Small-scale industries, also known as cottage industries, are usually defined as home-based businesses with fewer workers, who may or may not be family members. In certain cases, such as when producing goods, these workers are traditional artisans and craftsmen who have inherited their craft from their ancestors. Dress fabrics like khadi, wool, muslin, leather, silk, cotton, etc., as well as numerous valuable items like jewellery, ornaments, statues, idols, gems, and stones, as well as edible items like spices, oils, honey, etc., are among the many goods they produce. These items are in high demand both in India and abroad.