Lok Sabha Question No. 1808 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Handloom Cluster
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## HANDLOOM CLUSTER

## 1808. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

(a) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State Government of Jharkhand for sanction of handloom clusters in their State;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Government thereto;

(c) whether the Government is planning to develop such clusters in the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such clusters currently functional in the country, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand;

(e)  the  details  of  the  places  identified  for  establishment  of  new  handloom  clusters  in  the  country, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand;

(f) the present status of mega handloom clusters in the country, State/UT-wise including Godda district of Jharkhand?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (e): Handloom clusters are sanctioned financial assistance upto Rs.2.00 crore per cluster for their holistic & integrated development by implementation of various interventions such as Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata, product development/diversification, construction of workshed, design development etc., based on the viable proposals received from State Governments/UTs. 468 clusters, including 30 clusters in Jharkhand State have been sanctioned financial assistance in the country since 2015-16.  A  statement  showing  State/UT-wise  number  of  clusters  sanctioned  financial  assistance  is annexed.

(f): As per the revised guidelines of National Handloom Development Programme, mega handloom cluster will be taken up, having atleast 10,000 handlooms. Each such mega cluster will be developed with  Central  assistance  upto  Rs.30.00  crore.  At  present,  eight  mega  handloom  clusters  are  under implementation at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Sivasagar (Assam), Murshidabad (West Bengal), Virudhunagar  (Tamil  Nadu),  Godda  &  neighbouring  districts  (Jharkhand),  Trichy  (Tamil  Nadu), Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Prakasam & Guntur districts (Andhra Pradesh).

| Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question number 1808 for answer on 8.12.2021   | Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question number 1808 for answer on 8.12.2021   | Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question number 1808 for answer on 8.12.2021   |
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| State/UT-wise number of clusters sanctioned financial assistance since 2015-16 to 2021-22 (till date)                   | State/UT-wise number of clusters sanctioned financial assistance since 2015-16 to 2021-22 (till date)                   | State/UT-wise number of clusters sanctioned financial assistance since 2015-16 to 2021-22 (till date)                   |
| S. No.                                                                                                                  | State/UT                                                                                                                | Number of clusters sanctioned                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                          | 54                                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                   | 59                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                   | 17                                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                 | 05                                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                          | 13                                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                               | 07                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                  | 06                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                      | Ladakh                                                                                                                  | 01                                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                          | 06                                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                             | 06                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                 | 10                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                               | 03                                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                 | 10                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                | 13                                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                  | 30                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                               | 01                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                  | 01                                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                              | 58                                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                               | 15                                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                 | 09                                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                           | 52                                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                             | 03                                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                             | 26                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                                   | 468                                                                                                                     |

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