Lok Sabha Question No. 2975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2975 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## SCHEME OF FUND FOR REGENERATION OF TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES

2975. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) the  total  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of Traditional Industries (SFURTI);
- (b) the  current  number  of  projects/  programs  that  are  being  carried  out  through  the  SFURTI scheme and the number of artisans who have been benefited from the scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  projects  and  activities  in  the  State  of  Kerala  under  the  SFURTI, particularly in relation to replacement of equipment, setting up of common facilities, support for development of new products, designs, packaging, market promotion, capacity building, etc.; and
- (d) the  total  funds  allocated  to  the  Thiruvananthapuram  Khadi  Cluster  and  the  number  of artisans who have been benefited from it?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) was revamped in the year 2014.  Year-wise total funds allocated and utilized under SFURTI is as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year     | Allocation (RE)   |   Utilization |
|----------|-------------------|---------------|
| 2014-15  | 2.00              |         0     |
| 2015-16  | 50.00             |        30.29  |
| 2016-17  | 75.00             |        66.8   |
| 2017-18  | 10.00             |         9.75  |
| 2018-19  | 86.03             |        86.03  |
| 2019-20* | 125.00 (BE)       |         0.047 |

- (b): Currently 142 proposals have been approved under SFURTI.  State/UT-wise Nodal Agencywise  indicating  District  as  well  as  amount  approved  under  'SFURTI'  and  number  of  artisans benefited is placed at Annexure-I.
- (c): Five proposals have been approved in the State of Kerala under SFURTI. The amount of grant/support is for construction of Common Facility Centre (CFC)/Raw Material Bank, purchase of Machinery/equipments, market promotion, capacity building etc. as per the need of clusters. The details of the clusters are placed at Annexure-II.
- (d): A total of Rs.81.72 lakh was allocated to Thiruvananthapuram Khadi Cluster in 11 th Plan and 520 artisans benefitted from it.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2975 for answer on 11.07.2019

Nodal Agency-wise indicating State/UT, District as well as amount approved under 'SFURTI' and number of artisans benefited

## Nodal Agency -  Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mumbai

|   Sl No | State             | District                 | Name/ Product                                       |   Amount approved (Rs. in Lakh) | No. of Artisans covered   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Chittoor                 | Traditional Kalamkari painting Products             |                          121.49 | 300                       |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Chittoor                 | Tamarind &Fruit products processing                 |                          284.8  | 1377 (all women)          |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh    | East Godavari            | Jonnada Food processing Cluster                     |                          155.88 | 461                       |
|       4 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lower Subansiri          | Handloom & Traditional dress making (Deed)          |                           83.31 | 225                       |
|       5 | Bihar             | Madhubani                | Madhubani traditional Painting                      |                          147.89 | 600                       |
|       6 | Bihar             | Rohtas                   | Pottery                                             |                          127.87 | 150                       |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh      | Raipur                   | Dry Flowers                                         |                           93.15 | 389                       |
|       8 | Chhattisgarh      | Bastar                   | Docra handicraft                                    |                           98.03 | 600                       |
|       9 | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada                | Collection & processing of Herbs & honey Cl.        |                          195.94 | 650                       |
|      10 | Gujarat           | Bardoli Surat            | Blacksmithy&Agri tools                              |                          118.57 | 498                       |
|      11 | Haryana           | Panipat                  | Multi craft/ Handicraft                             |                          122.29 | 329                       |
|      12 | Haryana           | Hissar                   | Zari Juti& Embroidery                               |                          231.56 | 500                       |
|      13 | Jharkhand         | Gumla                    | Multi products- Food Processing, Bee keeping &Honey |                          254.24 | 800                       |
|      14 | Jharkhand         | Koderma                  | Agarbatti                                           |                          127.44 | 250                       |
|      15 | Jharkhand         | SanthalPargana           | Silk &Khadi products                                |                          150    | 681                       |
|      16 | Karnataka         | Davangere                | HariharaKhadi                                       |                          130.5  | 501                       |
|      17 | Karnataka         | Belgaum                  | HudliKhadi                                          |                          132.82 | 730                       |
|      18 | Karnataka         | SidhalgattaChikb alarpur | Khadi                                               |                          132.03 | 300                       |
|      19 | Karnataka         | Bidar                    | Wood craft/ Woodwork                                |                          145.37 | 250                       |
|      20 | Karnataka         | Belgaum                  | Bijapur Khadi Cl.                                   |                          237.17 | 448                       |
|      21 | Maharashtra       | Sindhudurg               | Bamboo processing                                   |                          149.89 | 250                       |
|      22 | Maharashtra       | Nagpur                   | Readymade garments                                  |                          112.24 | 533                       |
|      23 | Maharashtra       | Satara                   | Mahabaleswar Bee- keeping                           |                          116.3  | 470                       |
|      24 | Maharashtra       | Beed                     | Banjara dress making &Handicrafts                   |                           98.09 | 250                       |
|      25 | Manipur           | Ningomthong              | Bamboo, Reed kauna Cluster                          |                          135.75 | 316                       |
|      26 | Manipur           | Senapati (Khongjam)      | Traditional dress &Embroidery Cluster               |                          117.79 | 450                       |

