Question

What are the reasons for the decline of the handicraft and handloom industry in India?

• A. Substitution of handicrafts with contemporary machine-made modern products.
• B. Lack of raw materials to make handicrafts and sarees.
• C. Lack of marketing by traders of handicrafts and handlooms.
• D. Lack of government funding.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Substitution of handicrafts with contemporary machine-made modern products.

Handicrafts used to be one of the most purchased item in the country. But due to industrialisation, new machines and techniques have replaced skilled artisans. They can make better products more efficiently. Textile mills have replaced textile handicrafts, metal pots replaced clay pots, etc.