Lok Sabha Question No. 132 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Marketing facilities for Handicraft Artisans
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*132

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## MARKETING FACILITIES FOR HANDICRAFT ARTISANS

- *132.   SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI S. R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  a  permanent  marketing infrastructure in towns/metropolitan cities to provide direct marketing facilities to  the  handicraft  artisans/handloom  weavers  to  enable  them  to  sell  their products directly, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of Urban Haats operational for the purpose in the country at present;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  different  State Governments for setting up of Urban Haats on the pattern of Dilli Haat;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the present status thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has decided to review the stall allotment policy at Dilli Haat recently and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *132  FOR  ANSWER  ON 24.11.2016.

(a): Yes,  Madam.  Under  one  of  the  component  of  National  Handicraft Development Programme i.e. Infrastructure and Technology Support, Government provides assistance for setting up Urban Haats in big towns/Metropolitan  cities  and  mini  Urban  Haats  in  town  as  well  as  on established tourists circuits with a view to provide direct marketing facilities to artisans / weavers.

## (b): The number of Urban Haats functional in the country at present is as per Annexure -I .

(c) & (d): The details  of  proposal  received  from  different  states  for  setting up of Urban Haats on the pattern of Dilli Haat and the present status thereof, State -wise, is as per Annexure-II .

(e): The stall allotment policy at Dilli Haat is reviewed from time to time to bring transparency in the system for benefit of the artisans/ weavers.

## Annexure I refer to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*132 for answer on 24.11.2106

## State-wise Functional  Urban Haats

|   Sl. No. | State           | Place                                                      | Year of Sanction                                  | Amount Released (In Lakhs)    | Status                                                 |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh  | 1.Tirupati                                                 | 1999-2000                                         | 58.45                         | Functional                                             |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh    | 2. Raipur                                                  | 2001-2002                                         | 52.50                         | Functional                                             |
|         3 | Delhi           | 3.INA, Dilli Haat 4. Pitampura Haat.                       | 1994-1995 2004-2005                               | 70.00 70.00                   | Functional Functional                                  |
|         4 | Gujarat         | 5.Bhuj 6.Ahmedabad                                         | 2002-2003 1998-1999                               | 49.70 44.62                   | Functional Functional                                  |
|         5 | Haryana         | 7. Karnal                                                  | 1999-2000                                         | 43.05                         | Functional                                             |
|         6 | Jharkhand       | 8.Hazaribag                                                | 2002-2003                                         | 52.50                         | Functional                                             |
|         7 | Jammu & Kashmir | 9.Srinagar 10.Jammu                                        | 2001-2002 1999-2000                               | 52.50 47.95                   | Functional Functional                                  |
|         8 | Karnataka       | 11.Mysore 12Mangluru                                       | 2002-2003 2008-2009                               | 68.60 78.75                   | Functional Functional                                  |
|         9 | Madhya Pradesh  | 13.Bhopal 14.Indore                                        | 2001-2002 2004-2005                               | 63.00 52.50                   | Functional Functional                                  |
|        10 | Maharashtra     | 15.Navi Mumbai                                             | 2004-2005                                         | 78.75                         | Functional                                             |
|        11 | Nagaland        | 16.Dimapur                                                 | 2003-2004                                         | 34.76                         | Functional                                             |
|        12 | Orissa          | 17.Bhubaneswar 18.Konark 19.Puri                           | 1998-1999 2003-2004 2003-2004                     | 61.03 35.00 70.00             | Functional Functional Functional                       |
|        13 | Rajasthan       | 20Ajmer 21.Jodhpur 22.Jaipur                               | 2005-2006 2000-2001 2001-2002                     | 52.50 70.00 52.50             | Functional Functional Functional                       |
|        14 | Tamilnadu       | 23.Kanyakumari                                             | 2006-2007                                         | 52.50                         | Functional                                             |
|        15 | Tripura         | 24.Agartala                                                | 2000-2001                                         | 23.62                         | Functional                                             |
|        16 | Uttar Pradesh   | 25.Varanasi 26.Agra 27.Bareilly 28.Rampur 29.Jhansi        | 2002-2003 2001-2002 2005-2006 2005-2006 2006-2007 | 51.19 23.80 70.00 70.00 26.50 | Functional Functional Functional Functional Functional |
|        17 | West Bengal     | 30.Durgapur 31.Shantiniketan 32. Biswa Bangla Haat Kolkata | 2007-2008 2010-2011 2014-15                       | 52.50 52.50 105.00            | Functional Functional Functional                       |

## Annexure-II  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  &  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No.*132 for answer on 24.11.2016.

## Status of proposals received from various states for setting up of Urban Haats.

|   SN | State          | Implementing Agency                                                | Ven ue                 | Year of Sanction   | Amount Released (In Lakhs)   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Andhra Pradesh | Shilparamam, Hyderabad                                             | Kakinada               | 2013-2014          | 84.00                        | Under Progress                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    2 | Tamil Nadu     | Tamilnadu Handicrafts Development Corporation, Chennai             | Mamlapuram , (Chennai) | 2015-2016          | 83.80                        | Under Progress                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    3 | Rajasthan      | Udhyam Protsahan Sansthan, Jaipur                                  | 1. Sikar 2. Alwar      | -                  | -                            | 1. Sikar Urban Haat's construction work was at final stage, hence not considered. 2. Considered subject to commitment from the State Government regarding share of State Govt. and land. |
|    4 | Karnataka      | Karnatak Handlooms Development Corporation, Bengeluru              | Hubli                  | -                  | -                            | Considered subject to commitment from the State Government regarding share of State Govt.                                                                                                |
|    5 | Nagaland       | Department of Industries & |Commerce, Kohima, Nagaland        | Kohima                 | -                  | -                            | Not Considered because absence of no representative from the State Govt. in the high level screening committee.                                                                          |
|    6 | Manipur        | Manipur Handloom & Handicraft Development Corporation, Imphal.     | Bishnupur (Imphal)     |                    | -                            | Not Considered because absence of no representative from the State Govt. in the high level screening committee.                                                                          |
|    7 | Chhattisgarh   | Chhattisgarh Hastshilp Board, Raipur.                              | Dongergarh             | -                  | -                            | Considered subject to commitment from the State Government regarding share of State Govt.                                                                                                |
|    8 | Delhi          | Delhi Tourism & Transportation Development Corporation, New Delhi. | Janakpuri              | -                  | -                            | Not considered. Since the Urban Haat, Janakpuri has already been completed.                                                                                                              |