MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

INTRODUCTION

THE FOREGOING CHAPTERS HAVE DEALT WITH THE IMPORTANT sectors of the district economy such as Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Transport, etc. But a large number of economic pursuits which contribute materially to the economy of the district still remain uncovered. These remaining economic pursuits which are discus-ed in this chapter are broadly grouped under the caption 'Mis-cellaneous Occupations '. They are so called not because their con-tribution to the district economy is negligible but because of their miscellaneous nature. These occupations provide employment to a considerable section of the population.

These occupations cover hotels and restaurants, boarding and lodging houses, sweet-meat shops, tailoring shops, goldsmiths, hair-cutting saloons, laundries, bakeries, pan-bidi shops, flour mills, manufacturing of aerated waters, medical and health services, edu-cation and research services, domestic services etc. Most of the occupations listed above are concerned with the production of consumers' goods.

With a view to representing a broad picture of the economic conditions prevailing in these pursuits, a sample survey of some selected occupations was conducted at the following places, viz., Buldhana, Malkapur, Shegaon, Nandura and Jalamb in 1972. However, occupations of least importance, i.e., those which do not make a substantial contribution but only support a few persons are not described in detail.

The data about these occupations was collected in regard to their salient features such as accessories, tool's and equipment, capital investment, production, marketing, finance, income and turnover, etc. The data collected pertained to units of all sizes, viz., big, medium and small. The size of establishment was decided on the basis of factual observations.

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