Environment of Pakistan Paper 2, O-level / IGCSE CIE

1. Cottage and Small Scale
Industries
By Zafar Iqbal, PhD

2. This presentation covers the following
aspects of the topic.
 Types of Cottage and Small Industries
 Advantages of cottage and small Industries
 Problems of Cottage Industries
 Government efforts for Cottage Industries.
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3. Types of Cottage and Small Industries
 Carpets
 Textiles
 Embroidery
 Jewelry
 Ceramics
 Woodworks
 Metalwork
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4. Advantages of cottage and small Industries
 Makes use of the industrial waste.
 Reduces regional disparity.
 Little burden on imports.
 Less capital and less sophisticated technology is involved.
 Good use of local raw material.
 Reduces rural-urban migration.
 Gainful employment of women.
 Source of foreign exchange earning.
 Meets the demands of local market.
 Employment in rural areas.
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5. Problems of Cottage Industries
 Limited profits earn.
 Cant produce large scale production.
 Lack of standardization and quality control.
 Outdated Production Methods are used.
 Wholesaler earns more than the owner.
 Electricity and voltage problems.
 Technical advice and further training is Limited.
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6. Government efforts for Cottage Industries.
 Following organizations have been made by
government to develop the cottage industries.
1. Pakistan small scale industries corporation (PSIC)
2. Punjab small scale industries corporation (PSIC)
3. Sindh small scale industries corporation (SSIC)
4. Small scale industries Board KPK (SIDB)
5. Directorate of small scale industries Baluchistan
(DSIB)
Dr. Zafar Iqbal PhD, zafarsst@gmail.com