Lok Sabha Question No. 1506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata Yojana
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., S. RAJENDRAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1506 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## HATHKARGHA SAMVARDHAN SAHAYATA YOJANA

1506.  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state;

- (a) whether the Government had launched Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata (HSS) Yojana for handloom weavers and if so, the details along with the aims and objectives thereof;
- (b) the ratio of sharing of financial assistance between the Government and beneficiary;
- (c) the total financial assistance provided by the Government under the HSS Yojana till date, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the number of handloom weavers benefited from the HSS till date, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the monitoring mechanism developed by the Government in this regard?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी (श्री अजय टम्टा)

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a): The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles introducedtechnology up-gradation under National  Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP)  and  Comprehensive  Handloom  Cluster Development  Scheme  (CHCDS)  in  2015-16,  which  was  given  specific  name  of  'Hathkargha Samvardhan  Sahayata  (HSS)  Yojana'  in  2016-17,  for  providingupgraded  looms/accessories  to handloom weavers to improve quality of fabric and enhance productivity.
- (b): Under the Yojana, the Government of India bears 90% of the cost of looms/accessories & remaining 10% is borne by the beneficiary.
- (c) & (d): A  statement  showing  State-wise  total  financial  assistance  provided  and  the  number  of handloom weavers benefitedtill date is at Annexure-I.
- (e): The schemeis monitored at different levels by Government  of India and State Government.

## Statement referred  to in reply  to  parts  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Unstarred  Question  No.1506  dated 26.07.2018

| S. No.   | State             |   Financial assistance provided (Rs. in lakh) |   Number of handloom weavers benefited |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Kerala            |                                         76.38 |                                    868 |
| 2        | Tamil Nadu        |                                        801.77 |                                   9904 |
| 3        | Telangana         |                                         54.36 |                                    170 |
| 4        | Karnataka         |                                         44.9  |                                     93 |
| 5        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                        448.53 |                                    386 |
| 6        | Assam             |                                        784.96 |                                    821 |
| 7        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                         52.38 |                                    111 |
| 8        | Meghalaya         |                                         27.97 |                                    129 |
| 9        | West Bengal       |                                         15.49 |                                    142 |
| 10       | Sikkim            |                                         13.77 |                                     20 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                                        468.46 |                                     88 |
| 12       | Tripura           |                                         59.09 |                                   1039 |
| 13       | Manipur           |                                         14.66 |                                    121 |
| 14       | Mizoram           |                                        118.48 |                                   1387 |
| 15       | Bihar             |                                        160.36 |                                      0 |
| 16       | Nagaland          |                                        268.62 |                                     40 |
| 17       | Odisha            |                                        249.9  |                                    776 |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                        407.15 |                                    165 |
| 19       | Uttrakhand        |                                          2.07 |                                      0 |
| 20       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                        123.46 |                                     92 |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                         45.69 |                                     47 |
| 22       | Maharashtra       |                                          1.67 |                                     19 |
| 23       | Chhattisgarh      |                                         83.17 |                                    235 |
|          | Total             |                                       4323.29 |                                  16653 |

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