4 did not respond.

Table 2: Primary and Secondary Occupations of Respondents

Table 4: Number of looms per Respondent

Table 3: Categories of Weavers

W: weaving; PLP: pre-loom processes; NW: non-weaving * The Other occupations are teacher, carpenter, agricultural labourer and employed in the Public Works Department.# Of these, 1 woman punches design cards, 1 runs a small shop, another a tea stall, 3 are engaged in agricultural labour, 4 do not work outside.$ In this category, 3 work as teachers. 2 on the fields. 1 is a power loom operator, 2 undertake the work of grazing animals.

Descriptive details are provided in the case study. In this area, yarn is sourced mainly from Belgaum and Hubli. For those weavers working for the master weaver, yarn is given directly by him.The designs are traditional. In Rajanakatte , the main products woven are bags and jhamkhanas. In Guledgudda, it is silk khanas & chamka; in Ilkal, mainly sarees. In Sulebhavi, polyester shirting, sarees as well as dhotis are woven (under cooperative).

Table 2: Primary and Secondary Occupations of Respondents

Appendix No.1 COMPENDIUM OF HANDLOOM SCHEMES

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Traditional Indian handloom enjoys a global reputation as well as huge demands in the local markets. However, the weavers face a number of challenges which affect their livelihood and overall wellbeing. Weaving practiced in India has been in existence for more than 5000 years. It is also found in Ramayana and Mahabharata that speak about length of craft. India has a rich cultural heritage of Handloom Industry having the largest Handloom Industry in the world. Thus it also makes major contribution to the economy. The study aims to analyse the socio economic condition of the weavers and offer possible recommendations to mitigate their plight. This study is based on primary data collected through interview schedules 57 active societies in Warangal district of Telangana State. The result of the study revealed that the weavers are facing a number of challenges like financial constraint, inability to purchase up-to-date machineries, poor working condition, meagre remuneration and the absence of government support.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF HANDLOOM WEAVING SOCIETIES

Traditional Indian handloom enjoys a global reputation as well as huge demands in the local markets. However, the weavers face a number of challenges which affect their livelihood and overall wellbeing. Weaving practiced in India has been in existence for more than 5000 years. It is also found in Ramayana and Mahabharata that speak about length of craft. India has a rich cultural heritage of Handloom Industry having the largest Handloom Industry in the world. Thus it also makes major contribution to the economy. The study aims to analyse the socio economic condition of the weavers and offer possible recommendations to mitigate their plight. This study is based on primary data collected through interview schedules 57 active societies in Warangal district of Telangana State. The result of the study revealed that the weavers are facing a number of challenges like financial constraint, inability to purchase up-to-date machineries, poor working condition, meagre remuneration and the absence of government support. Key words: Handloom, Weavers, Socio-economic conditions.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF HANDLOOM WEAVERS IN ANDHRA PRADESH: A STUDY OF NELLORE DISTRICT

The handloom industry in India has become very popular because of the availability of different designs of fabrics and the manufacture of garments and dresses, which serves as the livelihood of millions of weavers employed in the handloom segment in India. The Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in India consists of around 5549 handloom weavers. In this paper, the socio and economic conditions of the handloom weavers have been presented. The data has been collected from 80 respondents through questionnaires. The data has been analyzed using simple bar diagram on the basis of age, area, religion, caste, educational qualification, type and size of the family, type of occupation, house, ration card, land owned, assets owned, loan status, monthly weaving, purchase of raw material and types of loom.

"Socio-Economic condition of Handloom weavers-A case study of ChiralaMandal, Andhra Pradesh"

Conventional Indian handloom enjoys a global reputation as well as national prestige in terms nature and quality of product and its rich demand both in India as well as abroad. However, the weavers undergo enormous challenges related to their occupational survival in the post modernity era wherethe biggest challenge is problem of large production in this social cum capitalist world. The study aims to analyse the socioeconomic conditions of the weavers and offer possible recommendations to mitigate their plight. This study is based on primary data collected through interview schedules schedules from a random set of seventy weavers residing in ChiralaMandal of Andhra Pradesh. The result of the study reveals the major problems which have been engaging by the weavers both at economical and non-economicalcausational ground. The results of the study also detail their expenditure on merit and demerit goods and services such as education, health, food, and non-food items, liquor consumption smoking, etc during the study period.

