International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Pratibha Bhaskar, Dheeraj Kumar Verma, Shiv Kumar and Tomo Riba

abstract
Small-scale and cottage industries continue to be the main source of employment and income for rural women in the majority of developing states, including Rajasthan, India. With the removal of trade restrictions, India's cottage industries have been subject to intense competition both domestically and internationally (Khan, 2020). Traditional industries include coir, handicrafts, handlooms, and khadi. These include brass, terracotta, panjadari, paper-Mache, patwa, bandhej, Zari embroidery, marble, blue pottery, hand block, painting, chapai, charmi craft, Jaipuri quilt, rugs, puppets, jewellery, lac, Zari embroidery, and other domestic industries. The pattern of livelihood and the potential for growth are crucial factors in many policy decisions. For this aim, the literature has been categorized under a number of themes and sub-themes according to chronological order. Both primary and secondary sources were used to collect the data. Data were gathered using structured open-ended and closed-ended questionnaires from 400 women workers in small-scale and cottage businesses in Jaipur, Rajasthan, using mixed sampling strategies that used probability and non-probability sampling techniques. To achieve the goal of examining the elements influencing the livelihood pattern and growth prospects status of the women in the research area, a regression analysis was employed. The findings of the study revealed that the socio-economic status of each respondent is measured by their age, marital status, number of wage earners and non-earners in the family, different income sources and total family income, income distribution pattern, family size, land ownership, occupation of women, level of education, working hours etc. are the factors that affect their livelihood development. The regression results for Jaipur district revealed that marital status, household size, number of working persons have a significant impact on the dependent variable of income among the respondents in the study area. The positive relationship that exists between household size and household income implies that the increase in the level of household size will increase the income and only increase. The positive relationship of small and cottage industries and livelihood pattern income indicates that more such industries are needed for the women respondents to move ahead and work fearlessly to increase their income.