Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Financial Assistance to Rural Artisans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services LOK SABHA

## Starred Question No. †*253

To be answered on Friday, August 3, 2018/Shravana 12, 1940 (Saka)

## Financial Assistance to Rural Artisans

†*253. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has prepared/proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  the rural artisans of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of such schemes, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the details of the financial assistance extended by NABARD in this regard during the last three years and the current year, scheme and State/UT-wise; and
- (d)  the  number  of  artisans  benefited  under  various  schemes  funded  by  NABARD during the said period, State/UT-wise?

Answer The Minister of Finance

(Shri Piyush Goyal)

- (a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *253 to  be  answered  on  03.08.2018  regarding  Financial  Assistance  to  Rural  Artisans  by SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

(a) to (d ): National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has reported that they supplement the various initiatives/schemes of the concerned Ministries of the Central Government by supporting and providing marketing platform to rural artisans and producers through various interventions/schemes as under:

(i) Off-farm Producers Organisation (OFPOs ): OFPOs scheme which was introduced in 2016-17 aims at formation and nurturing of Off-farm Producers Organisation (OFPOs) in clusters of off-farm sector activities to encourage collectivisation of producers which includes artisans.  NABARD  meets  the  resource  requirements  and  guides  the  planned  promotional interventions  in  the  formulation  and  nurturing  of  OFPOs.  Under  the  scheme  Financial Assistance  in  the  form  of  grant,  is  available,  (for  intensive  OFPOs  having  above  500 members)  upto  a  maximum  of  Rs.175  lakhs  for  various  interventions,  which  include procurement of raw material; disseminating market information; dissemination of technology and innovations; facilitating finance for inputs; aggregation and storage of products; weaving, production  of  artifacts;  brand  building,  packaging,  labeling  and  standardization;  quality control; marketing and export.

As  reported  by  NABARD,  a  total  of  2005  artisans  were  benefitted  with  total  amount sanctioned to the tune of Rs. 193.58 lakh in various States including Uttar Pradesh under the OFPOs scheme details of which are given in Annexure I.

(ii) Rural  Mart: Rural  Mart  scheme,  which  was  re-introduced  during  2016-17  aims  to provide marketing linkages for artisans and manufacturers of handicrafts, village and cottage industries and agro-based products. NABARD provides grant assistance to cover the running costs of the Rural Mart, which includes rent, salary for sales person, publicity expenditure and provision of Solar LED bulbs/ lanterns, for a period of two years. The maximum grant assistance available for Rural Marts at block/taluka and district headquarters level is Rs.2.58 lakh and Rs.3.45 lakh respectively.

State-wise details of rural marts and amount released during 2016-17 & 2017-18, as reported by NABARD, is given in Annexure II

(iii) Support for Exhibitions : NABARD  supports various marketing events like exhibitions/ melas to provide a unique platform for artisans to exhibit and sell their products, develop linkages and interact with buyers directly. NABARD also sponsors participants from across the country to take part in these events.

State-wise  details  of  the  scheme  including  number  of  artisans  benefitted  and  amount released during 2015-16 to 2017-18, as reported by NABARD, is given in  Annexure III.

(iv) Skill  Development: NABARD supports  eligible  institutions  including  National  Skill Development Corporation affiliated Training Institutions, Govt. Agencies, RUDSETIs/RSETIs, Corporate Partners and NGOs/Vas in which artisans can also be the beneficiaries.

State-wise details of the scheme including number of persons trained and amount released during 2015-16 to 2017-18, as reported by NABARD, is given in  Annexure IV.

## Annexure I to Lok Sabha SQ No. † *253 for 03.08.2018

## Projects sanctioned under Off-farm Producers Organization (OFPOs)

| S.No   | Name of the State   | Date of sanction   |   Amount sanctioned (Rs. in lakh) |   Number of artisans benefitte d |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1      | Jammu & Kashmir     | 10.02.2015         |                              7.53 |                              250 |
| 2      | Jharkhand           | 31.03.2017         |                             22.66 |                              155 |
| 3      | Tamil Nadu          | 31.03.2017         |                             23.24 |                              350 |
| 4      | West Bengal         | 31.03.2017         |                             22.66 |                              250 |
| 5      | Uttar Pradesh       | 02.05.2017         |                             22.66 |                              250 |
| 6      | Mizoram             | 31.10.2017         |                             47.63 |                              250 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh        | 28.02.2018         |                             23.6  |                              250 |
| 8      | Odisha              | 20.03.2018         |                             23.6  |                              250 |
|        |                     | Total              |                            193.58 |                             2005 |

