Lok Sabha Question No. 3724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Khadi Weavers
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3724 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## KHADI WEAVERS

## 3724.  SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  weavers  working  in  the  Khadi  industry  in  the  country  at  present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  action  plan  and  the  criteria  laid  down  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  khadi weavers in the country;
- (c) the  number  of  khadi  weavers  provided  financial  assistance  under  Pradhan  Mantri Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) during each of the last three years, State/UTwise; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to/enhance the financial assistance being provided under this scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): The number of Khadi weavers working in Khadi Industry at present in the country is 61309  (as  on  31.3.2017).    The  State/UT-wise  details  of  Khadi  weavers  is  enclosed  at Annexure-I.
- (b): The Khadi weavers are self-employed. They are registered with Khadi Institutions and get their wages for the production achieved by them, which varies from weaver to weaver and also  varies  accordingly  to  the  variety  of  Khadi  they  produce,  such  as  Cotton  Khadi,  Silk Khadi, Muslin Khadi, Woolen Khadi, etc.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has introduced Market Promotion Development Assistance (MPDA) scheme, under which Modified MDA (MMDA) financial assistance  at  30%  of  the  Prime  Cost,  is  distributed  amongst  Producing  Institutions  (40%), Selling  Institutions  (20%)  and  Artisans  [including  weavers]  (40%).  KVIC  also  provides financial  support/grant  of  Rs.  60000/-  for  construction  of  individual  workshed  to  Khadi artisans  under  the  'Workshed  Scheme  for  Khadi  Artisans'.  1825  worksheds  have  been sanctioned to Khadi artisans (spinners and weavers) during the year 2017-18.

- (c): No project proposal has been received under PMEGP for Khadi weaving.
- (d): Does not arise.

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3724 for answer on 19.03.2018

State/UT-wise details of No. of Khadi weavers (as on 31.3.2017)

| Sl.No.   | States /UT        |   Weavers |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|
| 1.       | Chandigarh (UT)   |         3 |
| 2.       | Delhi             |       130 |
| 3.       | Haryana           |      1854 |
| 4.       | Himachal Pradesh  |       138 |
| 5.       | Jammu &Kashmir    |       774 |
| 6.       | Punjab            |       249 |
| 7.       | Rajasthan         |      4724 |
| 8.       | Bihar             |      5339 |
| 9.       | Jharkhand         |       321 |
| 10.      | Orissa            |       701 |
| 11.      | West Bengal       |      8599 |
| 12.      | Arunachal Pradesh |         5 |
| 13.      | Assam             |      1550 |
| 14.      | Manipur           |        85 |
| 15.      | Meghalaya         |         7 |
| 16.      | Mizoram           |         0 |
| 17.      | Nagaland          |         0 |
| 18.      | Sikkim            |         0 |
| 19.      | Tripura           |         0 |
| 20.      | Andhra Pradesh    |      1861 |
| 21.      | Telangana         |       461 |
| 22.      | Karnataka         |      6334 |
| 23.      | Kerala            |      5268 |
| 24.      | Pondicherry       |         8 |
| 25.      | Tamil Nadu        |      5424 |
| 26.      | Goa               |         0 |
| 27.      | Gujarat           |      2808 |
| 28.      | Maharashtra       |       539 |
| 29.      | Chhattisgarh      |      1788 |
| 30.      | Madhya Pradesh    |       361 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       |      2432 |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh     |      9546 |
| Total    | Total             |     61309 |