A Study of silk industry in Bastar District: Opportunities and challenges

Abstract

Kosa industry is an ancient traditional industry. It has the potential to provide employment on a large scale with low capital investment, simple production technology, exact coordination of labor and management. This industry not only provides employment on a large scale by fulfilling the textile requirement of the people, but also expresses the Indian art, culture and heritage. For this reason, the cocoa industry is earning international fame in various parts of the world. As it is well known that the clothes of Tasar Kosa not only hold their special importance in the apparel business, as well as Indian traditional belief also considers clothes made of Kosa or silk as sacred.