Title: Handmade paper industry - experience of Indian manufacturing units

Authors: Amit Kumar Dwivedi; G.S. Dangayach

Addresses: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), P.O. Bhat-382428 Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, J.L. Nehru Marg, Jaipur-302017, India

Abstract: Among traditional mystic wonders, India's handmade paper is one of great potential. This research paper presents the prospects, potentials, and drawbacks of Indian handmade paper industry (IHMPI) along with growth impetus that Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) provides for IHMPI at each phase of development. To study the growth patterns of IHMPI at various spectrums three time series autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models are used: return analysis model, development indicator model and export contribution model. The time series ARIMA models created in this paper clearly exhibit the prosperity of IHMPI, moreover the time series models also acknowledge the gains in rural employment and development, and exports of IHMPI over the years.

Keywords: Khadi and Village Industries Commission; KVIC; handmade paper industry; IHMPI; time series ARIMA models; production; sales; rural development; rural employment; exports; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2013.053634

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2013 Vol.7 No.3, pp.318 - 339

Published online: 27 Dec 2013 *

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