Question
Differentiate between cottage industries and rural industries.
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Answer
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S.No.
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Cottage
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Industries
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Rural Industries
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1.
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Location.
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Household.
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Outskirts of village.
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2.
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Ownership.
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Women/ family.
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Entrepreneurs.
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3.
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Labour.
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Family.
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Villagers or may not be villagers.
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4.
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Organisation.
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Non-wage shared tasks.
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Wages on the basis of terms and condition but generally low.
Or
Contractual basis.
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5.
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Technology.
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Low or not used.
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High technology and imported machinery.
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6.
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Scale.
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Very small/ small.
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Medium.
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7.
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Regularity.
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Irregular.
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Regular.
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8.
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Formal.
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Informal.
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Formal.
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9.
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Flexibility of fuel.
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Generally low.
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Better than cottage industries.
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