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The handloom and handicrafts sector had been a major source of livelihoods in the rural economy. The handloom industry was in fact among the largest employment generating sector about 50 years ago. The importance of handicrafts and handlooms has grown multifold in rural areas because of our agricultural system being mainly a rain fed farming system. The pronounced local relevance of crafts and their products had lent a strong cultural content to the products arising out of specialization in catering to local tastes and preferences, and hence, representing the local way of life.. This paper aims to study the awareness level of government welfare schemes among the weavers working in the handloom sector Situated in rural area and taking a sample population of 50 weavers from Chennimalai in Erode district of Tamilnadu.. A descriptive research was adopted to determine the awareness of weavers against the various schemes like HWCWS, NHDP, CHCDS and Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana(MGBBMY),Pradhan MantrI Jeevan Bima Yojana(PMJJBY). This study finds that almost maximum number of weavers was not having awareness of these government schemes. Hence, an essential steps to be taken by the government to conduct campagain in this area is required .so that satisfactory usage of these schemes to improve the livelihood and enhancement income of the weavers may take place.