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Abstract
Handloom sector in India is the most ancient cottage industry. The Handloom sector is a rural based cottage industry, and plays important role in improving economic conditions of rural weavers. Tamilnadu occupies maximum number of handlooms in the country. In Kanayakumari District handloom sector is a traditional industry which is the largest in the unorganized sector. In Kanayakumari District, handloom sector came into being more than 2000 years ago. This handloom sector is facing many problems related to Health of weavers, Production, Raw material and Wage related problems. Hence the present study is an effort to understand the various problems of handloom weavers in Kanayakumari District. The data required for the present study is collected mainly from primary sources. Simple Random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 120 Handloom Weavers in Kanayakumari District.