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| Article Name : | | | PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF HANDLOOM INDUSTRY IN INDIA | | Author Name : | | | N. V. SHAHA | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-66 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | Handloom industry is one of the oldest industries in India and provided livelihood to millions of rural people across the country for centuries. However, it was reduced to ashes during the colonial rule by the entry of cheap and quality cloth made in the mills in England. But after independence it started reviving due to the government intervention. To-day, it contributes nearly 14 per cent share of the total production of textile industry. This Paper analyses the challenges and opportunities before the handloom industry and suggests few remedies to strengthen its position in the economy. | | Keywords : | | - handloom, traditional skills, export, marketing and inclusive growth.
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