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Lok Sabha Question No. 3708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Representation of Minorities in Civil Services
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES IN CIVIL SERVICES

## 3708. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  representation  of  minorities  in  Civil Services  of  the  Union  Government  including  Group  A,  B  and  C  posts  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, category and community-wise;

(b)  whether  there  is  adequate  representations  of  minority  community  in  Central  Services including All India Services and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether minority communities are adequately represented in Judiciary in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether there is any data regarding the representation of minorities in the State Services for Kerala and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  &  (b):  No  segregate  data,  post-wise  or  community-wise,  regarding  the  representation  of minorities in Civil Services of the Union Government is maintained.

(c): Regarding representation of minorities in judiciary, information on social background is being provided  by  the  recommendees  wherein  they  have  to  provide  details  regarding  their  social background  in the  prescribed  format,  prepared  in  consultation  with  the  Supreme  Court.  As  per information provided by the recommendees, out of 575 High Court Judges appointed since 2018 till 21.03.2023, 18 Judges belong to the Minority community. Appointment of Judges of the High Courts is made under Articles 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India, which do not provide for reservation for any caste or class of persons.

(d):  As  informed  by  Kerala  government,  no  data  is  available  regarding  the  representation  of minorities in the State Services for Kerala.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman, Sunil Kumar

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  work  on  the  development  of  Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway/National Highway has started and if so, the details and present status thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  completed  the  land  acquisition process for the purpose and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  said  expressway  will  traverse  through  northern Bihar; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the length and areas likely to be covered in district Gopalganj of Bihar?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (d)   The  Gorakhpur-Siliguri  is  proposed  under  Phase-II  of Bharatmala Pariyojna which is not yet approved.  Pre-construction activities including land acquisition shall start after approval of the project by Government.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3706 ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2023

## GORAKHPUR-SILIGURI EXPRESSWAY

3706. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 3705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Panchayats under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Devendrappa Y, Saikia Dilip, Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3705 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## Panchayats under JJM

## †3705. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the panchayats covered under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the country including Karnataka, North-Eastern States and Jalore district of Rajasthan;
- (b) the total number of households provided with tap water connections under JJM;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any time limit to provide safe drinking water for all the households of rural areas in the country including Karnataka, North-Eastern States and Rajasthan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (d) Government of India, in partnership with States/UTs is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), since August 2019, to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household in every panchayat in the country including those in Karnataka, North-Eastern States and Jalore district of Rajasthan.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  in  August  2019,  3.23  Crore  (17%)  rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 20.03.2023, additional 8.25 Crore rural households have been provided with tap water connections in  the  last  three  and  half  years  under  JJM.  Thus,  as  on  20.03.2023,  out  of  19.42  Crore  rural households in the country, around 11.49 Crore (59.15%) rural households are reported to have tap water supply in their households as reported by the States/ UTs.

The  State/  UT,  district  and  village-wise  detailed  information  on  households  with  tap  water connection including that of Karnataka, North-Eastern States and Rajasthan is available on JJM dashboard, which is in public domain at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
Lok Sabha Question No. 3698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Maintenance of NHs in Himachal Pradesh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Pratibha Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3698

ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2023

## MAINTENANCE OF NHS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

## 3698. SHRIMATI PRATIBHA SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  plan  to  deal  with  the problem of frequent road blockages due to massive landslide and snowfall in the State of Himachal Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has sought any expert committee report in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to protect highly risk-prone national highways?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is primarily responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of  National  Highways (NHs). To deal with problem of frequent road blockages due to landslides requisite protection works like breast wall, slope protection measures, etc. are constructed based on geotechnical study of the particular hill strata. New and innovative solutions like hill slope stabilization using geosynthetic net, gabion facia, high strength flexible geogrids, non-woven geotextiles, high resistance steel grid geo-composite wire mesh, etc., are also used to deal with landslides. Snow gallery and avalanche protection structures are constructed at avalanche prone sites in consultation with Defence Geo-informatics Research Establishment (DGRE).
- (e) All  high  risk  prone  locations  are  identified  and  requisite  hill protection  structures  are  being  constructed  after  detailed  geological examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Export of MS and HSD
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Arvind Kumar Sharma

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3697 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  March, 2023

## Export of MS and HSD

3697.  DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  exports  the  Motor  Spirit (MS) and High Speed Diesel (HSD) to any country other than Nepal and Bhutan and if so, the details thereof during the last five years, year-wise;
- (b) whether Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) resort to export these products when there is huge demand in the country and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether it is profitable to export MS and HSD in compare to Refinery Transport Price (RTP) and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  new  authorization  entity  of  motorist  fuels  marketing  has  applied  to Government OMCs for supply of MS and HSD; and
- (e) if so, the reasons for non-supply of MS and HSD till date?

