Lok Sabha Question No. 2125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Grant to Artisans
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Queen Oja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND

## DECEMBER, 2019

## GRANT TO ARTISANS

## 2125.  SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to provide any grant to the artisans in Assam who have been keeping the heritage of Assamese Culture by resorting their distinguished handicraft activities, sculptures in terms of bamboo, wood, earthen, brass, iron, other metals etc. and handloom & Textiles to boost up their moral to uphold such activities in the society traditionally;
- (b) if so, the details of the grants processed and if not, the time by which the said grant is likely to be released; and
- (c) the amount of grant to be provided to each of the artisans of Assam?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c) In the Handicrafts Sector of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, under Human Resource Development, the funds have been sanctioned for training through Guru Shishya  Parampara  component  to  the  artisans  in  Assam  who  have  been  keeping  the heritage of Assamese  Culture by resorting their distinguished handicraft activities, sculptures in terms of bamboo, wood, earthen, brass, iron, other metals etc. and handloom & textiles to boost up their moral to uphold such activities in the society traditionally. The details of the grants sanctioned in the last three years to each of the artisans of Assam is given as per the Annexure.

For Weavers of Handloom Sector, Block Level Cluster (BLC) was introduced in 201516  as  one  of  the  components  of  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP). Financial  assistance  upto  Rs.  2.00  crore  per  BLC  for  various  interventions  such  as  skill upgradation,  Hathkargha  Samvardhan  Sahayata,  product  development,  construction  of workshed, project management cost, design development, setting up of Common Facility Centre (CFC) etc. is provided. Besides, financial assistance upto         Rs. 50.00 lakh is also available for setting up of one dye house at district level. The proposals are recommended by the State Government. During 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, 42 numbers of BLCs have been sanctioned and Rs. 29.67 crores has been released so far for the Assam State.

Under Handloom Marketing Assistance which is one of the components of National Handloom  Development  Programme,  in  order  to  provide  marketing  platform  to  the handloom  agencies/weavers  to  sell  their  products  directly  to  the  consumers,  financial assistance  is  provided  to  the  States/eligible  handloom  agencies  for  organising  marketing events in domestic as well as overseas markets. During 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, 53 numbers of expos have been sanctioned and Rs. 7.65 crores has been released so far for the Assam State.

## ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2125 for 02.12.2019

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Handicrafts Service Centre   | Name and Address of the Mastercraft person                                                                         | Duration   | Financial Implication in Rs.   | Craft/ Venue                   | Training Venue                                                 |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18   | 2017-18                                  | 2017-18                                                                                                            | 2017-18    | 2017-18                        | 2017-18                        | 2017-18                                                        |
| 1         | Guwahati                                 | Shri Lakhan Saikia S/O Lt. Gathiramsaikia N. Kamalabari, Natunkamalabari Satra G. House, Kamalabari, Majuli, Assam | 4 Months   | 684200                         | Cane & Bamboo                  | Natunkamalabari Satra G. House, Kamalabari, Majuli, Assam      |
| 2         | Jorhat                                   | Shri Krishna Kumar Namasudra S/O Lt. Rupam Namasudra Telikhalepar, Karimganj, Assam                                | 4 Months   | 684200                         | Cane & Bamboo                  | Telikhalepar, Karimganj, Assam                                 |
| 3         | Jorhat                                   | Smt. Rashmi Ozah W/O Mr. Bhaben Saikia Village. Gajpuria Gaon, PO. Patia Gaon, Dist Jorhat, Assam                  | 4 Months   | 684200                         | Artistic Tribal Textiles       | Village. Gajpuria Gaon, PO. Patia Gaon, Dist Jorhat, Assam     |
| 4         | Gauripur                                 | Smt. Lady Rabha, Village Gojapara, PO Dwarka, Dist. Goalpara, Assam                                                | 4 Months   | 684200                         | Rabha textiles crafts          | Village - Gojapara, PO- Dwarka Goalpara, Assam                 |
| 5         | Gauripur                                 | Shri Ranjit Kumar Dey, Village Paharsingpara, P.O Dubapara, Dist. Goalpara, Assam                                  | 4 Months   | 684200                         | Sitalpati crafts               | Village Paharsingpara, P.O Dubapara, Dist Goalpara Assam       |
| 6         | Gauripur                                 | Shri Manendra Deka Village Metuakuchi P.O. Santinagar Dist Barpeta, Assam                                          | 4 Months   | 684200                         | Cane & Bamboo                  | Village Metuakuchi P.O. Santinagar Dist Barpeta, Assam         |
| 7         | Gauripur                                 | Shri Pradip Kumar Dey, Ward No. 3 P.O. Gauripur Dist Dhubri, Assam                                                 | 4 Months   | 684200                         | Cane & Bamboo crafts           | Ward No. 3 P.O. Gauripur Dist Dhubri, Assam                    |
| 8         | Gauripur                                 | Smt. Reju Bala Rabha, Village Dalmakha Hatibanda, P.O Debitola, Dist Kokrajhar, Assam                              | 4 Months   | 684200                         | Rabha Artistic Textiles crafts | Village Dalmakha Hatibanda, P.O Debitola, Dist Kokrajhar Assam |
| 9         | Gauripur                                 | Shri Karen Malakar, Village & P.O. Debottar Hasdaha Pt.-5, Dist Dhubri, Assam                                      | 4 Months   | 684200                         | Shola pith crafts              | Village & P.O. Debottar Hasdaha Pt.-5, Dist Dhubri Assam       |
|           |                                          |                                                                                                                    | Total      | 6157800                        |                                |                                                                |

2018-19 & 2019-20

No  fund  has  been  sanctioned  under  Training  through  Guru  Shishya  Parampara  component  to  the  artisans  in Assam.