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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF HANDLOOM WEAVERS IN ANDHRA PRADESH: A STUDY OF NELLORE DISTRICT

Journal: International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology(IJMET) (Vol.9, No. 7)

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Page : 189-197

Keywords : Socio and Economic Conditions; hand loom weavers; state of Andhra Pradesh; Nellore district.;

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Abstract

The handloom industry in India has become very popular because of the availability of different designs of fabrics and the manufacture of garments and dresses, which serves as the livelihood of millions of weavers employed in the handloom segment in India. The Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in India consists of around 5549 handloom weavers. In this paper, the socio and economic conditions of the handloom weavers have been presented. The data has been collected from 80 respondents through questionnaires. The data has been analyzed using simple bar diagram on the basis of age, area, religion, caste, educational qualification, type and size of the family, type of occupation, house, ration card, land owned, assets owned, loan status, monthly weaving, purchase of raw material and types of loom.

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