Lok Sabha Question No. 3240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Textiles and Handloom Workers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Hemant Tukaram Godse, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

## TEXTILES AND HANDLOOM WORKERS

## 3240. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE: SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  textiles  and  handloom  workers  in  various  parts  of  the  country particularly in Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu;

(b) whether the Government proposes to start a welfare fund and implement any welfare scheme for the rehabilitation of the said textiles and handloom workers;

- (c) if so, the details thereof State-wise,;
- (d) the details of schemes/projects already implemented for textiles and handloom workers in various parts of the country particularly in Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu; and
- (e) the year-wise details of the funds spent in this regard during the last three years and the current year?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

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

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): The textile industry is one of the largest sources of employment generation in the country with over 45 million textile workers, including a large number of women and rural population. The statewise and UT-wise textile workers data is not maintained. As regards Handloom sector, as per 4 th All India Handloom Census, 35.22 lakh handloom workers are in the country, out of this, 3,509 handloom workers are in Maharashtra.
- (b)  to  (d): Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  following  schemes  to  promote  the  handlooms  and welfare  of  handloom  workers  across  the  country  including  Maharashtra,  Dadra  &  Nagar  Haveli  and Daman & Diu:
1.      National Handloom Development Programme;
2.      Raw Material Supply Scheme;

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies/workers for raw  materials,  procurement  of  upgraded  looms  &  accessories,  solar  lighting  units,  construction  of workshed,  product &  design  development,  technical and common  infrastructure, marketing  of handloom products in domestic/overseas markets, concessional loans under weavers' MUDRA scheme and social security etc.

Government is implementing various schemes/ programmes on pan India basis including in the state of Maharashtra and UT Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu viz. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme  for  Textiles,  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA) Scheme,  Silk  Samagra-2,  SAMARTH  -  Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector,  Amended Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (A-TUFS),  National  Technical  Textile  Mission  (NTTM),

Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), National Handloom Development Programme and National Handicrafts Development Programme etc. for overall development of textile sector including providing thrust in generating employment opportunities.

(e): The year-wise details of fund spent during the last three years and current year in Handloom sector are as follows.

| (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)                          | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)             |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
| S. No.           | Name of the Scheme                      | 2020-21          | 2021-22          | 2022-23          | 2023-24 (as on 02.08.2023) |
| 1.               | National Handloom Development Programme | 159.53           | 165.37           | 152.51           | 24.39                      |
| 2.               | Raw Material Supply Scheme              | 60.32            | 89.53            | 139.70           | 61.90                      |

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