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The handloom industry in India plays an important role in the economy as it provides employment to the rural and urban households in India. Nearly 77 percent of women in the rural areas are engaged in this business. During the Covid-19 pandemic the industry faced many problems related with production like availability of raw materials, transportation problem, cash flow, working capital and reduced orders etc. To boost up marketing, production and job opportunities in handloom sector, the government has initiated special measures to help ameliorate the conditions. The area of this study is Thenzawl, which has small handloom clusters in Mizoram. Thenzawl is the model of entrepreneurship for underprivileged tribal population, which is located in the remote corner of North-east. The objective of this study is to understand some of the issues and challenges faced by weavers in Thenzawl and to analyze the level of financial literacy and financial inclusion among weavers in Thenzawl.