Awareness of handloom weavers towards EDP: A case study of Cuttack District of Odisha

The Core Strategy of Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) was to provide training to the young and prospective entrepreneurs. The primary objective of EDP is to sharpen the Knowledge of young and prospective entrepreneurs and enhances the skill of the entrepreneurs to compete and survive in the market. There are various types of EDP for different types of entrepreneurs. There is a scheme called Integrated Handloom Training Programme (IHTP) which was introduced in the 10th Five year plan of Govt. of India. The objective of IHTP is to provide necessary support in an integrated and comprehensive manner to upgrade the skill and knowledge of weavers along with basic inputs for product development and diversification. But, actually in practice the handloom weavers are not aware about the various scheme of EDP in Odisha till yet. So, the basic objective of this research paper is to study the level of awareness of handloom weavers towards EDP in the Cuttack District. The present study is based on primary data which have been collected through questionnaire and direct interviews. The sample data consists of 50 respondents. The data collected in the month of May and June 2016. The collected data are well designed and classified according to the convenience of the study. There are various tools like percentage calculations, valid percentage calculation etc. have been used for analysis. The study concluded that maximum no. of weavers are not aware about various types of EDP for handloom weavers in Cuttack District.