MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

INTRODUCTION

THE FOREGOING CHAPTERS HAVE DEALT WITH THE IMPORTANT SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY such as agriculture, industry trade and transport, etc. They however, do not amply exhaust its economic activity. This chapter is hence intended to complete the remaining core by including in it an account of such economic pursuits as have not been dealt with. It is not, however, feasible nor is it necessary to incorporate all of them-especially those, which hardly contribute anything, except supporting a few heads here and there, towards the economy of the district. The purport of this chapter, therefore, is to describe only a few selected occupations, as specified below:−

(i) Hotels and restaurants,

(ii) Boarding and Lodging,

(iii) Tailoring,

(iv) Hair-cutting saloons,

(v) Laundering,

(vi) Pan and bidi-making,

(vii) Bakery,

(viii) Bicycle-repairing,

(ix) Sweetmeats-making,

(x) Rice-pounding, husking and flour grinding,

(xi) Domestic services,

(xii) Religious profession,

(xiii) Medical, Legal and Teaching professions.

In order to obtain a broad picture of these pursuits, a sample survey was conducted in 1960. The survey may be considered as adequately extensive and representative too; since firstly, it comprised a fairly large coverage of establishments of each type of occupations; secondly, it referred to as many places as possible in the district; and lastly, in a given area, it selected units of all sizes-big, medium and small, thereby retaining its representative character. The data was collected on the salient features of the occupations such as accessories, tools and equipment, capital requirements, production, marketing, finance, income, pattern of expenditure, etc., and the results of these findings follow in subsequent pages. Furthermore, an historical account of employment provided by the various occupations is also given, wherever possible, in the respective sections, in order to give a clear picture of changes in the pattern of employment that may have been effected since the publication of the Old Gazetteer.

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