:: Thiruvannamalai- Livelihood Details

A New Delhi based Research Agency has been engaged by the Project to conduct the Opportunity Assessment and Resource Mapping Study for Livelihoods for Thiruvannamalai District.

This study was conducted in selected sample Villages.

As part of the study, to analyze the problem and prospects of the existing livelihoods and potential activities discussions were held with the following stakeholders.

SHG Members
Key informants of the Village,
Target groups, Shandy sellers & buyers
Public/Private enterprises
NGOs etc.

Based on the above study, list of Livelihood activities in Thiruvannamalai District are given below:
:: Traded in
Egg Utensil, Plastic items Cotton (for processing) Salt & Grocery
Electric & Electronic items. Fertilizer and agri. implements Maize Grapes, orange, apple
Potato Tea and Coffee Lorry for body building Red Gram
Hosiery products Black Gram Green Gram Tea
Garment Leather goods Dry Fish Tobacco
Red Chilly Cloth/Garments
:: Trading out
Milk Honey Pineapple Cashew nut Custard Apple
Amla Jackfruit Blackgram Redgram Sugarcane
Cotton Tamarind Groundnut Chilly Livestock
Mango Suppota Eucalyptus Coconut Flower
Paddy Sandalwood
:: Existing Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Cholam Cultivation of Cumbu
Cultivation of Ragi Cultivation of Varagu
Cultivation of Samai Cultivation of Maize
Cultivation of Black Gram Cultivation of Red Gram
Cultivation of Green Gram Cultivation of Medicinal Plant
Cultivation of Groundnut Cultivation of Ladies finger
Cultivation of Potato Cultivation of Coconut
Cultivation of Mangoes Floriculture (Jasmine/Sambangi/Rose/Mullai/Crossandra Cultivation)
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based products
Poultry Calf & Sheep Rearing Cattle /Goat Rearing
:: Trading
Grocery Meat Shop Grains Cloth/Garments Show room
Poultry feed/Cattle feed Bangles/Cosmetics NTFPs collection
:: Service Sector
Textile Industry Rope making Readymade Garment Unit Power loom unit
Hosiery Unit Tailoring LIC/RD Agent Repair shop
:: Production
Ornamental Pottery Paper moulding toys Clay Items
Aloe Vera fibre products Pottery Candle making
Ceramic Readymade Garments Unit Agarbati unit
Wax candle manufacturing unit Masala Powder processing unit
Textile (Power loom) Jaggery Production Unit
:: Others
Jatropha Processing Contract Farming Coir products FMCG products Poultry Power loom
:: Potential Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Paddy/jowar/bajra/pulses/ sugarcane/cotton/coconut/Tapioca
Cultivation of Mango/ Tamarind/ Banana/ Guava/ Sapota/ Ber/ Pomegranate/ Lemon
Cultivation of Jasmine
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based Products Poultry
Cattle Calf rearing Goat/Sheep rearing
:: Trading
Bakery Home made snacks vending Jewellery Grocery
Meat Shop Cloth/Garments Show room Grains/ Poultry feed/Cattle feed Bangles/Cosmetics
:: Service Sector
Automobile repair shop Brick manufacturing units Catering service
Electrical and electronic works Flour mill Modern rice mill unit
Repair shop Carpentry works Lathe works
Stone crushing units
:: Production
Sugar & Jaggery Asbestos Synthetic fibres
Chemicals Auto parts Leather products
:: Others
Wood Carving Waste Paper Manufacturing Unit Wet Grinding Unit Stone Curving
Terracotta toys Oil Expeller Floor Mat Weaving Fly ash bricks
Fireworks and crackers making Offset printing press
:: Emerging Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Production of Aloevera Cultivation of millets Cultivation of pulses
Cultivation of oil seeds Vermi compost/ Bio-agents/ Bio-pesticides Cultivation of Mushrooms & pesticides
:: Livestock
Turkey Rearing Rabbit Rearing Mobile AI Centers to provide AI Facilities Private Veterinary Clinics
:: Trading
Cement/Building material shop Medicine Saw mill Shamiana/tent house Steel furniture
:: Service Sector
Beauty parlor Blue metal Embroidery and zari works Palm leaf products making
Bamboo products making Mobile Laundry Mat weaving unit TV / Watch Repair center
:: Production
Agro Based industries – Mango/ Banana jam/ Jelly Syrup, fruit pulp manufacturing
PVC agricultural pipe manufacturing Automobile service unit
Chemicals like colour & dyes for textile industries, soap, bleaching powder etc. Brassware Units
General Engineering, Steel fabrication, gates and grills, building construction items Groundnut Extraction Unit
Silk reeling and twisting, silk weaving Steatile (insulation material), novelty/ decorative items and powders
Soapstone based fertilizer and pesticides Ceramic Units
Granites (Black and multi-coloured), tiles, cutting and polishing of granites etc., Tissue culture unit to supply sapling of Aylanthus, Banana, Stevia, etc
Processing unit for extracting alkaloid “forskoli” Food processing/ Sugar and jaggery manufacturing
Dairy/Milk products Tamarind Processing Unit
Handloom / Powerlooms Agarbati / Sambirani
Match Industry Coir / Rope making
Handicrafts Brick (Country)
Herbal / Ayurvedic medicines Jasmine extract units
Hallow block/floor tiles Sericulture
Wax candle manufacturing unit Masala Powder processing unit
:: Others
Paddy based industries (Rice bran oil/ paddy husk based industries Leather Goods manufacturing unit
Shoe upper components manufacturing units Textile (Power loom)
Beedi Cotton yarn