Handloom weavers and lockdown in Sualkuchi Cluster of Assam
- Title
- Handloom weavers and lockdown in Sualkuchi Cluster of Assam
- Creator
- Das A.; Sutradhar R.
- Description
- After demonetisation in 2016, followed by imposition of the goods and services tax in the subsequent year, the COVID-19 lockdown has turned out to be a final nail in the coffin for the handloom sector in Assam. It has special importance in the informal economy of Assam since it is next to agriculture in creating employment opportunities. An examination of the Sualkuchi weaving cluster in Assam shows the many challenges the weavers, most of them women, face. 2020 Economic and Political Weekly. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Economic and Political Weekly, Vol-55, No. 39, pp. 23-25.
- Date
- 2020-01-01
- Publisher
- Economic and Political Weekly
- Coverage
- Das A., Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Bengaluru, India; Sutradhar R., Christ University, Bengaluru, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 129976
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Review
Collection
Citation
Das A.; Sutradhar R., “Handloom weavers and lockdown in Sualkuchi Cluster of Assam,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 23, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/21630.