|   27 | Manipur        | Thoubal                                 | Mao Pollinator (Bee-keeping) Cluster                 |   145.61 |   300 |
|------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------|
|   28 | Madhya Pradesh | Hosangabad                              | Bamboo &pottery                                      |   149.44 |   474 |
|   29 | Madhya Pradesh | Betul                                   | Pottery/ Teracotta                                   |   148.55 |   509 |
|   30 | Madhya Pradesh | Chitrakoot(MP)                          | Herbal &health care Products                         |   245.25 |   500 |
|   31 | Madhya Pradesh | Jobat                                   | Natural Dye &Printing                                |   112.65 |   300 |
|   32 | Odisha         | Khurda                                  | Abehana Fruits & Vegetable processing                |   132.05 |   188 |
|   33 | Odisha         | Ganjam                                  | JagmohanBrass & Bell Metal Handicraft                |   121.2  |   314 |
|   34 | Odisha         | Betnoti Mayurbhanj                      | Non Timber Forest product-NTFP                       |   159.36 |   550 |
|   35 | Punjab         | Ludhiana (Doraha)                       | Honey                                                |   150    |   310 |
|   36 | Rajasthan      | Jaipur                                  | Sanchor leather Cl.                                  |   115.21 |   200 |
|   37 | Rajasthan      | Sikandara                               | Dausa Stone Carving                                  |   110.5  |   200 |
|   38 | Tamil Nadu     | Tirupur                                 | Kangayamkhadi products                               |   130.5  |   309 |
|   39 | Tamil Nadu     | Salem                                   | Sarkar Steel &wooden furniture                       |   142.85 |   345 |
|   40 | Tamil Nadu     | Krishnagiri                             | Palmgur& Palm Products                               |   149.84 |   300 |
|   41 | Uttar Pradesh  | Azamgarh                                | Pottery                                              |   111.65 |   300 |
|   42 | Uttar Pradesh  | Lucknow                                 | Food Processing                                      |   112.77 |   217 |
|   43 | Uttar Pradesh  | Bhadohi- Sant Ravi-das Ngr. (Allahabad) | Hand knotted carpet                                  |   130.5  |   539 |
|   44 | Uttar Pradesh  | Deoria                                  | Crochet Crochia cluster                              |   101.87 |   300 |
|   45 | Uttar Pradesh  | Mirzapur (Varanasi)                     | Carpet Weaving                                       |   112.17 |   300 |
|   46 | Uttar Pradesh  | Mau                                     | Pottery cluster                                      |   121.43 |   444 |
|   47 | Uttar Pradesh  | Saharanpur                              | Gangoh Honey & Bee-keeping Cluster                   |   192.78 |   307 |
|   48 | Uttar Pradesh  | Farrukhabad                             | Potato products, Noodles & Vermicelli making cluster |   138.36 |   263 |
|   49 | Uttarakhand    | Dehradun                                | Aipan Art/ Handicraft                                |   103.39 |   251 |
|   50 | West Bengal    | Murshidabad                             | ChakIslampur Cluster/Muslin and other khadi          |   192.5  |   750 |
|   51 | West Bengal    | Nadia                                   | Chitrashali Khadi Cluster                            |   165.67 |   251 |

