Lok Sabha Question No. 5968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Khadi Artisans
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, REKHA ARUN VERMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5968 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## KHADI ARTISANS

5968.   SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

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

- (a) the number of Khadi artisans in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the target and objective of Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans (WSKA) along with the present status of its implementation in the country; and
- (c) the  number  of  persons  benefited  under  the  said  scheme  in  the  country  at  present, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): State/UT-wise number of Khadi workers under Khadi is placed at Annexure-I.
- (b): Workshed Scheme for  Khadi Artisans  is  being  implemented  by  Khadi  and  Village Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  since  2008-09  for  providing  financial  assistance  to  Khadi artisans  belonging  to  BPL  Category  for  construction  of  worksheds.  The  objective  of  the scheme is  to  provide  better  workplace  for  spinners  and  weavers,  providing  more  working space  and  storage  for  housing  slivers,  raw  materials,  implements,  etc.  and  improving efficiency and productivity of the spinners through electricity connections for lighting.

Assistance for construction of worksheds is provided through the Khadi Institutions (KIs) with which the Khadi artisans are associated and the quantum of assistance is as under:

| Component                                                  | Area per unit               | Amount of Assistance                                                                                                                                                            |
|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Construction of individual workshed                        | 20 sq. mts. (approximately) | Rs.60,000/- or 75% of the actual cost of the workshed, whichever is less. For North Eastern Region (NER) Rs.60,000/- or 90% of the actual cost of workshed, whichever is less.  |
| Construction of group workshed (min. 5 & max. 15 artisans) | 10 sq. mts. per artisan     | Rs.40,000/- or 75% of the actual cost of the workshed per artisan, whichever is less. For NER Rs.40,000/- or 90% of the actual cost of workshed per artisan, whichever is less. |

- Cost of land will not be the part of the project cost.
- Financial assistance will be for the purpose of construction only.
- Remaining 25% is to be borne by beneficiary and for group by institution.

## Implementation status of the Scheme:

39776 number of spinners and weavers have been covered under Khadi Workshed scheme since inception to 2016-17 (as on 28.02.2017)

- (c): State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries under Khadi Workshed Scheme in the country since inception is placed at Annexure-II.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5968 for answer on 10.04.2017

State/UT-wise number of Khadi artisans/workers registered with Aadhaar by KVIC during the current year

| Sl. No       | State/UTs                 | No. of artisans/workers during 2016-17*   |
|--------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1            | Jammu &Kashmir            | 4046                                      |
| 2            | Himachal Pradesh          | 1101                                      |
| 3            | Punjab                    | 1811                                      |
| 4            | Chandigarh                | 0                                         |
| 5            | Uttarakhand               | 10814                                     |
| 6            | Haryana                   | 32574                                     |
| 7            | Delhi                     | 977                                       |
| 8            | Rajasthan                 | 16159                                     |
| 9            | Uttar Pradesh             | 104694                                    |
| 10           | Bihar                     | 2090                                      |
| 11           | Sikkim                    | 0                                         |
| 12           | Arunachal Pradesh         | 8                                         |
| 13           | Nagaland                  | 0                                         |
| 14           | Manipur                   | 315                                       |
| 15           | Mizoram                   | 0                                         |
| 16           | Tripura                   | 0                                         |
| 17           | Meghalaya                 | 39                                        |
| 18           | Assam                     | 5478                                      |
| 19           | West Bengal               | 23479                                     |
| 20           | Jharkhand                 | 705                                       |
| 21           | Odisha                    | 2932                                      |
| 22           | Chhattisgarh              | 2682                                      |
| 23           | Madhya Pradesh            | 980                                       |
| 24           | Gujarat [incl. D&D]       | 11898                                     |
| 25           | Maharashtra [incl. DN&H]  | 932                                       |
| 26           | Andhra Pradesh& Telangana | 6904                                      |
| 27           | Karnataka                 | 12904                                     |
| 28           | Goa                       | 0                                         |
| 29           | Lakshadweep               | 0                                         |
| 30           | Kerala                    | 13922                                     |
| 31           | Tamil Nadu                | 14352                                     |
| 32           | Puducherry                | 0                                         |
| 33           | A&N Island                | 0                                         |
| Total 271796 | Total 271796              | Total 271796                              |

(*Provisional)

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5968 for answer on 10.04.2017

State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries under Khadi Workshed Scheme (Since 2008-09 to 2016-17)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT         |   No. of beneficiaries (since 2008-09 to 2016-17) |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                               954 |
| 2         | Himachal Pradesh         |                                               640 |
| 3         | Punjab and Chandigarh    |                                               323 |
| 4         | Uttarakhand              |                                               980 |
| 5         | Haryana                  |                                              2040 |
| 6         | Delhi                    |                                                39 |
| 7         | Rajasthan                |                                              1949 |
| 8         | Uttar Pradesh            |                                             10849 |
| 9         | Bihar                    |                                              2010 |
| 10        | Nagaland                 |                                                40 |
| 11        | Tripura                  |                                               198 |
| 12        | Meghalaya                |                                                14 |
| 13        | Assam                    |                                              2211 |
| 14        | West Bengal              |                                              2511 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                |                                               935 |
| 16        | Odisha                   |                                              1339 |
| 17        | Chhattisgarh             |                                              1567 |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh           |                                               796 |
| 19        | Gujarat [incl. D&D]      |                                              1860 |
| 20        | Maharashtra [incl. D&NH] |                                               451 |
| 21        | Andhra Pradesh           |                                              1986 |
| 22        | Telangana                |                                                65 |
| 23        | Karnataka                |                                              1716 |
| 24        | Kerala                   |                                              1751 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu               |                                              2552 |
| Total     | Total                    |                                             39776 |