Lok Sabha Question No. 2823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Craft Clusters
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Anurag Sharma, C.N. Annadurai, Ganesan Selvam, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Rebati Tripura, Dhanush M Kumar, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2823 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## CRAFT CLUSTERS

## 2823.  SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  craft  clusters  in  the  country  with  innovative  designs, technologies and capabilities for inclusive and sustainable growth and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of operational craft clusters in the country including Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu along with the number of craftsmen operating in the said clusters;

(c) the details of financial and other assistance provided/utilized in setting up of craft clusters during each of the last three years and the current year;

(d) whether the Government proposes to set up more clusters in Uttar Pradesh especially Jhansi & NER and if so, the details thereof;

- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  evaluated  the  sick  and  closed  down  clusters  and  their  financial conditions;

(f) if so, the details thereof and the remedial measures taken for improving the financial condition of the said clusters and reviving the closed clusters; and

(g) the other steps taken by the Government to set up more craft clusters in the country?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) to (c): Yes Sir. The Government has taken initiative for adoption of viable craft clusters across the country and need based interventions like design & technology upgradation, marketing platforms, distribution  of  tool-kits,  welfare  programmes, seminar and awareness camps    have been provided to these  clusters.  Further,  for  formalization  of  clusters,  artisan-based  Producer  Companies  have  been conceptualized and 56 producer companies have been formed across the country so far covering Export Oriented craft cluster, SC, ST, Women Clusters, linking with Tourism Spot and aspirational districts for overall development of cluster artisans. Total 138 clusters have been adopted in last three years in which 27 are in  Uttar  Pradesh,  9  in  Maharashtra,  6  in  Tamil  Nadu  and  4  in  Tripura.  State  wise  number  of beneficiaries  covered  under  Ambedkar  Hastshilp  Vikas  Yojana  and  financial  assistance  provided  to them in the last three years is enclosed in Annexure-I.

(d) to (g): The evaluations have been done across the country to assess the cluster activities.  As per recommendation of the evaluation report, Govt. organized 670 chaupals/shivirs all over the country for providing  Aadhar  linked  Pahchan  cards,  facilitating  the  artisans  through  MUDRA  loan  and  for onboarding the artisans on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal and making them aware of the e-commerce  market.  Further,  the  revised  Ambedkar  Hastshilp  Vikas  Yojana  (AHVY)  Scheme, considering the recommendation of Evaluation Reports envisages taking up more viable craft clusters across the country covering SC, ST, Women, specially abled, tourism and export potential clusters. The Govt. continues to take up viable craft clusters across the country.

## ANNEXURE-I

## Annexure refers to Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2823 for answer on 15 th December 2021

## TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARY UNDER AHVY SCHEME (2018-2021)

| Sr. No.    | State             |   Total Beneficiary |
|------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1          | Andaman &Nicobar  |                1460 |
| 2          | Andhra Pradesh    |                2950 |
| 3          | Arunachal Pradesh |                2730 |
| 4          | Assam             |                6200 |
| 5          | Bihar             |                3075 |
| 6          | Chhattisgarh      |                1405 |
| 7          | Goa               |                 500 |
| 8          | Gujarat           |                8100 |
| 9          | Haryana           |                1283 |
| 10         | Himachal Pradesh  |                1810 |
| 11         | Jammu &Kashmir    |                5770 |
| 12         | Jharkhand         |                2429 |
| 13         | Karnataka         |                2750 |
| 14         | Kerala            |                1520 |
| 15         | Ladakh            |                 500 |
| 16         | Madhya Pradesh    |                7200 |
| 17         | Maharashtra       |               11349 |
| 18         | Manipur           |                1545 |
| 19         | Meghalaya         |                1800 |
| 20         | Mizoram           |                1000 |
| 21         | Nagaland          |                1400 |
| 22         | New Delhi         |                1405 |
| 23         | Odisha            |                3055 |
| 24         | Puducherry        |                 660 |
| 25         | Punjab            |                1600 |
| 26         | Rajasthan         |                4618 |
| 27         | Sikkim            |                1160 |
| 28         | Tamil Nadu        |                1860 |
| 29         | Telangana         |                3250 |
| 30         | Tripura           |                1520 |
| 31         | Uttar Pradesh     |               10090 |
| 32         | Uttarakhand       |                1905 |
| 33         | West Bengal       |                3038 |
| GRANDTOTAL |                   |              100937 |

| Year-wise Details             | Year-wise Details   | Year-wise Details   | Year-wise Details   |
|-------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|                               | 2018-19             | 2019-20             | 2020-21             |
| Sanctioned Amount (In Crores) | 12.91               | 16.99               | 29.90               |