Lok Sabha Question No. 5658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: NABARD Scheme for Artisans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. †5658

To be answered on Friday, April 7, 2017/Chaitra 17, 1939 (Saka) NABARD Scheme for Artisans

†5658. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has formulated any schemes for rural artisans;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra; and
- (c) the details of the financial assistance provided to States/ UTs by NABARD under the  schemes  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/UT-wise including Maharashtra?

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri  Santosh Kumar Gangwar)

- (a):  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  has  reported  that they  support  and  provide  marketing  platforms  to  rural  artisans  and  producers  to exhibit their traditional art/crafts, and other crafts through interventions/schemes such as  sponsoring/organizing  exhibitions  and  melas.  NABARD also provide  support for strengthening  Rural  Haats  and  Rural  Marts  to  facilitate  marketing  of  Off-farm products  of  the  artisans.  In  addition,  NABARD  had  been  implementing  Cluster Development  Programmes  aimed  at  increasing  the  income  and  improving  the standard of living of the artisans.
- (b) & (c): The details of State-wise (including Maharashtra) number of exhibitions/melas  organized  during  the  last  three  years  including  the  current  year along  with  financial  assistance  extended  as  reported  by  NABARD  are  given  in Annexure I.

Further, NABARD has reported that since inception, till 2012-13 (as on March, 2013) assistance amounting to Rs.23.85 crore has been provided for 387 Rural Haats and 576 Rural Marts across 26 states details of which (including Maharashtra) are given in  Annexure  II.  As  regards  Cluster  Development,  NABARD  has  reported  that  they have approved a total of 119 clusters across 24 states, details of  which (including Maharashtra) are given in Annexure III.

## Annexure I to USQ 5658 for 07.04.2017 Exhibitions/Melas

| (Amount in        | (Amount in                 | (Amount in        | (Amount in                 | (Amount in        | (Amount in                   | (Amount in        |
|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|
|                   | 2014-15                    | 2014-15           | 2015-16                    | 2015-16           | 2016-17                      | 2016-17           |
| State             | No. of Exhibi tions/ Melas | Amount Sanctioned | No. of Exhibi tions/ Melas | Amount sanctioned | No. of Exhi bitio ns/ Mela s | Amount sanctioned |
| Andaman & Nicobar | NIL                        | NIL               | 1                          | 37150             | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 9                          | 3774542           | 3                          | 2550000           | 4                            | 750000            |
| Assam             | 13                         | 432440            | 10                         | 611055            | 7                            | 393690            |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1                          | 15940             | NIL                        | NIL               | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Bihar             | 4                          | 2284954           | 4                          | 3212878           | 3                            | 2400000           |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2                          | 11341             | 3                          | 50000             | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Goa               | NIL                        | NIL               | 5                          | 61840             | 1                            | 4500              |
| Gujarat           | 8                          | 43536             | 1                          | 34817             | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Haryana           | 4                          | 7344870           | 4                          | 7797867           | 4                            | 1861442           |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 11                         | 697041            | 9                          | 993239            | 11                           | 670800            |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 1                          | 83301             | NIL                        | NIL               | 1                            | 175000            |
| Jharkhand         | 10                         | 476295            | 4                          | 316461            | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Karnataka         | 19                         | 2121000           | 11                         | 1977900           | 9                            | 1661808           |
| Kerala            | 20                         | 2687590           | 12                         | 1423200           | 5                            | 174500            |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 4                          | 121158            | 4                          | 130974            | 1                            | 137000            |
| Maharashtra       | 30                         | 5268000           | 17                         | 3818558           | 8                            | 2350000           |
| Meghalaya         | 2                          | 37536             | 2                          | 52320             | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Manipur           | 5                          | 235071            | 3                          | 178726            | 2                            | 115440            |
| Mizoram           | NIL                        | NIL               | 2                          | 31417             | NIL                          | NIL               |
| New Delhi         | 2                          | 10702             | NIL                        | NIL               | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Nagaland          | 4                          | 72636             | 3                          | 49333             | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Odisha            | 30                         | 3205000           | 27                         | 3000000           | 19                           | 3300000           |
| Punjab            | 2                          | 888767            | 4                          | 686748            | 4                            | 619000            |
| Rajasthan         | 10                         | 288280            | 12                         | 290002            | 11                           | 168000.00         |
| Sikkim            | 2                          | 27960             | 1                          | 38752             | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Tamil Nadu        | 10                         | 491153            | 8                          | 534519            | 5                            | 823675            |
| Telangana         | NIL                        | NIL               | 9                          | 3917507           | 7                            | 4113756           |
| Tripura           | 2                          | 114218            | NIL                        | NIL               | NIL                          | NIL               |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 12                         | 2826038           | 13                         | 2287994           | 9                            | 2053000           |
| Uttarakhand       | 7                          | 559877            | 8                          | 129915            | 4                            | 49880             |
| West Bengal       | 11                         | 697041            | 30                         | 3101000           | 25                           | 1588000           |

| HO, Mumbai   |   2 |   4800000 |   1 |   3000000 |   1 |   3000000 |
|--------------|-----|-----------|-----|-----------|-----|-----------|
| TOTAL        | 237 |  39616287 | 211 |  40314172 | 141 |  26409491 |

