Lok Sabha Question No. 2891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Promotion and Marketing of Traditional Arts
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI, BHARAT SINGH, MANSHANKAR NINAMA, M. B. RAJESH, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2891

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2017

## PROMOTION AND MARKETING OF TRADITIONAL ARTS

2891.   SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  employment  provided  to  Scheduled  Tribe  people  by  imparting indigenous skill and training in traditional enterprises and providing incentive, promotion and marketing network for the products related thereto during the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  tribal  beneficiaries  empowered  by  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing Development  Federation  of  India  Limited  (TRIFED)  by  imparting  skill  upgradation  and capacity  building  of  MFP  gatherers  etc.  during  the  said  period  in  country,  State/UT-wise including Kerala; and
- (c) the  details  of  grants  released  under  Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub-Plan towards  other  income  generating  schemes  to  augment  tribal  household  economy  through training of Tribal Cooperatives/SHGs/individual entrepreneurs to the State of Kerala during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

- (a)            Under  the  administrative  control  of  the  Ministry  there  is  a  multi-State  Cooperative Society  by  the  name  of  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India Limited  (TRIFED)  which  has  been  imparting  various  skill  upgradation  trainings  to  tribal artisans in handicrafts and to Minor Forest produces gatherers for helping them to  enhance their  income  generation.  Besides,  TRIFED  provides  marketing  platform  for  tribal  products through  its  network  of  30  Tribes  India  outlets  and  13  consignment  counters  in  State Emporium located across the country.  However, TRIFED has not provided any employment to tribal community as such directly.
- (b)        The details of tribal beneficiaries empowered by TRIFED during last 3 years and the current year through its various outreach activities are annexed.
- (c) Details of funds provided to the State Government of Kerala under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Plan for vocational training, self-employment programmes, and skill upgradation of tribal population during last three years and current year are as under:

2013-14 - Rs. 538.25 Lakh

2014-15 - Rs. 530.00 Lakh (intended beneficiaries - 3028)

2015-16 - Rs. 550.00 Lakh (intended beneficiaries - 1800)

2016-17 - Rs. 288.00 Lakh (intended beneficiaries - 1970)

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Statement  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  question  No.2891  by  Shri Prem Das  Rai,  Shri  Bharat  Singh,  Shri  Manshankar  Ninama,  Shri  M.  B.  Rajesh, Shrimati P.K. Sreemathi Teacher regarding 'Promotion and Marketing of Traditional Arts' for answer on 20.03.2017.

## (I) Skill development and capacity building in Handicrafts:

| Sl No   | STATE             | 2013-14               | 2013-14                  | 2014-15              | 2014-15                  | 2015-16              | 2015-16                  | 2016-17              | 2016-17                  |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl No   | STATE             | Numb er of Traini ngs | Number of beneficiari es | Number of Trainin gs | Number of beneficiari es | Number of Trainin gs | Number of beneficiari es | Number of Trainin gs | Number of beneficiari es |
| 1       | Gujarat           | 0                     | 0                        | 1                    | 20                       | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 2       | Madhya Pradesh    | 2                     | 35                       | 2                    | 40                       | 0                    | 0                        | 1                    | 20                       |
| 3       | Rajasthan         | 2                     | 35                       | 2                    | 40                       | 2                    | 40                       | 1*                   | 20*                      |
| 4       | Meghalaya         | 1                     | 15                       | 0                    | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 5       | Assam             | 2                     | 35                       | 3                    | 60                       | 2                    | 40                       | 2                    | 40                       |
| 6       | Tripura           | 0                     | 0                        | 1                    | 20                       | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 7       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                     | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        | 1                    | 20                       |                      |                          |
| 8       | Nagaland          | 0                     |                          | 0                    |                          | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 9       | Sikkim            | 1                     | 20                       | 0                    | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        | 1                    | 20                       |
| 10      | Tamilnadu         | 4                     | 75                       | 1                    | 20                       | 2                    | 40                       |                      |                          |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 0                     | 0                        | 3                    | 43                       | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 12      | Andaman &Nicobar  | 0                     | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 13      | Kerala            | 0                     | 0                        | 2                    | 40                       | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 14      | Odisha            | 1                     | 20                       | 1                    | 20                       | 1                    | 20                       | 1                    | 20                       |
| 15      | West Bengal       | 1                     | 20                       | 0                    | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 16      | Jharkhand         | 2                     | 30                       | 3                    | 75                       | 2                    | 40                       | 3+1*                 | 60+20*                   |
| 17      | Maharashtr a      | 2                     | 40                       | 0                    | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 18      | Chhattisgar h     | 2                     | 35                       | 1                    | 20                       | 2                    | 40                       | 1                    | 20                       |
| 19      | Telengana         | 1                     | 15                       | 0                    | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 20      | Utter Pradesh     | 0                     | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
| 21      | Uttarakhan d      | 1                     | 20                       | 0                    | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        | 1                    | 20                       |
| 22      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                     | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        | 0                    | 0                        |                      |                          |
|         | Total             | 22                    | 395                      | 22                   | 403                      | 12                   | 240                      | 12                   | 240                      |