## Nodal Agency -  Coir Board, Kochi, Kerala

|   Sl. No | State          | District             | Name/ Product                         |   Amount approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   No. of Artisans covered |
|----------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Vizainagaram (Major) | Coir Mattress Coir fibre              |                          266.58 |                      1600 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor             | Coir Products                         |                          112.03 |                       400 |
|        3 | A&N Islands    | Port Blair           | Coir Products                         |                          249.28 |                       400 |
|        4 | Gujarat        | Anand                | Tarapur/Coir Products                 |                          247.84 |                       500 |
|        5 | Gujarat        | Banaskantha          | Samvedna ST Cluster/ Coir handicrafts |                          149.99 |                       500 |

|   6 | Karnataka   | Tumkur (Heritage)     | Coir products, Coir pith Block, Coir furniture, manure, Rubberized Coir, Coir handicrafts   |   740.86 |   2500 |
|-----|-------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|
|   7 | Karnataka   | North Kannada         | Kumta KarwarCoir Cluster/ Coir pith, Coir furniture, Rubberized Coir, Coir handicrafts      |   149.36 |    500 |
|   8 | Karnataka   | Hasan                 | Haralakatta Coir Products                                                                   |   148.54 |    500 |
|   9 | Karnataka   | Hassan                | Javagal Coir Products                                                                       |   147.21 |    500 |
|  10 | Karnataka   | Hassan                | Gudakanhalli Coir Products                                                                  |   143.43 |    500 |
|  11 | Kerala      | Thiruvananthap uram   | Neyatinkara Katakkada Cluster / Coir furniture                                              |   144.08 |    517 |
|  12 | Kerala      | Kozhikode             | Balussery Coir cluster /Coir products &Coir pith                                            |   109.02 |    500 |
|  13 | Kerala      | Allapuzha (Major)     | Haripad Coir products                                                                       |   144.08 |   2000 |
|  14 | Kerala      | Alapuzha              | Ambalapuzha Coir Products                                                                   |   159.48 |    368 |
|  15 | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg            | Sawantwadi Coir Cluster /Coir products                                                      |   149.34 |    500 |
|  16 | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg            | Pendur Coir Fibre extraction, Coir pith making.                                             |   149.34 |    550 |
|  17 | Odisha      | Balasore              | Bhograi Coir products                                                                       |   150.34 |    559 |
|  18 | Odisha      | Puri                  | Konark Coir products                                                                        |   174.44 |   1044 |
|  19 | Odisha      | Kendrapada            | Rajkanika Coir cluster/ Coir products                                                       |   161.25 |    401 |
|  20 | Odisha      | Puri                  | Raghunath Coir cluster/ Coir products, coir pith compost                                    |   243.34 |   1187 |
|  21 | Odisha      | Puri                  | Radha Rani Coir cluster/ Coir products, coir mat                                            |   185.08 |    500 |
|  22 | Tamil Nadu  | Salem(Mettur) (Major) | Coir furniture Coir Mat consortium                                                          |   298.91 |   1430 |
|  23 | Tamil Nadu  | Coimbatore (Heritage) | Pollachi South Rubberized Coir                                                              |   662.24 |   3350 |
|  24 | Tamil Nadu  | Tirupur(Major)        | Dindigul Coir products                                                                      |   291.62 |   1720 |
|  25 | Tamil Nadu  | Dharmapuri            | Coir pith block/Grow Bag.                                                                   |   148.25 |    750 |
|  26 | Tamil Nadu  | Tirupur(Major)        | Kangayam Coir products                                                                      |   289.19 |    650 |
|  27 | Tamil Nadu  | Tirupur(Major)        | Palladam Grow Bag cluster/ Coir products Coir Grow Bag                                      |   289.9  |    885 |
|  28 | Tamil Nadu  | Thirunelveli(Ma jor)  | Tenakashi, Coir products                                                                    |   273.71 |   1330 |
|  29 | Tamil Nadu  | Madurai(Major)        | Coir furniture, Coir handicrafts                                                            |   299.72 |   2450 |
|  30 | Tamil Nadu  | Kanyakumari           | (Ethamozy) Nagarcoil coir cluster/ Coir products                                            |   149.06 |   1750 |
|  31 | Tamil Nadu  | Krishnagiri (Major)   | Coir Products                                                                               |   286.96 |    695 |
|  32 | Tamil Nadu  | Vellore               | Pakkam Coir Cluster/ Coir Products                                                          |   491.48 |    866 |
|  33 | Tamil Nadu  | Erode                 | Mannargudi Tiruvarur Coir Cluster/ Coir Products                                            |   493    |    810 |
|  34 | Tamil Nadu  | Erode                 | Kongu Coir Cluster/ Coir Products                                                           |   473.65 |    908 |
|  35 | Tamil Nadu  | Salem                 | Omalur Coir Cluster/ Coir Products                                                          |   494.35 |    960 |

