Impact of Skill-Development Programme in Pottery Industry: A Study in Andro Village, Imphal East District, Manipur

The section of individuals who solely belong to the pottery profession is mostly 'Lois' in Andro, Imphal East, Manipur. The socio-economic status of Andro people has been worsening, and as a result, these workers are moving to another due to the diminishing prospects of the pottery industry. Against this setting, an endeavor has been made to inspect the financial states of the designated populaces. The paper explored a few arising alternatives which can provide some livelihood opportunities considering the government and other agencies taking initiatives for rural industrialization. Primary data were used for the study and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings indicate that socio-economic conditions of the target populations are not improving but there are huge scopes for developing the pottery industry in Andro.