Lok Sabha Question No. 4391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Textile Workers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/07/2019

## 'TEXTILE WORKERS'

## 4391. SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  assisting  the  weavers  and  other  textile  workers  in  Siricilla, Karimnagar in Warangal district in Telangana and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to develop Warangal city as textile manufacturing hub and help Scheduled Caste (SC) people who are involved in the same;
- (c) if so, the details thereof indicating the incentives given in last four years and current year; and (d) the action plan proposed/ undertaken to protect textile industry in Telangana and the interests of textile workers and their families?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d): Government of India has been implementing various development projects/programmes/Schemes covering the Handloom, Powerloom, Technology Upgradation, Silk , Jute and various other textiles sectors all over the country including Siricilla, Karimnagar in Warangal district in Telangana. Brief details of these projects/schemes for providing assistance and other support in textile sector are given below:

- i) Handloom  Sector: The  Government  provides  financial  assistance  to  the  handloom  agencies across the country, including Sircilla, Karimnagar and Warangal district of Telangana under the following schemes of this office:-
- 1) National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP)
- 2) Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS)
- 3) Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS)
- 4) 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, lighting units, marketing of handloom products and loan at concessional rates.

Details of financial assistance provided to handloom agencies of Karimnagar and Warangal in the last four years for Block Level Cluster under NHDP are as under:-

| Name of district   | Name of Block Level Cluster sanctioned   |   No. of weavers covered |   Amount released (Rs. in lakh) |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Karimnagar         | Kamalapur District                       |                      624 |                           58    |
|                    | Kankula                                  |                      272 |                           31.25 |
|                    | Vemulawada                               |                      324 |                           19.1  |
| Warangal           | Shayampet                                |                      302 |                           22.2  |

Other initiatives undertaken in the State of Telangana in the last four years in Handloom Sector:

-  08 Block Level Clusters covering 2652 handloom weavers have been sanctioned and a sum of  Rs.  2.72  crore  has  been  released  under  NHDP  (National  Handloom  Development Programme)
-  38 Marketing events have been sanctioned for promotion of sale of handloom products and financial assistance of Rs. 1.33 crore has been provided to the implementing agencies.
-  In order to prevent imitation of handloom products, 'Gadwal Saree', 'Siddipet Gollabana' and 'Narayanpet  Handloom  Saree'  products  of  Telangana  have  been  registered  under  GI (Geographical Indications) Act.
-  In  order  to  provide  loan  to  the  Handloom  weavers  on  concessional  rate  of  interest  for expanding their business, 4669 MUDRA loans have been sanctioned involving loan amount of Rs. 21.53 crore.
-  In order to provide benefit of insurance, 23383  handloom weavers have been covered under Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY).
-  In order to provide yarn to the Handloom weavers at subsidised rates 65.08 lakh kg of yarn worth Rs. 219.24 crore has been supplied to the weavers of Telangana at Mill Gate Price and 15.12  lakh  kg  of  yarn  worth  Rs.  114.16  crore  has  been  supplied  under  10%  Subsidy component of Yarn Supply Scheme.
-  In  order  to  enforce  Handloom  (Reservation  of  Articles  for  Products)  Act,  1985,  Rs.  72.91 lakhs  has  been  released  for  setting  up  enforcement  machinery  in  the  state  of  Telangana. Inspections of powerloom units are conducted from time to time and precautionary measures are taken to prevent production of reserved handloom items on powerlooms.
- ii) Powerloom Sector: PowerTex India-A comprehensive scheme for development of Powerloom sector has been launched w.e.f 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2020 with components like Insitu-upgradation of Plain Powerlooms, Group Work Shed Scheme, Yarn Bank Scheme, Common Facility Centre (CFC),  Solar  Energy  Scheme,  Pradhan  Mantri Credit  Scheme,  etc.  The  progress  of  PowerTex India Scheme in the State of Telangana is at Annexure. The details of premium and benefits are as under:

## Converged Insurance Scheme for Powerloom weavers/workers.

| Benefits                 | Benefits              | Benefits              | Benefits              | Benefits                            |
|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Premium:                 |                       |                       |                       |                                     |
| Contribution             | 51 to 59 Years of age | 18 to 50 Years of age | 18 to 50 Years of age | 18 to 50 Years of age               |
| Contribution             | AABY                  | PMJJBY                |                       | PMSBY                               |
| Beneficiary contribution | Rs.80                 | Rs.80                 | -                     |                                     |
| LIC                      | Rs.100                | Rs.100                | -                     |                                     |
| MOT                      | Rs.290                | Rs.150                |                       | Rs.12                               |
| Total Premium            | Rs.470                | Rs.342                |                       |                                     |
| Benefits:                |                       |                       |                       |                                     |
| Insurance Coverage       | Schemes               | Schemes               | Total Benefits        | Total Benefits                      |
| on                       | PMJJBY                | PMSBY                 | PMJJBY + PMSBY        | AABY                                |
| Natural Death            | Rs.2,00,000           | ---                   | Rs.2,00,000           | Rs.60,000 (Death due to any reason) |
| Accidental Death         | Rs.2,00,000           | Rs.2,00,000           | Rs.4,00,000           | Rs.60,000 (Death due to any reason) |
| Permanent Disability     | ---                   | Rs.2,00,000           | Rs.2,00,000           | Rs.60,000 (Death due to any reason) |
| Partial Disability       | ---                   | Rs.1,00,000           | Rs.1,00,000           | Rs.60,000 (Death due to any reason) |

