Express the views in 50 words about the present condition of weavers working in the cloth factors
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Answer:
Brainiest me
Explanation:
The handloom industry occupies an eminent place in preserving the country's heritage and culture, and hence plays a vital role in the economy of the country. Production in the handloom sector recorded a figure of 6900 million sq. meters in the year 2011-12, which is about 25 percent over the production figure of 5493 million sq. meters recorded in the year 2003-04. As an economic activity, the handloom sector occupies a place second only to agriculture in terms of employment The sector with about 23.77 lakh handlooms provides employment to 43.31 lakh persons of whom, 77.9 percent are women, and 28 percent belong to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The handloom sector contributes nearly 15 percent of the cloth production in the country and also contributes to the export earnings as 95 percent of the world's handwoven fabric comes from India. However, this sector is faced with various problems, such as obsolete technology, unorganized production system, low productivity, inadequate working capital, conventional product range, and weak marketing links. Further, the handloom sector has always been a weak competitor against the power loom and mill sectors. Against this backdrop, the present work attempts to make an in-depth study into the life and misery of handloom households. It covers households located in select prominent areas of this sector.