Lok Sabha Question No. 1547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri Mohibbullah, Shri B K Parthasarathi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1547 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2025

## AMBEDKAR HASTSHILP VIKAS YOJANA

## 1547. SHRI MOHIBBULLAH:

SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

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

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  number  of  projects  sanctioned  and  completed  under  Ambedkar  Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY) State, year and district-wise from Uttar Pradesh, during the last three years;
- (b) the details regarding the number of clusters identified under AHVY in the last three years, State, year and district-wise from Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)  the  details  regarding  the  number  of  Producer  Companies  (PCs)/Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  formed from the identified clusters and artisans covered in the last three years, State, year and district-wise from Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) whether any proposal for establishing Producer Companies (PCs) is currently under consideration, especially from Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  details  regarding  the  number  of  artisans  trained  under  the  Entrepreneurship  Development Programme (EDP) component of the scheme in the last three years, State, year and district-wise from Uttar Pradesh?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री गिररराज स ंह )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): Details regarding the number of projects sanctioned, completed under Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana (AHVY)  state and district-wise from Uttar Pradesh during the last three years are as under:

## State data :

| Year    | Number of States covered   | Number of Project Sanctioned   |   Number of Project Completed |
|---------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 12                         | 491                            |                           318 |
| 2023-24 | 21                         | 556                            |                           396 |
| 2024-25 | 23                         | 283                            |                           124 |
| Total   | -                          | 1,330                          |                           838 |

## District data for the state of Uttar Pradesh:

| Year    | Number of Districts covered in the state of Uttar Pradesh   |   Number of Project Sanctioned |   Number of Project Completed |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 15                                                          |                            161 |                            89 |
| 2023-24 | 20                                                          |                            188 |                           100 |
| 2024-25 | 20                                                          |                             72 |                            27 |
| Total   | -                                                           |                            421 |                           216 |

(b): The Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles implements different interventions  under  AHVY  in  the  existing  clusters  as  per  the  need-based  requirement.  Under  AHVY programs have been organised in 26 states and 39 districts of Uttar Pradesh in the last three years.

(c): Details regarding the number of Producer Companies (PCs) formed with the artisans covered in the states and districts of Uttar Pradesh in the last three years are as under:

State Data :

| Year    | Number of States covered   |   Number of Producer Company Formed | Number of Artisan Covered   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 20                         |                                  91 | 55,598                      |
| 2023-24 | 13                         |                                  53 | 27,404                      |
| 2024-25 | 15                         |                                  25 | 13,150                      |
| Total   | -                          |                                 169 | 96,152                      |

## District data for the state of Uttar Pradesh:

| Year    | Number of districts covered in the state of Uttar Pradesh   |   Number of Producer Company Formed | Number of Artisan Covered   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 23                                                          |                                  26 | 17,580                      |
| 2023-24 | 19                                                          |                                  23 | 12,800                      |
| 2024-25 | 4                                                           |                                   4 | 2,500                       |
| Total   | -                                                           |                                  53 | 32,880                      |

(d): There  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  currently  for  establishing  Producer  Companies  (PCs) especially  from  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  40  proposals  for  establishing  PCs  for  the  Financial  Year  2025-26 have been finalised in which 06 are from the state of Uttar Pradesh.

(e): Details regarding the number  of  artisans  trained  under  the  Entrepreneurship  Development Programme (EDP) component of the scheme state and district-wise from Uttar Pradesh in the last three years are as under:

## State data :

| Year    | Number of States   |   Number of EDP | Number of Artisans Trained   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 14                 |             115 | 2,300                        |
| 2023-24 | 17                 |             102 | 2,040                        |
| 2024-25 | 16                 |             101 | 2,020                        |
| Total   | -                  |             318 | 6,360                        |

## District data for the state of Uttar Pradesh:

| Year    | Number of districts covered in the state of Uttar Pradesh   |   Number of EDP | Number of Artisans Trained   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 17                                                          |              38 | 760                          |
| 2023-24 | 15                                                          |              34 | 680                          |
| 2024-25 | 16                                                          |              38 | 760                          |
| Total   | -                                                           |             110 | 2,200                        |