Lok Sabha Question No. 4049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Khadi Clusters
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4049 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## KHADI CLUSTERS

4049. DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Bankura district in West Bengal comes under 100 Khadi Clusters announced in the current Budget;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the criteria for the selection of these 100 Khadi Clusters?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c): The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  is implementing  the Scheme  of  Fund  for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) with an aim to recognize the talent, creativity, enterprise of rural artisans in variety  of  fields  ranging  from  food  products  to  handicrafts,  Palmgur  products, Ayurvedic  Medicines,  Wood  &  Stone  carving,  Khadi,  etc.  and  to  help  traditional industries become more productive, profitable and capable for generating sustainable employment  for  the  artisans.    Under  this  scheme,  traditional  industries  clusters including  Khadi  related  clusters  are  set  up.    On  an  average,  at  least  one  cluster  is targeted for each district in the country.

The scheme is implemented by designated Nodal Agencies through roping in Implementing  Agencies  (IA).  A  contribution  of  10%  (5%  in  case  of  North  Eastern Region, Jammu & Kashmir and Hilly states) in cash is to be provided by the IA which can be Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Institutions and  field  functionaries  of  the  Central  and  State  Governments  and Panchayati Raj institutions, with suitable expertise to undertake cluster development.

List of SFURTI clusters in West Bengal including those proposed in Bankura District is annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4049 for answer on 12.12.2019

## District-wise SFURTI clusters in West Bengal approved from 2015-16 to 2019-20 (upto 22.11.2019)

IIEG- Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati

|   Sl No | District Name   | Cluster Name                | Product Category   | Agency Name   |   No. of Artisans |   Approval Cost (Rs. in Lakh) |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | Murshidabad     | Bijoypur Silk Khadi Cluster | Handicraft         | KVIC          |               324 |                        258.53 |
|       2 | Murshidabad     | Chak Islampur Khadi Cluster | Khadi              | KVIC          |               750 |                        192.5  |
|       3 | Nadia           | Chitrashali Khadi           | Chitrashali Khadi  | KVIC          |               251 |                        165.67 |
|       4 | Purba Bardhaman | Dokra Craft Cluster         | Handicraft         | IIEG          |               500 |                        149.42 |
|       5 | Birbhum         | Fashion Accessories Cluster | Handicraft         | IIEG          |               500 |                        147.47 |

## Proposals received by the KVIC for setting up of SFURTI clusters in Bankura District

|   Sl. No. | Name of the cluster                                                                        | Name of the products placed for manufacturing   |   Number of artisans proposed to be benefitted |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Central Bankura Integrated Palmgur Cluster, Sahana Pally, Dt.- Bankura                     | Palm products (edible and non-edible items)     |                                            806 |
|         2 | Ranibandh Jangal Mahal Sabai Life Cluster, Vill. & PO- Ranibandh, Dt.- Bankura Fibre items | based handicraft                                |                                            350 |