A Study on Sustainability of Beedi Women Workers and Beedi Business: Special Case to Solapur City, Maharashtra

Management and Commerce

Now days, India is one of leading beedi producing country in the world. Since from many decades, the Beedi making industry playing vital role and one of the largest job provider for women in the unorganized sector of Indian. The government of India estimates that there are about more than 4.4 million beedi workers. The majority are home based workers who live below the poverty line (BPL) and who don’t have any other skills apart from the beedi rolling. In this paper the statistical survey of 251 female beedi workers was conducted from Solapur District, Maharashtra. The Statistical analysis indicates that beedi rolling occupation was mostly preferred by the women because this work can be carried from home along with household responsibilities. However since from last few decades due to modernization and change in government policies significant decline trend in production of beedi was observed which result in unemployment for women beedi workers.

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