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Third National Handloom Census of Weavers and Allied Workers 2010. Among them, nearly 1.7 million were in the North East.

It is common for multiple members of such households to participate in the work. In fact, the census identified more than three-quarters of the workers to be women.

Two-thirds of these households were full-time into the handloom sector. The weaver households (three-fourth of the total) worked for 531 million person days in the year the census was taken.

Among them, 40.9 per cent were from Other Backward Classes, 22.1 per cent form scheduled tribes and 9.8 per cent from scheduled castes; nearly a quarter were from minority communities. Weaving and ancillary activities, like many traditional occupations in India, have been under strict caste-based domination.

More than half such households lived in kuchha houses (loosely, hutments) and even 10 years ago, almost half the workforce was from the 18-35 years age group. Nearly 30 per cent never attended schools. Only 16-17 per cent went to high school.

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esented as handloom and the government has not done much about it, the source alleged. Nearly 2.8 million households in India, mostly rural, were associated with handloom work, according to the <span>Third National Handloom Census of Weavers and Allied Workers 2010. Among them, nearly 1.7 million were in the North East. It is common for multiple members of such households to participate in the work. In fact, the census identified more than three-quarters of the workers to be women. Two-thirds of these households were full-time into the handloom sector. The weaver households (three-fourth of the total) worked for 531 million person days in the year the census was taken. Among them, 40.9 per cent were from Other Backward Classes, 22.1 per cent form scheduled tribes and 9.8 per cent from scheduled castes; nearly a quarter were from minority communities. Weaving and ancillary activities, like many traditional occupations in India, have been under strict caste-based domination. More than half such households lived in kuchha houses (loosely, hutments) and even 10 years ago, almost half the workforce was from the 18-35 years age group. Nearly 30 per cent never attended schools. Only 16-17 per cent went to high school. “Most weavers have not completed schooling. Some 80-90 per cent weavers don’t have Bunkar cards (an ID to access government benefits) or bank accounts. Most of them have not cleared sch


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