MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

FLOUR MILLING

Till recently women used to grind grains on grinding wheels in their houses. Now, almost all the big villages have flour mills worked with oil-engines. In towns electricity is increasingly used instead of oil-engines. These mills grind grains and chillis and de-husk rice.

Most of the establishments are managed by the proprietors with the help of a worker who is paid on a monthly basis. Electric motor, oil-engine, grinders and minor tools constitute the main equipment. The investment in a flour mill varies between Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 4,000. Most of the establishments were housed in rented premises, the rent varying between Rs. 20 and Rs. 50 per month.

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