Lok Sabha Question No. 2502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Urban Handloom/Handicraft Haats
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## URBAN HANDLOOM/HANDICRAFT HAATS

## 2502. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

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

(a)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  set  up  Urban  Handloom/Handicraft  Haats  in  India  including  the State of Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, the location-wise details thereof along with the amount allocated for this purpose;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of the Urban Handloom/Handicraft Haats functioning in Tamil Nadu at present, locationwise?

## उत्तर

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

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (c): Ministry of Textiles has set up 38 Nos. urban haats at prime locations in the country to enable  the  participating  weavers/craft  persons  to  sell  handlooms/handicrafts  products  directly  to  the customers and encourage  & facilitate authentic  Indian  weavers  and  crafts.  Presently  Ministry  has  no new  proposals  for  setting  up  of  Urban  haats.  The  location-wise  details  of  urban  haats  and  amount released are annexed.

Ministry of Textiles provides financial assistance under National Handicrafts Development Programme and National Handloom Development Programme through various components including Urban Haats. Under  the  scheme,  need  based  financial  assistance  is  provided  on  receipt  of  feasible  and  viable proposals from the eligible agencies as per the scheme guidelines.

(d): At  present,  02  Nos.  of  urban  haats  at  Kanyakumari  and  Mamallapuram  are  functional  in  the State of Tamil Nadu.

## Statement referred to in reply of part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2502 to be answered on 21.12.2022

| Sl No.   | State          | Location                  | Amount Released (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati                  | 58.45                            |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada                  | 168.00                           |
| 3        | Andhra Pradesh | Guntur                    | 157.22                           |
| 4        | Bihar          | Madhubani                 | 77.90                            |
| 5        | Chattisgarh    | Raipur                    | 52.50                            |
| 6        | Delhi          | INA, DilliHaat            | 70.00                            |
| 7        | Delhi          | Pitampura Haat            | 70.00                            |
| 8        | Gujarat        | Bhuj                      | 49.70                            |
| 9        | Gujarat        | Ahmedabad                 | 44.62                            |
| 10       | Haryana        | Karnal                    | 43.05                            |
| 11       | Jharkhand      | Hazaribag                 | 52.50                            |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir | Srinagar                  | 52.50                            |
| 13       | Jammu &Kashmir | Jammu                     | 47.95                            |
| 14       | Karnataka      | Mysore                    | 68.60                            |
| 15       | Karnataka      | Mangluru                  | 78.75                            |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal                    | 63.00                            |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh | Indore                    | 52.50                            |
| 18       | Maharashtra    | Navi Mumbai               | 78.75                            |
| 19       | Manipur        | Imphal                    | 52.50                            |
| 20       | Nagaland       | Dimapur                   | 34.76                            |
| 21       | Orissa         | Bhubaneswar               | 61.03                            |
| 22       | Orissa         | Konark                    | 35.00                            |
| 23       | Orissa         | Puri                      | 70.00                            |
| 24       | Rajasthan      | Ajmer                     | 52.50                            |
| 25       | Rajasthan      | Jodhpur                   | 70.00                            |
| 26       | Rajasthan      | Jaipur                    | 52.50                            |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu     | Kanyakumari               | 52.50                            |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu     | Mamlapuram                | 167.60                           |
| 29       | Tripura        | Agartala                  | 23.62                            |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh  | Varanasi                  | 51.19                            |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh  | Agra                      | 23.80                            |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh  | Bareilly                  | 70.00                            |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh  | Rampur                    | 70.00                            |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh  | Ayodhya                   | 51.34                            |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh  | Jhansi                    | 26.50                            |
| 36       | West Bengal    | Durgapur                  | 52.50                            |
| 37       | West Bengal    | Shantiniketan             | 52.50                            |
| 38       | West Bengal    | Biswa Bangla Haat Kolkata | 105.00                           |
|          | Total 2460.83  | Total 2460.83             | Total 2460.83                    |

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