Weaving business suffered heavily during COVID-19, says Prerona Das Roy

The Covid outbreak and lockdown wreaked havoc on the micro-businesses, causing consumer demand to fall and hurting the garment sector as a whole.

Handloom weaving is a traditional craft and it is one of the smallest components of the textile Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

The Covid outbreak and lockdown wreaked havoc on the micro-businesses, causing consumer demand to fall and hurting the garment sector as a whole.

Many loom workers left for their hometowns and did not return, causing hardship for handloom owners. The looms began to sit idle, and debt began to mount.