## Nodal Agency -  Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati (IIEG)

|   Sl No | State     | District        | Name/ Product                                     |   Amount approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   No. of Artisans covered |
|---------|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Assam     | Jorhat          | MajuliUnique handicraft Endi silk bamboo products |                          137.3  |                       252 |
|       2 | Assam     | Baksa           | Manas Handloom Dress/ Traditional Dress           |                          140.5  |                       550 |
|       3 | Assam     | Barpeta         | Metal ware/Brass metal craft                      |                          143.99 |                       544 |
|       4 | Assam     | Mirza           | Hastkalashilp Cluster/ Handloom Dress             |                          143.99 |                       544 |
|       5 | Assam     | Dibrugarh       | Handloom weaving & readymade garments             |                          211.76 |                       695 |
|       6 | Assam     | Goalpara        | Sitalpati                                         |                           94.38 |                       550 |
|       7 | Assam     | Kamrup          | PSK Silk Khadi Cluster                            |                          175.13 |                       261 |
|       8 | Assam     | Dhubri          | Chapar Terracota Cluster                          |                          108.17 |                       432 |
|       9 | Assam     | Goalpara        | Balijana Dress making &Handicraft Cluster         |                          162.59 |                       250 |
|      10 | Assam     | Darrang         | Bechimari Bamboo Cluster/ Cane & Bamboo           |                           92.34 |                       550 |
|      11 | Assam     | Lakhimpur       | Lakhimpur Silk Cluster/ Textile                   |                          182.64 |                       400 |
|      12 | Assam     | Darrang         | Sipajhar Textile Cluster/ Textile                 |                          121.4  |                       350 |
|      13 | Assam     | Kokrajhar       | Kokrajhar Textile Cluster/Textile                 |                          122.52 |                       350 |
|      14 | Assam     | Morigaon        | Baghara Textile Cluster/Textile                   |                          210.69 |                       350 |
|      15 | Assam     | Udalgiri        | Udalgiri Textile Cluster/Textile                  |                          133.08 |                       300 |
|      16 | Assam     | Kamrup          | Bihdia, JajikonaArtistic Textile Cluster/ Textile |                          131.02 |                       300 |
|      17 | Meghalaya | West Garo Hills | Cane &Bamboo Cluster, Selsella                    |                          103.76 |                       241 |
|      18 | Nagaland  | Dimapur         | Bamboo & Textile Cluster/Bamboo &Textiles         |                          147.86 |                       300 |
|      19 | Tripura   | West Tripura    | Bamboo Utility                                    |                          272.21 |                       500 |

## Nodal Agency -   National  Institute  for  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (NIMSME), Hyderabad

|   Sl No | State          | District      | Name/ Product                                 |   Amount approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   No. of Artisans covered |
|---------|----------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | Krishna       | Kondapalli Wooden Toys                        |                          132.85 |                       201 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh | Krishna       | Pedanna Kalamkari Painting                    |                          261    |                       750 |
|       3 | Kerala         | Tirrur        | Virgin Coconut Oil and flavoured milk Cluster |                          245.89 |                       750 |
|       4 | Punjab         | Bhatinda      | Honey Bee cluster / Honey                     |                          265.24 |                      1090 |
|       5 | Punjab         | Hoshiarpur    | Wood Inlay and Lacquer                        |                          250.75 |                       618 |
|       6 | Telangana      | Warangal      | Pembarthy Metalware cluster                   |                          149.96 |                       200 |
|       7 | Telangana      | Mehboobnagar  | Mothkur Ikkat handloom cluster                |                          143.38 |                       400 |
|       8 | Telangana      | Mehboobnagar) | Ieeza Gadwal handloom                         |                          198.55 |                       600 |

