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Synopsis - Living And Working Conditions Of The Textile Mill Employees In Dindigul District
Abstract Category: Accounts and Economics
Course / Degree: PhD in Economics
Institution / University: University of Madras, India
Published in: 2009
The textile industry is amongst the oldest and the largest manufacturing industries in India. It is more than a couple of centuries old and occupies a dominant position in India’s industrial structure. The textile industry occupies a unique place in the economy of the country by virtue of its contribution to the industrial output, employment generation and Foreign Exchange earnings. The textile industry has been the ‘mother industry’ of the country and it has been an engine of the economic growth. By its unique place of importance, the textile industry in India is positioned to sub serve important socio economic goals. The origin of the textile mill started right from 1818 when the first cotton mill was established at Fort Gloster near Calcutta. From that early beginning about one hundred and ninety years ago, the industry has come a long way and made a phenomenal growth, many a time against heavy odds and today the industry has grown to become the second biggest in the world.
The textile industry has been occupying a pivotal place in the country’s economy. With over 1,700 mill units, about 40 lakh handlooms, 17 lakh power looms and thousands of garments, hosiery and processing units, the textile industry is the single largest industry in the country. The linkage of this industry reaches the common man in the national economy owes its contribution to the industrial production, employment generation and Foreign Exchange earnings. The textile sector contributes 3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, 14 percent of the total industrial production, 21 percent work force, 27 percent of the gross export earnings, 5 percent of the excise revenue and 7 percent of the gross import bill.
Besides, a large population engaged in cotton growing and ginning, manufacturing of man- made fibers, filament yarns, textile machinery, stores, spares, dyes, chemicals, trade, transport, banking, insurance and so on derives its livelihood from the indirect employment generated by the textile industry. Next to food, clothing is one of the most important items of family expenditure in India accounting for about 10 percent. Thus, from the point of view of production, employment, export and consumption, cotton textile industry is very important.
Apart from meeting the growing clothing needs of the increasing population, the cotton textile industry is the forerunner of India’s transformation from an agrarian economy to industrial advancement. It laid the foundation for the development of a number of called industries and services. The Indian Entrepreneurship had its training ground in textile manufacture and the subsequent proliferation into manifold avenues of industrial progress and economic activity made possible by the pioneering efforts of the textile industry. The industry has carved a niche for itself in the international market also with Indian Textile goods, possessing aesthetic qualities and the durability, having many a port of call.
Apart from being a source of providing one of the basic needs, the cotton textile industry plays a crucial role in the socio- economic structure of India. In the nation’s wealth creating activity, the textile industry had, and is continuing to have a pivotal role. It offers more opportunity for the employment of unskilled women labour. Though women are not new to the industry, their employment in the past was confined only to one or two departments viz. reeling and winding. The present scenario is quite different, in these industries, where women are widely employed in many departments and in more than one shift.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The economic and social status of the most people in the modern economic society depends to a larger degree on their occupations. Every individual is spending considerable amount of time at the work place. The work helps each individual to develop personal associations, attitude and other aspects of life and it is crucial to the economic security of the individuals. Work provides the mechanism by which each individual contributes to the economic well being of the society as a whole. In return, work provides the individuals with an income. The amount of income provided by the work helps to determine the standard of living of an individual as well as the family in terms of goods and services consumed. Apart from meeting the essential requirements of life, income also provides the individuals with opportunities, such as the opportunity to travel, to engage in hobbies or in recreational activities or to develop talents such as those in music, art or any other field. The income associated with the work also provides protection against weakness, injuries and, even to a degree, loss of the work itself.
The economic wealth of the working person or his or her family depends on the work of the individual. The work also affects the social hierarchy of the individuals. Hence every individual employee expects social as well as the provision of higher economic status form the work or occupation.
The economic growth of the country depends on the rate of industrialization in that country. But, industrialization may not be achieved in the absence of any one of the factors namely, land, labour, capital and organizations. Though all the four factors of production seem to be equally important, still the progress of the industry mainly depends on the productive efficiency of the labour force. So, labour should be considered as the most important factor for the growth of the industry.
Driven by the desire for greater efficiency and output from the labour and with a view to attracting better workers, employees have been offered extra incentives in the form of labour welfare schemes. Labour welfare has become essential because of the very nature of the industrial system and the need for labour welfare is realized by the employers because of the socio-economic conditions and problems which the industrial society has thrown up.
The Indian textile has a significant presence in the Indian economy as well as in the international textile economy. Its contribution to the Indian economy is manifested in terms of its contribution to the industrial production, employment generation and foreign exchange earnings. Dindigul District is one of the important districts of the Tamil Nadu state. The sex ratio of the district is 986 females per 1000 males, which is equal to the state average of 986. Out of the total population of 19,18,960, economically active population is 9,72,775 workers. Of the workers, 3,85,108 are female workers. The majority of the workers in the district depend on the Textile Industry and its ancillary and auxiliary industries for their livelihood.
Hence, the present study is a fact-finding exercise to know the following:
1. The factors influencing the socio-economic status of the employees of the Dindigul Textile Industry and
2. The extent of satisfaction derived and the factors influencing the satisfaction of the employees on working conditions and labour welfare facilities in Dindigul Textile Industry.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The following objectives have been framed for the present study.
i) To study the growth and development of textile mills.
ii) To measure the Social status and Economic status of the employees because of their mill employment.
iii) To measure the level of satisfaction on the Labour Welfare Facilities provided by the mills and
iv) To offer suggestions based on the findings of the study for the prospects of women workers in corporate textile mills.
SIZE OF THE SAMPLE
The Present study proposes to cover the employees of textile mills in Dindigul District. As census method is not feasible, the researcher has proposed to follow sampling. The sample mills are selected by following Cluster Sampling Method.
The district is divided into eight taluks namely Dindigul, Natham, Nilakkottai, Palani, Oddanchatram, Athoor, Vedasandur and Kodaikanal. Each taluk is considered a cluster. No textile mills is located in Kodaikanl Taluk.The present study selected 10 mills in the universe of 196 registered textile mills in the district. As the study follows Cluster Sampling Method, proper attention was made to include a minimum of one mill from each cluster in the sample. The ten mills were selected on random sampling as given below.
Sl.No.
Taluk
No.of Mills
Registered
No.of mills
Selected
1.
Dindigul
48
2
2.
Natham
22
1
3.
Nilakottai
17
1
4.
Palani
37
2
5.
Oddanchatram
18
1
6.
Athoor
16
1
7.
Vedasandur
38
2
A selection of 500 employees was made on a simple random basis at the rate of 50 from each selected mills.
CHAPTER SCHEME
The first chapter, after introducing the subject, deals with the design of the study.
The second chapter discusses the growth and development of textile mills.
The third chapter deals with Social Status and Economic Status derived by respondents because of their employment in the mill industry.
In the fourth chapter the level of satisfaction derived by the respondents on the Working Conditions in the mils has been discussed.
The fifth chapter deals with the summary of findings, suggestions for realizing higher social status, Economic Status and Satisfaction on Working Conditions and Conclusion.
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