## ANSWER पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राज् य मंी

## ( ी रामेश् वर तेली )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): The details of export of Motor Spirit (MS) (Petrol) and High Speed Diesel (HSD) Fuel by Oil PSUs to countries other than Nepal and Bhutan during last five years are as under:-

(Quantity in TMT)

| Product   |   2017-2018 |   2018-2019 |   2019-2020 |   2020-2021 |   2021-2022 (P) |
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
| MS        |         441 |         457 |         224 |         458 |            1302 |
| HSD       |        2912 |        3387 |        4162 |        3431 |            5074 |

- (b):  The  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  export  surplus MS and HSD  to other countries only after meeting domestic demand in the country.
- (c):  Profitability  of  exporting  Motor  Spirit  (MS)  and  High  Speed  Diesel  (HSD)  compared with Refinery Transfer Price (RTP) depends on prices actually quoted by the buyer on export tenders and the RTPs prevalent during export period as RTP pricing cycle and export price cycles are different.

(d)&(e): Authorisation of transportation fuels marketing to an entity is a permission granted to  sell  such  fuels.  Such  authorisation  does  not  create  any  obligation/commitment  on Government/Public Sector OMCs to sell/supply transportation fuels to these entities. Public Sector OMCs have informed that new entities authorised under Marketing Resolution dated

08.11.2019  have  approached  them  with  requests  for  supplies  of  MS&HSD.  However, requests made by new entities could not be considered by Public Sector OMCs largely due to non-availability  of  surplus  quantity  of  MS  and  HSD  being  available  as  per  current  and projected demand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Zero Baggage Fare
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3696 (To be answered on the 23 rd  March 2023)

## ZERO BAGGAGE FARE

3696. SHRI VELUSAMY P.

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has instructed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to explore the possibility of giving concessional air fare or discount for the passengers who travels without any baggage;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps are being taken/proposed to be taken by DGCA for passengers who book ticket under the Zero Baggage Fare and bring baggage's at the
- airport in the last minute;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to impose any penalty on the passengers
- to be levied by the airlines;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  whether  discount  on  Zero  Baggage Fare would be equivalent to the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) saved by the airline and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a) to (e): Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued Air Transport Circular 01 of 2021, titled "Unbundle of services and fees by scheduled airlines". Under the provision of said circular, scheduled airlines are allowed to offer free baggage allowance as well as zero baggage/no checkin baggage fares. The unbundling of services and charges thereto has the potential to make basic fare more affordable and provides consumer an option of paying for the services which he/she wishes to avail.

- (f): No such analysis has been carried out by the DGCA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Nai Roshni Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3694

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## NAI ROSHNI SCHEME

## 3694. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to facilitate the leadership qualities of women belonging to minority communities under NaiRoshni Scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the achievements made under the said scheme since its inception; and

(d) whether the Government also proposes to discontinue the said scheme, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d):  The Ministry of Minority Affairs implemented 'Nai Roshni' scheme for the leadership development  of  minority  women  that  aimed  at  empowering  women  by  facilitating  leadership training for them on various topics. The main objective of the scheme was to empower and instill confidence among minority women, including their neighbors from other communities living in the  same  village/locality,  by  providing  knowledge,  tools  and  techniques  for  interacting  with Government systems, banks and other institutions at all levels.

Nai  Roshni  scheme  has  now  been  merged  as  a  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Virasat  Ka Samvardhan  (PM  VIKAS)  scheme  w.e.f  F.Y.  2022-23,  aiming  to  improve  livelihoods  of minorities, particularly artisan communities, through skill development, education and leadership training, to support their entrepreneurship interventions.

