Lok Sabha Question No. 1430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Purchase of Handloom
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1430 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## PURCHASE OF HANDLOOM

## 1430. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the Amendment issued by the Ministry of Finance to Rule 153 of General Financial Rules 2017;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  kept  a  record  of  the  purchase  of  handloom  from  Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC) and handloom clusters to achieve compliance to the aforementioned amended rules, Ministry/Department-wise;
- (d) if so, the details of purchases from KVIC or handloom clusters as a percentage of the total textiles purchased in the Financial Year 2021, Ministry/ Department-wise; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

(a) & (b): Yes,  Sir,    the  Central  Government,  through  administrative  instructions,  has reserved all  items  of  hand  spun  and  hand-woven  textiles  (Khadi  goods)  for  exclusive  purchase from  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC).  Of  all  items  of  textiles  required  by Central Government departments, it shall be mandatory to make procurement of at least 20% from amongst items of handloom origin, for exclusive purchase from KVIC and/or Handloom Clusters such as Co-operative Societies, Self Help Group(SHG) Federations, Joint Liability Group (JLG), Producer Companies(PC), Corporations etc. including Weavers having  Pehchan Cards.

(c) & (d): KVIC has been supplying the khadi products under Rate Contract (RC) and Non Rate Contract (Non- RC) through Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals (DGS&D) till 30th June,  2017  to  various  Central/State  Govt.  Departments  such  as  Railways,  Defence,  Health  and family Welfare Departments, Paramilitary forces etc. With the introduction of GeM portal from 1st July, 2018, KVIC has uploaded 26 varieties of khadi items on the GeM portal.

During  2020-21,  khadi  products  valued  at  Rs.50.24  Crores  were  supplied  by  KVIC  to various Government Ministries/Departments.

As per the GeM portal, in the year 2021-22 (till 09.02.2022), khadi products constituted 96% of the total textiles purchased through the GeM portal by various Ministries/Departments of Central/State Governments. The details of procurement of khadi products by various Ministries/Departments of Centre /States through the GeM portal in the year 2021-22  is  provided at Annexure.

- (e): Does not arise.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1430 for answer  on 10.02.2022

Details of sale of khadi products by various Ministries/Departments of Centre /States through the GeM portal in the year 2021-22  (as on 09.02.2022)

| Ministry/State                                              | Order Value ( Value in Rs)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Ministry of Railways                                        | 318210323                    |
| Ministry of Coal                                            | 305963                       |
| Ministry of Power                                           | 153792                       |
| Ministry of Home Affairs                                    | 60000                        |
| Ministry of Education                                       | 94240                        |
| Ministry of Tourism                                         | 34500                        |
| Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation                   | 30000                        |
| Ministry of Commerce and Industry                           | 36000                        |
| Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation         | 14070                        |
| Woman Welfare Department, Uttar Pradesh                     | 22373                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                               | 40531                        |
| Estate (Rajya Sampati Vibhag) Department, Uttar Pradesh     | 3243                         |
| Medical Health And Family Welfare Department, Uttar Pradesh | 64850                        |
| Total Khadi products sales                                  | 319069885                    |
| Total textiles sales including khadi products               | 333549581                    |
| %of Khadi to total textiles sales                           | 96%                          |