Lok Sabha Question No. 401 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Setting up of Handloom Clusters
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *401 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2023

## SETTING UP OF HANDLOOM CLUSTERS

## *401. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  handloom  clusters  for  the  benefit  of  weavers  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the extent of progress made so far in this regard; and
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned during the last three years including the current year, State-wise and year-wise?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *401 for answer on 29.03.2023.

(a) & (b): Ministry  of  Textiles  has  been  implementing  Cluster  Development  Programme  under National  Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP)  to  provide  need  based  financial  assistance  to handloom  workers  in  identified  clusters.  The  proposals  are  received  from  States/UTs/WSCs  for implementation  of  various  interventions  like  looms  &  upgraded  accessories,  solar  lighting  units, worksheds, design and product development, marketing etc.

Since,  2015-16,  financial  assistance  has  been  provided  to  619  handloom  clusters  across  the  country benefitting 59,750 handloom workers by providing looms & upgraded accessories and skill upgradation to 73,945, worksheds to 4,051 and lighting units to 6,023 handloom workers.

(c): State-wise and year-wise details of financial assistance provided to handloom clusters during the last three years and current year (till 20.03.2023) are as under:

| S. No.   | State/UT          | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (till 20.03.2023)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 360.22    | 212.80    | 1,448.66  | 959.68                      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 37.76     | -         | -         | 410.36                      |
| 3        | Assam             | 146.91    | 589.69    | 241.85    | 1,124.38                    |
| 4        | Bihar             | -         | 7.47      | 420.42    | 1,007.39                    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 52.10     | 41.22     | 186.36    | 36.09                       |
| 6        | Gujarat           | -         | 74.94     | 61.42     | 33.24                       |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  | 4.24      | 37.52     | 15.56     | 276.78                      |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 23.39     | 90.17     | 142.22    | 120.31                      |
| 9        | Jharkhand         | 0.00      | 258.64    | 216.63    | 101.39                      |
| 10       | Karnataka         | 71.17     | 179.48    | 190.45    | 278.22                      |
| 11       | Kerala            | 67.86     | 133.55    | 285.82    | 338.69                      |
| 12       | Ladakh            | 6.65      | -         | 0.00      | 13.98                       |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | -         | -         | 99.17     | 49.27                       |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 53.29     | 106.87    | 44.03     | 35.97                       |
| 15       | Manipur           | 315.81    | -         | 607.36    | 2,387.66                    |
| 16       | Mizoram           | 32.14     | -         | 486.12    | 566.18                      |
| 17       | Nagaland          | -         | -         | 45.12     | 23.12                       |
| 18       | Odisha            | 472.20    | 231.51    | 157.22    | 261.1                       |
| 19       | Rajasthan         | -         | -         | 25.50     | -                           |
| 20       | Tamil Nadu        | 24.25     |           | 489.29    | 105.03                      |
| 21       | Telangana         | 23.75     | 10.17     | 327.01    | 733.74                      |
| 22       | Tripura           | 24.90     | -         | 205.51    | 293.31                      |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh     | 146.64    | 65.22     | 239.10    | 660.45                      |
| 24       | Uttarakhand       | 5.40      | -         | 12.46     | -                           |
| 25       | West Bengal       | 327.23    | 0.50      | 13.76     | 94.37                       |
|          | Total             | 2,195     | 2,039     | 5,961     | 9,910                       |