Case Studies of Aruvacode and Kodungallur Jaya Jaitly Unorganised sections of society, particularly engaged in cottage and rural industry, have suffered considerable neglect. The two case studies of organising mat weavers of Kodungallur and potters of Aruvacode in Kerala record and narrate interventions to uplift these sections above poverty level The Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat by organising 5,000-member strong co-operative society, put an end to starvation, indebtedness and suicide among women mat weavers of Kodungallur, while the Dastkari Haat Samiti, through restraining the highly-skilled potter women of A ruvacode, and marketing their wares to the middle class echelons, prevented the women from succumbing to prostitution. Though these efforts have helped to combat the adverse effects of structural adjustment policy on these two communities, policy support from state and central agencies is equally essential for such interventions to sustain over longer periods.
