Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Development/Preservation of Traditional Skills
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Starred Question No.*79

To be answered on

Wednesday, February 07, 2018/Magha 18, 1939 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Development/Preservation of Traditional Skills

- *79. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:
- Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state: (a) the  role  of  the  Ministry  in  skill  development  and  preservation  of  traditional skills in the North Eastern Region; (b) whether the Ministry provides for livelihood generation through its schemes in the region; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

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

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*79 for answer on 07.02.2018

(a) The  Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern  Region,  through  its  various organizations,  supports  the  development  and  preservation  of  traditional  handloom and handicrafts skills. The North Eastern Council (NEC) has also supported some State Governments and agencies for promotion of preservation and development of some  traditional  crafts.  The  Ministry  supports  the  North  Eastern  Handicrafts  & Handlooms  Development  Corporation  Ltd. (NEHHDC)  for  promoting  activities pertaining  to  awareness  generation  and  marketing  about  the  products inter  alia associated with traditional crafts.

The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  through National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  is  now  implementing  Capacity Building Scheme (CB Scheme) for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. The scheme aims to provide funding for skill development, enhancing of employability and competencies and promotion of self-employment and entrepreneurship. Rs.25 crore was sanctioned to MSDE for training approximately 8153 candidates by March 2018. This also includes bamboo, handicrafts, weaving to enhance traditional skills.

(b) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region also supplements the efforts of  various  Ministries  who  are  engaged  in  livelihood  through  the  projects  of  North Eastern  Community  Resource  Management  Project  (NERCORMP)  and  North Eastern Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP). These projects are enhancing the income and livelihood in selected districts in the North East.

(c) NERCORMP has reached out to 89449 households in 2041 villages across 10 districts  as  on  1st January, 2018.  NERLP covers 1645 villages for 11 districts and is working with about three lakh members of Self-Help Groups.

Under North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, 9000 youths and SHG members have been provided vocational trainings, out of which 4600 youths have got job placement and 2000 youths  and  SHG  members  are  self-employed,  including  pursuit  of  traditional products.

The  North  Eastern  Development  Finance  Corporation  (NEDFi)  Guwahati during the last 3 years has provided capacity building support to 5178 beneficiaries while 1932 beneficiaries were provided assistance for marketing of their handloom and handicraft products under its CSR initiatives.

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