All the above projects are in progress

Source: NABARD

| Annexure II to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018                        | Annexure II to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018                        | Annexure II to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018                        | Annexure II to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018                        | Annexure II to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018                        | Annexure II to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018                        |
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| Sr. No.                                                                    | STATE                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            | (Amt. in Rs.)                                                              | (Amt. in Rs.)                                                              |
| Sr. No.                                                                    | STATE                                                                      | Physical (No. of Rural Marts) 2016-17                                      | Amount released                                                            | Physical (No. of Rural Marts)                                              | Amount released 2017-18                                                    |
| 1                                                                          | Andaman & Nicobar                                                          | 3                                                                          | 180000                                                                     | 1                                                                          | 224000                                                                     |
| 2                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 4                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 4                                                                          | 393050                                                                     |
| 3                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | 3                                                                          | 138090                                                                     | 2                                                                          | 459500                                                                     |
| 4                                                                          | Assam                                                                      | 4                                                                          | 54250                                                                      | 2                                                                          | 318500                                                                     |
| 5                                                                          | Bihar                                                                      | 1                                                                          |                                                                            | 2                                                                          | 89750                                                                      |
| 6                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                               |                                                                            |                                                                            | 1                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| 7                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                    |                                                                            |                                                                            | 2                                                                          | 57700                                                                      |
| 8                                                                          | Haryana                                                                    |                                                                            |                                                                            | 2                                                                          | 58250                                                                      |
| 9                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                           | 1                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 3                                                                          | 266250                                                                     |
| 10                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 3                                                                          | 149700                                                                     |
| 11                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                  |                                                                            |                                                                            | 2                                                                          | 133800                                                                     |
| 12                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                  | 4                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 2                                                                          | 432960                                                                     |
| 13                                                                         | Kerala                                                                     | 10                                                                         | 673200                                                                     | 3                                                                          | 2234500                                                                    |
| 14                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                             |                                                                            |                                                                            | 2                                                                          | 55750                                                                      |
| 15                                                                         | Manipur                                                                    |                                                                            |                                                                            | 1                                                                          | 57000                                                                      |
| 16                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                  |                                                                            |                                                                            | 1                                                                          | 163000                                                                     |
| 17                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                    |                                                                            |                                                                            | 2                                                                          | 72000                                                                      |
| 18                                                                         | Odisha                                                                     | 4                                                                          | 40000                                                                      | 5                                                                          | 380000                                                                     |
| 19                                                                         | Punjab                                                                     | 16                                                                         | 95750                                                                      | 2                                                                          | 1886880                                                                    |
| 20                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                  | 5                                                                          | 36250                                                                      | 4                                                                          | 412000                                                                     |
| 21                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                     |                                                                            |                                                                            | 2                                                                          | 187000                                                                     |
| 22                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 11                                                                         | 126250                                                                     | 2                                                                          | 1152730                                                                    |
| 23                                                                         | Telangana                                                                  | 2                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 2                                                                          | 150500                                                                     |
| 24                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                              | 3                                                                          |                                                                            | 6                                                                          | 571000                                                                     |
| 25                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                | 3                                                                          |                                                                            | 4                                                                          | 627689                                                                     |
| 26                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                | 2                                                                          | 627000                                                                     | 4                                                                          | 210000                                                                     |
|                                                                            | TOTAL                                                                      | 76                                                                         | 1970790                                                                    | 66                                                                         | 10743509                                                                   |
| Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             |
| Since the scheme was re-introduced during 2016-17 the data for 2015-16 has | Since the scheme was re-introduced during 2016-17 the data for 2015-16 has | Since the scheme was re-introduced during 2016-17 the data for 2015-16 has | Since the scheme was re-introduced during 2016-17 the data for 2015-16 has | Since the scheme was re-introduced during 2016-17 the data for 2015-16 has | Since the scheme was re-introduced during 2016-17 the data for 2015-16 has |

