SILK INDUSTRY: EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME GENERATION IN RURAL AND SEMI URBAN AREA OF JHARKHAND

The effects of dynamic driving forces change such as population growth and change in access to Technology market infrastructure and services as well as of more slowly changing conditioning factor search and agricultural potential local institutions and culture. We also consider the influence of government policies program and Institutions which influence income strategies, land and outcome in many ways at different level by affecting the driving forces and Conditioning factor at the local level by directly promoting or inhibiting different income strategies buy directly affecting outcome. We argue that the impact of many factors is likely to be context dependent, emphasizing the importance of empirical research in specific con text through some unambiguous hypothesis derived. In general policy and programme interventions likely to involve trade-offs among the objectives of increasing agricultural productivity, increasing household income and reducing Land Degradation. In this paper Employment and income generation in rural and semi urban area of Jharkhand in respect of silk industry is discussed.   
 
KEYWORDS: Income Strategies, Conditioning Factor, Trade-Offs, Land Degradation.

Introduction Indian Silk Industry is the world's second largest producer of silk. It is the only country in the world which produces all five variety of silk in on commercial scale and contributes about 14% to the world production, however the market share of IRS in the Global silk trade is not significant where 85% of the Silk good are sold in the domestic market. The Silk goods export earnings decreased over the year due to global recession and reduction in demand for silk goods in western countries .India is the exclusive producer of Indian Tussar which is largely tended by tribal's. In recent years Jharkhand state has emerged as the biggest producer of the tasar silk. it's worthwhile to mention that India's Silk export has risen from rupees 2359 crores in 2011 - 12 to rupees 3338 cr during  2016-17.The experimental Silk unit Set up at kharsawah block in North Singhbhum district have proven to be a success. The district administration of the singhbhum has identified and allocated the  tasks of production of silk. The tribal women first make the thread and then through looms they make the Silk cloth.

Objectives of Research

  • Encouraging the skilled and professional people from immigration through employment opportunities in these industries.  
  • Empowering women through employability in the rural areas of Jharkhand.
  • To enable flow of equity from rich consumer to poor.
  • To encourage easy marketability and also to provide maximum scope for generation of income (extra) from the by-products of silk like sericin, pupae, etc.
  • High labour force participation rate with potential to generate huge employment. 

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