SHANLAX International Journal of Commerce shanlax #SINCE1990 http://www.shanlaxjournals.com 45 Working of Puffed Rice Units Harish Tigari Assistant Professor and Co-ordinator, Davan PG Studies, Davangere, Karnataka, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3770-6045 H.C. Ramesh Davan PG Studies, Davangere, Karnataka, India Abstract Industrialization is a progressive measure that creates social and economic change by transforming human society from pre-industrialization to industrial era; Industrialization plays a predominant role in the development of the economy, acts as a basic fundamental factor that is infuenced by the growth prospects of the economy of a country. The prominence of industrialization creates employment opportunities, balancing the regional development living and poverty eradication, etc. In this context, the unorganized sector acts as a factory for entrepreneurship and self-employment opportunities as well as a tool for poverty eradication. So the present study attempts to analyze the working of puffed rice units in the Davangere region. These industries are providing various employment opportunities to the poor and illiterate people. Because these are labor-intensive industries. The present study is based on the puffed rice workers and their working conditions and environment. In malebennur town there are more than 50 puffed rice industries are working. In the study area, people depend on the making of puffed rice for their livelihood. The main purpose of the study is to know about the current status, growth, and development of the puffed rice units and also discuss the government initiative in the development of an unorganized puffed rice cluster in Davangere. The study is based on primary data with feld survey and secondary data, which includes different reference books, journals, research papers, seminar proceedings, articles, and government publications, annual reports, etc. Keywords: Puffed Rice, Small Scale Industries, Mandakki and Socio-Economic Introduction The puffed rice units come under the small scale industries. Small scale industries are generally comprised of those industries which manufacture, production and rendering the services with the help of small machines and less workforce. The small scale industries are the lifeline of a developing countries economy, like India. These are labor-intensive and providing employment opportunities for people. There is no skill required for employees. These Industries are using local resources for production. SSIs account for almost 40% of the production of goods and services in India. SSIs are the best example for the make in India initiative; there are a variety of small scale industries that are there, like Khadi industries, Handlooms, Cottage industries, tiny industries, etc. in that puffed rice units are also small scale industries. Puffed rice is locally known as Mandakki, Kallepuri, and churmuri. It is processed food, which is a popular snack in India. It is prepared by roasting conditioned rice gains in a hot and bed. India is the world’s largest producer of the puffed rice. Due to its favorable agro-climatic conditions and rich natural resources. It is suitable for consumption as breakfast and snack food. In the United States and parts of Europe, sweet puffed rice is a popular breakfast cereal as well as being used in sweet snacks. The puffed rice is produced by raw rice (paddy). It is very popular in many countries as a cereal breakfast component or as light food and snack. Puffed rice formed by the reaction of both starch and moisture when heated within the OPEN ACCESS Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Month: April Year: 2020 P-ISSN: 2320-4168 E-ISSN: 2582-0729 Received: 18.01.2020 Accepted: 20.02.2020 Published: 01.04.2020 Citation: Tigari, Harish, and HC Ramesh. “Working of Puffed Rice Units.” Shanlax International Journal of Commerce, vol. 8, no. 2, 2020, pp. 45–52. DOI: https://doi.org/10.34293/ commerce.v8i2.2309 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License