Lok Sabha Question No. 2394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Development of Handloom and Handicraft Sectors
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## DEVELOPMENT OF HANDLOOM AND HANDICRAFT SECTORS

## 2394.  SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  schemes/projects/initiatives  undertaken  by  the  Government  for  the development of Handloom and Handicraft sectors in the rural areas, over the last five years, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the amount of funds allocated and utilized under these schemes, over the last five years, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the number of beneficiaries especially women under these schemes/projects/initiatives  undertaken  by  the  Government  for  the  development  of  Handloom  and Handicraft sectors in the rural areas, over the last five years, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) whether the Government has any plans/is planning to implement any schemes for the development of Handloom and Handicraft sectors especially targeted towards SC/ST/OBC communities?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a) & (b): The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles is implementing following schemes for the development of handloom and handicraft sectors across the country, including rural areas and Andhra Pradesh:

1. National Handloom Development Programme;
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme;
3. National Handicraft Development Programme;
4. Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme;

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided for raw materials, purchase of looms, accessories and toolkits, design innovation, product diversification, infrastructure development, marketing of handloom and handicraft products in domestic and overseas markets, loans at concessional rates, etc.

In the schemes implemented by the Ministry of Textiles in these sectors, budget is not allocated State/UT-wise. Funds to eligible handloom agencies are released for various interventions on receipt of viable proposals as per the extant guidelines of the respective schemes. The details of funds released and utilised under these schemes during the last five years are as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Funds released/utilised |
|---------|---------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                    422.09 |
| 2020-21 |                    392.98 |
| 2021-22 |                    651.86 |
| 2022-23 |                    428.6  |
| 2023-24 |                    465.85 |

(c) & (d): Women  and  SC/ST/OBC  weavers/artisans  play  a  vital  role  in  the  handloom  and handicraft sector. In order to encourage them, the Ministry of Textiles provides additional incentives to them  to  sustain  and  augment  their  business.  Some  of  the  benefits  provided  to  the  women  and SC/ST/OBC weavers/artisans across the country including Andhra Pradesh are:

-  Under schemes of handloom and handicrafts sector, preference is  given to programmes which have weavers/artisans from women/SC/ST/OBC category.
-  There is 100%  subsidy  to BPL/SC/ST/Women/Transgender/Differently-abled  weavers  for construction of work sheds under National Handloom Development Programme.
-  Since  2016,  Kamladevi  Chattopadhyay  Award  has  been  instituted  specifically  for  women weavers.

Details  regarding  State-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  including  women/SC/ST/OBC  weavers/artisans under schemes of Handloom and Handicraft sectors during the last five years are given at Annexure-I.

## Statement referred to in reply of part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2394 for answer on 06-08-2024

State-wise number of beneficiaries including women/SC/ST/OBC weavers/artisans under schemes of Handloom and Handicraft sectors during the last five years

| SI. No.   | State                          | Weavers benefitted   | Artisan benefitted   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                 | 93,005               | 17,492               |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh              | 1,643                | 2,670                |
| 3.        | Assam                          | 49,051               | 21,115               |
| 4.        | Bihar                          | 6,065                | 12,841               |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh                   | 6,939                | 4,805                |
| 6.        | Delhi                          | 172                  | 12,436               |
| 7.        | Goa                            | 26                   | 2,100                |
| 8.        | Gujarat                        | 2,992                | 28,687               |
| 9.        | Haryana                        | 3,418                | 8,045                |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh               | 2,454                | 15,150               |
| 11.       | Jammu &Kashmir                 | 4,868                |                      |
| 12.       | Jharkhand                      | 5,758                | 9,604                |
| 13.       | Karnataka                      | 25,405               | 12,301               |
| 14.       | Kerala                         | 17,356               | 10,587               |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh                 | 4,426                | 41,547               |
| 16.       | Maharashtra                    | 4,246                | 18,249               |
| 17.       | Manipur                        | 22,043               | 14,463               |
| 18.       | Meghalaya                      | 454                  | 4,351                |
| 19.       | Mizoram                        | 2,590                | 2,390                |
| 20.       | Nagaland                       | 892                  | 5,150                |
| 21.       | Odisha                         | 36,806               | 14,970               |
| 22.       | Punjab                         | 568                  | 10,660               |
| 23.       | Rajasthan                      | 1,273                | 35,087               |
| 24.       | Sikkim                         | 81                   | 2,870                |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu                     | 1,34,654             | 12,101               |
| 26.       | Telangana                      | 44,931               | 8,872                |
| 27.       | Tripura                        | 1,617                | 14,930               |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh                  | 1,22,755             | 1,00,002             |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand                    | 5,281                | 7,990                |
| 30.       | West Bengal                    | 57,514               | 13,598               |
| 31.       | All India (non-state specific) | 1,060                | 4,683                |
| Total     | Total                          | 6,60,343             | 4,69,746             |

Note:    71%  of  the  handloom  weaver  population  and  64%  of  the  artisan  population  are  women hence the maximum benefits are being given to women weavers/artisans.

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