Source: NABARD

## Annexure II to USQ 5658 for 07.04.2017

## Cumulative Status of sanctions for Rural Haat and Rural Mart

(Rs lakh)

|                   | Rural Haat     | Rural Haat        | Rural Mart     | Rural Mart        |
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
| State             | Cumulative No. | Amount Sanctioned | Cumulative No. | Amount Sanctioned |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 0              | 0                 | 7              | 6.79              |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 54             | 255.55            | 15             | 22                |
| Assam             | 4              | 18.00             | 8              | 8.18              |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 5              | 22.08             | 5              | 5.9               |
| Bihar             | 15             | 59.59             | 27             | 36.73             |
| Chhattisgarh      | 59             | 269.70            | 18             | 28.47             |
| Goa               | 0              | 0                 | 1              | 1.07              |
| Gujarat           | 6              | 28.80             | 37             | 42.27             |
| Haryana           | 0              | 0.00              | 3              | 4.55              |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 5              | 25.69             | 33             | 35.20             |
| Jharkhand         | 1              | 4.78              | 6              | 8.27              |
| Karnataka         | 8              | 32.92             | 10             | 10.43             |
| Kerala            | 5              | 22.85             | 40             | 50.63             |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 8              | 24.47             | 5              | 2.53              |
| Maharashtra       | 14             | 67.00             | 65             | 40.51             |
| Meghalaya         | 2              | 8.00              | 4              | 5.13              |
| Mizoram           | 7              | 36.15             | 2              | 1.87              |
| Manipur           | 25             | 112.19            | 1              | 1.07              |
| Nagaland          | 16             | 82.00             | 1              | 0.90              |
| Odisha            | 46             | 231.46            | 52             | 55.88             |
| Punjab            | 2              | 8.00              | 17             | 16.18             |
| Rajasthan         | 6              | 16.35             | 28             | 31.85             |
| Sikkim            | 0              | 0.00              | 4              | 5.80              |
| Tamil Nadu        | 18             | 66.64             | 45             | 42.29             |
| Telangana         | 33             | 148.79            | 17             | 11.90             |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 30             | 139.35            | 21             | 30.75             |
| Uttarakhand       | 3              | 7.485             | 44             | 51.66             |
| West Bengal       | 15             | 68.58             | 60             | 70.27             |
| TOTAL             | 387            | 1756.43           | 576            | 629.06            |

Source: NABARD

| Annexure III to USQ 5658 for 07.04.2017                        | Annexure III to USQ 5658 for 07.04.2017                        | Annexure III to USQ 5658 for 07.04.2017                        | Annexure III to USQ 5658 for 07.04.2017                        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Clusters Development Programmes - Cumulative Sanction position | Clusters Development Programmes - Cumulative Sanction position | Clusters Development Programmes - Cumulative Sanction position | Clusters Development Programmes - Cumulative Sanction position |
| State                                                          | No of cluster                                                  | (Rs                                                            |                                                                |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 2                                                              | 103.2                                                          |                                                                |
| Assam                                                          | 9                                                              | 111.57                                                         |                                                                |
| Bihar                                                          | 1                                                              | 99.44                                                          |                                                                |
| Chattisgarh                                                    | 4                                                              | 37.46                                                          |                                                                |
| Gujarat                                                        | 3                                                              | 44.5                                                           |                                                                |
| Haryana                                                        | 1                                                              | 15                                                             |                                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh                                               | 1                                                              | 14.94                                                          |                                                                |
| Jharkhand                                                      | 23                                                             | 630                                                            |                                                                |
| Karnataka                                                      | 4                                                              | 111.14                                                         |                                                                |
| Kerala                                                         | 12                                                             | 121.8                                                          |                                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 1                                                              | 13.45                                                          |                                                                |
| Maharashtra                                                    | 12                                                             | 82.49                                                          |                                                                |
| Manipur                                                        | 2                                                              | 21.95                                                          |                                                                |
| Meghalaya                                                      | 1                                                              | 5.10                                                           |                                                                |
| Mizoram                                                        | 1                                                              | 15                                                             |                                                                |
| Nagaland                                                       | 2                                                              | 112.65                                                         |                                                                |
| Orissa                                                         | 7                                                              | 70.19                                                          |                                                                |
| Rajasthan                                                      | 3                                                              | 129.25                                                         |                                                                |
| Sikkim                                                         | 5                                                              | 46.2                                                           |                                                                |
| Tamil Nadu                                                     | 5                                                              | 245.82                                                         |                                                                |
| Tripura                                                        | 1                                                              | 14.00                                                          |                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 4                                                              | 111.49                                                         |                                                                |
| Uttarakhand                                                    | 9                                                              | 124.71                                                         |                                                                |
| West Bengal                                                    | 6                                                              | 220.83                                                         |                                                                |
| Total                                                          | 119                                                            | 2502.18                                                        |                                                                |

Source: NABARD