Lok Sabha Question No. 2330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Schemes for Handloom Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Dr. Nishikant Dubey

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2024

## SCHEMES FOR HANDLOOM WEAVERS

## 2330. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  spent  under  various  welfare  schemes  for  handloom weavers during the last three years, State-wise and weaver-wise, including the State of Jharkhand;
- (b)  the  success  achieved  so  far  in  providing  marketing  facilities  to  weavers  and  the  total  number  of weavers benefited during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) the number of handloom weavers/members of their families who are facing acute financial crisis; and
- (d) the steps taken to help them?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

- (a): Ministry of Textiles, Government of India is implementing the following schemes for welfare of handloom sector across the country including Jharkhand State:
1. National Handloom Development Programme
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers for raw materials, common infrastructure development, marketing of handloom products in domestic/overseas  markets,  weavers  mudra  loans,  social  security,  need  based  financial  support  to awardee weavers, scholarship to handloom workers' children, etc.

-  Under the schemes, budget is not allocated State/UT-wise.  Funds to eligible handloom agencies are released in various interventions on receipt of proposals as per the extant guidelines of the respective  schemes.    The  details  of  funds  allocated/utilized  under  the  schemes  during  the  last three years are as follows:

| Scheme-wise and year-wise funds allocated/utilized during the last 3 years (Rs. in crore)   | Scheme-wise and year-wise funds allocated/utilized during the last 3 years (Rs. in crore)   | Scheme-wise and year-wise funds allocated/utilized during the last 3 years (Rs. in crore)   | Scheme-wise and year-wise funds allocated/utilized during the last 3 years (Rs. in crore)   | Scheme-wise and year-wise funds allocated/utilized during the last 3 years (Rs. in crore)   | Scheme-wise and year-wise funds allocated/utilized during the last 3 years (Rs. in crore)   | Scheme-wise and year-wise funds allocated/utilized during the last 3 years (Rs. in crore)   | Scheme-wise and year-wise funds allocated/utilized during the last 3 years (Rs. in crore)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                      | Name of the Scheme                                                                          | 2021-22                                                                                     | 2021-22                                                                                     | 2022-23                                                                                     | 2022-23                                                                                     | 2023-24                                                                                     | 2023-24                                                                                     |
|                                                                                             |                                                                                             | Allocated                                                                                   | Utilized                                                                                    | Allocated                                                                                   | Utilized                                                                                    | Allocated                                                                                   | Utilized                                                                                    |
| 1.                                                                                          | National Handloom Development Programme                                                     | 165.50                                                                                      | 165.37                                                                                      | 156.00                                                                                      | 152.51                                                                                      | 190.00                                                                                      | 186.36                                                                                      |
| 2.                                                                                          | Raw Material Supply Scheme                                                                  | 105.00                                                                                      | 89.53                                                                                       | 140.00                                                                                      | 139.70                                                                                      | 160.00                                                                                      | 159.72                                                                                      |

(b): Ministry of Textiles, Government of India is implementing Handloom Marketing Assistance, a component  of  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  to  develop  &  promote  the  marketing channel  in  domestic  as  well  as  export  markets  so  as  to  benefit  all  the  stakeholders  in  a  holistic  and integrated manner. State-wise number of weavers benefited during the said period is Annexed.

(c) & (d): No such information is available with the Government. Ministry of Textiles, Government of India is implementing schemes as detailed above.

## Annexure

| State-wise number of beneficiaries of marketing events during last 3 years   | State-wise number of beneficiaries of marketing events during last 3 years   | State-wise number of beneficiaries of marketing events during last 3 years   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                       | Name of State                                                                | No. of beneficiaries                                                         |
| 1                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 73,570                                                                       |
| 2                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 17,611                                                                       |
| 3                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 91,547                                                                       |
| 4                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 49,407                                                                       |
| 5                                                                            | Goa                                                                          | 4,200                                                                        |
| 6                                                                            | Haryana                                                                      | 2,800                                                                        |
| 7                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 3,500                                                                        |
| 8                                                                            | Jammu &Kashmir                                                               | 7,250                                                                        |
| 9                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                    | 1,000                                                                        |
| 10                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | 30,908                                                                       |
| 11                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | 3,850                                                                        |
| 12                                                                           | Ladakh                                                                       | 1,250                                                                        |
| 13                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 31,700                                                                       |
| 14                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 7,250                                                                        |
| 15                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | 75,987                                                                       |
| 16                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                      | 41,000                                                                       |
| 17                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | 57,215                                                                       |
| 18                                                                           | Odisha                                                                       | 18,000                                                                       |
| 19                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                   | 1,600                                                                        |
| 20                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | 1,750                                                                        |
| 21                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                       | 14,736                                                                       |
| 22                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 1,13,835                                                                     |
| 23                                                                           | Telangana                                                                    | 39,325                                                                       |
| 24                                                                           | Tripura                                                                      | 1,06,597                                                                     |
| 25                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 30,250                                                                       |
| 26                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 6,100                                                                        |
| 27                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 7,200                                                                        |
| Total                                                                        | Total                                                                        | 8,39,438                                                                     |

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