Mission And Vision

Human Development Aspects

The Khadi and village industries programme holds great potential for generating gainful employment opportunities for the rural poor, arresting migration of rural unskilled workers to urban areas and for promoting the strategy of sustainable development. It can also be a viable and effective social safety net to enable the poor to ward off the adverse impacts of structural adjustment and economic reforms on their wellbeing. However, this potential can not be realised without addressing some basic weaknesses with regard to the design and implementation of the programme and without making it fiscally sustainable. Gandhiji stated that the displacement of human labour is an essential characteristic of a machine and a great argument against it, introductions of machines results in employment of a few and unemployment of many, it saves labour and provides leisure, leisure results in wastage of time, and potential cause of demoralisation. The project with its various training programme will recognize the need for direct action to eradicate poverty by strengthening employment and income-generating opportunities. It will stress on the need to generate remunerative employment compatible with the country's endowments; assign a high priority to professional training and develop an adequate facilitating infrastructure. The training will be in the area of skill development, design development, product development, product diversification and management and entrepreneurial skills.

Key Economic Activities In The Region

Although no large and medium scale industry is running in the district, traditional industry in tiny & cottage sectors like silk and cotton weaving, have goodwill from long back. Other traditional activities include agricultural related industries like rice and oil-seed milling etc. Cluster for making plastic products, brass and bell metal utensils are also present in the district. Home-crafts like ivory carving, and precious metal working is another important industry in this city. Residents of the city are mostly government employees and there are also agricultural as well as silk traders. The importance of the city increased due to its geographic location and historical importance and the city also earns a good number of tourists, thus making tourism another happening industry and a small business hub. The city has many big shops which now have become the prime shopping destinations. Express Bazaar, situated at the Mohana Bus Stand- the prime junction of the city is one of them. Style Baazar, Manmohini, Sunita, Metro Bazar are some famous shops in the market area of the city. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for most of the people, and this sector is featured with chronic unemployment and underemployment. It is necessary that avenues of employment in the non-farming occupations have to be provided to tackle the problem. Khadi with its intermediate technology answer this need very well. The Khadi fulfils the social objective of providing employment and ensure economic development, and help removal of the main obstacle to growth - the vicious circle of poverty.