Lok Sabha Question No. 3359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Promotion/Support to Handicrafts
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Raju Bista

## PROMOTION/SUPPORT TO HANDICRAFTS

## 3359. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

(a) the details of assistance extended to support and promote handicrafts, State/UT-wise and schemewise; and

(b)  the  details  of  capacity  building  or  support  provided  to  handicraft  artisans  from  the  districts  of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur, since 2019?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): Assistance extended through marketing support, Skill Development, cluster development, direct benefit  to  artisans,  infrastructure  and  technology  support,  research  and  development  to  support  and promote handicrafts.

The details of financial assistance provided to handicrafts, State/UT-wise and scheme wise are annexed at Annexure-I.

- (b): Details of benefit provided to artisan of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur from 2019 to till date are annexed at Annexure-II.

## Annexure  referred  to  the  reply  of  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3359  dated 09.08.2023 reg. 'Promotion/Support to Handicrafts'.

## State-wise funds released during the last three years under NHDP Scheme

Amount (Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. NO.   | State-wise /UT-wise   | NHDP      |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|
| 1.        | A &NIslands           | 83.92     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh        | 1,450.76  |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh     | 166.45    |
| 4.        | Assam                 | 1,442.13  |
| 5.        | Bihar                 | 827.73    |
| 6.        | Chandigarh            | 79.43     |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh          | 304.94    |
| 8.        | Daman and Diu         | 6.70      |
| 9.        | Delhi                 | 6,458.90  |
| 10.       | Goa                   | 92.06     |
| 11.       | Gujarat               | 2,411.01  |
| 12.       | Haryana               | 462.61    |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh      | 498.51    |
| 14.       | Jammu and Kashmir     | 1,404.19  |
| 15.       | Jharkhand             | 590.84    |
| 16.       | Karnataka             | 885.54    |
| 17.       | Kerala                | 577.92    |
| 18.       | Ladakh                | 65.59     |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh        | 1,266.64  |
| 20.       | Maharashtra           | 706.17    |
| 21.       | Manipur               | 1,614.59  |
| 22.       | Meghalaya             | 279.55    |
| 23.       | Mizoram               | 156.56    |
| 24.       | Nagaland              | 434.07    |
| 25.       | Odisha                | 1,178.89  |
| 26.       | Puducherry            | 330.39    |
| 27.       | Punjab                | 917.67    |
| 28.       | Rajasthan             | 2,379.89  |
| 29.       | Sikkim                | 124.10    |
| 30.       | Tamil Nadu            | 898.48    |
| 31.       | Telangana             | 566.10    |
| 32.       | Tripura               | 233.68    |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh         | 7,407.39  |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand           | 587.53    |
| 35.       | West Bengal           | 1,146.85  |
| 36.       | All India             | 217.91    |
|           | Total                 | 38,255.69 |

## State-wise funds released during the last three years under CHCDS Scheme:

|         |                     | Amount (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. NO. | State-wise /UT-wise | CHCDS                   |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh      | 129.09                  |
| 2.      | Gujarat             | 196                     |
| 3.      | Himachal Pradesh    | 569.54                  |
| 4.      | Jammu and Kashmir   | 2.84                    |
| 5.      | Ladakh              | 60.75                   |
| 6.      | Odisha              | 545.98                  |
| 7.      | Rajasthan           | 1,469.38                |
| 8.      | Telangana           | 171.80                  |
| 9.      | Uttar Pradesh       | 244.22                  |
|         | Total               | 3,389.6                 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to the reply of part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3359 dated 09.08.2023 reg. 'Promotion/Support to Handicrafts'.

| S. NO.         | Types of intervention                                | No. of artisan benefitted   |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Darjeeling     |                                                      |                             |
| 1.             | Seminar                                              | 40                          |
| 2.             | Design development workshop                          | 30                          |
| 3.             | Tool kit                                             | 52                          |
| 4.             | Tool kit                                             | 50                          |
| 5.             | Seminar                                              | 40                          |
| 6.             | Pension under indigent circumstances                 | 04                          |
| Kalimpong      |                                                      |                             |
| 7.             | Handicrafts technical training programme             | 29                          |
| 8.             | Handicrafts technical training programme             | 22                          |
| 9.             | Seminar                                              | 40                          |
| 10.            | Design development workshop                          | 30                          |
| North Dinajpur |                                                      |                             |
| 11.            | Pension under indigent circumstances                 | 01                          |
| 12.            | Integrated design and training development programme | 40                          |
| 13.            | Tools Distribution                                   | 30                          |
|                | Total                                                | 408                         |

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