## Nodal Agency -  J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB)

|   Sl No | State   | District   | Name/ Product                                          |   Amount approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   No. of Artisans covered |
|---------|---------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | J&K     | Anantanag  | RaniporaWeaving Martand Chainstitch &Crewel embroidery |                             380 |                       651 |

|   2 | J&K   | Budgam    | RudbughWeaving Sukhnaj Sozniembriodery       |   375.00 |   500 |
|-----|-------|-----------|----------------------------------------------|----------|-------|
|   3 | J&K   | Srinagar  | Honey Bee-Keeping Kasur Maunch               |   299.8  |   550 |
|   4 | J&K   | Baramulla | PattanWeaving &Embroidery                    |   248.37 |   369 |
|   5 | J&K   | Pampore   | PulwamaVitasta Hosiery Cluster               |   216.46 |   344 |
|   6 | J&K   | Khistwar  | Essential Oils                               |   196    |   418 |
|   7 | J&K   | Bandipora | Kamraj Bee-keeping/Honey & Bee- keeping      |   211.35 |   250 |
|   8 | J&K   | Ramban    | Banihal Honey &Bee-keeping                   |   128.14 |   157 |
|   9 | J&K   | Samba     | Masterjee Bee-keeping/Honey & Bee-keeping    |   124.01 |   164 |
|  10 | J&K   | Doda      | Kailash kundshudh Mahadev/Honey &Bee-keeping |   126.85 |   300 |

## Nodal Agency - Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (IEDO), Bhubaneswar, Odisha

|   Sl No | State   | District   | Name/ Product                                 |   Amount approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   No. of Artisans covered |
|---------|---------|------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Odisha  | Balasore   | Soro Stone Carving Handicraft                 |                          235.15 |                       550 |
|       2 | Odisha  | Jajpur     | Haripur Traditional Dress                     |                          119.17 |                       250 |
|       3 | Odisha  | Mayurbhanj | Udala Sal Leaf &Honey                         |                          139.8  |                       250 |
|       4 | Odisha  | Bhadrak    | BhandaripokhriAgarbatti Cluster/Agarbatti     |                          209    |                       300 |
|       5 | Odisha  | Khurda     | Hadapada Stone Carving Cluster/ Stone Carving |                          248.7  |                       250 |
|       6 | Odisha  | Mayurbhanj | BaripadaBadshahiMilk & milk products Cluster  |                          413.16 |                       750 |
|       7 | Odisha  | Cuttack    | NuapatnaManibandhaHandloom                    |                          236.56 |                       550 |
|       8 | Odisha  | Puri       | BrahmagiriEast River Aquaculture Cluster      |                          455.75 |                       550 |
|       9 | Odisha  | Ganjam     | Berhampur Handloom                            |                          113.17 |                       700 |
|      10 | Odisha  | Kalahandi  | BhawanipatnaBamboocraft Cluster               |                          199.6  |                       500 |
|      11 | Odisha  | Mayurbhanj | BaripadaCluster / Bamboocraft                 |                          368.21 |                       687 |
|      12 | Odisha  | Nayagarh   | RohitbankaCluster /Bamboocraft                |                          193.55 |                       500 |
|      13 | Odisha  | Dhenkanal  | Gondia Block/ Bamboocraft &Agarbatti          |                          192.19 |                       500 |
|      14 | Odisha  | Nuapada    | Sinapalli Handloom                            |                          268.88 |                       550 |

## Nodal Agency - Indian Micro Enterprises Development Foundation (IMEDF), New Delhi

|   Sl No | State          | District                    | Name/ Product                 |   Amount approved (Rs. in Lakh) |   No. of Artisans covered |
|---------|----------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Uttar Pradesh  | Baraulia, Amethi &Sultanpur | Baraulia Medicinal Plants     |                          225.2  |                       500 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur                      | Manglagiri Gold Jewellery Cl. |                          425.71 |                      1017 |
|       3 | Karnataka      | Shivmoga                    | Natural dyed handloom         |                          198.38 |                       459 |
|       4 | Gujarat        | Tapi                        | Bamboo products               |                          207.9  |                       512 |
|       5 | Uttarakhand    | Roorkee                     | Nautical artefacts            |                          231.96 |                       500 |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2975 for answer on 11.07.2019

## Details of the SFURTI clusters in the State of Kerala

|   Sl No | District                  | Name/Product                                  |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Lakh) |   No. of Artisans/Benefi ciaries |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | Neyatinkara (Katakkada)   | Coir furniture                                |                            144.08 |                              517 |
|       2 | Balussery                 | Coir products& Coir pith making               |                            109.02 |                              500 |
|       3 | Haripad-Allapuzha (Major) | Coir products                                 |                            144.08 |                             2000 |
|       4 | Alapuzha (Ambalapuzha)    | Coir Products                                 |                            159.48 |                              368 |
|       5 | Tirrur                    | Virgin Coconut Oil and flavoured milk Cluster |                            245.89 |                              750 |