MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

MOTOR BODY BUILDING AND REPAIRING

There were 24 establishments (22 in Jalgaon and 2 in Amalner), which built motor bodies and repaired them. In Jalgaon twenty were located in Ward Nos. V and VIII. The total employment in all of them was 80. of whom 36 including two children were paid employees.

Three shops were chosen for survey from Jalgaon. They were started between 1925 and 1952. Motor body-building and repairing was their main occupation, which provided employment throughout the year. The owners raised initial capital from their own resources. The value of tools and equipment like drilling machines, lathe machine, welding machine and other minor tools, varied from Rs. 1.500 to Rs. 2,000 per shop.

All the three establishments were situated in rented premises. Rent of one was Rs. 25, of the other Rs. 12 and of the third Rs. 8 per month. They paid Rs. 5 to Rs. 15 per month as electricity charges. Municipal fax which they paid varied from Rs. 20 to Rs. 60 per year per establishment. They spent Rs. 30 to Rs. 40 net-month on nuts and holts and such other materials. The rural employment in these shops was eight, of whom live were paid employees. One was exclusively managed by the owner with the help of his family members. Two employees in one shop were engaged on a daily wage of Rs. 3 each; one employee in the second shop was paid Rs. 25 per month; and three employees in the third shop were paid Rs. 60 each per month.

They repaired motor vehicles and sometimes built motor bodies and earned about Rs. 100 to Rs. 200 per month. Orders were placed by customers directly with these establishments. The margin of profit in them was reported to be not very large.

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