MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

TAILORING

Tailoring shops of big and small sizes are found in all parts of the district. The tailor today is an indispensable component of the society as he was in the days gone-by. Some tailors in the urban areas add to their monthly income by selling ready-made clothes. The occupation provides employment to a good number of persons. With an increase in the income of the people and their attitude of easy adaptability to changing fashions, the demand for skilled tailoring service has gone up. This situation ensures a prosperous future to this occupation. However, a tailor has to learn new fashions that change from time to time.

Buttons, needles, oil etc., constitute the accessories of a tailor which are locally available. The amount spent on these items varies from Rs. 15 to Rs. 40 per month depending upon the work load.

A sewing machine, a pair of scissors, stool and chair are the important items that constitute the tools and equipment of a tailoring shop. A small tailoring shop has one or two machines and a table while in a big shop four to five machines are kept and artisans are employed on daily or monthly basis. Besides the machies, the tailoring shop has cupboards to keep the clothes and chairs and other furniture for the convenience of the customers. The captial investment varies from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 in case of a small unit and from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,500 in case of a big size shop.

Shirts, pants, blouses, trousers are the common items of stitching. The average standard of stitching in the district does not appear to be up to the mark probably because the tailors have not fully acquired specialised training in tailoring and whatever skill they possess has come to them by practical experience. In small villages tailoring has been more or less a neglected profession and associated with poor standard. The tailor's out-put of work depends upon the location of the shop. In villages the daily income of a tailor comes to one to two rupees, except the days of festivals, fairs and marriages when the business remains brisk and the earnings amount to Rs. 4 to Rs. 7 per day. In urban areas the monthly income of a tailoring establishment varies between Rs. 250 and Rs. 400.

Rent is the most important item of expenditure in case of a tailoring establishment. In a few cases in rural areas the owner of the shop starts his business at his residence only and the establishment entails no expenditure on rent. Where rent is paid the amount of rent ranges between Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 per month. In the towns, however, the amount spent by way of rent varies from Rs. 30 to 70 per month.

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