Lok Sabha Question No. 3891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Assistance to Artisans
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3891 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## ASSISSTANCE TO  ARTISANS

## 3891.   SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH.

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  artisans  in  the  country  including  in  Odisha  and  the  number  of  groups  in which they are working in the country including Odisha, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to provide financial assistance to such groups of artisans; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी ( श्री अजय टम्टा )

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

- (a): There are estimated 68.86 lakhs of artisans in the country including 1.50 lakhs artisans in the  State  of  Odisha.    15076  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  have  been  formed  in  working  clusters including the state of Odisha at the block level, the details are given in Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c) : The Government implements various schemes to provide financial assistance to the artisans/Self  Help  Groups  across    the  country  under  ' National  Handicraft  Development Programme  [NHDP]' and Comprehensive  Handicrafts  Cluster  Development  Scheme (CHCDS).  The NHDP has following components.
1. Dastkar Shasktikaran under Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojna (AHVY)
2. Design & Technology Upgradation (DTU)
3. Human Resource Development (HRD)
4. Direct Benefit to Artisans (DBA)
5. Infrastructure and Technology Support (ITS)
6. Research and Development (R&D)
7. Marketing Support & Services (MSS)

Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) has  following components:

1. Mega Cluster (MC)
2. Special projects under Integrated Development and Promotion of Handicraft (IDPH).

## Annexure refer to the part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3891 for the answer on 09.08.2018

| State             |   Self Help Groups |
|-------------------|--------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                 60 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                146 |
| Assam             |               2865 |
| Bihar             |                185 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                275 |
| New Delhi         |                 70 |
| Goa               |                 35 |
| Gujarat           |               2680 |
| Haryana           |                 72 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                 90 |
| J&K               |                777 |
| Jharkhand         |                 64 |
| Kerala            |                105 |
| Karnatka          |                 55 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                702 |
| Maharashtra       |                350 |
| Manipur           |               1653 |
| Meghalaya         |                 30 |
| Mizoram           |                105 |
| Nagaland          |                238 |
| odisha            |                521 |
| Punjab            |                140 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                 15 |
| Telangana         |                133 |
| Tripra            |                220 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |               2882 |
| Uttarakhand       |                330 |
| West Bengal       |                248 |
| Rajasthan         |                 30 |
| Total             |              15076 |

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