Lok Sabha Question No. 3057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Handloom Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3057 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR HANDLOOM WEAVERS

## 3057 SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

|                      | Will the Minister of TEXTILES                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| be pleased to state: | be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| (a)                  | the details of the Welfare Schemes being implemented for handloom weavers and the details of the funds allocated, released and spent under these schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; |
| (b)                  | the success achieved so far in providing marketing facilities to the weavers and the total number of weavers benefited from these schemes during the said period, State-wise;                                                  |
| (c)                  | whether the handloom weavers and members of their families are committing suicides due to financial crises;                                                                                                                    |
| (d)                  | if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the total number of weavers who had committed suicide during the said period and the steps taken by the Government for the welfare of their families;           |
| (e)                  | whether any Mega cluster meant for weavers engaged in cottage industry has been sanctioned at Sohabad Tehsil of Hardoi district; and                                                                                           |
| (f)                  | if so, the details thereof?                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

## उत्तर

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## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी श्री अज

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a): The Government of India through the office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms has  been  implementing  the  following  schemes  for  the  welfare  of  the  handloom  weavers  and development of the handloom sector in the country:-
1. National Handloom Development Programme (with following components)
- (i) Block Level Cluster
- (ii) Handloom Marketing Assistance
- (iii) Concessional credit/weavers Mudra Scheme
- (iv) Handloom Census
2. Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme
3. Yarn Supply Scheme
4. Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme

Under the above mentioned schemes, funds are allocated Scheme-wise.  The details of funds allocated, released/spent under the above mentioned schemes during each of the last three years and the current year are as under: -

|    |                                                                  | (Rs. in Crore)                 | (Rs. in Crore)                 | (Rs. in Crore)                 | (Rs. in Crore)                 | (Rs. in Crore)                 | (Rs. in Crore)                 | (Rs. in Crore)                 | (Rs. in Crore)                 |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| SN | Name of Scheme                                                   | Fund allocated, Released/spent | Fund allocated, Released/spent | Fund allocated, Released/spent | Fund allocated, Released/spent | Fund allocated, Released/spent | Fund allocated, Released/spent | Fund allocated, Released/spent | Fund allocated, Released/spent |
|    |                                                                  | Funds allocated                | Funds release d/spent          | Funds allocated                | Funds released/s pent          | Funds allocated                | Funds released/sp ent          | Funds allocated                | Funds released/s pent          |
|    |                                                                  | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | 2015-16                        | 2016-17                        | 2016-17                        | 2017-18 (till date )           | 2017-18 (till date )           |
| 1. | National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) in all components | 292.00                         | 227.39                         | 135.83                         | 133.96                         | 167.53                         | 153.56                         | 146.00                         | 15.56                          |
| 2. | Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme                    | 57.50                          | 42.25                          | 18.91                          | 18.61                          | 26.56                          | 26.56                          | 32.00                          | 7.00                           |
| 3. | Yarn Supply Scheme                                               | 130.00                         | 127.81                         | 321.96                         | 321.96                         | 261.50                         | 261.35                         | 242.00                         | 161.93                         |
| 4. | Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme                | 18.00                          | 14.45                          | 37.31                          | 37.26                          | 50.00                          | 40.11                          | 44.00                          | 3.92                           |
|    | Total                                                            | 497.50                         | 411.90                         | 594.91                         | 591.75                         | 682.59                         | 658.42                         | 604.00                         | 209.62                         |

- (b): The  Handloom  Marketing  Assistance  component  of  the  National  Handloom  Development Programme has been facilitating the handloom weavers to sell their products directly to the customers by eliminating the middlemen, by way of participation in the domestic and overseas marketing events funded under this component.  During the last three  years, 849 marketing events were funded with financial  assistance  of  Rs.  151.90  crore  in  the  country  and  8,46,900  weavers  were  benefited  under these marketing events.
- (c) & (d): No  such  report  has  been  received  from  any  State  Government  about  suicides  of weavers due to financial crises.
- (e) & (f): Presently no Mega cluster has been sanctioned in Sohabad Tehsil of Hardoi.  However, one Mega handloom cluster is already functioning in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

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