Lok Sabha Question No. 2897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Development of Women Handloom Workers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2897 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN HANDLOOM WORKERS

## 2897.  SHRI B.B.PATIL:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  running  any  scheme  aimed  at  the  development  of  women  handloom workers in Telangana;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide special package to such women workers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the strategy being chalked out by the Government to promote handloom in Telangana?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) to (e): Under various schematic interventions for handloom workers including women workers throughout the country including Telangana, financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers for raw materials, purchase of upgraded looms & accessories, design innovation & product  diversification,  infrastructure  development,  marketing  of  handloom  products  in  domestic  as well as overseas markets, Mudra loans at concessional rates, etc.  Further, 100% subsidy is given to women weavers for construction of individual workshed.  Kamladevi Chattopadhyay Award has been instituted specifically for women weavers.

To  overcome  the  present  challenges  being  faced  by  handloom  workers,  the  Government  has taken following steps for their welfare and to promote handloom sector across the country: -

- i. Steps have been taken to on-board weavers on Government e-Market place to enable them to sell their products directly to various Government Departments and organizations. So far about 1.50 Lakh weavers have been on-boarded on the GeM portal.
- ii. To  enhance  productivity,  marketing  capabilities  and  ensure  better  incomes,  128  Handloom Producer companies have been formed in different States.
- iii. Under  Concessional  Credit/  Weaver  MUDRA  Scheme,  financial  assistance  is  provided  as follows :
- a) Margin money assistance
5. -@ 20% of loan amount, subject to maximum of Rs.25,000/- per weaver'
6. -20% of loan amount, subject to maximum  of Rs.20.00 lakh (@ Rs.2.00 lakh for every 100 weaver/ worker) per  handloom organisation.
- b) Interest subvention upto 7% for 3 years; and
- c) Credit Guarantee on loans for 3 years
- iv. Design  Resource  Centres  have  been  set  up  in  Weavers'  Service  Centres  at  Delhi,  Mumbai, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and Kancheepuram, through NIFT with the  objective  to  build  and  create  design-oriented  excellence  in  the  Handloom  Sector  and  to facilitate weavers,  exporters, manufacturers  and  designers  access  design  repositories for sample/product improvisation and development.
- v. To promote marketing of handloom products, Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) has been organizing International Fairs in virtual mode. During the year 2020-21, 12 handloom fairs were  organized  in  virtual  mode.  Besides,  domestic  marketing  events  were  also  organized  in different parts of the country for the weavers to market and sell their products.

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