Lok Sabha Question No. 2525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Skill Development Programme under SAMARTH Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2525 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNDER SAMARTH SCHEME

## 2525. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

(a) the details of the number of youth benefited from skill development programme under the Samarath Scheme  in  different  fields  of  textile  industry  during  the  last  three  years,  particularly  belonging  to backward/most backward class, State-wise; and

(b)  whether the Government has any plans to promote handloom sector in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a): A  total  of  1,53,075  beneficiaries  have  been  trained  under  Samarth  scheme  till  09.03.2023. State-wise details of beneficiaries of Samarth Scheme in different fields of textile industry during the last three years, including backward/ most backward class, are given at Annexure .

(b): Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  and  Raw Material  Supply  Scheme  across  the  country  for  overall  development  of  handlooms  and  welfare  of weavers. Under the scheme, need based financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies/ weavers on receipt of complete proposals from States/ UTs for implementation of various interventions like  purchase  of  upgraded  looms  and  accessories,  solar  lighting  units,  infrastructure  development, construction  of  work-sheds,  design  and  product  development,  marketing  of  handloom  products, weaver's Mudra loan, raw material etc.

## Annexure

## State/  UT  wise  details  of  beneficiaries  under  Samarth  and  details  of  beneficiaries  belonging  to backward class during the last three years (2019-20 to 2021-22)

| S. No.   | State/ UT                                    | No of total beneficiaries trained   | No. of other backward class beneficiaries trained   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman And Nicobar                          | 25                                  | 19                                                  |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                               | 2,716                               | 753                                                 |
| 3.       | Assam                                        | 1,749                               | 222                                                 |
| 4.       | Bihar                                        | 878                                 | 231                                                 |
| 5.       | Chandigarh                                   | 59                                  | 0                                                   |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh                                 | 1,082                               | 645                                                 |
| 7.       | Delhi                                        | 1,265                               | 56                                                  |
| 8.       | Goa                                          | 29                                  | 5                                                   |
| 9.       | Gujarat                                      | 3,946                               | 122                                                 |
| 10.      | Haryana                                      | 4,651                               | 644                                                 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh                             | 28                                  | 0                                                   |
| 12.      | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 881                                 | 36                                                  |
| 13.      | Jharkhand                                    | 884                                 | 242                                                 |
| 14.      | Karnataka                                    | 12,251                              | 2,110                                               |
| 15.      | Kerala                                       | 862                                 | 609                                                 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh                               | 1,749                               | 583                                                 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra                                  | 3,928                               | 519                                                 |
| 18.      | Manipur                                      | 844                                 | 20                                                  |
| 19.      | Meghalaya                                    | 86                                  | 0                                                   |
| 20.      | Mizoram                                      | 367                                 | 0                                                   |
| 21.      | Nagaland                                     | 278                                 | 0                                                   |
| 22.      | Odisha                                       | 1,217                               | 519                                                 |
| 23.      | Puducherry                                   | 173                                 | 20                                                  |
| 24.      | Punjab                                       | 432                                 | 49                                                  |
| 25.      | Rajasthan                                    | 2,303                               | 363                                                 |
| 26.      | Sikkim                                       | 44                                  | 1                                                   |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu                                   | 16,901                              | 1,526                                               |
| 28.      | Telangana                                    | 2,773                               | 41                                                  |
| 29.      | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 922                                 | 150                                                 |
| 30.      | Tripura                                      | 492                                 | 125                                                 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh                                | 9,407                               | 3,589                                               |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand                                  | 336                                 | 27                                                  |
| 33.      | West Bengal                                  | 929                                 | 33                                                  |
| Total    | Total                                        | 74,487                              | 13,259                                              |