- iii) Silk  Sector: Government  of  India  has  been  implementing  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  'Silk Samagra' for  development  of  sericulture  in  the  country  with  components  such  as  Research  & Development, Training, Transfer of Technology and I.T Initiatives, Support to seed organisations, coordination  and  market  development  and,  Quality  Certification  Systems  (QCS)/  Export  Brand Promotion  and  Technology  Upgradation.  R&D  efforts  have  also  been  initiated  to  evolve  new products by blending silk with other fibres such as wool, coir, cotton etc., which have demand in international markets.
-  An amount of Rs. 204.88 lakhs, 210.83 lakhs, 497.07 lakhs has been released to Telangana during  2016-17,  2017-18  and  2018-19  respectively  towards  implementation  of  beneficiary oriented components of the above scheme.
-  The details of the funds released under 'Silk Samagra'  to Warangal & Karimnagar districts of Telangana out of the funds released to the state are given below:

## (Rs. In Lakhs)

| Year    |   Warangal | Karimnagar   |
|---------|------------|--------------|
| 2015-16 |     85.366 | 70.867       |
| 2016-17 |     90.455 | -            |
| 2017-18 |     79.65  | 6.87         |
| 2018-19 |     59.345 | 37.31        |

- iv) Jute Sector: Government has been assisting the jute artisans / SHGs / WSHGs in their market promotion  efforts  through  Retail  Outlet  and  Export  Market  Promotion  Development  Assistance (EMDA) schemes.

In  Warangal  (Telengana  District),  National  Jute  Board  (NJB)  during  2016-17  and  2017-18 nominated  2  Collaborating  agencies  who  imparted  trainings  to  80  members  of  WSHGs  on production of assorted jute Hand & shopping Bags.

- v) Amended  Technology  Up-gradation  Fund  Scheme  (ATUFS): The  amended  Scheme  was launched on pan India basis in January 2016 with an outlay of Rs 17822 Crores for technology upgradation of textiles industry with one time capital subsidy for eligible machinery.
2. vi) Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Park  (SITP): This  scheme  is  implemented  in  Public  Private Partnership mode  to attract private investments in developing new clusters of textiles manufacturing. Government of India provides financial assistance up to 40% of the project within a ceiling of Rs. 40 crores.

Further, under the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan(SCSP), a separate budgetary provision under various textiles schemes has been made for betterment of Scheduled Caste workers of various Textile  sectors  all  over  the  country  including  Siricilla,  Karimnagar  in  Warangal  district  in Telangana. In this regard, the details of the budgetary allocation/expenditure under SCSP for the last four years are given below:

## (Rs. In crore)

| #    | 2015-16         | 2015-16   | 2016-17         | 2016-17   | 2017-18         | 2017-18   | 2018-19         | 2018-19   |
|------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|      | Funds allocated | Exp.      | Funds allocated | Exp.      | Funds allocated | Exp.      | Funds allocated | Exp.      |
| SCSP | 166.17          | 66.83     | 167.50          | 161.86    | 127.08          | 122.25    | 158.41          | 120.88    |

## Progress of PowerTex India Scheme in the State of Telangana for last three years                ( Annexure)

| S.No    | GIS                     | GIS          | In-situ               | In-situ      | BSM                    | BSM          | Exposure Visit            | Exposure Visit   | Seminar/ Workshop           | Seminar/ Workshop   | Yarn Bank                | Yarn Bank    | Common Facility Center (CFC)   | Common Facility Center (CFC)   |
|---------|-------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         | No. of workers enrolled | Rs. in crore | No. of looms upgraded | Rs. in crore | No. of meets conducted | Rs. in crore | No. of weavers benefitted | Rs. in crore     | No. of programmes conducted | Rs. in crore        | No. of projects approved | Rs. in crore | No. of project s appro ved     | Rs. in crore                   |
| 2016-17 | 8,436                   | 0.24         | 492                   | 1.390        | 1                      | 0.10         | 50                        | 0.012            | 2                           | 0.009               | 1                        | 0.500        | -                              | 0.03                           |
| 2017-18 | 10,145                  | 0.19         | -                     |              | -                      |              | 80                        | 0.024            | 10                          | 0.015               | 1                        | -            | -                              | 1.52                           |
| 2018-19 | 9,718                   | 0.16         | 2,891                 | 3.352        | 1                      | 0.10         | 20                        | 0.012            | 1                           | 0.003               | 1                        | -            | -                              | -                              |

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