In today’s world, the challenges before Handloom industry are many. The industry is not able to bear the onslaught by China, which is dumping the market with cheap products. If the government is not attentive to the needs of this industry, then the day is not far off when the Bunkars of Uttar Pradesh will be forced to commit suicide like the weavers and farmers of the other states. But these challenges are not new.