Lok Sabha Question No. 5674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Promotion of Indian Handicrafts
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: C. R. Patil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5674 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## PROMOTION OF INDIAN HANDICRAFTS

## 5674. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES

be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Government has taken steps to promote Indian Handicrafts globally;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of assistance extended to support and promote handicrafts, State/UT wise and schemewise;

(d) whether the Government has provided any platform/network for artisans to connect in promoting the handicrafts globally; and

(e) if so, details thereof?

(a) & (b):

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

(SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

Yes Sir, the Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) takes several steps to promote Indian handicrafts globally. It provides Grant-in-aid to eligible implementing agencies for

organizing/participating in various international marketing events and also facilitates selected artisans to participate  in  important  global  marketing  events.  During  the  last  three  years,  105  international

marketing events have been organized/participated benefitting 1443 artisans/exporters directly.

(c):

The details of assistance extended under National Handicrafts Development Programme and

Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme to support and promote handicrafts State/UT

wise and scheme wise is enclosed in annexure-I.

(d) & (e):

Yes  Sir,  Ministry  of  Textiles  is  developing  a  web  portal  in  collaboration  with

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to provide marketing platform to artisans to make their presence globally. Further, virtual marketing events have also been organized to provide

direct marketing platform to artisans.

वस्त्र

मंत्री

## Annexure  referred  to  the  reply  of  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  5674  to  be answered on 06.04.2022

State-wise  funds  released  during  the  last  three  years  under  National  Handicrafts  Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS).

Amount (Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. NO.   | State-wise /UT-wise   | NHDP      | CHCDS    |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|----------|
| 1.        | A &NIslands           | 127.78    | - (*)    |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh        | 1,173.80  | 129.09   |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh     | 161.33    | -        |
| 4.        | Assam                 | 997.48    | -        |
| 5.        | Bihar                 | 554.52    | -        |
| 6.        | Chandigarh            | 74.06     | -        |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh          | 343.29    | -        |
| 8.        | Delhi                 | 5,258.44  | -        |
| 9.        | Goa                   | 61.92     | -        |
| 10.       | Gujarat               | 1,686.43  | -        |
| 11.       | Haryana               | 400.50    | -        |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh      | 704.89    | 569.54   |
| 13.       | Jammu and Kashmir     | 641.52    | 596.45   |
| 14.       | Jharkhand             | 636.15    | -        |
| 15.       | Karnataka             | 669.94    | -        |
| 16.       | Kerala                | 464.65    | -        |
| 17.       | Ladakh                | 62.77     | 60.75    |
| 18.       | Madhya Pradesh        | 1,290.42  | 1,000.58 |
| 19.       | Maharashtra           | 647.44    | -        |
| 20.       | Manipur               | 1,061.31  | -        |
| 21.       | Meghalaya             | 201.16    | -        |
| 22.       | Mizoram               | 122.73    | -        |
| 23.       | Nagaland              | 320.29    | -        |
| 24.       | Odisha                | 488.17    | 550.00   |
| 25.       | Puducherry            | 248.40    | -        |
| 26.       | Punjab                | 874.92    | -        |
| 27.       | Rajasthan             | 1,313.36  | 2,636.98 |
| 28.       | Sikkim                | 158.37    | -        |
| 29.       | Tamil Nadu            | 680.16    | -        |
| 30.       | Telangana             | 507.25    | 163.67   |
| 31.       | Tripura               | 187.72    | -        |
| 32.       | Uttar Pradesh         | 4,129.08  | 595.36   |
| 33.       | Uttarakhand           | 519.42    | -        |
| 34.       | West Bengal           | 662.06    | -        |
| 35.       | All India             | 699.72    | -        |
|           | Total                 | 28,131.45 | 6,302.42 |