Lok Sabha Question No. 2882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Handloom Clusters in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2882 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## HANDLOOM CLUSTERS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 2882.  SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Union Government has sanctioned Handloom Clusters to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh to be established in Mandal Headquarters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the quantum of allocations made for each cluster and the funds released under this project?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (c): Since  2015-16,  based  on  the  viable  proposals  received  from  the  Government  of Andhra  Pradesh,  Ministry  of  Textiles  has  sanctioned  following  54  Block  Level  Clusters  (BLCs) under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme(CHCDS):-

|   S. No. | Name of BLC and district               |   Amount released (Rs. in lakh) |
|----------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | Tilaru, Srikakulam                     |                          35.395 |
|        2 | Mori, East Godavari                    |                          36.54  |
|        3 | A Vemavaram, West Godavari             |                          32.24  |
|        4 | West Pedana, Krishna                   |                          28.541 |
|        5 | Central Pedana, Krishna                |                          32.114 |
|        6 | North Pedana, Krishna                  |                          25.355 |
|        7 | Uppada, East Godavari                  |                          27.645 |
|        8 | Puttaparthi, Ananthapuram              |                          29     |
|        9 | Uravakonda, Ananthapuram               |                          44.055 |
|       10 | Venkatachalam, Nellore                 |                          32.265 |
|       11 | Sri Vivekananda, Madanapalle, Chittoor |                          43.85  |
|       12 | Bandar (Machilipatnam), Krishna        |                          75.891 |
|       13 | Mydukur, Kadapa                        |                          84.837 |
|       14 | Ghantasala, Krishna                    |                          41.043 |
|       15 | Vetapalem, Prakasam                    |                         121.913 |
|       16 | Ramannapeta, Prakasam                  |                          80.467 |
|       17 | Epurupalem East, Prakasam              |                         126.167 |
|       18 | Epurupalem West, Prakasam              |                         123.258 |
|       19 | Epurupalem South, Prakasam             |                         125.094 |

|   S. No. | Name of BLC and district   |   Amount released (Rs. in lakh) |
|----------|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|       20 | Chirala-I, Prakasam        |                         121.942 |
|       21 | Chirala-II, Prakasam       |                          79.913 |
|       22 | Chirala-III, Prakasam      |                         126.271 |
|       23 | Chirala - IV, Prakasam     |                          80.522 |
|       24 | Kothapatnam, Prakasam      |                         126.289 |
|       25 | Martur, Prakasam           |                         125.263 |
|       26 | Papayapalli, Prakasam      |                         124.987 |
|       27 | Repalle, Guntur            |                         123.256 |
|       28 | Ilavaram, Guntur           |                          80.55  |
|       29 | Cherukupalli, Guntur       |                         122.855 |
|       30 | Ponnur, Guntur             |                          75.582 |
|       31 | Tenali, Guntur             |                          80.467 |
|       32 | Bhattiprolu, Guntur        |                          78.81  |
|       33 | Mangalagiri - I, Guntur    |                          79.911 |
|       34 | Mangalagiri - II, Guntur   |                          79.15  |
|       35 | Mangalagiri - III, Guntur  |                          77.462 |
|       36 | Mangalagiri - IV, Guntur   |                          80.362 |
|       37 | Mangalagiri - V, Guntur    |                          80.15  |
|       38 | Chilakaluripet, Guntur     |                         125.249 |
|       39 | Phirangipuram, Guntur      |                          80.287 |
|       40 | Narasaraopet, Guntur       |                         123.16  |
|       41 | Sattenapalli, Guntur       |                          80.462 |
|       42 | Dayankhanapalli, Kadapa    |                          16.56  |
|       43 | Sivalayam Nagar, Kadapa    |                          36.585 |
|       44 | Sri Thirumala, Kadapa      |                          36.585 |
|       45 | Sri Moragudi, Kadapa       |                          36.675 |
|       46 | Putlamma, Ananthapuram     |                          27.008 |
|       47 | Chennur, Nellore           |                          35.794 |
|       48 | Srinivasa, Kadapa          |                          85.541 |
|       49 | Appanapalli, Kadapa        |                          87.068 |
|       50 | Mallavolu, Krishna         |                          87.403 |
|       51 | Chenethapuri, Prakasam     |                         124.995 |
|       52 | Desaipeta East, Prakasam   |                         123.273 |
|       53 | Desaipeta West, Prakasam   |                         126.27  |
|       54 | Pandillapalli, Prakasam    |                          80.548 |