Lok Sabha Question No. 1210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Handloom and Textile Products
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das

## HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS

## 1210. SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:

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

(a) the initiatives undertaken by the Government to promote indigenous handlooms and textile products of the country including the State of Assam;

(b) the current status of all the schemes;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  introduce  new  scheme  for  the  promotion  of  Assam Handloom Industry; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

(a): To promote indigenous handlooms and textile products, the Government of India, Ministry of Textiles is implementing National Handloom Development Programme, Raw Material Supply Scheme, Amended  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (A-TUFS),  Scheme  for  the  development  of  the Powerloom Sector (Power-Tex), 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, Silk Samagra, National Handicraft development Programme, Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP), National Technical Textile Mission, Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme,  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel (PM MITRA), etc. on pan-India basis including the State of Assam.

(b): These are ongoing Central Sector Schemes and are totally funded by the Central Government.

(c) & (d): Besides the above, Government has taken following initiatives to promote the handloom industry, including in the State of Assam:

-  'India Handloom' brand (IHB) has been launched for branding of high-quality handloom products, with the objective to promote production of niche handloom products with high quality, authentic designs with zero defects, and zero effect on environment.
-  Weavers  are  facilitated  to  sell  their  products  online  and  23  e-commerce  platforms  have  been associated by Ministry of Textiles under a policy framework.
-  To  enhance  productivity,  marketing  capabilities  and  ensure  better  incomes,  144  Handloom Producer companies have been formed in different States.
-  Design  Resource  Centres  have  been  set  up  in  Weavers'  Service  Centres  at  Guwahati,  Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Kancheepuram, Kolkata, Meerut, Nagpur, Indore and Panipat 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.
-  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.

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