Role of Human Resource in Industrial Development: A Case Study of Female Workers Engaged In Textile Industry in Amritsar (Punjab)

The human resource, in fact, is one of the major reason, that during 50’s and 60’s, immense growth of small scale industrial units took place in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar etc. in the field of producing bicycles, sewing machine, agricultural instruments, hosiery, machine tools, sports goods etc. thereby generating employment worth 0.9 million workers. No industry can develop properly without human resource development and for this purpose, Punjab state has invested in a relatively good infrastructure for education and health.  But, the important point is that, in educational attainments and skill development and even in health areas, the performance of Punjab State does not compare well with other major states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana etc.  However, the proposed industrial strategy calls for determined initiative in skill development and improving the quality of vocational and higher education. Keeping this in mind, a primary survey of 100 female workers engaged in textile industry, which work textile industry, was carried in Amritsar.  Broad objective of this study is to find socio economic conditions of these female workers engaged in textile industry, from unorganized sector. Findings reveal that these females are forced to live and work in highly dissatisfactory conditions.  So, certain policy recommendations have been given to enable these workers to enjoy a decent standard of living.