| Annexure III to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018 Exhibitions / Melas   | Annexure III to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018 Exhibitions / Melas   | Annexure III to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018 Exhibitions / Melas   | Annexure III to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018 Exhibitions / Melas   | Annexure III to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018 Exhibitions / Melas   | Annexure III to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018 Exhibitions / Melas   | Annexure III to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018 Exhibitions / Melas   | Annexure III to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018 Exhibitions / Melas   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                    | STATE                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                    | (Amt. in Rs.)                                                              | (Amt. in Rs.)                                                              |
| Sr. No.                                                                    | STATE                                                                      | No. of artisans benefited                                                  | Amount released                                                            | No. of artisans benefited                                                  | Amount released                                                            | No. of artisans benefited 2017-18                                          | Amount released                                                            |
| 1                                                                          | Andaman & Nicobar                                                          |                                                                            | 37150                                                                      | 20                                                                         | 0                                                                          | 40                                                                         | 17240                                                                      |
| 2                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 190                                                                        | 1544753                                                                    | 76                                                                         | 883415                                                                     | 204                                                                        | 2204282                                                                    |
| 3                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 8                                                                          | 27130                                                                      |                                                                            | 89798                                                                      |
| 4                                                                          | Assam                                                                      | 62                                                                         | 351866                                                                     | 191                                                                        | 369970                                                                     | 130                                                                        | 1137116                                                                    |
| 5                                                                          | Bihar                                                                      | 274                                                                        | 1019400                                                                    | 265                                                                        | 3479078                                                                    | 100                                                                        | 369500                                                                     |
| 6                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                               |                                                                            | 14559                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            | 28                                                                         | 163846                                                                     |
| 7                                                                          | Goa                                                                        | 14                                                                         | 61840                                                                      | 22                                                                         | 109000                                                                     | 10                                                                         | 148366                                                                     |
| 8                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                    | 0                                                                          | 34817                                                                      | 8                                                                          | 23100                                                                      | 9                                                                          | 3765                                                                       |
| 9                                                                          | Haryana                                                                    | 37                                                                         | 7458151                                                                    | 174                                                                        | 8109883                                                                    | 104                                                                        | 6144700                                                                    |
| 10                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                           | 63                                                                         | 828458                                                                     | 94                                                                         | 678841                                                                     | 84                                                                         | 518545                                                                     |
| 11                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 13                                                                         | 7730                                                                       | 5                                                                          | 40397                                                                      |
| 12                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                  | 66                                                                         | 306561                                                                     |                                                                            |                                                                            | 40                                                                         | 238150                                                                     |
| 13                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                  | 96                                                                         | 1638320                                                                    | 498                                                                        | 1623296                                                                    | 163                                                                        | 1733600                                                                    |
| 14                                                                         | Kerala                                                                     |                                                                            | 1988364                                                                    |                                                                            | 1716259                                                                    | 20                                                                         | 740061                                                                     |
| 15                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                             | 11                                                                         | 130974                                                                     | 26                                                                         | 215154                                                                     | 15                                                                         | 774300                                                                     |
| 16                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                | 1154                                                                       | 1942818                                                                    | 1073                                                                       | 2334708                                                                    | 2418                                                                       | 1857450                                                                    |
| 17                                                                         | Manipur                                                                    | 15                                                                         | 178726                                                                     | 32                                                                         | 275280                                                                     | 40                                                                         | 419202                                                                     |
| 18                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                  | 4                                                                          | 52320                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            | 6                                                                          | 41015                                                                      |
| 19                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                    | 6                                                                          | 31417                                                                      | 1                                                                          | 18630                                                                      | 1                                                                          | 14710                                                                      |
| 20                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                   | 50                                                                         | 49333                                                                      | 2                                                                          | 15356                                                                      | 4                                                                          | 16340                                                                      |
| 21                                                                         | New Delhi                                                                  |                                                                            |                                                                            | 8                                                                          | 17480                                                                      | 4                                                                          | 12370                                                                      |
| 22                                                                         | Odisha                                                                     | 620                                                                        | 2860674                                                                    | 572                                                                        | 2497648                                                                    | 242                                                                        | 2485848                                                                    |
| 23                                                                         | Punjab                                                                     | 52                                                                         | 686748                                                                     | 60                                                                         | 1100000                                                                    | 80                                                                         | 1256000                                                                    |
| 24                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                  | 63                                                                         | 289702                                                                     | 75                                                                         | 472406                                                                     | 28                                                                         | 209000                                                                     |
| 25                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                     |                                                                            | 38752                                                                      | 2                                                                          | 14400                                                                      | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| 26                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 56                                                                         | 488829                                                                     | 108                                                                        | 929996                                                                     | 109                                                                        | 2041328                                                                    |
| 27                                                                         | Telangana                                                                  | 106                                                                        |                                                                            | 164                                                                        | 4923611                                                                    | 260                                                                        | 6407000                                                                    |
| 28                                                                         | Tripura                                                                    |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 6                                                                          | 53330                                                                      |
| 29                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                              | 202                                                                        | 2204994                                                                    | 128                                                                        | 1942793                                                                    | 131                                                                        | 2942741                                                                    |
| 30                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                | 10                                                                         | 129915                                                                     | 42                                                                         | 415215                                                                     | 58                                                                         | 424428                                                                     |
| 31                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                | 318                                                                        | 1953000                                                                    | 290                                                                        | 3042000                                                                    | 380                                                                        | 2637200                                                                    |
| 32                                                                         | Head Office, Mumbai                                                        |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 96                                                                         | 4337913                                                                    |
|                                                                            | TOTAL                                                                      | 3469                                                                       | 26322441                                                                   | 3952                                                                       | 35242379                                                                   | 4815                                                                       | 35141628                                                                   |
| Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             | Source: NABARD                                                             |

