Lok Sabha Question No. 2741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: New Handloom Revival Initiatives
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

## NEW HANDLOOM REVIVAL INITIATIVES

## 2741. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  collaborated  with  State  Governments  for  new  handloom  revival initiatives;

(b) if so, the details of such collaborative programmes and their impact in Odisha, especially in Cuttack district; and

(c) whether any performance audit has been conducted on such schemes and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a) & (b): Ministry  of  Textiles  (MoT),  Government  of  India  and  various  State  Governments  are providing financial & institutional support for development of handlooms and welfare of weavers. MoT is  implementing  central  sector  schemes  such  as  (i)  National  Handloom  Development  Programme (NHDP)  and  (ii)  Raw  Material  Supply  Scheme  (RMSS)  to  promote  handlooms  and  for  welfare  of handloom  weavers  across  the  country  including  Cuttack  district  of  Odisha.  Under  these  schemes, financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies/weavers for raw materials, procurement of upgraded looms & accessories, solar lighting units, construction of workshed, skilling, product & design development,  technical  and  common  infrastructure,  marketing,  concessional  loans  under  weavers' MUDRA scheme, social security, payment to awardee weavers in indigent circumstances etc. Most of these components are implemented through Central & State Governments agencies.

Impact of these schemes in Odisha including Cuttack district is as under: -

(i) National Handloom Development Programme (2014-15 to 2025-26 as on 30.06.2025)

|   Sr. | No.Interventions                                              | Odisha   |   Cuttack |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------|
|     1 | Number of clusters                                            | 35       |        03 |
|     2 | No. of Skill up-gradation training beneficiaries              | 5,780    |       236 |
|     3 | Number of Skill up-Gradation training programme under SAMARTH | 51       |        09 |
|     4 | Number of trainees enrolled under SAMARTH                     | 1,349    |       250 |
|     5 | Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata(HSS)                           | 6,548    |       565 |
|     6 | Lighting units                                                | 1,151    |       266 |
|     7 | Worksheds                                                     | 109      |        09 |

(ii) Raw Material Supply Scheme (RMSS) Qty of yarn supplied - In Lakh Kgs ,

| Year                     |   Odisha Qty |   Cuttack Qty |
|--------------------------|--------------|---------------|
| 2025-26 (up to 31.07.25) |        1.495 |         0.101 |
| 2024-25                  |        4.644 |         0.277 |
| 2023-24                  |        4.254 |         0.26  |
| 2022-23                  |        2.937 |         0.191 |

- (c): During  2019-20,  impact  evaluation  study  was  conducted  by  independent  third  parties  of handloom schemes. As per evaluation reports, the schemes have had positive impact on performance of the handloom sector and has played a major role in improving average earnings of handloom weavers.

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