Jute Industry and Its Workers: Examining the Trend of Transformation in Tamil Nadu

A nation's industrial development is the primary factor influencing its overall development. From the earliest handicrafts to the creation of enormous machinery, industrial development has been a continuous process worldwide. India was a latecomer to the Industrial Revolution, a drive for development. India's so-called industrial development began in the 1800s. The main goal of this method at first was to create a boom in the handloom, jute, and tea plantation industries, among others. In 1855, India's first jute mill was built in Rishra, next to the Hooghly River. The jute industry grew rapidly throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, but it was terribly doomed in the 21st century for a number of reasons that could not be avoided, such as scarcity of raw materials, polymer development, and global competition in the production of jute products. West Tamilnadu, the primary hub of India's jute industry, has seen numerous deadly incidents and a devaluation of labor. In this research paper, I aim to examine the issues surrounding the West Tamilnadu jute industry and the results of the quantifiable actions done by the Indian government to revive the nation's and West Tamilnadu's struggling jute industry. In addition to the role of the federal government and state governments, I would want to provide an alternate approach.