Handloom sector is an important second position employer in the country after agriculture by contributing to nearly 30 % of total exports. Pochampally handloom weaving is very popular in Telangana state. Most of the pochampally ikat weavers are located in Nalgonda distrtict. Weaving is a family enterprise where right from the child to the old man in the family get involved in various weaving related activities. Hence a descriptive research design was adopted to study the socio-economic status of ikat weavers. A simple random sampling technique was adopted for selecting a total sample of 30 weavers consisting of 15 males and 15 females. Self-developed interview schedule was used to elucidate the information required. Income, educational qualification, and profession were taken into consideration to compute the socio economic status as per modified Kuppuswamy’s socio economic scale 2018. | Assessment of socio-economic status of Pochampally Ikat handloom weavers
