Lok Sabha Question No. 4093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Replacement of Powerloom
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: TATHAGATA SATPATHY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4093 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## REPLACEMENT OF POWERLOOM

## 4093.  SHRI  TATHAGATA  SATPATHY:

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

(a) the details of funds released by the Government for replacement of powerlooms under the new scheme Power Tex India;

(b) the details of modernization and upgradation of  Powerlooms Service Centers in the country;

(c) the details of subsidy being provided to the small powerloom weavers for their survival during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(d) the funds utilised for setting up of Yarn Banks in the country?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्य मंरी ( श्री अजय टम्टा)

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

(a): Under PowerTex India which is a Comprehensive scheme for Powerloom Sector Development, there is no provision for replacement of Powerlooms. However, Government provides financial assistance for units having upto 8 looms for upgrading Plain Powerlooms to Semi-automatic looms and Rapier Shuttleless Looms to a maximum extent  of  Rs.  45,000/-,  67,500/-  and  81,000/-per  loom  for  General,  SC  and  ST respectively.

(b): Government of India provides funds for Modernisation/Up-gradation Powerloom Service  Centres  (PSCs)  to  purchase  the  machines,  equipment,  instruments,  proto-type machines, etc. The details of funds released to PSCs is enclosed at Annexure-I.

(c): The details of subsidy released under In-Situ Up-gradation Scheme for Upgrading Plain  Powerlooms,  Group  Insurance  Scheme  (GIS)  and  Margin  Money  subsidy  are enclosed at Annexure-II.

(d): The  details  of  fund  utilised  for  setting  up  of  Yarn  Banks  in  the  country  are  as under:

| Sr No.   | Financial Year                  | State          | Amount in crore   | No. of Projects   |   Amount in crore |
|----------|---------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | 2014-15                         | Gujarat        | 2.0               | 2                 |              2    |
| 2        | 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 | Tamilnadu      | 2.0 1.5 4.0 0.5   | 2 3 16 1          |              8.25 |
| 3        | 2015-16 2016-17                 | Uttar Pradesh  | 0.5 1.0           | 1 2               |              1.5  |
| 4        | 2015-16 2016-17                 | Maharashtra    | 0.8 1.24          | 2 3               |              2.04 |
| 5        | 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18         | Karnataka      | 0.25 0.5 0.5      | 1 1 1             |              1.25 |
| 6        | 2016-17                         | Madhya Pradesh | 0.5               | 1                 |              0.5  |
|          |                                 | Total.         |                   | 36                |             15.54 |

## Annexure-I

|   Sr. No. | Financial Year   | Amount released for Modernisation and Up- gradation of PSCs (in Rs.)                    | Name of the PSCs                                                                            | Name of machines/ equipment/ instrument                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2013-14          | 1,13,887/-                                                                              | Surat                                                                                       | Physical Testing Eqps.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         2 | 2014-15          | 1,19,206/- 1,50,000/- 1,50,000/- 7,60,000/- 90,000/- 12,40,000/-                        | Burhanpur Bhiwandi I SASMIRA ATIRA Indore KSTIDC NITRA- 7 PSCs                              | China Rapier Loom Physical Testing Eqps. Physical Testing Eqps. Lee tester/wrap reel/weft selector for Rapier loom Digital weighing Balance &Winding m/c CCM, Physical & Chemical Testing Eqps, Trash analyser, Felting Shrinkage Tester                |
|         3 | 2015-16          | 12,963/- 61,894/- 2,10,065/-                                                            | Malegaon Surat Burhanpur                                                                    | Physical Testing Eqps. Physical Testing Eqps. Under Pick Looms                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         4 | 2016-17          | 67,759/- 1,81,125/- 4,53,000/- 3,50,000/- 52,00,000/- 6,00,000/- 15,00,000/- 8,50,000/- | Erode Amritsar BTRA-3 PSCs SASMIRA-I SITRA-6 PSCs ATIRA- Ahd MANTRA- Pandesara PSC Jabalpur | RMGM/c &Testing Eqp. Hot Plate &Electronic weighing m/c CSPAnalyser, Fabric Tensile Tester Computerised Microscope RMGM/c, Card Punching &Testing Eqps. Twist Tester &Thread Density Counter Waterjet Loom RMGMachine, Physical& Chemical Testing Eqps. |

