WEAR HANDLOOM , SAVE WEAVERS  AND REKINDLE FREEDOM SPIRIT    

The handloom weavers in India have been suffering acutely for many years. They are the foundation of our culture and civilization.  After agriculture , most people are in handloom  profession. But many are living at subsistence level and are migrating to other professions.

According to  4 th All India Census taken  2019-20, there are 26,73,891 are in weaving and 8,48,621 are in allied works. Among them in A.P. the number of weavers is 1,27 662 and 49,785 are in allied works. (https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1596372#:~:text=As%20per%20the%204th,workers%20is%20at%20Annexure%2DI.)

Among weavers, 67% are learning less than  rs.5k per month  , those who are earning  more than Rs. 15K  per month are mere 2.2%.  In brief, 97.8% are earning less than Rs.15K per month .

As a result during 2009-19,  weavers amounting to 19% left the profession. It is also estimated that  the number of those below 35 years in the profession  decreased from 26.13 lakhs to 16.07 lakhs. (https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1596372#:~:text=As%20per%20the%204th,workers%20is%20at%20Annexure%2DI.)

The weavers are facing problems such as lack of sufficient capital,  lack of supply quality yarn, weak cooperatives, lack of better working ambience, competition from power loom, lack of  market promotion , health problems , lack of awareness and availability of  insurance and medical facilities. Most weavers work as wage labour under master weavers. They are not earning even minimum wage of Rs.5,340.

So, the following measures are needed to ameliorate the situation of weavers.              

1.      Interest free loans or  25 paise interest

2.      Raw material on subsidy rates

3.      New handlooms on subsidy

4.      Improving Marketing facilities , melas / exhibitions/

5.      Role of social media in promoting marketing 

6.      implement the Handloom Reservation Act 1985 by placing the reserved items of handloom sector in the IX Schedule of Indian Constitution 

7.      implement orders given by honorable Supreme Court of India that silk handloom weavers are permitted to produce 20 varieties of silk products. These are reserved to produce on handlooms only

 

8.      Health and counselling and  insurance  facilities, There is a need for a comprehensive legislation on occupational health and safety for the handloom sector

9.      Training and education for upgradation of skills in designing and innovation

    

Sources of Suggestions  :

1-4:  : Problems Faced By Handloom Weavers in Telangana State: A Study of Karimnagar District by Ankam Sreenivas1, Nimmala Rajesh2 and K. Rajender1    in Asian Journal of Management, Engineering & Computer Sciences

(AJMECS) Vol. 1(2), April 2016: 68-73; URL: http://www.crsdindia.com/ajmecs.html

Email: crsdindia@gmail.com

5. Role of Social Media in Marketing of Handloom

Products by  Dr. Veena R. Humbe  Associate Professor, Department of Commerce,

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

 

6 &9 : Vangala Rama in  International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)

ISSN (Online): 2319-7064: Impact Factor (2012): 3.358  Online Copy Available: www.ijmer.in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.       . Interest free loans or  25 paise interest
2.        .Raw material on subsidy rates
3.       .New handlooms on subsidy
4.       . Improving Marketing facilities , melas / exhibitions/
5.       .Role of social media in promoting marketing 
6.       .  implement the Handloom Reservation Act 1985
7.       . implement orders given by honorable Supreme Court of India that silk handloom weavers are permitted to produce 20 varieties of silk products  reserved to produce on handlooms only
8.        Health and counselling and  insurance  facilities, 
9.        .Training and education for upgradation of skills in designing and innovation
10.       Removal of GST as demanded by the weavers working for wages    

Sources :

 1-4: Suggestions given              Source : Problems Faced By Handloom Weavers in Telangana State: A Study of Karimnagar District by Ankam Sreenivas1, Nimmala Rajesh2 and K. Rajender1    in Asian Journal of Management, Engineering & Computer Sciences

(AJMECS) Vol. 1(2), April 2016: 68-73; URL: http://www.crsdindia.com/ajmecs.html

Email: crsdindia@gmail.com

5. Role of Social Media in Marketing of Handloom

Products by  Dr. Veena R. Humbe  Associate Professor, Department of Commerce,

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

 6 -8 : Vangala Rama in  International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)

ISSN (Online): 2319-7064: Impact Factor (2012): 3.358  Online Copy Available: www.ijmer.in