Our Correspondent
Kohima | July 6
There are 4813 establishment engaged in handloom and handicraft activity, employing 13, 589 workers in Nagaland.
Out of these 4813 establishment, 637 (13.23%) establishments are in the urban areas and 4176 (86.76%) establishments are in rural areas, according to the latest publication of Sixth Economic Census, Nagaland, brought out by Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Mon district has the highest number of establishments engaged in handloom/handicraft with 1265 establishments employing 2385 workers. Kiphire district has the lowest number of establishments and workers with nine establishment and 617 workers.
Handloom and handicraft establishment in other districts stand as follows: Mokokchung- 340, Zunheboto- 241, Wokha- 183, Dimapur- 606, Phek- 265, Tuensang-320, Longleng- 733, Kohima- 440 and Peren- 411.
District wise total number of persons employed in handloom an handicraft establishments stand as follows: Mon- 2385, Mokokchung- 483, Zunheboto- 351, Wokha- 458, Dimapur- 1109, Phek- 6420, Tuensang- 460, Longleng- 800, Kiphire- 14, Kohima- 617, Peren- 492.
Of the total 4765 private proprietary establishments engaged in handloom and handicraft activity, Mon district has the highest in private proprietary ownership with 1264 (26.52%) establishments and Kiphire with the lowest with 7 (.14%) establishments. Out of 13, 589 persons engaged in handloom/handicraft establishment, private proprietary establishments employs the maximum number of workers with 13, 335 (98.13%).
Phek district employs the highest number of persons in the handloom/handicraft establishments with 6424 persons in the state. In the rural areas, out of the total establishments of 4140, male proprietary ownership was 2374 (57.34%) and female proprietary ownership was 1766 (42.65%).
Mon district has the maximum number of establishments under proprietary ownership with 1264 (26.52%) establishments while Kiphire had the lowest with 7 (.14%) establishments under proprietary ownership.
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