Lok Sabha Question No. 760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Khadi Artisans Welfare Trust Fund
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. 760 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## KHADI ARTISANS WELFARE TRUST FUND

## 760. SHRIMATI  MEENAKASHI  LEKHI:

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of the Khadi Artisans Welfare Trust Fund (KAWTF);
- (b) the number of States/UTs currently covered under this fund; and
- (c) the cumulative balance value under the fund at present?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Khadi Artisans Welfare Fund Trust was started for implementation of social security measures  such  as  medical,  educational,  maternity,  construction  of  house,  assistance  for burial/funeral  etc.  for  artisans  associated  with  Khadi  Institutions.  These  are  setup  at  State level. As per the Trust Guidelines Khadi Institutions collect 12% of Artisans' earning as their contribution to AWF Trust and deposit the amount alongwith matching contribution of the institution to the Trusts. The Trust Funds are administered by the Trust authority constituted in accordance with bye-laws of Trusts.
- (b)&(c): So far, 21 State level Khadi Artisans Welfare Fund Trusts have been setup in the country with a cumulative fund of Rs.86.63 crore available with the Trusts. The details of Artisans  Welfare  Fund  Trusts  and  funds  available  with  them  as  on  31.03.2016  is  given  in Annexure-I.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)&(c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 760 for answer on 21.11.2016

## Details of Artisans Welfare Fund Trusts and funds available with them as on 31.03.2016

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No | State/Divisional offices                   | Name of the AWFT                                                                                                                                              |   Deposit funds available |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | State office, KVIC, Assam                  | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Uttar Purvanchal Khadi Gramodyog Maha Sangh, Llmati, P.O. Basistha, Kamroop, Guwahati - 781 029.    |                     27.49 |
|        2 | State office, KVIC, Ambala Cant. (Haryana) | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare fund and Pension Trust, c/o The Pooja Khadi Gramodyog Samiti, Patti, Kalyan, Dist.- Panipat.                               |                    171.49 |
|        3 | State office, KVIC, Shimla (H.P.)          | H. P. Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare Pension Trust / Society, c/o State office, KVIC, 5-Dingle Estate, Cart Road, Shimla - 171 004.                       |                     31.2  |
|        4 | State office, KVIC, Jammu (J&K)            | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Gandhi Bhavan, Jammu.                                                                               |                     46.82 |
|        5 | State office, KVIC, Jaipur (Raj.)          | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Rajasthan Khadi Gramodyog Sanstha Sangh, Rajaji Nagar, Jaipur.                                      |                    597.84 |
|        6 | State office, KVIC, Chandigarh (Punjab)    | Khadi Avem Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Kshetraya Panjab Khadi Mandal, Chandigarh, Kharar Dist., Ropar.                                  |                     45.66 |
|        7 | State office, KVIC, Kolkata (W.B.)         | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, 70 A, Shyampukur Street, Kolkata - 700 004.                                                             |                   1429.28 |
|        8 | State office, KVIC, Patna (Bihar)          | Khadi &Polyvastra Shilpi Avem Kalyan Avem Pension Trust, c/o Gram Nirman Mandal, Khadi Gramodyog Samiti, Jayaprakash Nagar, Buniyad Ganje, Gaya, Patna, Bihar |                     10.73 |
|        9 | State office, KVIC, Ranchi (Jharkhand)     | State Level Khadi &Polyvastra Kamgar Kalyan Fund Trust.                                                                                                       |                     40.71 |
|       10 | State office, KVIC, Bhubaneshwar (Odisha)  | Odisha Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare fund and Pension Trust, Kedarlane, Bhubaneshwar -                                                                   |                     34.7  |
|       11 | State office, KVIC, Hyderabad (A.P.)       | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o The Guntur Zilla Khadi Gramodyog Samstha, 6/1 Chandramouli Nagar, Guntur - 7, Andhra Pradesh        |                     37.02 |
|       12 | State office, KVIC, Bangalore (KNT)        | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Karnataka Sarvodaya Sangh, Rangarao Road, Sankarapuram, Bangalore - 560 004                         |                    159.46 |
|       13 | State office, KVIC, Chennai (T. N.)        | Tamilnadu State Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Tamilnadu Sarvodaya Sangh, Campur Gandhinagar, Tirupur - 641 603                    |                    157.59 |
|       14 | State office, KVIC,                        | Maharashtra Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension                                                                                                    |                    113.63 |

|       | Mumbai (Mah.)                              | Association, c/o Maharashtra Seva Sangh, 727, Sadasiva Peth, Pune - 411 030                                                       | Association, c/o Maharashtra Seva Sangh, 727, Sadasiva Peth, Pune - 411 030                                                       |         |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 15.   | State office, KVIC, Ahmedabad (Guj.)       | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Kasturba Wadi, Nr, Balalmandir, Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad - 380 027      | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Kasturba Wadi, Nr, Balalmandir, Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad - 380 027      | 1721.26 |
| 16.   | State office, KVIC, Bhopal (M.P.)          | M.P. Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Gandhi Bhawan Complex, Shyamla Hills, Bhopal - 462 002             | M.P. Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Gandhi Bhawan Complex, Shyamla Hills, Bhopal - 462 002             |   61.15 |
| 17.   | State office, KVIC, Raipur (Chhatisgarh)   | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, Raipur, Chhattisgarh                                                        | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, Raipur, Chhattisgarh                                                        |   60.63 |
| 18.   | State office, KVIC, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | Uttaranchal Khadi Avem Polyvastra Artisan Welfare Trust, c/o State office, KVIC, 44, G.M.S. Road, Kanwali, Dehradun - 248 001.    | Uttaranchal Khadi Avem Polyvastra Artisan Welfare Trust, c/o State office, KVIC, 44, G.M.S. Road, Kanwali, Dehradun - 248 001.    |  101.4  |
| 19.   | State office, KVIC, Lucknow (U.P.)         | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Shri Gandhi Ashram, Matru Sanstha, 9, Shahnajaf Road, Lucknow - 226 001 | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Shri Gandhi Ashram, Matru Sanstha, 9, Shahnajaf Road, Lucknow - 226 001 |  458.34 |
| 20.   | Divisional office, KVIC, Meerut (U.P.)     | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Shri Gandhi Ashram Campus, Garh Road, Meerut - 250 001                  | Khadi & Polyvastra Artisan Welfare and Pension Trust, c/o Shri Gandhi Ashram Campus, Garh Road, Meerut - 250 001                  |  775.38 |
| 1.    | State office, KVIC, Thiruvananthapuram     | State office, KVIC, Thiruvananthapuram                                                                                            | Kerala Khadi Workers Welfare Fund Board, Vanchiyur, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 035                                                  | 2581.57 |
| Total | Total                                      | Total                                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                             | 8663.34 |