Lok Sabha Question No. 5696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Production of Traditional Textile
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## PRODUCTION OF TRADITIONAL TEXTILE

## 5696. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  action  plan  to  increase  the  production  of traditional  textiles  such  as  Banarasi  and  clothes  made  of  Kosa  in  the  country  and  also  to  get  them recognition globally by promoting export of the said textiles;

- (b) if so, the nature of the said scheme; and
- (c)  the  number  of  weavers  who  got  benefitted  with  the  implementation  of  this  scheme,  directly  or indirectly?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- ( (a) to (c): Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  following  two  schemes  for  development  of traditional textiles i.e. handlooms and welfare of handloom weavers across the country:
1. National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP)
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme (RMSS)

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers  for  raw  material,  Common  infrastructure  development,  marketing  of  handloom products in domestic/overseas markets, loans at concessional rates etc.

The schemes aim at increasing productivity by providing improved looms & accessories to the handloom  weavers  at  90%  subsidized  rates,  skill  up  gradation  through  training  programmes,  design innovation  &  product  diversification  by  engaging  designers,  production  of  varieties  of  handloom products including traditional & contemporary for domestic as well as overseas markets. This Ministry promotes export of handloom products through organization/participation in international fairs/exhibitions, Buyer-Seller Meet, Reverse Buyer-Seller Meet etc.

Design  Resource  Centres  have  been  set  up  in  Weavers'  Service  Centres  at  Delhi,  Mumbai, Varanasi,  Ahmedabad,  Jaipur,  Bhubaneswar,  Guwahati  and  Kancheepuram  to  preserve  traditional handloom designs and to build and create design-oriented excellence in the Handloom Sector.

Further, the 'India Handloom' Brand (IHB) has been launched for branding and promotion of high  quality,  niche  handloom  products  with  zero  defects  and  zero  effect  on  environment  and  1,714 registrations  have  been  issued  so  far.    In  order  to  facilitate  handloom  weavers  to  sell  their  products online, 23 e-commerce platforms have been associated.

Traditional handloom products are also promoted by registering the products under Geographical  Indication  (GI)  Act,  1999.    So  far,  72  handloom  products  and  6  product  logos  are registered under GI Act.  Banaras Brocade & Saree and Champa Silk Saree & fabrics (made of Kosa) have  been  registered  under  the  GI  Act  to  protect  them  from  imitation  or  their  unauthorized  use  by others.

As  per  the  4 th All  India  Handloom  Census  2019-20,  there  are  35.22  lakh  handloom  workers across  the  country.  The  benefits  of  the  above  schemes  are  available  for  all  the  eligible  handloom agencies/ organizations /handloom workers etc. of the country.

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