Lok Sabha Question No. 1626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Financial Assistance to Silk Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SILK WEAVERS

## 1626.  SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government provides the financial assistance to silk weavers in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof for the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to give them incentive and subsidy on yarn; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी (श्री अजय टम्टा)

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

(a) & (b): The  Government  of  India,  Ministry  of  Textiles  provides  financial  assistance  under following handloom schemes to the handloom agencies/weavers including silk weavers for development of handlooms and welfare of weavers across the country:

- (i) National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP)
- (ii) Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS)
- (iii) Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS)
- (iv) Yarn Supply Scheme (YSS)

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided for raw materials, purchase of looms and accessories, design innovation, product diversification, infrastructure development, skill upgradation, marketing of handloom products, loan at concessional rates etc.

A statement showing State-wise financial assistance provided to handloom agencies in the last three  years  and  the  current  year  (till  date)  under  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  and Comprehensive  Handloom  Cluster  Development  Scheme  is  at  Annexure-I.    Funds  under  Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme and Yarn Supply Scheme are released to the implementing agencies viz. LIC of India and National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) respectively.

(c) & (d): Under  Handloom  Marketing  Assistance  (HMA),  a  component  of  National  Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), Marketing Incentive, which is 10% of the average sales turnover for  the  last  three  years,  is  provided  to  the  eligible  handloom  agencies  to  promote  sales  of  handloom products.  A statement showing details of Marketing Incentive provided in the last three years and the current year (till date) is at Annexure-II.

Under the Yarn Supply Scheme, freight subsidy is available to the handloom weavers on all type of yarn, including silk yarn.  10% price subsidy is also available on cotton, domestic silk, woollen and linen yarn with quantity restrictions.  A statement showing details of 10% price subsidy provided to handloom weavers during last three years and current year (till date) is at Annexure-II.

Statement referred to in part (a) & (b) of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1626 for answer on 2012-18

| year (till date) under National Handloom Development Programme and Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme   | year (till date) under National Handloom Development Programme and Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme   | year (till date) under National Handloom Development Programme and Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                                  | Amount Released (Rs. in crores)                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                         | 7.42                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                      | 3.42                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                      |
| Assam                                                                                                                  | 39.58                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                      |
| Bihar                                                                                                                  | 2.71                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                      |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                           | 4.80                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                      |
| Delhi                                                                                                                  | 0.38                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                      |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                | 0.60                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                       | 3.73                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                      |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                      | 5.93                                                                                                                   | 10                                                                                                                     |
| Karnataka                                                                                                              | 2.19                                                                                                                   | 11                                                                                                                     |
| Kerala                                                                                                                 | 4.56                                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                         | 4.74                                                                                                                   | 13                                                                                                                     |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                            | 3.27                                                                                                                   | 14                                                                                                                     |
| Manipur                                                                                                                | 6.06                                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                                     |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                              | 2.36                                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                                     |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                | 5.96                                                                                                                   | 17                                                                                                                     |
| Nagaland                                                                                                               | 7.45                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                     |
| Odisha                                                                                                                 | 12.54                                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                                                     |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                              | 0.76                                                                                                                   | 20                                                                                                                     |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                 | 1.32                                                                                                                   | 21                                                                                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                             | 19.73                                                                                                                  | 22                                                                                                                     |
| Telangana                                                                                                              | 4.15                                                                                                                   | 23                                                                                                                     |
| Tripura                                                                                                                | 3.22                                                                                                                   | 24                                                                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                          | 16.76                                                                                                                  | 25                                                                                                                     |
| Uttrakhand                                                                                                             | 1.58                                                                                                                   | 26                                                                                                                     |
| West Bengal                                                                                                            | 2.35 167.57                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                  |

Funds under Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme and Yarn Supply Scheme are  released  to  the  implementing  agencies  viz.  LIC  of  India    and  National  Handloom  Development Corporation (NHDC) respectively.

Statement referred to in part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1626 for answer on 20-122018

Marketing Incentive provided in the last three years and current year (till date) under Handloom Marketing Assistance component of National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP):

| Year    |   Marketing Incentive released (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                                         43.3  |
| 2016-17 |                                         40.96 |
| 2017-18 |                                         22.61 |
| 2018-19 |                                         17.99 |
| Total   |                                        147.58 |

10% price subsidy  provided  on  hank  yarn  in  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  (till  date) under Yarn Supply Scheme:

| Year                |   10% price subsidy on hank yarn (Rs. In crore) |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16             |                                          143.66 |
| 2016-17             |                                          107.01 |
| 2017-18             |                                          107.8  |
| 2018-19 (till date) |                                           23.1  |
| Total               |                                          381.57 |

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