Lok Sabha Question No. 1871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Khadi Artisans
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1871 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016

## KHADI ARTISANS

## 1871.  SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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  aims,  objectives  and  implementation status of the Khadi Workshed scheme in the country; and
- (c)   the  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  from  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-wise details of the number of Khadi artisans in the country at present is provided at Annexure-I.
- (b): Khadi and Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  launched  the  Workshed  Scheme for Khadi Artisans belonging to BPL Group in the year 2008-09. The objective of the scheme is  to  provide  better  work  ambience,  more  storage  and  working  space  for  keeping  raw material, implements and accessories, yarn, cloth, etc., and thereby improving the efficiency and productivity of the artisans. The quantum of assistance provided is as under:
- 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 group of beneficiary of KVI institution.
- (c): State-wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  from  Workshed  Scheme  for  Khadi Artisans upto 2016-17 is provided in Annexure-II.

| Component                                      | Area / unit              | Amount of Assistance                                                   |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Individual artisan                             | 20 Sq. mtrs.             | Rs. 60,000/- or 75% of the cost of work- shed (90% for NER)            |
| Group of artisans (with minimum 5 &maximum 15) | 10 Sq. mtrs. per artisan | Rs. 40,000/- per artisan or 75% of the cost of work shed (90% for NER) |

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1871 for answer on 28.11.2016

State/UT-wise number of artisans in the country during 2015-16

| S.No          | State/UT                  | 2015-16       |
|---------------|---------------------------|---------------|
| 1             | Jammu &Kashmir            | 23504         |
| 2             | Himachal Pradesh          | 8102          |
| 3             | Punjab                    | 44037         |
| 4             | Chandigarh                | 0             |
| 5             | Uttarakhand               | 41097         |
| 6             | Haryana                   | 50047         |
| 7             | Delhi                     | 4111          |
| 8             | Rajasthan                 | 84040         |
| 9             | Uttar Pradesh             | 410501        |
| 10            | Bihar                     | 110457        |
| 11            | Sikkim                    | 0             |
| 12            | Arunachal Pradesh         | 92            |
| 13            | Nagaland                  | 2159          |
| 14            | Manipur                   | 389           |
| 15            | Mizoram                   | 0             |
| 16            | Tripura                   | 468           |
| 17            | Meghalaya                 | 96            |
| 18            | Assam                     | 16796         |
| 19            | West Bengal               | 103515        |
| 20            | Jharkhand                 | 4019          |
| 21            | Odisha                    | 4191          |
| 22            | Chhattisgarh              | 8340          |
| 23            | Madhya Pradesh            | 6921          |
| 24            | Gujarat [incl. D&D]       | 38921         |
| 25            | Maharashtra               | 3216          |
| 26            | Andhra Pradesh& Telangana | 33113         |
| 27            | Karnataka                 | 39824         |
| 28            | Goa                       | 0             |
| 29            | Lakshadweep               | 0             |
| 30            | Kerala                    | 17863         |
| 31            | Tamil Nadu                | 51614         |
| 32            | Puducherry                | 0             |
| 33            | A&N Island                | 0             |
| Total 1107433 | Total 1107433             | Total 1107433 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1871 for answer on 28.11.2016

State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries under Workshed Scheme (upto 31.10.2016)

| Sl. No   | State/UT         |   Number of Beneficiaries |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.       | Jammu &Kashmir   |                       954 |
| 2.       | Himachal Pradesh |                       640 |
| 3.       | Punjab           |                       323 |
| 4.       | Uttarakhand      |                       980 |
| 5.       | Haryana          |                      2040 |
| 6.       | Delhi            |                        39 |
| 7.       | Rajasthan        |                      1976 |
| 8.       | Uttar Pradesh    |                     10856 |
| 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     |                      1455 |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                       796 |
| 19.      | Gujarat          |                      1860 |
| 20.      | Maharashtra      |                       452 |
| 21.      | Andhra Pradesh   |                      1986 |
| 22.      | Telangana        |                        50 |
| 23.      | Karnataka        |                      1801 |
| 24.      | Kerala           |                      1756 |
| 25.      | Tamil Nadu       |                      2555 |
|          | Total            |                     39777 |