Lok Sabha Question No. 1132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Clusters under SFURTI Scheme
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, C. R. Patil, Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2024

## CLUSTERS UNDER SFURTI SCHEME

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SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  assistance  provided  to  regular  cluster  and  major  clusters  under  the SFURTI scheme;
- (b) the number of artisans and clusters supported so far in Odisha, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh under the said scheme;
- (c) the number of clusters which have become functional in the said States;
- (d) whether  any  such  cluster  has  been  approved  in  the  Balasore,  Navsari  and  Jhansi Parliamentary Constituencies and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  details  of  the  assistance  approved  and  sanctioned  for  any  such  cluster  in  the  said Parliamentary Constituencies; and
- (f) the status of the Seed Spice Processing and Value Addition cluster in Balasore, Navsari and Jhansi?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

- (a): GOI  assistance  of  upto  Rs.  2.5  crore  is  granted  to  a  regular  Cluster  consisting  of  500 artisans and upto Rs. 5 crore to a Major cluster consisting of more than 500 artisans.
- (b) & (c): Number  of  Clusters  approved  and  became  functional  in  the  States  of  Odisha, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh is annexed as Annexure-I.
- (d) & (e): Details of Clusters approved in Balasore and Navsari is annexed as Annexure-II. No cluster is approved in Jhansi.
- (f): Any cluster with the name, Seed Spice Processing and Value Addition cluster is not approved in Balasore, Navsari or Jhansi.

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Annexure-I ( Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1132)

| State         |   Number of clusters approved |   No. of functional clusters | Govt. of India assistance (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Total no. of artisans   |
|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gujarat       |                            14 |                           11 | 2,971.48                                   | 6,543                   |
| Odisha        |                            70 |                           40 | 20,484.17                                  | 46,902                  |
| Uttar Pradesh |                            59 |                           41 | 16,243.807                                 | 32,440                  |

## Annexure-II

## ( Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1132)

|   S. No. | Name of the cluster                        | District   |   Total no. of artisans |   SFURTI Assistance (Rs. in lakhs) | Status               |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Barbaria Bamboo Cluster                    | Balasore   |                     690 |                             327.23 | Under Implementation |
|        2 | Bhograi Coir Cluster                       | Balasore   |                     559 |                             150.34 | Under Implementation |
|        3 | Kalyani Jute Cluster                       | Balasore   |                     502 |                             185.61 | Functional           |
|        4 | Nilgiri Deshi Milk (A2) Processing Cluster | Balasore   |                    1511 |                             407.02 | Under Implementation |
|        5 | The Stone Carving Cluster                  | Balasore   |                     552 |                             235.15 | Functional           |
|        6 | Cane &Bamboo Cluster                       | Navsari    |                     250 |                             144.13 | Under Implementation |
|        7 | Patch Work and Embroidery Cluster          | Navsari    |                     455 |                             234.92 | Functional           |