Problems of Handloom Industry (Tant Sarees)

In Bengal, there are lot of signature products in which many of them are struggling for existence process. Tant saree is one of them which is now suffering from a lot of problems and it has become very hard to keep their existence. This Tant sarees once ruled in our whole country for its quality, design and comfortable issue. In our survey, we choose Gangarampur Sub-division where this industry has kept its presence in large number. The weaver who are still engaged with this profession are suffering in highest degree, because our neighbouring country is providing this sarees in cheaper rate. As a result of it people are not interested to buy our local product and the local weavers are hardly managed to their two square meal. So lot of the weavers are compelled to change their profesion in order to keep their own existence and moreover, those who are still connected with this profession, in short of time probably they will be compelled to leave this profession for low wages and unavailability of continue work. This Tant industry had once flourished at Maharajpur & Thangapara under Gangarampur sub-division. Now this industry is slowly dying like a cancer patient. Though the Government has taken a few steps to save this industry but it is not enough. So the government should take some more necessary steps to save this industry before it wipe out completely.