Lok Sabha Question No. 971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Proposals from Maharashtra
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 971 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/02/2018

## Proposals from Maharashtra

## 971. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a) the number of proposals received by her Ministry for development related works from the Government of Maharashtra during each of last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  details  of  action  taken  on  those  proposals  and  the  reasons  for  pendency  of  proposals received from the State Governments;
- (c)    whether  any  time-frame  has  been  fixed  for  disposing  the  proposals  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d)    whether  such  delays  in  disposal  of  proposals  cause  hurdles  in  the  development  related works;
- (e)  if so, the manner in which cost escalation of works is adjusted; and
- (f)  the funds released to the State during the said period, scheme-wise?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्री अज )

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

(a)  to  (f): Ministry  of  Textiles      has  received  following      proposals  from  the  various Implementing  Agencies  including  the  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  for  promotion  of Textiles,  handlooms  and  handicrafts  in  Maharashtra  in  last  three  years  under  various  Central Sector Schemes.   Status of the proposals  and  scheme-wise release of funds  to  these projects during each of the last three years and the current year is given as under:-

(Rs. In Lakhs )

|   S No | Scheme                                        | 2014- 15 (Under )   | 2015- 16   | 2016- 17   | 2017-18 (till Dec. 2017)   | Status of the proposals                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Catalytic Development programme (CDP)         | 999.83              |            |            |                            | One project for Catalytic Development programme was sanctioned in 2014-15. The project was concluded in the same year-2014-15.                                                                           |
|      2 | Integrated Development of Silk Industry       |                     | 426.99     | 17.46      | 81.52                      | 3 Projects under Integrated Development of Silk Industry with total cost of Rs.526.00 lakhs were sanctioned/released to the State Government Agency from 2015-16 to 2017-18 (for 3 years).               |
|      3 | Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS)     | 24420               | 27064.00   | 47542.00   | 14332.00                   | 1005 projects have been released subsidy in Maharashtra under TUFS during last three years. 541 projects have been sanctioned involving capital subsidy of Rs 207.92 cr under ATUFS in last three years. |
|      4 | Scheme for Integrated Textiles Park (SITP)    | 2200                | -          | -          | -                          | 4 projects under SITP with government grant of Rs 40 cr for each project have been sanctioned in 2014-15. These projects are at the construction stage.                                                  |
|      5 | Power looms Schemes                           | 4187.00             | 7081.00    | 5746.00    |                            | 75017 Power-loom weavers have been benefitted under various schemes of power-looms such as In situ- upgradation of power-loom , GIS, Exposure Visits, BSM etc                                            |
|      6 | Handicrafts Schemes                           | 11.80               | 26.62      | -          | -                          | 17 projects have been sanctioned for handicrafts in the last three years                                                                                                                                 |
|      7 | National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP | -                   | -          | 80.96      | -                          | 5 proposals for setting up of block level clusters under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) have been sanctioned in last three years with a total cost of Rs 670.98 lakh                     |

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