Lok Sabha Question No. 2881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Revival of Handloom Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Arun Sao, Vijay Baghel

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2881 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## REVIVAL OF HANDLOOM INDUSTRY

## 2881.  SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government is formulating to revive handloom/handicraft industries in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any initiative has been taken by the Government for skill development in handloom/handicraft  sectors  in  various  States  including  Champa,  Korba,  Rajgarh  and  Bilaspur districts in Chhattisgarh State;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  number of people trained under skill development programmes during the last three  years, State-wise including Chhattisgarh?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) & (b): The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles is implementing following schemes for development of handlooms and handicraft and welfare of weavers and artisans:-
1. National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP);
2. Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS);
3. Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS);
4. Yarn Supply Scheme(YSS);
5. National Handicraft Development Programme (NHDP);
6. Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS);

Under  the  above  schemes,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  raw  materials,  purchase  of  looms, accessories  and  toolkits,  design  innovation,  product  diversification,  infrastructure  development, marketing of handloom and handicraft products, loans at concessional rates etc. across the country and  emphasize  integrated  approach  for  development  of  handloom  and  handicraft  in  a  holistic manner.

Apart from implementation of above schemes, following new initiatives have also been taken by the Ministry of Textiles for the benefit of handloom weavers: -

- i) The  handloom  weavers,  handicraft  artisans  and  exporters  from  different  corners  of  the country were connected virtually with international market.
2. ii) Social media campaigns are also organized in partnership with all stakeholders to promote handloom and handicraft legacy of India to ensure people's support for the community.  One such campaign #Vocal4handmade was launched on the 6 th National Handloom Day held on 7 th August 2020 and another one on the occasion of Diwali.
3. iii) Over 1100 Chaupals were organized in various States to educate the weavers and artisans to avail benefits of various handloom schemes for their welfare and socio-economic development.
4. iv) To promote e-marketing of handloom products, 23 e-commerce entities have been engaged for online marketing of handloom products.
- v) To support the handloom and handicraft sectors and to enable wider market for handloom weavers/artisans/producers, 1.77 lakh handloom weavers/entities and handicraft artisans have been  on-boarded  on  Government  e-Marketplace  (GeM)  for  supply  of  their  products  to Government Departments.
6. vi) To enhance productivity and marketing capabilities and ensure higher returns for handloom workers through collective efforts and pooling of resources, 117 handloom and 47 handicrafts producer companies have been formed in different States.
7. vii) Design Resource Centres have been set up in  Weavers' Service Centres (WSCs) at Delhi, Mumbai,  Varanasi,  Ahmedabad,  Jaipur,  Bhubaneswar  and  Guwahati  in  collaboration  with National  Institute  of  Fashion  Technology  (NIFT)  with  the  intent  to  build  and  create design-oriented  excellence  in  the  handloom  sector  and  to  facilitate  weavers,  exporters, manufacturers and designers in creating new designs and to take benefit of erstwhile-created designs.

(c) to (e): Skill upgradation is a continuous process. Need-based skill upgradation programmes for handloom workers in technical areas viz. weaving, dyeing, designing etc. were earlier conducted under  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP),  Comprehensive  Handloom  Cluster Development  Scheme  (CHCDS)  and  now  under  the  'Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector  SAMARTH' Scheme.   Details of State-wise handloom workers and handicrafts artisans including in Chhattisgarh,  imparted  skill  upgradation  training  from  financial  year  2017-18  to  2019-20  are annexed.

| Annexure-I Details of State-wise handloom workers and handicrafts artisans imparted skill   | Annexure-I Details of State-wise handloom workers and handicrafts artisans imparted skill   | Annexure-I Details of State-wise handloom workers and handicrafts artisans imparted skill   | Annexure-I Details of State-wise handloom workers and handicrafts artisans imparted skill   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                      | State/UTs                                                                                   | No. of handloom workers                                                                     | No. of handicrafts artisans                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                           | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                            | 0                                                                                           | 200                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 2460                                                                                        | 380                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 460                                                                                         | 160                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                       | 5800                                                                                        | 1160                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                       | 494                                                                                         | 640                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 240                                                                                         | 140                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                           | Delhi                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 200                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                     | 260                                                                                         | 300                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                     | 0                                                                                           | 600                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 839                                                                                         | 1520                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                              | 731                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 500                                                                                         | 360                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                   | 540                                                                                         | 200                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                      | 600                                                                                         | 1460                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 0                                                                                           | 1060                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 460                                                                                         | 480                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                   | 0                                                                                           | 155                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                     | 1460                                                                                        | 1490                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                     | 120                                                                                         | 295                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                    | 640                                                                                         | 680                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | 1720                                                                                        | 740                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                          | Pondicherry                                                                                 | 0                                                                                           | 200                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | 20                                                                                          | 880                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | 100                                                                                         | 700                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                      | 0                                                                                           | 420                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 2318                                                                                        | 520                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | 260                                                                                         | 440                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                     | 60                                                                                          | 790                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 3060                                                                                        | 3560                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                          | Uttrakhand                                                                                  | 117                                                                                         | 780                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                 | 480                                                                                         | 420                                                                                         |
|                                                                                             | Total                                                                                       | 23739                                                                                       | 20930                                                                                       |