*proposals under consideration.

## (II) Retail Marketing Development Activity:

| Sl. No   | State             |   Empanelled Suppliers Of TRIFED as on 31.3.2016 |   No. of Tribal Beneficiary Families Associated as on 31.3.2016 |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Gujarat           |                                               17 |                                                            2561 |
| 2        | Karnataka         |                                                6 |                                                             120 |
| 3        | Kerala            |                                                4 |                                                              90 |
| 4        | Tamil Nadu        |                                               13 |                                                             262 |
| 5        | Orissa            |                                              107 |                                                             958 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                              161 |                                                             691 |
| 7        | Uttarakhand       |                                               16 |                                                            5377 |
| 8        | Utter Pradesh     |                                                1 |                                                              30 |
| 9        | Delhi             |                                                8 |                                                              60 |
| 10       | Sikkim            |                                              151 |                                                            1246 |
| 11       | West Bengal       |                                              188 |                                                            2285 |
| 12       | Assam             |                                              164 |                                                            1820 |
| 13       | Meghalaya         |                                               46 |                                                             230 |
| 14       | Tripura           |                                                9 |                                                              45 |
| 15       | Nagaland          |                                              136 |                                                            1380 |
| 16       | Manipur           |                                               38 |                                                             242 |
| 17       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                4 |                                                             120 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |                                               40 |                                                             200 |
| 19       | Telangana         |                                               16 |                                                             281 |
| 20       | Seemandhra        |                                                4 |                                                            8384 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                                               24 |                                                            3000 |
| 22       | Chhattisgarh      |                                               91 |                                                            1939 |
| 23       | Maharashtra       |                                               54 |                                                             821 |
| 24       | Jharkhand         |                                               16 |                                                           18554 |
| 25       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                               13 |                                                            2492 |
| 26       | Jammu and Kashmir |                                                2 |                                                             557 |
|          | Total             |                                             1329 |                                                           53745 |

## (III) Skill Upgradation and capacity building of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) gatherers.

2016-17

| STATE             | 2013-14              | 2014-15              | 2015-16             | 2016-17 (as on 28.2.17)   |
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|                   | No. of Beneficiaries | No. of Beneficiaries | No of Beneficiaries | No of Beneficiaries       |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 360                  | 2070                 | 2790                | 2100                      |
| Telangana         | 0                    | 840                  | 0                   | 0                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                      | 0                    | 0                   | 0                         |
| Assam             |                      | 2010                 | 395                 | 600                       |
| Chhattisgarh      | 90                   | 2280                 | 1500                | 2010                      |
| Gujarat           |                      | 360                  | 900                 | 960                       |
| Jharkhand         | 503                  | 422                  | 1950                | 930                       |
| Kerala            | 90                   | 330                  | 0                   |                           |
| Maharashtra       | 400                  | 1560                 | 1110                | 960                       |
| Meghalaya         | 180                  | 145                  | 0                   |                           |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 300                  | 2040                 | 150                 | 1500                      |
| Nagaland          | 150                  | 0                    | 1000                |                           |
| Odisha            | 360                  | 4180                 | 3450                | 1622                      |
| Rajasthan         | 240                  | 750                  | 720                 | 720                       |
| West Bengal       | 90                   | 0                    | 0                   |                           |
| Sikkim            | 150                  | 358                  | 0                   | 120                       |
| Tamilnadu         | 250                  | 180                  | 930                 | 1020                      |
| Tripura           |                      |                      | 0                   |                           |
| HO(TOT)           |                      | 54                   | 0                   |                           |
| Grand Total       | 3163                 | 17579                | 14895               | 12542                     |