Lok Sabha Question No. 671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Amol Ramsing Kolhe, C.N. Annadurai, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Dhanush M Kumar, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Ganesan Selvam, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 671 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## COMPREHENSIVE HANDLOOM CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

## 671.  DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS);
- (b) if so, the current status of its implementation in the country alongwith financial allocation for the scheme;
- (c)  the  number  of  mega  handloom  clusters  that  is  being  implemented  in  different  States  including Maharashtra;
- (d) the number of green and brown field projects that have been selected under the scheme during each of the last three years and the current year State/ UT-wise;
- (e) the details of the facilities and incentives being offered under the scheme; and
- (f)  whether  any  proposals  for  development  of  mega  handloom  clusters  in  Maharashtra  under  the CHCDS are pending for approval and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) & (b): Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) has been subsumed under National Handloom Development Programme for its implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26 for integrated & holistic development of mega handloom cluster, having atleast 10,000 handlooms with Central financial assistance upto Rs. 30.00 crore in a period of 5 years.

(c) & (d): As  announced  in  the  different  Annual  Budgets,  08  Mega  Handloom  Clusters  viz. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Sivasagar (Assam), Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), Murshidabad (West Bengal), Prakasam & Guntur districts (Andhra Pradesh), Godda & neighbouring districts (Jharkhand) Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Trichy (Tamil Nadu) are under implementation.

During  the  last  three  years  and  current  year,  one  green  project,  'Retail  Outlet'  at  Kaziranga under Sivasagar mega handloom cluster has been taken up in 2018-19.

(e): In the mega handloom clusters, financial assistance is provided for need based interventions like Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata, product development/diversification, market development, export & publicity,  development  of  technical/common  infrastructure,  setting  up  of  Value  Addition  units  like Garmenting unit, Processing unit, Printing unit etc. 80% of the project cost is borne by the Govt. of India, while 20% of project cost along with land is provided by the State Govt./Implementing Agency.

(f): No such proposal is pending in the Ministry of Textiles.

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