Lok Sabha Question No. 3612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Traditional Rural Professions
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

- (a):
- (b):

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- No, Sir.
- Does not arise.
- (c) & (d): Government is implementing the following scheme/programme  to  generate  employment  for  unemployed  youth including  traditional  artisans  like  spinners,  weavers,  blacksmiths, carpenters,  potters,  beekeepers,  leather  artisans  etc.  in  the  country through  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  and  Coir Board, thereby curbing the migration of unemployed youths:

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3612 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## TRADITIONAL RURAL PROFESSIONS

†3612. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether traditional rural professions like weaving, spinning, blacksmithing,  carpentry  and  oil  crashing  are  dying  out  in  the country due to which youth are migrating to towns and cities;
- (b)if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c)whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  scheme  to  check  the migration of unemployed youths by creating additional employment opportunities; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof?

1.  Khadi Vikas Yojana is implemented by KVIC to develop the Khadi programme in the country and to generate employment opportunities to the artisans viz. spinners, weavers and other artisans by providing assistance under following components:

Modified  Market  Development  Assistance  (MMDA)  is  provided  to  the Khadi  Institutions  and  Khadi  Artisans;  Interest  Subsidy  to  eligible Khadi Institutions under Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate (ISEC) Scheme to ensure availability of working capital to Khadi Institutions; Work-sheds for providing sufficient space and congenial environment to Khadi Artisans; assistance to Strengthening of Weak  Khadi Institutions;  assistance  for  Modernization  of  Sales  Outlets  of  Khadi Institutions.

2. Gramodyog Vikas Yojana: For the development of Village Industries the  KVIC  impart  training  under  various  disciplines  like  Bee-keeping, Pottery, Leather Craft, Rural Engineering, Carpentry etc. KVIC provides skill  development  training,  tools  and  equipment,  and  also  marketing support to enhance the income of Traditional Artisans engaged in the village  industries  activities.  Under  Gramodyog  Vikas  Yojana,  KVIC mainly focus on the following Industries:
2. (i).  Honey  &  Beekeeping:  KVIC  has  started  beekeeping  programme under Honey Mission in the mid of 2017-18. Under this programme, 10 bee-boxes with live bee-colonies are provided to each trained entrepreneurs.
3. (ii)  Kumhar Sashaktikaran Programme: Under this scheme, initiatives have  been  taken  to  uplift  the  lives  of  the  rural  pottery  artisans  by providing  skill  upgradation  training  and  providing  new  home  scale energy efficient equipment like Electric Pottery Wheels, Blungers, etc. for producing good quality of products.
4. (iii)  Leather  Craft  Artisan  Empowerment  of  Programme:  In  order  to arrest  migration  of  the  artisans  from  the  Traditional  Leather  Art  and Crafts to other urban jobs, KVIC has taken the initiatives to upgrade their  skills  and  to  provide  tools  and  equipment  to  enhance  their earnings.

3.  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP) is a credit linked subsidy scheme, for setting up of new micro-enterprises and  to  generate  employment  opportunities  in  rural  as  well  as  urban areas  of  the  country  through  KVIC,  State  Khadi  &  Village  Industries Boards (KVIBs) and District Industries Centres (DICs).
4.  Coir  Board  is  implementing  the  Coir  Vikas  Yojana  to  cater  to  the multiple developmental needs of coir industry. Interventions under the following  components of  the  Scheme  are  taken up during  the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
3. (i) Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY)
4. (ii) Coir Industry Technology Upgradation Scheme (CITUS) (iii) Export Market Promotion (EMP)
5. (iv)Domestic Market Promotion (DMP) (v)Trade and Industry Related Functional Support Services(TIRFSS)
6. (vi)  Welfare  Measures  (Group  Personal  Accident  Insurance  Scheme) (vii) Science & Technology
5.  Under  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries (SFURTI), traditional artisans, including those from weaving, spinning, blacksmithing,  carpentry  and  other  professions,  are  organized  into clusters, to make them more productive and competitive. The Scheme envisages providing need-based assistance for replacement of production equipment, setting up of Common Facility Centres (CFCs), product development, quality improvement, improved marketing, training  and  capacity  building  etc.  Under  this  scheme,  traditional industries clusters are developed.

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