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Changing Pattern of Employment in Granite Industry – A Macro Level Study in Khammam District

Author(s) Dr. B. Nages war Rao
Country India
Abstract The granite industry plays a significant role in Telangana’s industrial economy, contributing substantially to export earnings and employment generation. Khammam district, known for its rich deposits of black and pink granite, has emerged as a major cluster for quarrying and processing activities. The present study analyses the employment structure, trends, and challenges of the granite industry in Khammam district at a micro level. The study has been used the primary and as well as secondary data. Primary data has been collected from the 60 sample granite factories along with field observations and the secondary data has been gathered from official reports of the state and central governments and a well as the profiles of the granite industry etc. This study has made an effort to identify some of the issues relating to the granite industry with the help of secondary data. The study observed the all the granite units applying from the surrounding areas of Khammam urban and rural. Khammam district has good number of granite units due to the availability of raw material. The data was collected from small scale granite units with relation to some of the aspects, number of units, workers, nature of works, skilled and unskilled nature of granite units etc have been taken. The secondary data consisted of the published reports based on granite quarries kept in view. The study identifies changes in employment patterns within the duration period of 2015 to 2024 around 10 years composition of different granite units.
Keywords Employment, wages, skill, raw-material, quarries, small scale, labour welfare
Field Sociology > Economics
Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-12-13
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63361

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