International Journal of Management and Development Studies
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 3

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

  • Author:
  • A. Kumudha1, M. Rizwana2
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 50 to 56

1Associate Professor, Department of Business Management, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore

2Assistant Professor, Department of Management studies, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore

Online published on 15 June, 2019.

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.

Keywords

Handloom, Co-operative Societies, Weavers