Lok Sabha Question No. 1743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: USTTAD Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1743 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019 USTTAD SCHEME

## 1743.  DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  salient  features  of  the  USTTAD  scheme  and  the  current  status  of  its implementation in the country;
- (b) the total number of minority craftsmen and artisans that have benefited under the scheme,  since  its  inception,  Statewise  and  year-wise,  especially  in  the  State  of Gujarat; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government,  if  any,  to  spread  awareness  regarding  the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a)  to  (b): Upgrading  the  Skills  and  Training  in  Traditional  Arts/  Crafts  for Development (USTTAD) scheme was launched on 14 th  May, 2015 to preserve the rich heritage of traditional arts/crafts of minorities. The scheme aims at capacity building and  updating  the  traditional  skills  of  master  craftsmen/artisans;  documentation  of identified  traditional  arts/crafts  of  minorities;  set  standards  for  traditional  skills; training of minority youths in various identified traditional arts/crafts through master craftsmen;  and  develop  national  and  international  market  linkages.  The  training component  of  the  scheme  is  implemented  through  Project  Implementing  Agencies (PIAs).  During  2018-19,  84  PIAs  have  been  selected  and  7560  trainees  have  been allocated with the 90 trainees per PIA. Total 16,200 trainees have been trained till date under USTTAD scheme. State wise numbers of trainees trained under the scheme is enclosed at Annexure-I .

Further, Hunar Haat and ShilpUtsav component of the schem e is  implemented through  National  Minorities  Development  &  Finance  Corporation  (NMDFC)  under USTTAD scheme, in exhibition format wherein opportunity is given to the artisans from across the country to showcase and market their traditional handicraft and handloom products.  Artisans  from  states  with  different  crafts  including  culinary  crafts  are selected to present their exquisite craftsmanship, refined over generations. A statement showing the state wise & year wise craftsmen and artisans benefitted under this  component  since  2015-16,  including  in  the  State  of  Gujarat  is  enclosed  as Annexure-II .

(c): Ministry publicizes USTTAD scheme through Electronic and Print Media to generate awareness among minorities from time to time. It spreads awareness about the scheme by  undertakingpublicityof  HunarHaat  Exhibitions  in  national  &  regional  newspapers, pamphlets, hoardings, bus-q-shelters, uni-poles etc.

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Annexure refer to part (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1743 to be answered on 13.02.2019 regarding 'USTTAD Scheme' asked by Dr. Kirit P. Solanki.

| S. No.   | State*           |   No. of trainees trained* |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | ASSAM            |                       1500 |
| 2        | HIMACHAL PRADESH |                        300 |
| 3        | JAMMU& KASHMIR   |                       2700 |
| 4        | MADHYA PRADESH   |                       1500 |
| 5        | MAHARASHTRA      |                        300 |
| 6        | MANIPUR          |                        600 |
| 7        | MIZORAM          |                        300 |
| 8        | PUNJAB           |                        600 |
| 9        | RAJASTHAN        |                        600 |
| 10       | UTTAR PRADESH    |                       6900 |
| 11       | WEST BENGAL      |                        900 |
|          | Total            |                      16200 |

Note: *No trainees have been trained in the remaining States/UTs including Gujarat so far, as no PIAs were empanelled in those States.

Annexure refer to part (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1743 to be answered on 13.02.2019 regarding 'USTTAD Scheme' asked by Dr. Kirit P. Solanki.

|       | Name of exhibition   | USTTAD* ShilpUtsav   | HunarHaat      | HunarHaat     | HunarHaat      |
|-------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
| S. No | Name of the State    | 2015-16              | 2016-17        | 2017-18 No of | 2018-19        |
|       |                      | No of Artisans       | No of Artisans | Artisans      | No of Artisans |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       |                      | 8              | 9             | 8              |
| 2     | Assam                |                      | 5              | 9             | 11             |
| 3     | Bihar                | 13                   | 7              | 8             | 9              |
| 4     | Chandigarh           | 9                    | 1              |               |                |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh         |                      |                |               | 3              |
| 6     | Delhi                | 24                   | 38             | 68            | 76             |
| 7     | Gujarat              | 87                   | 19             | 29            | 31             |
| 8     | Haryana              | 48                   | 1              | 1             | 3              |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh     |                      | 2              | 2             | 2              |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir      | 14                   | 28             | 17            | 20             |
| 11    | Jharkhand            |                      | 3              | 6             | 10             |
| 12    | Karnataka            | 32                   | 7              | 9             | 5              |
| 13    | Kerala               | 1                    | 5              |               |                |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh       | 17                   | 13             | 16            | 23             |
| 15    | Maharashtra          | 70                   | 4              | 10            | 9              |
| 16    | Manipur              | 2                    | 5              | 5             | 5              |
| 17    | Meghalaya            |                      |                | 1             |                |
| 18    | Mizoram              |                      | 1              | 2             |                |
| 19    | Nagaland             | 2                    | 7              | 9             | 7              |
| 20    | Odisha               |                      | 4              | 3             | 6              |
| 21    | Puducherry           |                      | 2              | 8             | 5              |
| 22    | Punjab               | 6                    | 5              | 4             | 9              |
| 23    | Rajasthan            | 27                   | 19             | 25            | 33             |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu           |                      |                | 1             | 2              |
| 25    | Telangana            | 9                    | 2              | 3             | 5              |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh        | 78                   | 69             | 112           | 108            |
| 27    | Uttrakhand           | 11                   | 4              | 3             | 7              |
| 28    | West Bengal          | 73                   | 13             | 16            | 14             |
|       | Total                | 523                  | 272            | 376           | 411            |