Lok Sabha Question No. 5654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Handloom Cluster in Jharkhand
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5654 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## HANDLOOM CLUSTER IN JHARKHAND

## 5654. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal 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 Union Government thereto;

(c) whether the Union 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; and

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

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (e): Previously, 30 handloom clusters have been provided financial assistance in Jharkhand State.    In  the  current  financial  year  2021-22, no  proposal  has  been  received  from  State  Government. However, financial assistance has been sanctioned for implementation of upgraded looms/accessories, lighting units, construction of worksheds by Weavers' Service Centre, Ranchi in the handloom pockets other than integrated cluster development projects during the current year in Jharkhand State. Based on the proposals received from State/UT Governments, 508 handloom clusters have been provided need based  financial  assistance  by  the  Ministry  of  Textiles  across  the  country  since,  2015-16  to  2021-22 (including financial assistance for 30 handloom clusters in Jharkhand State). State/UT-wise number of handloom clusters provided financial assistance in the country including Jharkhand is annexed.

(f): 8 mega handloom clusters have been provided financial assistance  for different projects in the country, namely Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Sivasagar (Assam), Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), Murshidabad (West Bengal), Prakasam & Guntur districts (Andhra Pradesh), Godda & neighbouring districts (Jharkhand) Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Trichy (Tamil Nadu). Besides, one mega handloom cluster at Imphal (East) in Manipur State has been approved in current year 2021-22.

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5654 for answer on 06.04.2022

| State-wise to 2021-22 S. No.   | States            |   No. of handloom clusters provided financial assistance |
|--------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                              | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                       66 |
| 2                              | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                       11 |
| 3                              | Assam             |                                                       59 |
| 4                              | Bihar             |                                                       17 |
| 5                              | Chhattisgarh      |                                                       12 |
| 6                              | Gujarat           |                                                        5 |
| 7                              | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                       10 |
| 8                              | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                                       15 |
| 9                              | Jharkhand         |                                                       30 |
| 10                             | Karnataka         |                                                        9 |
| 11                             | Kerala            |                                                       11 |
| 12                             | Ladakh            |                                                        1 |
| 13                             | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                        9 |
| 14                             | Maharashtra       |                                                        6 |
| 15                             | Manipur           |                                                       20 |
| 16                             | Meghalaya         |                                                        3 |
| 17                             | Mizoram           |                                                       15 |
| 18                             | Nagaland          |                                                       13 |
| 19                             | Odisha            |                                                       30 |
| 20                             | Rajasthan         |                                                        2 |
| 21                             | Sikkim            |                                                        1 |
| 22                             | Tamil Nadu        |                                                       58 |
| 23                             | Telangana         |                                                       15 |
| 24                             | Tripura           |                                                        9 |
| 25                             | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                       52 |
| 26                             | Uttarakhand       |                                                        3 |
| 27                             | West Bengal       |                                                       26 |
|                                | Total             |                                                      508 |