Lok Sabha Question No. 3736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## COMPREHENSIVE HANDLOOM CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

3736. DR.KIRIT P. SOLANKI

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

- (a)    the  salient  features  of  the  Comprehensive  Handloom  Cluster  development  Scheme  (CHCDS)  and  the current status of its implementation in the country;
- (b) the number of green and brown field projects that have been selected under the scheme, State/UT wise;
- (c) the details of the facilities and incentives being offered under the scheme; and
- (d)  whether  the  scheme  has  been  successful  in  encouraging  private  sector  investments  in  major  processing clusters and if yes, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्य मंरी ( श्री अजय टम्टा )

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

- (a): As per the  extant  guidelines,  Comprehensive  Handloom  Cluster  Development Scheme  (CHCDS)  is implemented for development of mega handloom clusters, having atleast 15000 looms per cluster with GoI share upto Rs.40.00 crore in a period of 5 years.

The scheme is under implementation in eight mega handloom Clusters i.e. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Sivasagar  (Assam),  Virudhanagar  (Tamil  Nadu),  Murshidabad  (West  Bengal),  Prakasam  &  Guntur  districts (Andhra Pradesh), Godda & neighbouring districts (Jharkhand), Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Trichy (Tamil Nadu).

- (b): The number of green and brown field projects that  have been taken up under the scheme are as under:
- (c): Under  the  CHCDS,  need  based  funding  is  provided  for  various  interventions  like  technology upgradation,  product  development,  setting  up  of  Value  Addition  Centre,  Common  Facility  Centre  (CFC), Marketing Complex, Dye House, Corpus Fund for Yarn Depot etc.
- (d): Under  the  scheme,  various  projects  like  setting  up  of  Common  Facility  Centre,  Dye  House, Garmenting Unit, Silk Spinning Unit, Automatic Silk Reeling Unit etc. have been taken up in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, which are functional.

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT   | Name of the Mega Cluster      |   Number of green field projects | Number of brown field projects   |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Assam                  | Sivasagar                     |                                6 | -                                |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh          | Varanasi                      |                                2 | -                                |
|         3 | West Bengal            | Murshidabad                   |                                4 | -                                |
|         4 | Tamil Nadu             | Trichy &Virudhunagar          |                               14 | 14                               |
|         5 | Bihar                  | Bhagalpur                     |                                3 | -                                |
|         6 | Jharkhand              | Godda &Neighbouring districts |                                5 | -                                |

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