An Empirical Analysis of Constraints Faced by the Handloom Weavers and Weaver Cooperative Societies in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Aim: Handloom plays a very important role in country’s economy, because of various challenges handloom weavers are migrating to other occupations. Hence an in-depth investigation was attempted to understand the constrains faced by the handloom weavers and Handloom Weavers Cooperative Societies (HWCS) in Tamilnadu. Study Design: Thirty Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (HWCS) under the VMHC and 200 individual weavers under the cluster were interviewed with the help of well-structured questionnaire for collection of primary data. Stratified random sampling method was employed for selection of the sample.   Methodology: Garrett’s ranking technique was used to analyse the data. Results: Results revealed that lack of effective government policies, lack of availability and quality of raw materials, inadequate infrastructure development and poor marketing linkage were the major constrains faced by handloom weavers and handloom weaver’s cooperative societies.