*Associate Professor, Anwarul Uloom College of Business Management, Hyderabad. E-mail: nikk_baig@yahoo.com
**Former Vice-Chancellor, Telangana University
***Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Osmania University (Retd), Hyderabad, India
****Anwarul Uloom College of Business Management, G-1, Shah Apartments, Vijaynagar Colony, Hyderabad-57. E-mail: maakhan1155@gmail.com
Online published on 21 September, 2016.
The Indian textile industry is traditional and next to agriculture sector and is considers as the life breath of Indian economy with varied demand. Even after occupying a prominent position the industry is not left out from the crisis but has to face the testing time of the market. One such case is of Sircilla powerloom industry crisis which has multiple dimensions with industry related problems on one hand to weavers ’problems on other. Since decades weavers continue to commit suicides as an affect of Powerloom industry crisis. The objective of the study is to know the effect of comprehensive long term programes in the development of Sircilla Powerloom industry. For this a descriptive study with a random sample of 392 weavers is selected and it was found that Marketing facilities and Governmental assistance have positivelyaffected on the development of Sircilla Powerloom industry.
Powerlooms, Textile industry, Marketing facilities and Governmental assistance