## Annexure-II

- (i) The details of subsidy released under In-situ Upgradation Scheme for Upgradation Plain Powerlooms are as under:-
- (ii) Details of  financial assistance released under Group Insurance Scheme as GOI share of the premium for the Powerloom weavers/workers are as under:-
- (iii) Details  of  Margin  Money  Subsidy  provided  to  the  Powerloom  Units  are  as under:-

| Sr No   | Name of the State   | No. of Looms upgraded   | No. of Looms upgraded   | No. of Looms upgraded   | No. of Looms upgraded   | Subsidy released (in lakh)   | Subsidy released (in lakh)   | Subsidy released (in lakh)   | Subsidy released (in lakh)   |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         |                     | 2014- 15                | 2015- 16                | 2016- 17                | Total                   | 2014- 15                     | 2015-16                      | 2016-17                      | Total                        |
| 1       | Gujarat             | 472                     | 316                     | 411                     | 1199                    | 39.92                        | 31.38                        | 38.69                        | 109.99                       |
| 2       | Punjab              | 24                      | 16                      | -                       | 40                      | 2.88                         | 1.92                         | -                            | 4.80                         |
| 3       | Andhra Pradesh      | 561                     | 1539                    | 1615                    | 3715                    | 74.03                        | 193.2                        | 112.73                       | 379.96                       |
| 4       | Telangana           | -                       | 4412                    | 939                     | 5351                    | -                            | 654                          | 138.79                       | 792.79                       |
| 5       | Tamil Nadu          | 5680                    | 28808                   | 43958                   | 78446                   | 732.08                       | 4052.46                      | 4799.87                      | 9584.41                      |
| 6       | Madhya Pradesh      | 12                      | 56                      | 44                      | 112                     | 1.50                         | 5.40                         | 3.67                         | 10.57                        |
| 7       | Bihar               | -                       | 3                       | 40                      | 43                      | -                            | 0.21                         | 4.59                         | 4.8                          |
| 8       | Maharashtra         | 1748                    | 9750                    | 22514                   | 34012                   | 145.01                       | 940.65                       | 1529.4                       | 2615.06                      |
| 9       | Uttar Pradesh       | 34                      | 405                     | 876                     | 1315                    | 2.55                         | 39.20                        | 72.00                        | 113.75                       |
| 10      | Karnataka           | -                       | -                       | 1271                    | 1271                    | -                            | -                            | 124.96                       | 124.96                       |
| 11      | West Bengal         | -                       | -                       | 4                       | 4                       | -                            | -                            | 0.50                         | .50                          |
|         | Total               | 8531                    | 45305                   | 71672                   | 125508                  | 997.97                       | 5918.42                      | 6825.20                      | 13741.59                     |

| Year         | Target*      | No. of Workers insured   |   GOI Share released (in Cr) |
|--------------|--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2014-15      | 116000       | 125104                   |                         3.9  |
| 2015-16      | 115000       | 111441                   |                         6.62 |
| 2016-17      | 112500       | 131921                   |                         2    |
| Total 666466 | Total 666466 | Total 666466             |                        12.52 |

