Industrialization is the most important factor of economic development of a region or a country. Cottage and small scale industries are those which are running at the home or local area with the help of the family members or a few workers. Cottage and small scale industries play a vital role in the economic development of a country or a region. Majuli is considered as one of the industrially backward places of the state. Cottage and small scale industries are the backbone of the industrial sector of Majuli. The river island has a plenty of natural resources to grow the cottage and small scale industries. But many problems are being faced by the cottage and small scale industries in the river island. This paper is an attempt to make an overview of the cottage and small scale industries in Majuli. The paper also finds out the problems of cottage and small scale industries in Majuli and it provides some suggestive measures for promoting these industries in the river island.