Lok Sabha Question No. 771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Details regarding HSS Yojana
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## Details regarding HSS Yojana

## 771. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government had launched Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata (HSS) Yojana for handloom weavers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives thereto;
- (c) the ratio of sharing of financial assistance between the Government and beneficiary;
- (d) the total financial assistance provided by the Government under the HSS Yojana, till date, State/UT-wise;
- (e) the number of handloom weavers benefited from the HSS, till date, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the monitoring mechanism developed by the Government in this regard ?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी  (श्री अजय टम्टा)

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

- (a) & (b) The  Government of  India, Ministry of Textiles  introduced the technology  up-gradation scheme under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP)  and Comprehensive Handloom  Cluster  Development  Scheme  (CHCDS)  in  2015-16.  The  technology  up-gradation scheme,  with  some  modifications,  was  named  as  'Hathkargha  Samvardhan  Sahayata  (HSS) Yojana'  in  December  2016,  for  providing  upgraded  looms/accessories  to  handloom  weavers  to improve quality of fabric and enhance productivity. HSS is voluntary scheme option, available for weavers for receiving support.
- (c) Under the Yojana, the Government of India bears 90% of the cost of looms/accessories & remaining 10% is borne by the beneficiary.
- (d)&(e) A statement  showing  State-wise  total  financial  assistance  provided  and  the  number  of handloom weavers benefited till date is at Annexure-I.
- (f) The scheme  is monitored  at different levels by  Government  of  India  and  State Government.

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Annexure-I

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (d)  &  (e)  of  the  Unstarred  Question  No.771  dated 07.02.2019

| S. No.   | State             |   Financial assistance provided (Rs. in lakh) |   Number of handloom weavers benefited |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Kerala            |                                        100.41 |                                    868 |
| 2        | Tamil Nadu        |                                        819.37 |                                   9904 |
| 3        | Telangana         |                                         65.61 |                                    220 |
| 4        | Karnataka         |                                         45.84 |                                    236 |
| 5        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                        448.53 |                                    386 |
| 6        | Assam             |                                        784.96 |                                    821 |
| 7        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                         52.38 |                                    111 |
| 8        | Meghalaya         |                                         27.97 |                                    129 |
| 9        | West Bengal       |                                        383.68 |                                    142 |
| 10       | Sikkim            |                                         13.77 |                                     20 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                                        187.06 |                                     88 |
| 12       | Tripura           |                                         59.09 |                                   1039 |
| 13       | Manipur           |                                         14.66 |                                    121 |
| 14       | Mizoram           |                                        118.48 |                                   1387 |
| 15       | Bihar             |                                        160.36 |                                      0 |
| 16       | Nagaland          |                                        268.62 |                                     40 |
| 17       | Odisha            |                                        249.9  |                                    776 |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                        407.15 |                                    165 |
| 19       | Uttrakhand        |                                          2.07 |                                      0 |
| 20       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                        123.46 |                                    188 |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                         45.69 |                                     47 |
| 22       | Maharashtra       |                                          1.67 |                                     19 |
| 23       | Chhattisgarh      |                                         83.17 |                                    235 |
| 24       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                         34.88 |                                      0 |
| 25       | Haryana           |                                          2.25 |                                     10 |
| 26       | Rajasthan         |                                          5.64 |                                     41 |
|          | Total             |                                       4506.67 |                                  16993 |