UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BISHNUPUR MUNICIPALITY THROUGH COTTAGE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH

Pinki Mandal Sahoo; Puja Roy; Jyoti Mondal; Pallabi Goldar

Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2016

UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BISHNUPUR MUNICIPALITY THROUGH COTTAGE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH

Pinki Mandal Sahoo, Puja Roy, Jyoti Mondal, Pallabi Goldar

Abstract :

Bishnupur municipality in Bankura district of West Bengal has great potential for expansion of activity in cottage industries like terracotta cottage industry, handloom industry and conch shell industry etc. The structure of the production unit of these industries are very unique, highly concentrated and most of the units work single handedly with the help of all family members including young boys and girls. The study reveals that neither economic development of these industries is very high, nor the socio–economic condition of the workers and labourers, who work as major contributors, is much standardized. It is due to shrinkage of the market, presence of middleman and some important constraints like high cost and unavailability of raw materials, low labour wage and lesser development of education etc., the income of the households are irregular and economic conditions are very poor in the present economic perspective. There should be more encouragement from the Government so that the producers should have the knowledge regarding the demand of the outer world and therefore they should produce their cottage industrial products more profitably.