Lok Sabha Question No. 941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Revival of Traditional/Small Scale Industry
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Santokh Singh Chaudhary, Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## REVIVAL OF TRADITIONAL/SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY

## 941. SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of the schemes being run with the cooperation of the Union Government in the country at present to revive traditional and small scale industry;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  introduce  any  special  scheme  to  revive traditional hand tool industry in Nagaur district of Rajasthan;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)   the  steps  taken  by  the  Union  Government  to  revive  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

- (a): Ministry  of  MSME,  through  KVIC,  implements  following  schemes  to  revive traditional and small scale industry all over the country:
- 1)  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI)  has  been  under implementation  since  2005-06  for  making  Traditional  Industries  more  productive  and competitive by organizing the Traditional Industries and artisans into clusters. The Scheme envisages providing need-based assistance for replacement of production equipment, setting up of common facility centres (CFC), product development, quality improvement, improved marketing,  training  and  capacity  building  etc.    The  scheme  was  modified  as  revamped SFURTI scheme during 2016-17.
- 2)    Khadi  Programme:For  the  development  and  promotion  of  Khadi  Programme,  KVIC implements following Schemes with the support of 34 State/UT Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIBs), and 2518 Khadi Institutions are providing employment to 4.65 lakh persons (cumulative) out of which more than 80% artisans are women.
- i) Market Promotion and Development Assistance (MPDA).
- ii) Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate (ISEC)
- iii) AamAdmiBimaYojana (erstwhile Jana Shree BimaYojana)
- iv) Artisans Welfare Fund Trust (AWFT)
- v) Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans
- vi) Strengthening  of  Infrastructure  of  Existing  Weak  Khadi  Institutions  and  Assistance for Marketing Infrastructure.

- 3) Village Industries Programme is broadly classified under seven groups for the purpose of implementation of its programmes, which are as under:
- i) Agro Based and Food Processing Industry (ABFPI)
3. ii) Forest Based Industry (FBI)
4. iii) Hand Made Paper and Fibre Industry (HMPFI)
5. iv) Mineral Based Industry (MBI)
- v) Polymer and Chemical Based Industry (PCBI)
7. vi) Rural Engineering and Bio-Technology Industry (REBT)
8. vii) Service & Textile Industry

4)  Khadi  Reform  and  Development Programme (KRDP)aims to revitalize the khadi sector with enhanced sustainability of khadi, increased incomes and employment for spinners and weavers, increased artisans' welfare and to achieve synergy with village industries. 'Khadi Reform Package' envisages reform support in the following areas: (i) Artisan Earnings and Empowerment, (ii) Direct Reform Assistance to 400 Khadi Institutions & (iii) Implementation of a well-knit Management Information System (MIS).

In addition to above,  KVIC  is  also  implementing  following  programmes  for promotion and development of traditional industries viz.  Beekeeping (Honey Mission) and Pottery Development Programme (Kumhar Sashaktikaran Programme):

- i) Bee-Keeping (Honey Mission): KVIC launched Honey (Bee) Mission in July, 2017 for promoting Beekeeping and generating employment in the beekeeping potential States of the country.
2. ii) Pottery Programme(Kumhar Sashaktikaran):Under this programme KVIC identify the areas  where  clusters  of  traditional  pottery  workers  are  available  and  provide  them training and electric pottery wheels and other tools like blunger, Pug Mill, etc.
3. (b): No,  Sir. However, Ministry of MSME, through Process & Product Development Centre (PPDC), Agra operates an Extension Centre at Nagaur, Rajasthan where 1052 nos. and 7571 nos. candidates were trained during 2017-18 and 2018-19,  respectively.
4. (c): Does not arise.
5. (d): The other steps taken to revive Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are as follows:
- 1)  Mission  Solar  Charkha  has  been  launched  by  the  Ministry  to  provide  employment opportunities  to  women  in  rural  India.    The  scheme  provides  setting  up  'Solar  Charkha Clusters', in a focal village,whereby artisans from surrounding villages in a radius of 8 to 10 kilometres can be benefitted through training and production of fabric out of solar charkhas.
- 2)  Capacity  Building  (CB):  KVIC  conducts  training  programmes  through  40  departmental and  non-departmental  training  centres.  These  training  centres  impart  need-based  training under  various  disciplines  viz.  Soap  and  Detergent  making,  Food  Items,  Bakery  Products, Ready Made Garments, Beekeeping, Agarbatti making, candle making, motor winding etc.

3) Science & Technology: Research and Development (R&D) is a vital input for stepping up productivity  by  bringing  improvement  in  equipment  and  manufacturing  techniques  of  the craftsman.  KVIC continues to increase the productivity and earnings of artisans and make the  production  process  more  artisan-friendly  by  reducing  drudgery  in  their  work.  Various advanced  technologies  have  been  developed  under  Research  &  Development  schemes  of KVIC, which bring a significant difference in the quality, productivity and packaging of the products manufactured by the rural industries sector.

Ministry is also implementing, through Coir Board, the Coir VikasYojana to cater to the  multiple  developmental  needs  of  coir  industry.    Interventions  under  the  following components of the Scheme are taken up during the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

1. Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY)
2. Coir Industry Technology Upgradation Scheme (CITUS)
3. Export Market Promotion (EMP)
4. Domestic Market Promotion (DMP)
5. Trade and Industry Related Functional Support Services (TIRFSS)
6. Welfare Measures (Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme)
7. Plan Science & Technology

Ministry is in the process of establishing 15 new Technology Centres and upgrading/modernizing  existing  TCs  under  the  Technology  Centre  Systems  Programme (TCSP) at an estimated cost of Rs.2200 crore including World Bank loan assistance of USD 200 Million.

A new Scheme 'Establishment of new Technology Centres/Extension Centres' has also been  approved  by  CCEA  on  01.11.2018  to  establish  20  Technology  Centres  and  100 Extension Centres at an approximate cost of Rs.6000 crore.

These Technology Centres are being established to assist MSMEs in their skilling and technological needs specially in high end technologies and are equipped with multiple cutting edge  manufacturing  technologies,  such  as  CNC  Machines,  3D  Manufacturing/  Additive Manufacturing,  Laser/Ultrasonic  machining,  Robotics  and  Process  Automation,  Precision measurement/ Metrology equipment, for General Engineering and Automotive Sector, Stateof-the-art Electronics Manufacturing Facilities, Calibration and Testing Facilities for Electronic Systems Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector.

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