Skill Development in SHG Women through Tie and Dye

Tie and dye printing is one of the primordial arts which is easiest amongst all printing techniques and also is comparatively cheaper. Thus, an attempt was made to train rural women in tie and dye technique so that they could upgrade their skill and earn money for improving their economic status. Training on tie and dye was imparted to 20 SHG members of Basani village in Varanasi district. The existing knowledge level of respondents regarding tie and dye techniques was judged using five point scale for pre and post training evaluation. Pre and post score were obtained and gain in knowledge was calculated. Results highlighted that training in the tie and dye techniques were very effective as there was significant (<0.05) gain in knowledge of SHG members. Hence, it can be concluded that this system of training is an opportunity of rural women for upgrade their skill through training and for improved economic status. If they adopt skilled based activity they earn money through new skill and entrepreneurial behaviour.