## Skill Development

## Annexure IV to Lok Sabha SQ No. *253 for 03.08.2018

(Amount in Rs.)

| Sr.   | STATE               | 2015-16                | 2015-16         | 2016-17                | 2016-17         | 2017-18                | 2017-18         |
|-------|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
| No.   | STATE               | No. of persons trained | Amount Released | No. of persons trained | Amount Released | No. of persons trained | Amount Released |
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar   | 0                      | 0               | 60                     | 85000           | 60                     | 206050          |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      | 602                    | 310322          | 1265                   | 607732          | 1319                   | 1609425         |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                      | 100847          | 0                      | 0               | 0                      | 0               |
| 4     | Assam               | 293                    | 145981          | 1158                   | 317057          | 45                     | 0               |
| 5     | Bihar               | 915                    | 1434686         | 848                    | 2132602         | 1269                   | 1895035         |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh        | 0                      | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 120                    | 0               |
| 7     | Gujarat             | 4212                   | 799810          | 633                    | 63851           | 619                    | 1386262         |
| 8     | Haryana             | 357                    | 975562          | 470                    | 1201416         | 2978                   | 3121106         |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh    | 100                    | 1096264         | 260                    | 110573          | 638                    | 438973          |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir     | 0                      | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 80                     | 440463          |
| 11    | Jharkhand           | 1549                   | 916000          | 534                    | 411630          | 1135                   | 1181767         |
| 12    | Karnataka           | 576                    | 954741          | 541                    | 776019          | 713                    | 1147272         |
| 13    | Kerala              | 412                    | 749687          | 1097                   | 1505620         | 1367                   | 1756935         |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh      | 206                    | 260979          | 394                    | 463278          | 790                    | 1587367         |
| 15    | Maharashtra         | 50                     | 227500          | 2276                   | 1340469         | 1006                   | 492431          |
| 16    | Manipur             | 0                      | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 65                     | 265125          |
| 17    | Nagaland            | 0                      | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 34                     | 30000           |
| 18    | Odisha              | 1397                   | 420411          | 1440                   | 752559          | 1024                   | 1725089         |
| 19    | Punjab              | 555                    | 3000000         | 558                    | 850534          | 426                    | 843077          |
| 20    | Rajasthan           | 241                    | 437006          | 138                    | 277605          | 300                    | 463000          |
| 21    | Sikkim              | 0                      | 0               | 224                    | 193800          | 0                      | 0               |
| 22    | Tamil Nadu          | 3098                   | 2797405         | 3504                   | 4441667         | 3890                   | 6774495         |
| 23    | Telangana           | 4592                   | 0               | 1265                   | 621341          | 1891                   | 1302000         |
| 24    | Tripura             | 0                      | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 50                     | 0               |
| 25    | Uttar Pradesh       | 1565                   | 1952564         | 2140                   | 1637764         | 3223                   | 5428826         |
| 26    | Uttarakhand         | 913                    | 718032          | 0                      | 274283          | 736                    | 940275          |
| 27    | West Bengal         | 896                    | 1634000         | 798                    | 1467936         | 1030                   | 1804000         |
| 28    | Head Office, Mumbai |                        |                 |                        |                 | 4307                   | 27359400        |
|       | TOTAL               | 22529                  | 18931797        | 19603                  | 19532736        | 29115                  | 62198373        |

Source: NABARD