Lok Sabha Question No. 3723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Powerloom Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## POWERLOOM WEAVERS

## 3723. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the powerlooms in the country, State-wise;

(b) the welfare measures taken by the Government for the benefit of powerloom weavers keeping in view the current economic slowdown and powerlooms being on the verge of closure;

(c) whether the Government proposes to modernise small/big powerloom units;

(d) if  so,  the  number of powerloom units modernised during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(e) the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  hoarding,  black-marketing  and speculative activities in Powerloom sector?

## ANSWER

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## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): There  are  approximately  5.60  Lakhs  Powerloom  Units  with  25.74  Lakh  Powerlooms  in  the country. The state-wise details are given in the Annexure.

(b): The Government of India has been implementing several schemes for the development /welfare for the benefit of the decentralized Powerloom Sector which include:- i) In-situ upgradation scheme for upgradation of plain powerlooms; ii) Group Workshed Scheme for giving assistance for constructing workshed  for  powerloom  sector;  iii)  The  Integrated  Scheme  for  Powerloom  Sector  Development (ISPSD) and iv) The Group Insurance Scheme for Powerloom Sector.

(c) & (d): Government of India provides financial assistance under In-situ Upgradation of Plain Powerloom for SSI Powerloom Sector for upgrading existing plain looms to semi-automatic / looms. Under the scheme, Government of India provides financial assistance to the extent of 50%, 75% and 90% of the cost of upgradation to a maximum subsidy of Rs. 40,000, 60,000 and 72,000 per loom for General,  SC  and  ST  category  applicants  respectively.  The  number  of  Powerloom  units  modernized under In-situ Up-gradation of Plain Powerloom is as under:-

| Year      |   No. of looms modernised |   GOI Share released |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| 2014-15   |                      8531 |                9.98  |
| 2015-16   |                     45305 |               59.185 |
| 2016-17** |                     35228 |               44.461 |
| Total     |                     89064 |              113.626 |

** upto October, 2016

(e): In order to ensure supply of Yarn to the units in Powerloom Sector, support is provided under the Integrated Scheme for Powerloom Sector Development (ISPSD) by arranging interest free corpus funds for Yarn Banks to Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) / Cooperative Societies. This enables them to purchase yarn at wholesale rate and supply at reasonable price to member units.

## ANNEXURE

## STATE/UNION TERRITORY WISE INSTALLATION OF POWERLOOMS

| S. No.   | Name of the State/Union Territory                                        | No. of Looms   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                                                           | 55947          |
| 2.       | Assam                                                                    | 2738           |
| 3.       | Bihar                                                                    | 2894           |
| 4.       | Goa                                                                      | 122            |
| 5.       | Gujarat                                                                  | 323400         |
| 6.       | Haryana                                                                  | 12293          |
| 7.       | Himachal Pradesh                                                         | 1461           |
| 8.       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                           | 65             |
| 9.       | Karnataka                                                                | 83965          |
| 10.      | Kerala                                                                   | 2804           |
| 11.      | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 133425         |
| 12.      | Maharashtra                                                              | 1280694        |
| 13.      | Orissa                                                                   | 3321           |
| 14.      | Punjab                                                                   | 23620          |
| 15.      | Rajasthan                                                                | 34271          |
| 16.      | Tamil Nadu                                                               | 531373         |
| 17.      | Uttar Pradesh                                                            | 65993          |
| 18.      | West Bengal                                                              | 6240           |
| 19.      | Delhi                                                                    | 1102           |
| 20.      | Telangana                                                                | 7478           |
| 21.      | Arunachal Pradesh Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura | -              |
| 22.      | Chandigarh                                                               | 42             |
| 23.      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                      | 444            |
| 24.      | Pondicherry                                                              | 830            |
|          | Total                                                                    | 2574522        |

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