Lok Sabha Question No. 403 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata (HSS) Yojana
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *403 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2023

## HATHKARGHA SAMVARDHAN SAHAYATA (HSS) YOJANA

## *403. DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Hathkargha  Samvardhan  Sahayata  (HSS)  Yojana  for handloom weavers, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  objective  for  which  it  was  launched,  if  so,  the  details thereof including the challenges faced by the Government while implementing HSS Yojana;
- (c) the ratio of sharing of financial assistance between the Government and beneficiary;
- (d)  the  total  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  under  the  HSS  Yojana  till  date  in Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu;
- (e) the number of SC/ST/OBC and women handloom beneficiaries from the HSS till date in the said States; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  performance  of  HSS,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the outcome of the assessment along with the corrective action taken on the drawbacks?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *403 for answer on 29.03.2023.

(a) & (b): Ministry of Textiles has been implementing National Handloom Development Programme  for  various  interventions  including  Hathkargha  Samvardhan  Sahayata  (HSS)  to  provide looms  &  upgraded  accessories  for  handloom  workers  to  improve  quality  and  enhance  productivity. From  2015-16  to  2022-23  (till  February,  2023),  total  59,750  handloom  workers  have  benefitted  by provision of looms & upgraded accessories across the country.

As handloom workers are scattered  all  over  the  country,  a  Joint  Committee  of  State  Government  & Weaver  Service  Center  officials  identifies  the  requirements,  selects  beneficiaries  and  verifies  items supplied in order to achieve scheme objectives.

(c): The ratio of sharing of financial assistance for HSS items is 90% by Government of India and 10% by beneficiary.

(d) & (e): Details  as  mentioned  in  the  table  below  regarding  financial  assistance  to  handloom workers,  shows  that  all  the  beneficiaries  are  either  SC/ST/OBC  or  women  under  Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata (HSS) in the States of Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra from 2015-16 to 2022-23 (till February, 2023):

| State       | Financial assistance provided (Rs. in lakh)   | Total Number of beneficiaries   | SC/ST/OBC/Women   | SC/ST/OBC/Women   | Women beneficiaries   | Women beneficiaries   |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|             | Financial assistance provided (Rs. in lakh)   | Total Number of beneficiaries   | Number            | %of Total         | Number                | %of Total             |
| Odisha      | 590.11                                        | 6,452                           | 6,452             | 100%              | 1,049                 | 16%                   |
| Tamil Nadu  | 1,248.65                                      | 14,624                          | 14,624            | 100%              | 5,654                 | 39%                   |
| Maharashtra | 77.51                                         | 381                             | 381               | 100%              | 198                   | 52%                   |

(f): Independent  third-party  agencies  have  assessed  the  performance  of  the  scheme  including Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata. The assessment report has categorically observed that the scheme interventions  have  a  positive  impact  on  the  handloom  workers,  resulting  in  significant  increase  in average earnings and number of working days per year.

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