| Voice of Tirupur : N.
Kumaraguru
Women and children are adversely hit. They face many obstacles
in their daily life.
The quality of education is very poor.
The health infrastructure is very weak.
Women lack awareness about reproductive health due to early marriage
and illiteracy.
Government should work towards eradicating poverty.
Poor people are not able to afford to send their children to school.
The drop out rate among children after fifth is very common.
In Tirupur there are hardly any industries and factories so the
issue of unemployment is very high.
Population in Tiruppur (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 2471222
Male : 1242974
Female : 1228248
Brief About Tirupur District
History of Tiruppur
The development of Tiruppur, one has heard so much of knit wear
boom in the press over the past few years. However, none of the
explanations in the press have been able to explain why and how
this little town in Tamil Nadu has come to be the centre of India's
local banian and export cotton knitwear industry. The industry works
through a web of small to mid-sized units, with fabrication here,
processing elsewhere and stitching somewhere else. These networks
of firms operate through jobworking, contracting and sourcing arrangements.
The business families set up "sister concern" rather than
large fully integrated factories. Despite of some of its difficulties,
the business culture in Tiruppur is appreciating.
The historical research on Tirupur leads us back to the "thottams"
or well irrigated farms around the town, as most of the industrialists
of today have come from modest agricultural backgrounds. Though
countless interviews about their lives and work, it has been realised
that it was these modest farmers who have innovated in the organisation
of the industry. There are many ways in which these ex-farmers came
to the industry, worked in knitware firms and got to know the production
close at hand and entered as small owners, often in family partnerships.
As the industry grew from the old interlock banians to fine banians
with an all-India market in the 1970s, the first generation of ex-farmer
industrialists created "sister" units, often managed by
their relatives, expanding the industries in dispersed units throughout
the city. The uniqueness of Tirupur's work culture has made it difficult
for the big Indian textile giants to enter and capture a large market
share, as the rules and norms governing manufacturing and jobworking
are often informal and personalised
About
Tiruppur has gained universal recognition as the leading source
of Hosiery, Knitted Garments, Casual Wear and Sportswear. Tiruppur
is an important trade center of India. Tiruppur is a major source
of Foreign Exchange for the country because of its exports. Tiruppur
has gained universal recognition as the leading source of Hosiery,
Knitted Garments, Casual Wear and Sportswear. The city accounts
for 90 % of India's cotton knitwear export, worth an estimated US$
1 bn. Tiruppur is basically a traditional centre for cotton ginning.
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