Impact of Socio-Economic Profile on Handloom Weavers Productivity: A Case Study of Handloom Enterprises in Odisha

Handloom sector is the second best alternative for the rural non-agricultural households and preserves traditional art and culture of weaving since time immemorial.This sector faces major obstacles in terms of obsolete technology, low level of production and marketing facility.However, the younger mass are moving towards higher education for expecting higher income through getting a secure job.So, the study tries to explore technological innovation in pre/on/post loom activity.However, this study analyses socio-economic profiles and its impact on handloom weaver's productivity before and after technological adoption in weaving activity.Multiple regression analysis is used to conduct this analysis.To overcome the above problems, government support in terms of various schemes would be really benefitted to the weavers.