Lok Sabha Question No. 2584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Textile Projects in Anantapur District
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2584 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/08/2018

## TEXTILE PROJECTS IN ANANTAPUR DISTRICT

## 2584. SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR  REDDY:

Will the Minister of Textiles वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of textile projects implemented in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the financial assistance provided to these projects and the workers engaged therein during the same period; and
- (c) the steps being taken to strengthen all projects in this district in particular and in the entire Andhra Pradesh?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी (श्री अजय टम्टा) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a) & (b): Government  of  India  has  been  implementing  various  projects/programmes covering  the  Handloom  sector,  Handicrafts  sector,  Technology  Upgradation,  Powerloom Development and Silk sector for the development of textile sector in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh providing financial assistance under the following:

- (i) Handloom  sector: In order  to  support  the  weavers  in  this  sector,  the government is providing the following support in Anantpur District:
- (ii) Handicrafts  sector: The  following  financial  assistance  has  been  provided support for overall development of artisans in Anantpur District:
- (iii) Technology Upgradation : UnderTechnology UpgradationFund Scheme(TUFS)the government has also sanctioned financial assistance for 6 projects  under  Revised  Restructured  Technology  Fund  Schemes(RRTUFS) and Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme(ATUFS) during current year and last 3 years in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. The details of these projects are given below:

| Name of Scheme                                                                    | Anantapur district (Rs. in lakhs)   | Anantapur district (Rs. in lakhs)   | Anantapur district (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|                                                                                   | Number of programmes                | No. of beneficiaries covered        | Financial assistance provided       |
| NHDP Block Level Clusters Sanctioned in last three years (2015-16 to 2017-18)     | 04                                  | 1152                                | 72.59                               |
| NHDP No. of Marketing Events sanctioned in last three years (2015-16 to 2017- 18) | 04                                  | 1200                                | 24.00                               |

|   Sl. No. | Name of Scheme                   | Name of Scheme                   |   No. of Program- mes |   No. of artisans benefited |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|         1 | Marketing Events                 | 2015-16                          |                     1 |                          50 |                              4.5   |
|         1 | Marketing Events                 | 2016-17                          |                     1 |                         100 |                             14.475 |
|         1 | Marketing Events                 | 2017-18                          |                     1 |                         100 |                             14.475 |
|         2 | Human Resource (2016-17)         | Development                      |                     1 |                          15 |                              7.06  |
|         3 | Hastkala Sahyog Shivir (2017-18) | Hastkala Sahyog Shivir (2017-18) |                     2 |                         700 |                              0.8   |

| Name of the Scheme   | Name of the Project               |   Project Cost in Rs Crore |   Committed Subsidy In Rs Crore | Existing employment in the project   | Proposed employment in these UID applications   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| RRTUFS (2016 - 17)   | M/s. Aditya Smaran Powerlooms,    |                       0.17 |                            0.01 | -                                    | -                                               |
| RRTUFS (2016 - 17)   | M/s. Sri Sai Powerlooms           |                       0.59 |                            0.04 | -                                    | -                                               |
| RRTUFS (2016 - 17)   | M/s. Texport Industries Pvt Ltd.  |                      45.15 |                            5.08 | -                                    | -                                               |
| ATUFS (2016 - 17)    | M/s. Sar Denim Private Limited.   |                      41.15 |                            2.36 | -                                    | 400                                             |
| ATUFS (2017 - 18)    | M/s Texport Industries Pvt. Ltd., |                      94.04 |                            4.86 | -                                    | 158                                             |
| ATUFS (2017 - 18)    | M/s. Sar Denim Private Limited    |                      25.64 |                            1.9  | 400                                  | 339                                             |

## Subsidy released under R-TUFS /RR-TUFS :

|        | Anantpur District   | Anantpur District   | Anantpur District                    |
|--------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|        | YEAR                | No of Case          | Subsidy Released Amount in Rs. Crore |
| RRTUFS | 2016 - 17           | 1                   | 0.72                                 |
| RRTUFS | 2017 - 18           | 1                   | 1.59                                 |
| RRTUFS | 2018 - 19           | 1                   | 0.31                                 |
| RTUFS  | 2015 - 16           | 1                   | 0.05                                 |
| RTUFS  | 2016 - 17           | 1                   | 0.14                                 |
| RTUFS  | 2017 - 18           | 1                   | 0.09                                 |
| RTUFS  | 2018 - 19           | 1                   | 0.01                                 |

- (iv) Subsidy released for the Powerloom Sector :
- (v) Government of India is also implementing the Integrated Scheme for overall Development of Silk Industry in Anantpur District, Andhra Pradesh.
- (c): In order to strengthen textiles projects in Andhra Pradesh including Anantpur Districts, the  Government has been implementingvarious schemes such as the technology  upgradation  underATUFS,    integrated  development  of  Powerloom  sector through  PowerTex  India,  the  Special  Package    for  Apparel  and  Made-  up  sectors  , Setting up of  new textile clusters under the  Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP), employment linked training programmes under  the SAMARTH-'Scheme for Capacity Building' in Textile Sector, schemes for Handloom and Handicrafts sectors, etc.  These schemes  are,  however,  demand  driven  and  open  to  interested  entrepreneurs  of  all regions of the country including Anantpur district, Andhra  Pradesh subject to fulfillment of guidelines of the respective schemes.

| Scheme for                                                        | Year    | Anantapur District   | Anantapur District   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------|----------------------|
| powerlooms                                                        |         | Physical             | Financial (in lakhs) |
| In-situ Upgradation Scheme for plain powerlooms (No. of upgraded) | 2014-15 | 577                  | 67.05                |
|                                                                   | 2015-16 | 922                  | 157.80               |
| looms                                                             | 2016-17 | 598                  | 89.70                |
| looms                                                             | 2017-18 | 1193                 | 233.40               |
| looms                                                             | Total   | 3290                 | 547.95               |

| Paraticulars/Years                                                          |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 | 2018-19   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Funds provided to Anantapur district. (In Rs. Lakhs)                        |     11.72 |     46.88 |     11.72 | --        |
| Estimated Employment in Sericulture Sector in Andhra Pradesh (Lakh persons) |      8.34 |      9.79 |     11.12 | 12.80     |

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