Total 4.35 lakh women beneficiaries have been trained under the scheme since inception.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Compensation to Road Accident Victims
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to review the rate of compensation paid to the road accident victims in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time-frame set for payment of the said compensation;
- (c) whether any committee has been constituted in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which the recommendations of the said committee are likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  and  (b)  Section  161  (as  stands  amended)  vide  Motor  Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2019, made provisions to enhance compensation in case of hit and run motor accidents from Rs. 12,500/- to Rs 50,000/- for grievous hurt and from Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 2,00,000/- in case of death. The Ministry has notified a new scheme as Compensation to Victims of Hit & Run  Motor  Accidents  Scheme,  2022  which  came  into  force  w.e.f.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3685 ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2023

## COMPENSATION TO ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS

## 3685.     SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

01.04.2022,  vide  notification  GSR  163(E)  dated  25th February  2022, including the time-frame under claims settlement procedure. (c) and (d) A Standing Committee has been constituted vide Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' letter no. RT -11036/39/2022-MVL dated 05 th April,  2022  as  per  the  provisions  of  G.S.R.  163(E)  dated  25 th   February, 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Construction of Septic Tanks
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3682 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF SEPTIC TANKS

## NO. 3682.  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will  the  Minister  for  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  whether any demand is being raised to formulate a plan to promote the construction of septic tanks in the houses of urban cities of the country where there is no arrangement of sewer line and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has taken note of the said demand  and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (c) :  Constructions of septic tanks is not an admissible component under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  -  Urban  (SBM-U)  2.0  launched  on  1st October,  2021  across  all  the  states.  A  new  component  of  Used  Water Management  (UWM)  is  included  under  SBM-U  2.0  for  waste  water management for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with population less than 1 lakh. Under UWM component Central Financial Assistance is provided to all  the State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations for taking up following activities.
- setting  up  of  Sewage  Treatment  Plants  (STPs)/  STP-cum-  Fecal Sludge Treatment plants FSTP; for used water treatment.
- laying Interception and Diversion (I&D) structures including provision of pumping stations and pumping main/gravity main upto STP.
- ·
- procuring adequate numbers of septic tank desludging equipments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 316 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Extension of Nuapada-Gunupur Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.316 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## EXTENSION OF NUAPADA-GUNUPUR RAILWAY LINE

- *316.   SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the extension of Nuapada-Gunupur railway line upto Therubali railway project;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to sanction the project and mitigate delays; and
- (c) the time by which  the  said project is likely  to  be  made operational?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 316 BY SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  22.03.2023  REGARDING EXTENSION OF NUAPADA-GUNUPUR RAILWAY LINE (a)  to  (c):  Extension  of  Nuapada-Gunupur  line  upto  Therubali  (79.15 km)  was  included in the Budget  2017-18 subject to requisite approvals.  Government of Odisha was requested to share 50% cost of  construction  and  to  provide  land  free  of  cost.    Government  of Odisha  has  agreed  only  for  providing  land  free  of  cost.    Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the project has been prepared.  As per DPR, the cost of the project is approx. ` 1165.89 crore excluding the cost of land.   At present, the project is not sanctioned, as such, no time line can be fixed for making it operational.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 311 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Children Education Allowance
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Subrata Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 311

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023)

## CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE

## †*311. SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the children education allowance from Rs. 27,000 to Rs. 60,000 per year per child to ensure better quality education to the Central Government Employees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) to (c):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 311 (11 TH   POSITION) FOR ANSWER ON 22.03.2023 BY SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK ON REPRESENTATION OF CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE

- (a) to (c):     In terms of the recommendations of the 7 th Central Pay Commission related to grant of children education allowance, the rate of children education allowance would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 309 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Promotion of Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## PROMOTION OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## *309. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

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

- (a) the details of action plan being implemented by the Government to promote the textile industry in the country;
- (b) whether the textile industry in the country is facing crisis due to which the textile units are closing down and employees are being retrenched;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has started any scheme for the progress of weavers working in the textile industry; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *309 for answer on 22.03.2023 by Shri Haji Fazlur Rehman regarding Promotion of Textile Industry.

(a) to (c): Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  viz  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI) Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA), National Technical Textiles  Mission  (NTTM),  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  (SITP),  SAMARTH-  The  Scheme  for Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector,  Jute  (ICARE-  Improved  Cultivation  and  Advanced  Retting Exercise), Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS), Silk Samagra 2.0, Amended Technology Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (A-TUFS),  National  Handicraft  Development  Programme,  Comprehensive Handicrafts  Cluster  Development  Scheme,  Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme  etc.  catering exclusively for promotion and development of textile sector in the country. Exports of Textiles & Apparel including  Handicrafts  has  increased  by  41%,  growing  from  US$  31,585  million  in  FY  2020-21  to US$ 44,435 million in FY 2021-22.

(d) & (e): In addition to the above schemes, the Government is implementing following schemes for progress of weavers across the country:

1. National Handloom Development Programme;
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme;

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers  for  raw  materials,  common  infrastructure  development,  marketing  of  handloom products both in domestic and overseas markets, Weavers MUDRA Loans etc.

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