Analysis of Poverty among Chikan Industry Workers in Uttar Pradesh: A Multi-dimensional Approach

Chikankari work, which has a delicate texture, is commonly done on muslin using white cotton threads. It was first introduced in the 18th century, beginning in the state of Bengal, which is now Bangladesh, and ending in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, which is now the primary hub of manufacturing. Around 5000 families who are involved in this embroidery work, belongs from different villages of Lucknow. 90% of women are involved in this embroidery work and they all are professional artists. The chikan industry is chosen to study the poverty among the chikankari artisans to check the poverty level therefore the concept of multidimensional poverty index is taken for analyzing the levels of poverty and to know how much they are poor in different parameters.