"International Journal of Geography, Geology and Environment"

The villages of India are its heart. It has been this way for years. Our country's fundamental character is shaped by its rural residents. With over 5000 years of documented and verifiable legacy, this ancient civilization has kept constant interaction with many other civilizations worldwide thanks to the items and produce made by the rural artisans. India, their homeland, has been portrayed by the rural craftsmen as a global center for the production of amazing handicrafts. Coir, handicrafts, handlooms, and khadi are examples of traditional industries. Among these are the following: marble cutting, blue pottery, hand block printing, chapai, charmi craft, Jaipuri quilt, carpets making, puppets making, jewellery, lac bangles, Zari embroidery work, brass, terracotta, panjadari, paper-machine, patwa, bandhej, and other household industries. The pattern of livelihood strategies is the potential for development and growth are crucial factors in many policy decisions. In order to achieve this, the literature has been arranged chronologically under a variety of subjects and sub-themes. Data was gathered from primary and secondary sources. Using a combination of probability and non-probability sampling procedures, data were collected from 495 rural women employees of small-scale and cottage industries in Jaipur, Rajasthan, using structured open-ended and closed-ended questionnaires. A Ginni coefficient analysis was used to accomplish the objective of investigating the issues and potential factors impacting the rural women workers in the study area. The study's conclusions showed that rural women workers in the Jaipur district frequently deal with a variety of challenges. When compared to other industries, the situation of rural women who work in cottage and small-scale enterprises is appalling. Most of the rural women workers aimed at meeting their food and daily needs of the households and requirements of livelihood through their own work production. The results of Gini coefficient for Jaipur district revealed that rural women workers engaged in small scale and cottage industries in the study area indicated various problems such as personal, infrastructural, traditional, financial, marketing etc. have adverse and significant impact on the women workers.