Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Handloom Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Rodmal Nagar

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR HANDLOOM WEAVERS

## *201. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

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

- (a) the details of various welfare schemes being implemented for the welfare of handloom weavers;
- (b) the present status of the Ministry of Textiles in terms of profit/loss in the country;
- (c) the detailed data of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council during the last three years;
- (d) the total number of textile mills in the country along with the district-wise details of textile mills in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh; and
- (e) the details of various schemes being formulated by the Government keeping in mind the future of textile traders and weavers and their insecure and unequal pay?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *201 for answer on 15.03.2023.

(a): The  Handloom  schemes  being  implemented  for  the  welfare  of  Handloom  Weavers  under National Handloom Development Programme are as under:

- i. Universal and affordable social security in case of natural/ accidental death and total/ partial disability.
2.  Pradhan Mantri Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY):  Renewable life  insurance  cover  for death due to any reason for one-year, in the age group of 18-50 years
3.  Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY): Renewable accidental insurance cover on death or disability for one-year, in the age group of 18-70 years.
4.  Converged Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY): Renewable life and accidental insurance  cover  on  death  or  disability  for  a  closed  group  of  handloom  workers  in  the  age group of 51-59 years, who were already enrolled under the MGBBY on 31.05.2017
- ii. Need based financial assistance to awardee handloom workers' in indigent circumstances.
6.  Financial assistance of Rs.8,000/- per month is provided to handloom Awardees above 60 years of age, in indigent circumstances having annual income below Rs.1.00 lakh.
- iii. Scholarship to children of handloom workers
8.  Scholarship  upto  Rs.2.00  lakh  per  annum  provided  to  handloom  worker's  child  (upto  2 children) for study in Diploma/Under Graduate/Post Graduate courses of recognized Textiles Institutions.
- iv. Further,  working  capital  support  to  handloom  workers  provided  under  concessional  credit/ weaver mudra.
10.  Margin money assistance to individual handloom weavers @20% of loan amount, subject to maximum  of  Rs.25,000  and  Handloom  organization s @20%  of  loan  amount,  subject  to maximum of Rs.20.00 lakh (margin money @ Rs.2.00 lakh for every 100 weavers/workers)
11.  For Handloom organization, loans at concessional interest rate of 6% for a period of 3 years, subject  to  interest  subvention  capped  upto  7%.  Also  Credit  Guarantee  Fee  for  Handloom organizations for a period of 3 years

For  timely  disbursal  of  financial  assistance  by  participating  banks,  a  centralized  on-line  claim disbursement  system  'Handloom  weaver  MUDRA  portal'  has  been  developed  in  association  with Punjab National Bank (PNB).

- (b): No such information is maintained.

(c): The detailed data of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council during the last three years in respect of total exports in cotton textiles is as under:

| Year      | Cotton Textiles Exports (In MNUS$)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|
| 2019-2020 | 17,351.29                            |
| 2020-2021 | 16,368.61                            |
| 2021-2022 | 23,992.01                            |

(d): Data of textiles mills, including state and district wise details are not maintained.

(e): Government  is  implementing  various  schemes/programmes  on  pan  India  basis  for  overall development of  textile  sector  including  textile  traders  and  weavers  viz.  Production  Linked  Incentive (PLI)  Scheme  for  Textiles,  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  Parks (PM-MITRA),  National  Technical  Textile  Mission  (NTTM),  Silk  Samagra,  Amended  Technology Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (ATUFS),  SAMARTH-Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textiles  Sector, Integrated  Processing  Development  Scheme,  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks,  Scheme  for Development  of  Jute  Sector,  Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme,  Power  Tex,  Textile  Cluster Development Scheme, National Handloom Development Programme, Raw Material Supply Scheme, National  Handicraft  Development  Programme,  Comprehensive  Handicrafts  Cluster  Development Scheme etc.

The  Ministry  of  Textiles,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  various  schemes,  which  include National  Handloom  Development  Programme and Raw  Material Supply Scheme  for holistic development  and  promotion  of  handlooms  and  welfare  of  handloom  weavers/workers  across  the country.  Under  these  schemes,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  various  interventions  like  raw materials such as yarns, dyes, chemicals etc., upgraded looms &  accessories, infrastructure development,  design  &  product  development,  marketing  of  handloom  products  in  domestic/overseas markets, weaver mudra loans, social security through insurance, support to awardee weavers in indigent circumstances and scholarship to weavers/workers' children etc. The schemes of Ministry of Textiles, along with these schemes have been formulated and are revised and improved from time to time.

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