Constraints of the handloom entrepreneur weavers of thiruvana thapuram and Kannur District

The study entitled “Constraints of the handloom entrepreneur weavers of Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur district” was undertaken with the objective to identify the constraints of the entrepreneur handloom weavers. Thiruvananthapuram (TVPM) and Kannur (KNR) districts of Kerala were purposively selected for conducting the study. 150 respondents each from Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur districts were selected by stratified random sampling technique. Delphi technique with some modifications was used to identify the constraints. The main constraint felt by the weavers in Thiruvananthapuram district were shifting of handloom to power loom / competition with power loom, delayed payment of money from the buyers, debt, globalization and non-recognition by the government. Non recognition by the government, debt, lack of encouragement from the government, shifting of handloom to power loom /competition with power looms were the main constraints among the entrepreneur weavers in Kannur district. The least felt constraint of the weavers of Thiruvananthapuram district was inadequate supply of raw materials. But marketing was the least felt overall constraint among the weavers in Kannur district.