Lok Sabha Question No. 2311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: E-Commerce Platform
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## E-COMMERCE PLATFORM

## 2311. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a) the steps taken by the Government for the growth of the livelihood of Weavers and Artisans;

(b) whether the Government has planned to link Weavers and Artisans with E-Commerce platforms for the growth of livelihoods in the Handlooms and Handicrafts sector; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a): Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  the  following  schemes  to  promote  the  handlooms  and welfare 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 in domestic/overseas markets, Weaver MUDRA Loans etc.

In addition to above,

-  Steps  have  been  taken  to  on-board  weavers  and  artisans  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 and 28,000 artisans have been on-boarded on the GeM portal.
-  To  enhance  productivity,  marketing  capabilities  and  facilitate  better  incomes,  135  Handloom Producer companies have been formed in different States.
-  Design  Resource  Centres  have  been  set  up  in  Weavers'  Service  Centres  at  Delhi,  Mumbai, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and Kancheepuram 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.
-  Ministry  of  Textiles  has  undertaken  to  develop  Craft  Villages  in  Handloom  and  Handicraft pockets  of  the  country  on  important  tourist  circuits  for  integrated  sustainable  development  of Handlooms,  crafts  and  tourism  with  the  combined  effort  of  the  State and  the  Central Governments.
-  For  export  promotion  of  handloom  products,  Handloom  Export  Promotion  Council  has  been organizing  International  Fairs.    During  the  year  2021-22,  various  international  marketing fairs/events  have  been  organised.   Besides,  domestic marketing events were also organised in different parts of the country for the weavers to market and sell their products.

Apart  from  above,  National  Handicrafts  Development  Programme  (NHDP)  and  Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) are also being implemented for overall developed of handicrafts in a holistic manner and to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities to the artisans.

The NHDP and CHCDS has following components:

1. Marketing Support & Services
2. Skill Development in Handicrafts sector
3. Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojna
4. Direct Benefit to Artisans
5. Infrastructure and Technology Support
6. Research and Development
7. Mega Cluster

(b) & (c): Weavers are facilitated to sell their products online and 23 e-commerce platforms have been associated by Ministry of Textiles under a policy framework.