Problems Faced by Handloom Industry - A Study with Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Societies in Erode District

Abstract

Handloom is one of the ancient methods of making cloths by hand which exemplifies the richness of our country. It provides employment opportunities to millions of people in the rural and suburban belts of our country. In a decentralized Sector like handloom there are many problems related to weavers, input material, marketing etc. Most of the problems faced by handloom industry are perennial in nature and hence to sustain the cultural and economic importance of the industry the present study is an effort to understand the various problems faced by Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Societies. The present study is descriptive in nature. The required data for the study was collected from the primary sources. Stratified Random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 140 Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Societies in Erode District and to analyze the present study the Henry Garrett ranking Technique and percentage analysis have been used.