Socio-Economic Conditions of Handloom Weavers: A Study in Karimnagar District of Telangana

TIJ's Research Journal of Economics & Business Studies - RJEBS, 2017

The handloom weaving is one of the oldest arts, as history of human civilization and has a long tradition of excellence. In this paper mainly evaluate the structure of Karimnagar district handloom sector, socio-economic conditions of the handloom weavers in the district and finally to assess income and expenditure levels of the handloom weavers in Karimnagar district of Telangana. Telangana is one of the important states in the handloom industry. There are about 82,435 handloom weavers in cooperative fold and 1,58,902 in outside cooperative fold. In the Karimnagar district the total handloom weavers was registered 6,260 weavers. In the district the total handloom weaver’s cooperative societies working has registered 35. It is evident from the study that majority 54 per cent of the weavers are earning below Rs.50,000 per annum, only 41.50 per cent of the respondents are earning between Rs.50,000-1 lakh. Only 4.50 per cent of the respondents were earnings above 1 lakh rupees respectiv...

Handloom and Handloom Industry: A Review

Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences, 2021

Indian economy comprises of two sectors rural and urban. In economic transformation from agriculture to an industrial society handloom industry plays an important role in generating local employment as it is scattered in the rural and urban areas. It works as a vehicle for poverty alleviation, rural income generation and regional economic development. Various governmental policies and institutional framework can play a very important role in the field of development. In spite of these, it has been observed that a number of handloom weaving units are continued to be in the grip of problems. The problems range from limited products range to absence of market value chain along with poor front end marketing. Therefore the purpose of this research is to familiarize with the current status of handloom and handloom Industry of Assam.

HANDLOOM IN INDIA: AN OVERVIEW

Indian hand-woven fabrics have existed since beyond the reach of memory. This sector involves large number of artisans from rural and semi-urban areas, most of which are women and people from economically disadvantaged groups. Some of the strengths of this industry are availability of cheap and abundant labour, use of local resources, low capital investment, unique craftsmanship in manufacturing of the products and increasing appreciation by international consumers. It is important to note that despite such unique characteristics, the industry comprises a meager proportion of Indian exports in global market, thus calling for efforts to promote and channelize the offerings of the industry to tap its hidden potential. The present study is an effort to bring out the cultural importance of this precious handloom, by giving an overview of its history, role of handloom before and after Independence, revival of handloom, process and varieties of handloom prevailing in India.

Handloom Industry and Its Economic Impact- A study of Nagaon District with special focus on Gerjaipam Village.

The handloom sector plays a strategic role in the upliftment of rural economy of India. Even today, the rural people of India mostly women grossly depend on the handloom sector after Agriculture, which requires minimum capital and less technical skills and also gives them a dependable source on income. In Assam , the handloom sector has an overwhelming presence in its socio economic life. Assam is proud owner of more than 13 lakhs looms out of the total 28 lakhs looms of the country. The present study is mainly concerned with Nagaon District with special focus on Gerjaipam Village of Kachua Cluster. The Study is based on both primary and secondary data. Interview was conducted on 50 households randomly selected from 600 household of the area with uniformly designed questionnaire. From the field study it was found that the sector has an important role to play in improving the financial condition of the villagers. Though the weavers who own the looms had sound financial position but the economic condition of other daily wage weavers was not so good. The main reason for this was their illiteracy and lack of proper support from various Government schemes. But still the Gerjaipam village occupies a distinct place in the economy of Assam due to its huge production of Handloom products .