India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
SN
States/UTs
No. of handloom weavers
No. of allied workers
No. of total handloom workers
1
Andhra Pradesh
1,27,662
49,785
1,77,447
2
Arunachal Pradesh
77,600
17,016
94,616
3
Assam
11,07,428
1,76,453
12,83,881
4
Bihar
7,216
5,631
12,847
5
Chhattisgarh
14,077
7,426
21,503
6
Delhi
3,236
1,049
4,285
7
Goa
22
4
26
8
Gujarat
10,179
422
10,601
9
Haryana
14,414
11,128
25,542
10
Himachal Pradesh
13,211
477
13,688
11
Jammu and Kashmir including Ladakh
15,784
7,544
23,328
12
Jharkhand
12,364
10,133
22,497
13
Karnataka
27,175
27,616
54,791
14
Kerala
15,480
6,604
22,084
15
Madhya Pradesh
12,805
5,267
18,072
16...