HANDLOOM SECTOR : AN AAM ADMI’S CONTRIBUTION TOWRADS THE GROWTH OF INDIA’S GDP
Keywords:
Weaver, Handloom, Cooperative societies, Market segment, Credit Facilities, spinning units, Promotion etc.Abstract
When we talk about Garments and Dresses it always comes to our mind that how these cloths do take shape in our mills. One of these process comes under the technical concept of Hand weaving process call Handloom. Now a days with the technological advancement Handloom weaving has given new dimension to its concept of weaving. Therefore, Government has to take care of this important function of economy so that it can contribute to production in a most competitive manner both at domestic and international front. In our country Handloom weaving do come up in an unorganized sector and basicallly concentrate to small and cottage Industry. We have a clusters spread across India and their weaving skill and design represents the Handloom Product of that region. Weavers in this sector are mostly unskilled or semiskilled workers which do show their performance/productivity with the help of various Government sponsored schemes and Projects, Financial help through various cooperative societies and credit Institutions etc. In last two decades we had progress a lot and our Handloom products do have a great demand in an International Market paving way for the growth in GDP on an National Front on one hand and a financial Support to an weaver on the other.
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