| Sr. No.   | State              |              |                    |                 |              |                    |                 |              |                    |                 |              |                    |                 | (IN LAKHS)   | (IN LAKHS)         | (IN LAKHS)      |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Sr. No.   | State              | No. of Cases | Price of machinery | Amount Released | No. of Cases | Price of machinery | Amount Released | No. of Cases | Price of machinery | Amount Released | No. of Cases | Price of machinery | Amount Released | No. of Cases | Price of machinery | Amount Released |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     | 16           | 1947.18            | 300.63          | 4            | 891.09             | 133.66          | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 20           | 2838.27            | 434.29          |
| 2         | Assam              | 1            | 114.28             | 17.14           | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 1            | 114.28             | 17.14           |
| 3         | Dadra Nagar Haveli | 2            | 208                | 31.2            | 1            | 92.16              | 13.82           | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 3            | 300.16             | 45.02           |
| 4         | Daman & Diu        | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 2            | 86.72              | 42              | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 2            | 86.72              | 42              |
| 5         | Delhi              | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 1            | 67.28              | 9.38            | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 1            | 115.63             | 6.49            | 2            | 182.91             | 15.87           |
| 6         | Gujarat            | 994          | 36987.53           | 6981.38         | 778          | 44992.44           | 9426.87         | 331          | 24118.5 6          | 4844.66         | 240          | 24054.1            | 5285.18         | 2343         | 130152.63          | 26538.09        |
| 7         | Jharkhand          | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               |
| 8         | Haryana            | 28           | 1637.87            | 259.94          | 17           | 1482.18            | 219.86          | 2            | 272.83             | 40.92           | 7            | 624.95             | 93.66           | 54           | 4017.83            | 614.38          |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh   | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 1            | 400.91             | 60.14           | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 1            | 400.91             | 60.14           |
| 10        | Karnataka          | 19           | 836.56             | 130.18          | 6            | 333.04             | 56.79           | 4            | 298.97             | 67.06           | 7            | 729.73             | 208.98          | 36           | 2198.3             | 463.01          |
| 11        | Kerala             | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh     | 5            | 598.79             | 92.86           | 1            | 21                 | 3.15            | 5            | 435.63             | 108.42          | 9            | 578.05             | 164.91          | 20           | 1633.47            | 369.34          |
| 13        | Maharashtra        | 168          | 17262.29           | 3603.21         | 166          | 20561.31           | 5510.86         | 118          | 13354.2 5          | 3835.91         | 95           | 14652.18           | 3783            | 547          | 65830.03           | 16732.98        |
| 14        | Punjab             | 59           | 2679.67            | 421.89          | 29           | 1505.66            | 343.06          | 38           | 1787.86            | 370.33          | 5            | 556.02             | 101.48          | 131          | 6529.21            | 1236.76         |
| 15        | Rajasthan          | 7            | 492.99             | 73.95           | 5            | 533.35             | 80              | 6            | 256.47             | 38.46           | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 18           | 1282.81            | 192.41          |
| 16        | Tamilnadu          | 71           | 5037.05            | 934.85          | 24           | 2510.53            | 606.91          | 18           | 2181.27            | 465.64          | 43           | 7553.98            | 1896.32         | 156          | 17282.83           | 3903.72         |
| 17        | Telangana          | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 1            | 258.56             | 38.78           | 6            | 503.75             | 126.42          | 4            | 351.15             | 71.12           | 11           | 1113.46            | 236.32          |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh      | 13           | 651.47             | 99.17           | 6            | 204.65             | 32.71           | 2            | 21.2               | 8.22            | 2            | 74.5               | 10.48           | 23           | 951.82             | 150.58          |
| 19        | Uttarakhand        | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               | 0            | 0                  | 0               |
| 20        | West Bengal        | 9            | 356.79             | 53.43           | 4            | 421.47             | 62.57           | 2            | 91.26              | 45.88           | 3            | 103.45             | 15.43           | 18           | 972.97             | 177.31          |
|           | Total              | 1392         | 68810.47           | 12999.83        | 1044         | 74275.63           | 16598.56        | 534          | 43408.7 7          | 9993.92         | 416          | 49393.74           | 11637.05        | 3386         | 235888.61          | 51229.36        |

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