Lok Sabha Question No. 2081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Handloom Clusters
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## HANDLOOM CLUSTERS

2081: SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

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

- (a) the details of the existing handloom clusters developed by the Government in various parts of the country along with the details and number of incentives/benefits extended to people employed therein;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  more  handloom  clusters  across  the country including  Maharashtra and Telangana;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  names  of  the  locations,  State/UT-wise  and  if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the funds allocated for the purpose and the number of persons enrolled and benefited by  these  clusters  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  current  year,  State-wise including Maharashtra and Telangana; and
- (e) whether the Government has achieved the desired success in the clusters development programme and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्री अज )

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a) During  2015-16  to  2017-18  (till  December,  2017),    Government  of  India, Ministry of Textiles has taken up  358 clusters in various Blocks across the country under National Handloom Development Programme(NHDP)  and Comprehensive Handloom Cluster  Development  Scheme(CHCDS) for  their  integrated  &  holistic  development.  In  the cluster,  financial  assistance  is  provided  on  need  basis  upto  Rs.  2.00  crore  per  cluster  for implementation  of  various  interventions.    Mainly,  four  incentives  i.e.  construction  of workshed,  purchase  of  loom/accessories,  purchase  of  Lighting  unit  and  skill  up-gradation, benefitting individual weavers have been provided which varies from cluster to cluster.

(b) & (c): Yes, Madam.  Cluster projects including their location are recommended by the State Government concerned.

(d): Block  level  cluster  was  introduced  in  2015-16  and    funds  are    met  out  from overall budget allocated under NHDP & CHCDS.  State-wise & year-wise number of clusters sanctioned & weavers covered under NHDP & CHCDS are at Annexure - I.

(e): Duration  of  cluster  development  project  is  03  year  from  the  date  of  sanction. These projects are at different stages of implementation.  Mid-term evaluation of 115 clusters conducted by an Independent Agency revealed positive  outcome.

| Statement   | showing States    | State-wise and 2015-16   | year-wise number     | of block 2016-17       | level clusters       | (BLCs) sanctioned 2017-18 (as on Dec. 2017)   | under                |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| No.         |                   | No. of BLCs sanctioned   | No. of Benf. Covered | No. of BLCs sanctioned | No. of Benf. Covered | No. of BLCs sanctioned                        | No. of Benf. Covered |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh    | 34                       | 28113                | 14                     | 4259                 | 3                                             | 665                  |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                        | 1103                 | 4                      | 2066                 | 2                                             | 1154                 |
| 3           | Assam             | 8                        | 7226                 | 27                     | 24668                | 21                                            | 19022                |
| 4           | Bihar             | 1                        | 358                  | 10                     | 4413                 | 2                                             | 701                  |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh      | 6                        | 2841                 | 1                      | 245                  | 2                                             | 529                  |
| 6           | Gujarat           | 0                        | 0                    | 3                      | 357                  |                                               |                      |
| 7           | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                        | 842                  | 2                      | 709                  | 1                                             | 200                  |
| 8           | Jammu & Kashmir   | 2                        | 485                  | 5                      | 1022                 | 1                                             | 205                  |
| 9           | Jharkhand         | 22                       | 14403                | 8                      | 9740                 |                                               |                      |
| 10          | Karnataka         | 0                        | 0                    | 1                      | 626                  | 1                                             | 386                  |
| 11          | Kerala            | 4                        | 1442                 | 0                      | 0                    | 1                                             | 450                  |
| 12          | Madhya Pradesh    | 5                        | 2256                 | 0                      | 0                    | 1                                             | 7347                 |
| 13          | Maharashtra       | 0                        | 0                    | 5                      | 4100                 |                                               |                      |
| 14          | Manipur           | 4                        | 8000                 | 6                      | 11195                |                                               |                      |
| 15          | Meghalaya         | 3                        | 1102                 | 0                      | 0                    |                                               |                      |
| 16          | Mizoram           | 7                        | 3019                 | 0                      | 0                    |                                               |                      |
| 17          | Nagaland          | 5                        | 10090                | 8                      | 1140                 |                                               |                      |
| 18          | Orissa            | 15                       | 5816                 | 4                      | 2136                 |                                               |                      |
| 19          | Rajasthan         | 0                        | 0                    | 1                      | 503                  |                                               |                      |
| 20          | Sikkim            | 1                        | 72                   | 0                      | 0                    |                                               |                      |
| 21          | Tamilnadu         | 32                       | 50754                | 11                     | 23375                | 4                                             | 1473                 |
| 22          | Telangana         | 2                        | 1032                 | 6                      | 1570                 |                                               |                      |
| 23          | Tripura           | 3                        | 2009                 | 0                      | 0                    |                                               |                      |
| 24          | Uttar Pradesh     | 4                        | 2027                 | 31                     | 10238                | 4                                             | 952                  |
| 25          | Uttarakhand       | 1                        | 233                  | 0                      | 0                    |                                               |                      |
| 26          | West Bengal       | 1                        | 505                  | 3                      | 2110                 |                                               |                      |
|             | Total             | 165                      | 143728               | 150                    | 104472               | 43                                            | 33084                |

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