Socio-Economic Condition of Pottery Making People and their Problems: A Study of Dhamrai in Dhaka District, Bangladesh

Abstract

Pottery making industry in Bangladesh carries most significant cultural heritage. It is
considered as a way of earning a living for a particular population. Some of the people in
this particular community (pottery makers local name paal) have again taken up this
pottery profession in order to preserve their inheritance. But in the practical life it has been
seen that their socio-economic condition is at a very low level and the pottery artisans are
changing their profession and taking up another profession. The reason behind these
situations is similar substitute products in the market and less demand of pottery items.
The income of pottery maker is very low. Using by their profession they earn very poor
money. Their other sources of income are also very minimal. Most of the potter does not
have any savings. They invest money for their business borrowing from government,
NGOs and many other local sources at a high rate of interest. As a result, they cannot
make capital properly to increase their industry as they needed. The main objective of the
present paper is to study the socio-economic condition of pottery maker. It is also aims to
explore the problems they are facing in this occupation. The research also measures the
income, expenditure and savings of the respondents. This study is based on eighty two
sample units collected through primary survey using quantitative methodology. Under the
non-probability sample techniques purposive sampling is used at a selected areas of
Dhamrai district in Bangladesh. Whereas necessary arises descriptive statistics has been
used.