Lok Sabha Question No. 1031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Ramapati Ram Tripathi

## GOVERNMENT e-MARKETPLACE (GeM)

## 1031. SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  the  integration/onboarding  of  weavers  and  artisans  from across the country on Government e-Marketplace (GeM) as promised on the 8th National Handloom Day;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTs wise and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has plans to ensure the procurement of handloom products from the portal to meet the demands of its various departments for its textile needs;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether the Government has a plan to integrate Solar power as a primary source of input energy in the Handloom Sector; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

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

(a) & (b): Government  of  India,  Ministry  of  Textiles  has  taken  steps  to  on-board  weavers  and artisans  on  Government  e-Market  place  (GeM)  to  enable  them  sell  their  products  directly  to  various Government Departments and organizations. So far, about 1.50 lakh handloom agencies/weavers and 26,644 artisans have been on-boarded on the GeM portal. The State/UT- wise details of weavers and artisans on-boarded on the GeM portal are placed at Annexure I.

(c) & (d): To promote procurement of Handloom products, an amendment was introduced in Rule 153 of GFR 2017 on 17.02.2020, wherein it was mandated that 'Of all items of textiles required by Central  Government  departments,  it  shall  be  mandatory  to  make  procurement  of  at  least  20%  from amongst items of handloom origin, for exclusive purchase from KVIC and/or Handloom Clusters such as Cooperative Societies, Self Help Groups (SHG), Federations, Joint Liability Groups (JLG) Producer Companies (PC), Corporations etc. including weavers having Pehchan Cards'.

(e) & (f): Ministry of Textiles is implementing Cluster Development Programme, a component of National  Handloom  Development  Programme.  Under  the  scheme,  need  based  financial  assistance  is provided for implementation of various interventions like solar powered lighting units, upgraded looms & accessories, worksheds, design and product development, marketing support etc.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | No. of handloom agencies/weavers   | No. of handicrafts agencies/Artisans   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 32,435                             | 3,189                                  |
| 2         | Andman &Nicobar   | -                                  | 91                                     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 2,183                              | 107                                    |
| 4         | Assam             | 3,816                              | 310                                    |
| 5         | Bihar             | 1,270                              | 959                                    |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      | 2,578                              | 60                                     |
| 7         | Delhi             | 160                                | 962                                    |
| 8         | Goa               | -                                  | 59                                     |
| 9         | Gujarat           | 3,422                              | 894                                    |
| 10        | Haryana           | 1,896                              | 662                                    |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh  | 393                                | 263                                    |
| 12        | Jammu and Kashmir | 28                                 | 500                                    |
| 13        | Jharkhand         | 911                                | 807                                    |
| 14        | Karnataka         | 8,533                              | 1,783                                  |
| 15        | Kerala            | 7,007                              | 1,882                                  |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh    | 5,686                              | 1,016                                  |
| 17        | Maharashtra       | 893                                | 681                                    |
| 18        | Manipur           | 3,423                              | 27                                     |
| 19        | Meghalaya         | 961                                | 118                                    |
| 20        | Mizoram           | 505                                | 25                                     |
| 21        | Nagaland          | 1,178                              | 102                                    |
| 22        | Odisha            | 4,145                              | 756                                    |
| 23        | Punjab            | 240                                | 1,019                                  |
| 24        | Rajasthan         | 1,187                              | 688                                    |
| 25        | Sikkim            | -                                  | 28                                     |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu        | 16,495                             | 1,515                                  |
| 27        | Telangana         | 22,440                             | 277                                    |
| 28        | Tripura           | 4,088                              | 6                                      |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh     | 6,865                              | 4,840                                  |
| 30        | Uttarakhand       | 1,593                              | 2,198                                  |
| 31        | West Bengal       | 8,846                              | 820                                    |
| 32        | Others            | 6252                               | -                                      |
| Total     | Total             | 1,49,429                           | 26,644                                 |

## Annexure I