Lok Sabha Question No. 1368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: CHCD Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## CHCD SCHEME

## 1368. SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a) the status of implementation of Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) since its launch;

(b)  the  details  of  amount  sanctioned  and  number  of  artisans  directly  benefited  under  CHCDS  in  the State of Tamil Nadu during each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) whether the Government plans to extend the coverage of CHCDS to create more mega cluster in Tamil Nadu and include more clusters under the cluster development mentor-ship programme and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  introduced  any  policy  for  incorporation  of  digital  technology  for promotion of handicraft and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the other steps taken by the Government for the welfare of artisans and promotion of handicrafts in the country?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

(SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): Since its launch, under Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS),
-  9 Mega Clusters (Moradabad, Mirzapur-Bhadohi, Narsapur, Srinagar, Jodhpur Lucknow, Kachchh, Bareilly, and J&K (other crafts) have been completed.
-  11  CHCDS  projects  in  the  states  of  Uttarakhand,  Jharkhand,  Bihar,  Andhra  Pradesh, Karnataka,  Telangana,  Tamil  Nadu,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Varanasi  (Phase  1  &  2)  and Himachal Pradesh have been successfully completed.
-  4 CHCDS projects for the states of Gujarat, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Ladakh are under implementation.

(b): Under  Comprehensive  Handicrafts  Cluster  Development  Scheme  (CHCDS),  One  project  in Tamil Nadu has been sanctioned & completed in March 2021 wherein an amount of Rs. 10.19 Crore was sanctioned & completed and 12,993 beneficiaries were directly benefitted.

- (c): CHCDS is  a  pan  India  scheme  wherein  the  projects  are  sanctioned  upon  the  submission  of proposals from state government & its agencies. Extension of the coverage of CHCDS in the state of Tamil Nadu will depend on the submission of proposal as per the CHCDS guidelines.

(d): Under  the  CHCDS  scheme,  digital  technology  has  been  incorporated  in  the  form  of  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), Management Information System (MIS) and interventions like E- Marketing, Web portal development etc.

(e): Other than CHCDS Scheme, O/O DC (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles is also implementing National  Handicrafts  Development  Programme  scheme  for  the  welfare  of  artisans  &  promotion  of handicrafts which has following components:

-  Marketing Support & Services.
-  Skill Development in Handicrafts Sector.
-  Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana.
-  Direct Benefit to Artisans.
-  Infrastructure and Technology Support.
-  Research & development Scheme.