Lok Sabha Question No. 4419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Narayana Swamy Abbaiah, Ganesan Selvam, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## AMBEDKAR HASTSHILP VIKAS YOJANA

## 4419.   SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: SHRI A. NARAYANA SWAMY: SHRI SELVAM G.: DR. HEENA GAVIT:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Ambedkar  Hastshilp  Vikas  Yojana  (AHVY),  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the outcome achieved since its inception;

(b)  the  number  of  projects  sanctioned  and  completed  under  AHVY  during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu;

(c) the number of clusters and artisans covered and benefited under the scheme;

(d) the number of operational craft clusters in the country including in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu along with the number of craftsmen operating in the said clusters;

(e) whether lack of financial assistance and other assistance has hampered the setting up of craft clusters, if so, the details thereof and the remedial measures taken in this regard; and

(f) whether the Government has evaluated the sick and closed down clusters and their financial condition and if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

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

(a) to (d): Yes Sir, the Government launched the Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY) in the  year 2001-2002 with a view to mobilize the artisans into Self Help Groups  thrift and credit, training of Self Help Groups on various aspects of forming and running the community business enterprises for self sustainability of artisans.  The  Government  implemented  2013  projects  under  AHVY  scheme  and  62195  SHGs  was  formed across the country for benefiting 913326 cluster artisans.

During the last three years, the Government implemented 335 projects under AHVY scheme and 12897 SHGs  has  formed  across  the  country  for  benefiting  163118  cluster  artisans  where  8  number  project  in Maharashtra and 01 number in Tamil Nadu implemented and 5000 artisans were benefited (4800 in Maharashtra & 200 in Tamil Nadu). Currently, the Government has identified  65 clusters across the country  for  adoption under mentorship development programme with a view to transform these clusters in a time period of 3 years by ensuring self-sustainment of the Self Help Groups/artisans of these clusters. The details of Project Sanctioned, State wise during the last three years is attached in Annexure-I .

- (e): No Sir.

(f): Yes,  Sir.    Evaluations  have  been  done  across  the  country  to  assess  the  cluster  activities  for  remedial solution  towards  development  artisans.  As  per  the  recommendation  in  the  evaluation  report,  the  Government organized Hastkala Sahyog Shivirs at more than 300 places all over the country for providing Aadhaar linked Pahchan card, marketing facilities, facilitating to artisans through Mudra loan and enrolment of artisans under Pradhan Mantri Jeeven Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana & Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana for the welfare of artisans during the Hastkala Sahyog Shivirs.

## beneficiaries                                    Annexure-It

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  4419 for answer on 20.03.2020

## State wise No. of Clusters sanctioned and beneficiaries under AHVY

| Name of State /UT   |   2016-17 No. of Clusters |   Artisans benefitte |   SHGs formed |   2017-18 No. of Clusters |   Artisans benefitte |   SHGs formed |   2018-19 No. of Clusters |   Artisans benefitte d |   SHGs formed |
|---------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      |                         1 |                  500 |            35 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         2 |                   1350 |            60 |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |                         2 |                  800 |            70 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         3 |                   1500 |           105 |
| Assam               |                        32 |                16395 |          1130 |                         7 |                 3500 |           830 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Bihar               |                         2 |                  843 |            48 |                         3 |                 1500 |           137 |                         2 |                   1000 |            70 |
| Chhatisgarh         |                         5 |                 2840 |           190 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Delhi               |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         1 |                  500 |            70 |                         1 |                    500 |            35 |
| Goa                 |                         1 |                  500 |            35 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Gujarat             |                        20 |                12000 |           785 |                        13 |                 6500 |          1238 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Haryana             |                         2 |                  850 |            55 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                         2 |                 1000 |            60 |                         1 |                  500 |            65 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| J & K               |                        19 |                 9420 |           560 |                         8 |                 4000 |           655 |                         1 |                    500 |            35 |
| Jharkhand           |                         2 |                  596 |            40 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Karnataka           |                         2 |                  835 |            55 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Kerala              |                         1 |                  500 |            35 |                         2 |                 1000 |            70 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                        24 |                  500 |            35 |                        16 |                 8000 |           230 |                         2 |                   1000 |            70 |
| Maharastra          |                         4 |                 2600 |           160 |                         1 |                  500 |            95 |                         3 |                   1700 |           115 |
| Manipur             |                        26 |                17629 |          1005 |                        10 |                 4700 |           425 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Meghalaya           |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         1 |                    500 |            35 |
| Mizoram             |                         3 |                 1500 |           105 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Nagaland            |                         2 |                 1000 |            70 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Orissa              |                         5 |                 2140 |           130 |                         5 |                 2320 |           356 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Punjab              |                         4 |                 1850 |           117 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Rajasthan           |                         7 |                 3450 |           205 |                         3 |                 1500 |            50 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Tamil Nadu          |                         1 |                  200 |            15 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Telangana           |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         1 |                  500 |            35 |                         3 |                    700 |            65 |
| Tripura             |                         5 |                 2400 |           185 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                        30 |                17000 |          1346 |                        31 |                15500 |          1120 |                         1 |                    500 |            35 |
| Uttarakhand         |                         2 |                 1200 |            85 |                         7 |                 3500 |           245 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| West Bengal         |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         1 |                  500 |            35 |                         0 |                      0 |             0 |
| Andaman & Nicobar   |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         0 |                    0 |             0 |                         2 |                    800 |            60 |
| TOTAL               |                       204 |                98548 |          6556 |                       110 |                54520 |          5656 |                        21 |                  10050 |           685 |

wise no. of clusters sanctioned and

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