Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (STARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Financial Assistance of Odisha
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *78 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ODISHA

## *78. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

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

- (a) the details of any financial assistance provided by the Government to State of Odisha including the district of Kalahandi and Nuapada during last nine years, scheme/project-wise;
- (b) the details of number of beneficiaries in Odisha including the said districts during last nine years and the current year;
- (c) the details of beneficiaries who benefited through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme in Odisha and especially in above districts during the last nine years, scheme-wise; and
- (d) whether any projects are pending with the Government and if so, the details thereof?

उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल ) MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement  in  reply  to  lok  sabha  starred  question  no.  *78  for  answer  on  07.02.2024  by  SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA regarding 'Financial Assistance to Odisha'.

(a): Government is implementing a number of schemes for the development of textile sector across the country including Odisha. The allocation of funds is done scheme-wise and not State-wise and Districtwise.  The  details  of  expenditure  in  the  major  schemes  on  pan-India  basis  during  last  9  years  are  at ANNEXURE.

(b) & (c): The Government is implementing various initiatives/schemes such as National Handicrafts Development  Programme,  Comprehensive  Handicrafts  Development  Scheme,  National  Handloom Development Programme and Raw Material Supply scheme to provide end-to-end support to weavers and artisans on pan-India basis including the State of Odisha. The benefits under Direct Benefit Transfer have been provided to 3,11,482 weavers under Handloom sector and 26,642 artisans in Handicrafts sector in Odisha during last 9 years and current year.

(d): Presently no project/proposal from Odisha is pending with the Government.

## ANNEXURE

## Details of Expenditure under major Textile Sector Schemes during last 9 years

(Rs. in crore)

| Name of the Scheme/ Project/ Programme         | Total expenditure incurred on various schemes since 2015-16 till 2023-2024   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Handloom sector                                | 3,903.04                                                                     |
| Handicrafts sector                             | 2,171.17                                                                     |
| Wool sector                                    | 130.42                                                                       |
| Silk sector                                    | 5,975.48                                                                     |
| Powerloom sector                               | 573.89                                                                       |
| Jute sector                                    | 870.2                                                                        |
| Integrated Processing Development Scheme(IPDS) | 201.63                                                                       |
| Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks(SITP)      | 317.93                                                                       |
| Textiles Cluster Development                   | 84.72                                                                        |
| Human Resource Development (SAMARTH)           | 838.97                                                                       |
| National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM)     | 156.47                                                                       |
| Technology Upgradation Funds Schemes (TUFS)    | 9,106.11                                                                     |
| North East Region Textiles Promotion Scheme    | 1,038.18                                                                     |
| Grand Total                                    | 25,368.21                                                                    |

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