Lok Sabha Question No. 3227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Development of Handicrafts Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Riti Pathak, Navneet Ravi Rana, Saikia Dilip, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Geeta Kora, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Dileshwar Kamait

- (a): No, Sir.

(b) & (c): Presently  there  is  1  Regional  office  at  Guwahati  and  10  Handicrafts  Service  Centres (HSCs)  in  Guwahati,  Gauripur,  Jorhat,  Agartala,  Shillong,  Kohima,  Itanagar,  Imphal,  Gangtok  and Aizawal. The Amravati (Maharashtra) region comes under the Jurisdiction of HSC, Nagpur. The Statewise number of programmes conducted and number of artisans benefitted in the North Eastern states is annexed at Annexure.

## DEVELOPMENT OF HANDICRAFTS SECTOR

3227. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

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

(a) whether the arts and crafts are struggling to survive in the country particularly in Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Haryana, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Assam and other NorthEastern States and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) the details of Handicraft Service Centre established under the office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) for the development of Handicraft sector at the central level in the country especially in Amravati,  Assam  and  other  North-Eastern  States  along  with  the  achievements  made  during  the  last three years; and

(c) the State-wise details of the assistance received by the artisans through these Handicrafts Service Centres in Assam and other North-Eastern States during the last three years along with the improvement made in the lives of Handicraft artisans through these centres?

## उत्तर

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## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

Annexure referred to in reply part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha unstarred question 3227 for answer on 23.03.2022.

## State-wise programmes and artisans benefitted for the last three years:

| SL. NO.   | STATE/UT'S        |   No. of Programmes | No. of Artisans benefitted   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                  28 | 2,316                        |
| 2.        | Assam             |                 187 | 10,090                       |
| 3.        | Manipur           |                  93 | 5,158                        |
| 4.        | Meghalaya         |                  25 | 1,331                        |
| 5.        | Mizoram           |                  11 | 362                          |
| 6.        | Nagaland          |                  58 | 1,851                        |
| 7.        | Sikkim            |                  39 | 1,260                        |
| 8.        | Tripura           |                  50 | 2,039                        |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |                 491 | 24,407                       |

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