Handmade items that are created using simple tools and techniques are known as handicraft products. The most vital problem faced by the handicraft industry is that of marketing their products. There is no definite organization or co-operative society or body occupied in supporting artisans in promoting their products. They set out their products as domestic consumption or against customary orders or in the local market.

Past studies attempting to create data for the handicrafts sector have differed widely in their results. Data available on the hand sector is weak for several reasons, including the sector’s own fluidity and the dependence of national statistics on standard industrial classification codes entirely biased towards formal industry. This is compounded by misleading labels such as ‘informal’ and ‘unorganised’, which disrespect age-old systems of organisation and formality.

The sector operates through large, flexible and fluid networks of multiple small agents. This differs from the formal economy sector, and makes data gathering more challenging. These differences can be a source of cultural and economic advantage, rather than reflecting lack of organisation as exemplified by the misnomers of ‘informal economy’ and ‘unorganized sector’. These advantages are increasingly being recognised by scholars.

Drawbacks of handicraft sector

• Lack of Infrastructure & Technological support