Khadi Workings in India
A STUDY ON THE WORKINGS OF KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES IN TIRUCHIRAPALLI DISTRICT
[pic] “If villages prosper, India Prospers” “Khadi is the sun of village solar system the planets are the various industries which supports the Khadi in return for that heat and substance they derive from it”
INTRODUCTION
Industrial development of a country has become the yardstick to be applied to judge its actual progress. Of late in India there has been phenomenal growth of small scale, cottage, and village as also large scale industries. Cottage and village industries form an integral part of the village community system. Rapid industrialization of villages is necessary to make the people economically independent. In India any development programme must start with individual villagers.
This was recognized by the Government even at the time of formulation of First plan, which stated, village industries have a central place in rural development programme. Diminishing opportunities for gainful employment account for the reduction of the standard of life of some action of the rural population.
‘Chakra Sangh’ was established in the year 1925 with the primary object of providing employment to larger number of villages. This was a first stone laid in the construction of Khadi Organization. In the year 1927, ‘All India Spinners Association’ was formed to replace the ‘Chakra Sangh’
Since ‘All India Spinners Association’ was concerned only with khadi work, Ghandhiji felt the need to form another organization to take care of Village industries which are of vital significance for the survival for the artisans and labourers.
Thereby he felt the economy can be protected leading to ‘Grama Swaraj’ and village sufficiently. Accordingly ’All India Villages Industries Association’ was formed in 1928 in consideration of 7,00,000 jobless villagers.
After the demise of Mahathma Ghandhiji, ‘All India Spinners Association’ and ’All
[pic] “If villages prosper, India Prospers” “Khadi is the sun of village solar system the planets are the various industries which supports the Khadi in return for that heat and substance they derive from it”
INTRODUCTION
Industrial development of a country has become the yardstick to be applied to judge its actual progress. Of late in India there has been phenomenal growth of small scale, cottage, and village as also large scale industries. Cottage and village industries form an integral part of the village community system. Rapid industrialization of villages is necessary to make the people economically independent. In India any development programme must start with individual villagers.
This was recognized by the Government even at the time of formulation of First plan, which stated, village industries have a central place in rural development programme. Diminishing opportunities for gainful employment account for the reduction of the standard of life of some action of the rural population.
‘Chakra Sangh’ was established in the year 1925 with the primary object of providing employment to larger number of villages. This was a first stone laid in the construction of Khadi Organization. In the year 1927, ‘All India Spinners Association’ was formed to replace the ‘Chakra Sangh’
Since ‘All India Spinners Association’ was concerned only with khadi work, Ghandhiji felt the need to form another organization to take care of Village industries which are of vital significance for the survival for the artisans and labourers.
Thereby he felt the economy can be protected leading to ‘Grama Swaraj’ and village sufficiently. Accordingly ’All India Villages Industries Association’ was formed in 1928 in consideration of 7,00,000 jobless villagers.
After the demise of Mahathma Ghandhiji, ‘All India Spinners Association’ and ’All