Lok Sabha Question No. 2831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Block-level Handloom Clusters
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## BLOCK-LEVEL HANDLOOM CLUSTERS

## 2831.  SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY: SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government is planning to develop block-level handloom clusters in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the details of block-level handloom clusters currently functional in Telangana;
- (c) the details of the places identified for the establishment of new handloom clusters in the State of Telangana;
- (d)  the  quantum  of  allocations  made  for  each  cluster  and  the  amount  so  far  released  under  this project; and
- (e) whether the Government has received any new proposal from the State Government of Telangana for setting up new handloom clusters in the State; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereon?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): Block  level  clusters  are  sanctioned  based  on  the  viable  proposals  received  from  State Governments as per the extant guidelines of the scheme. A total of 440 Block Level Clusters have been sanctioned under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) in the country since 2015-16. State-wise details of Block Level Clusters sanctioned are annexed.

- (b) to (d): Details  of    Block  Level  Clusters  (BLCs)  sanctioned  under  National  Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) in the State of Telangana are as follows:-

|   S. No. | Name of BLC and district                 |   Amount released so far |   Beneficiary covered |
|----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Aler, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri                |                    55.09 |                   408 |
|        2 | Kamalapur, Warangal Urban                |                    58    |                   624 |
|        3 | Veltoor, Wanaparthy                      |                    31.75 |                   235 |
|        4 | Armoor, Nizamabad                        |                    24.64 |                   100 |
|        5 | Shayampet, Warrangal Rural               |                    22.2  |                   302 |
|        6 | Kanukula, Peddapally                     |                    31.25 |                   272 |
|        7 | Bhoodan Pochampally, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri |                    30.35 |                   387 |
|        8 | Vemulawada, Rajanna Sircilla             |                    28.79 |                   324 |
|        9 | Markandeya Bachannapet, Jangoan          |                    24    |                   159 |

(e) & (f): 11  proposals  of  new  Block  Level  Clusters  were  received  from  State  Government  of Telangana, which were examined and certain shortcomings were noticed in them. These shortcomings have been communicated to the State Government.

| Annexure Details of State-wise Block Level Clusters (BLCs) sanctioned under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) & Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) during 2015-16 to 2020-21 (till date)   | Annexure Details of State-wise Block Level Clusters (BLCs) sanctioned under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) & Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) during 2015-16 to 2020-21 (till date)   | Annexure Details of State-wise Block Level Clusters (BLCs) sanctioned under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) & Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) during 2015-16 to 2020-21 (till date)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | States                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | No. of BLCs sanctioned                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 54                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 59                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Ladakh (J&K)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Orissa                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Tamilnadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 52                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 48                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 440                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |