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MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS
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HAIR CUTTING.
At the time of survey there were 223 hair-cutting establishments employing 161 paid employees and 220 members of employers families in Kolhapur city. They were concentrated in C, E, and A wards each containing 104, 44 and 31 respectively. The remaining two wards had only 34. Many establishments were small, run by owners with the help of their family members. In other cases owners worked side by side with the paid employees. Six establishments were included in the sample.
In all the establishments surveyed, hair-cutting was the main occupation giving employment throughout the year. They were situated in rented premises, the rent of which varied from Rs. 15 to Rs. 30 depending upon the size of establishment. The equipment consisted of few pieces of furniture like revolving chairs specially used in hair-cutting saloons, mirrors, dressing tables, several sets of necessary instruments such as scissors, razors, cropping machines etc. and toilet requisites. The cost of equipment in four establishments varied from Rs. 350 to Rs. 425 and the remaining
two had equipment worth Rs. 1,027 and Rs. 1,680 respectively.
Provision of necessary capital investment was made by the proprietors themselves, except one who had to borrow Rs. 500 at 9 per cent rate of interest for starting the establishment. It was found that he had fully repaid the debt before the survey. Nine members of employers' families and five paid employees among whom one was a boy, were employed in the six establishments out of which two were exclusively managed by proprietors' family members.
The wages of the employees varied from Rs. 60 to Rs. 80 per month. The boy who was employed in one establishment was paid Rs. 30 per month. None of the establishments employed any female employee.
Electricity was used for lighting purposes and electric charges borne by them varied from Rs. 3 to Rs. 20 per month depending upon the size of" the establishment. One shop was not using electricity. Every shop was charged Re. 1 as a licence fee by the municipality. Two establishments were spending Rs. 5 each on toilet and other requirements, two Rs. 15 and Rs. 30, and the remaining two Rs. 70 and Rs. 140 on these items. The net income of the shops varied between Rs. 55 to Rs. 250 per month. The number of customers served by them depended upon their size as judged by number of persons working therein, their situation and to some extent by subjective factors like the popularity of the owner, the conveniences and comforts offered by him and general reputation of the establishment. A small establishment employing two to three persons served about 25 persons daily and earned Rs. 7 to Rs. 10 a day. The establishments in the sample catered the needs of all classes.
The rates charged for various types of services were as follows:-
As. 8 for hair-cut.
As. 2-3 for shaving.
As. 10 for hair-cutting and shaving.
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