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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 3
First page : (136) Last page : (139)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8667

Handloom and Handloom Industry: A Review

Rickey Rani Boruah^1* , Momita Konwar¹, Syeda Sahnaz Yasmin² and Sulekha Doley²
sup>1Assistant Professor, Deptt of Textile and Apparel Designing,
College of Community Science, Assam Agricultiural University, Jorhat-13, Assam
sup>2PhD Scholar, Deptt of Textile and Apparel Designing, College of Community Science,
Assam Agricultiural University, Jorhat-13, Assam
*Corresponding Author E-mail: rickey_boruah@rediffmail.com
Received: 15.03.2021 | Revised: 23.04.2021 | Accepted: 29.04.2021 

 ABSTRACT

Indian economy comprises of two sectors rural and urban. In economic transformation from agriculture to an industrial society handloom industry plays an important role in generating local employment as it is scattered in the rural and urban areas. It works as a vehicle for poverty alleviation, rural income generation and regional economic development. Various governmental policies and institutional framework can play a very important role in the field of development. In spite of these, it has been observed that a number of handloom weaving units are continued to be in the grip of problems. The problems range from limited products range to absence of market value chain along with poor front end marketing. Therefore the purpose of this research is to familiarize with the current status of handloom and handloom Industry of Assam.

Keywords: Handloom, Handloom industry, Cooperative society.

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Cite this article: Boruah, R. R., Konwar, M., Yasmin, S. S., & Doley, S. (2021). Hand loom and Handloom Industry: A review, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(3), 136-139. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8667