Lok Sabha Question No. 2346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Crafts Tourism Villages
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Ravindra Kushawaha, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Prataprao  Jadhav, Subrata Pathak, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## CRAFTS TOURISM VILLAGES

## 2346. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI B.B. PATIL:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  any  scheme  to  set  up  crafts  tourism  villages  by linking textiles with tourism thereby promoting crafts along with tourism;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives thereto;
- (c) the criteria fixed by the Government for setting up of crafts tourism villages in the country;
- (d) whether the process of identification and developing such crafts tourism villages has been started and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (e) the details of funds allocated/released during each of the last three years and the current year for the purpose, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to set up more crafts tourism villages in the country?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a) to (f): Ministry of Textiles is providing financial support to various agencies including State Govts. for setting up Craft Villages, under National Handicrafts Development Programme and National Handlooms Development Programme. Under these programmes, handloom and handicrafts pockets that are in close proximity and are  connected with major tourist  destinations/  circuit  and have  a  traditional  art  and  craft heritage are identified.  The criteria  for  setting  up  Craft  Villages  includes  inter  alia  sufficient  number  of artisans/weavers  and  tourist  footfall,  so  that  craft  promotion  and  tourism  may  be  taken  up  at  a  single location.

The  component  relating  to  setting  up  Craft  Villages  under  National  Handicrafts  Development Programme (NHDP) and National Handlooms Development Programme (NHDP) is implemented on need basis on receipt of feasible and viable proposals from State Govts. as per the scheme guidelines. So far, 8 handicrafts  villages  and  7  handlooms  villages  have  been  identified  and  are  being  developed  as  Craft Villages. The State/UT-wise details of Craft Villages and funds allocated/released during each of the last three years and the current year for the purpose are given at Annexure .

## Annexure referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2346 for answer on 21.12.2022

The State/UT-wise details of Craft Villages and funds allocated/released during each of the last three years and the current year for the purpose are as below:

| S. No.                  | State                   | Location                              | GOI Share               | GOI Share                     | GOI Share                     | GOI Share                     | GOI Share                     | GOI Share                     |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                         |                         |                                       | Total Sanctioned Amount | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakh) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakh) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakh) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakh) | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakh) |
|                         |                         |                                       |                         | 2019- 20                      | 2020- 21                      | 2021- 22                      | 2022-23 (upto 30.11.2022)     | Total (Since 2014-15)         |
| Handicrafts Villages    | Handicrafts Villages    | Handicrafts Villages                  | Handicrafts Villages    | Handicrafts Villages          | Handicrafts Villages          | Handicrafts Villages          | Handicrafts Villages          | Handicrafts Villages          |
| 1                       | Gujarat                 | Vadaj (Ahmedabad)                     | 713.38                  | 36.14                         | 249.11                        | -                             | -                             | 285.25*                       |
| 2                       | Uttar Pradesh           | Naini (Prayagraj)                     | 573.12                  | 36.14                         | 193.11                        | -                             | -                             | 229.25*                       |
| 3                       | Uttar Pradesh           | Taj Ganj (Agra)                       | 758.60                  | -                             | 303.44                        | 379.30                        | -                             | 682.74                        |
| 4                       | Karnataka               | Anegundi (Koppal, near Hampi)         | 512.94                  | 36.14                         | 169.03                        | -                             | -                             | 205.17 #                      |
| 5                       | Tamil Nadu              | Mamallapuram (Chengalpattu)           | 561.35                  | -                             | 224.54                        | -                             | -                             | 224.54*                       |
| 6                       | Rajasthan               | Amer (Jaipur)                         | 412.00                  | -                             | 94.00                         | -                             | -                             | 94.00*                        |
| 7                       | Odisha                  | Raghurajpur (Puri)                    | 1000.00                 | -                             | -                             | 300.00                        | -                             | 900.00                        |
| 8                       | Andhra Pradesh          | Tirupati (Chittoor)                   | 955.00                  | -                             | -                             | -                             | -                             | 477.50*                       |
| Craft Handloom Villages | Craft Handloom Villages | Craft Handloom Villages               | Craft Handloom Villages | Craft Handloom Villages       | Craft Handloom Villages       | Craft Handloom Villages       | Craft Handloom Villages       | Craft Handloom Villages       |
| 1                       | Himachal Pradesh        | Sharan (Kullu)                        | 118.63                  | 26.11                         | 21.41                         | -                             | -                             | 47.52*                        |
| 2                       | Jammu & Kashmir         | Kanihama (Budgam)                     | 258.94                  | -                             | 103.58                        | -                             | 129.47                        | 233.05                        |
| 3                       | Assam                   | Mohpara (Golaghat)                    | 140.39                  | -                             | 56.16                         | -                             | 70.20                         | 126.36                        |
| 4                       | Kerala                  | Kovalam (Thirvuvananthapuram)         | 45.32                   | -                             | 18.13                         | -                             | 22.66                         | 40.79                         |
| 5                       | Bihar                   | Rampur, Bodh Gaya (Gaya)              | 137.13                  | -                             | 54.85                         | -                             | -                             | 54.85*                        |
| 6                       | Manipur                 | Moirang, near Loktak Lake (Bishnupur) | 402.00                  | -                             | -                             | -                             | 194.25                        | 194.25                        |
| 7                       | Madhya Pradesh          | Pranpur, Chanderi (Ashoknagar)        | 402.22                  | -                             | -                             | -                             | 195.10                        | 195.10                        |

# It has been short closed by the Implementing Agency.