:: Vellore - 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 Vellore 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 Vellore District are given below:

:: Traded in
Rice Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene, LPG Cloth Thread
Unprocessed leather Fruits Vegetables Vessel
Steel Cement Cattle feeds Fancy item
Plastic Poultry Plantain Tea
Coffee Areca nut Fish Egg
:: Trading out
Match stick Jaggery Milk Sugar
Cow Goat Sheep Coconut
Leather products Tamarind Cotton Paddy
Flowers Groundnut
:: Existing Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Paddy Cultivation of Jowar Cultivation of Tapioca
Cultivation of Bajra Cultivation of Sugarcane Cultivation of Ragi
Cultivation of Black Gram Cultivation of Red Gram Cultivation of Green Gram
Cultivation of Medicinal Plant -Coleus Cultivation of Groundnut Cultivation of Ladies finger
Cultivation of Potato Cultivation of Areca nut Cultivation of Betel vine
Cultivation of Coconut Cultivation of Mangoes Floriculture (Jasmine/Chrysanthemum Cultivation)
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based products
Poultry Cattle/Calf Rearing Goat/Sheep Rearing
:: Trading
Grocery Cloth/Garments Show room Bangles/Cosmetics
Grains (Poultry feed/Cattle feed) NTFPs Collection Meat Shop
:: Service Sector
Textile Industry Rope making Ready made garment unit Power loom Unit
Hosiery Unit Tailoring LIC/RD Insurance Agent Repair shop
:: Production
Ornamental Pottery Paper moulding toys Kari magic jar items
Clay Items Palm Leaf Products Sisal Fibre products
Aloe Vera fibre products Chamky / Jerry works Leather pouches
Terracotta Pottery Candle making
Ceramic Bamboo products Readymade Garments Unit (Tailoring Unit)
Leather Goods manufacturing unit Shoe upper components manufacturing units Natural Dye fabrics
Agarbati unit Wax candle manufacturing unit Masala Powder processing unit
Textile (Power loom) Cotton yarn Textile - Export.
Jaggery Production Unit Food Items Broom / Basket Making
:: Others
Jatropha Processing Contract Farming Coir products FMCG products
Powerloom Poultry Tailoring Unit  
:: 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/ Guava/ Sapota/ Ber/ Pomegranate/ Banana/ Lemon
Cultivation of Jasmine
:: Livestock
Dairy Milk and Milk based Products Poultry
Calf rearing Cattle Goat/Sheep rearing
:: Trading
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Bakery Shop Home made snacks vending Jewellery Grocery Meat Shop
Cloth/Garments Show room Grains Bangles/Cosmetics Poultry feed/ Cattle feed
:: Service Sector
Agro Clinics Automobile Repair Shop Brick Manufacturing units
Catering service Computer Training Center Electrical and Electronic works
Fabrication work Flour Mill Modern rice mill unit
Oil mill unit Gold covering works Cycle Repair Shop
Beedi Rolling Carpentry Works Lathe Works
Soda Factories Stone Crushing Units Tiles Manufacturing Units
:: Production
Fertilizer Porcelain Steel casting Sugar and Jaggery
Asbestos Tyres and tubes Synthetic fibres Chemicals
Auto parts Leather products
:: Others
Wood Carving Waste Paper Manufacturing Unit Wet Grinding Unit
Stone Curving Terracotta Tiles Oil Expeller
Floor Mat Weaving Fire works and Crackers making Fly ash bricks
Off set printing press
:: Emerging Livelihoods
 Land Based  Livestock  Trading
 Service Sector  Production  Others
:: Land Based
Cultivation of Coleus Cultivation of Tapioca for Sago factories Production of Aloe Vera
Cultivation of Millets Cultivation of Pulses Cultivation of Oil seeds
Organic Cultivation Vermi compost / Bio-agents / Bio-pesticides Cultivation of Mushrooms / Grapes
:: Livestock
Turkey/ Rabbit Rearing Mobile AI Centers to provide AI Facilities Private Veterinary Clinics
:: Trading
Repacking of provision items Ice cream Parlour Milk food shop
Cement / building Material shop Medical Shop Saw mill
Shamiana / Tent house Steel furniture
:: Service Sector
Beauty parlour Agro clinics Embroidery and zari works
Palm leaf products making Bamboo products making Mobile Laundry
Mat weaving unit DTP centre TV repair centre
Watch repair centre Auto driving
:: Production
Agro Based industries – Mango/ Banana jam/ Jelly 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 Bamboo cane works
Agarbati / Sambirani Match Industry
Coir / Rope making Handicrafts
Brick (Country) Herbal / Ayurvedic medicines
Jasmine extract units Hallow block/floor tiles
IT enabled services Sericulture
Readymade Garments Unit (Tailoring Unit) Natural Dye fabrics
Agarbati unit Wax candle manufacturing unit
Masala Powder processing unit Pickles production unit
Food Items Cane Products
:: 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