Lok Sabha Question No. 2930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: State Handloom Development Cooperation
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2930 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## STATE HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIONS

## 2930. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  provides  financial  assistance  to  the  State  Handloom  Development Cooperations  and  Handloom  Cooperative  Societies  for  setting  up  looms  and  providing  infrastructure facilities after their set up;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including the criteria adopted to provide such assistance;

(c) the details of said amount provided so far by the Government for various schemes in each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(d) the details of the people benefited from it, State-wise?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

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

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (d): Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  National  Handloom  Development  Programme across the country for development of handlooms and welfare of weavers.

Under the scheme, based on the proposals received from States/UTs, financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies including State Handloom Agencies & Handloom Cooperative societies/weavers for implementation of various interventions like infrastructure development, purchase of  upgraded  looms  &  accessories,  solar  lighting  units,  construction  of  worksheds,  design  innovation, product  development  &  diversification,  capacity  building,  marketing  of  handloom  products,  Mudra loans at concessional rates etc. During the last three years and current year from 2019-20 to 2022-23 (till  30.06.2022),  total  number  of  31,094  weavers  have  been  provided  looms  and  accessories  in  the country.

Details of financial assistance provided to States/State Agencies during last three years and current year from 2019-20 to 2022-23 (till 30.06.2022) under National Handloom Development Programme are as under:

| S. No.   | State/UTs         | Financial assistance provided (Rs. in lakh)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 2,216.73                                      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 191.10                                        |
| 3        | Assam             | 1,694.77                                      |
| 4        | Bihar             | 491.44                                        |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 388.20                                        |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 165.21                                        |
| 7        | Haryana           | 6.60                                          |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 72.98                                         |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 361.11                                        |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 475.27                                        |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 682.25                                        |
| 12       | Kerala            | 493.25                                        |
| 13       | Ladakh            | 6.65                                          |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 321.75                                        |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 245.64                                        |
| 16       | Manipur           | 3,596.78                                      |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 809.50                                        |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 404.53                                        |
| 19       | Orissa            | 1,009.83                                      |
| 20       | Punjab            | 24.14                                         |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 59.10                                         |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 126.58                                        |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 753.74                                        |
| 24       | Telangana         | 570.19                                        |
| 25       | Tripura           | 469.60                                        |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     | 764.77                                        |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 64.12                                         |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 389.04                                        |
|          | Total             | 16,854.84                                     |