A STUDY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF RURAL ARTISANS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCES TO POTTERS IN CUDDALORE DISTRICT
Keywords:
Rural artisans, Socio-economic conditions, MarketabilityAbstract
Pottery is one of the traditional industries in Tamil Nadu. The rural population earns their livelihood from agriculture and pot making. The availability of land, sources of raw materials, working shed and furnaces is scarce. A limited segment of the society understands the preservation of water in earthen pots and cooking in earthen pots is safe. Stainless and other durable materials have increasingly started occupying the place of pottery articles. The stratified random sampling method is adopted. The potters who are registered with DIC, KVIC, SIPPO, and CAPART are considered as stratas. From each strata, a sample of 30 potters are selected equally from each institution. The study includes only primary data. The primary data were collected through well-structured interview schedule from 120 potters in cuddalore district. Due to economic constrains potters were not capable to buy implements and raw materials, government and other agencies may take some necessary steps for buying implements and raw materials for pottery work. It is very important to start income generating activities to increase of season income.Socio-economic conditions are not sound .Hence, the potter community urgently require the package of service which includes training, new design, raw material, credit, marketing and the patronage of general public government.
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