Lok Sabha Question No. 4053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Financial Assistance under NHDP
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER NHDP

## 4053. SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

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

(a) the details of handloom clusters in Andhra Pradesh that received financial assistance under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) including funds allocated/released and utilized, districtwise;

(b)  the  specific  details  of  handloom  clusters  in  Kakinada  assisted  under  NHDP,  including  status  of implementation and benefits for weavers;

(c) the financial support allocated, released and utilised for setting up Common Facility Centres (CFCs), dye houses and yarn banks under NHDP State and district-wise including Andhra Pradesh;

(d) the status of Weavers' Service Centres (WSCs) for training and design innovation, along with State and district-wise details for Andhra Pradesh, including locations and impact; and

(e) whether any delays or challenges have occurred in implementing NHDP in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the corrective measures taken by the Government?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

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

(a): The Cluster Development Programme (CDP), a component of National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) provides need based financial support through various interventions like upgraded looms & accessories, construction of worksheds, solar lighting units, product & design development etc., across the country including State of Andhra Pradesh, based on the proposals received from States/UTs Government. On receipt of proposals from State Government of Andhra Pradesh, financial assistance of Rs.1,790.05  Lakh have been provided for 44 CDPs during last three years and current financial year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025). District-wise details of CDPs assisted, fund sanctioned/released  and  utilized  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  during  last  three  years  and  current financial year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025) is at annexure-I.

(b): In  Kakinada  District  of  Andhra  Pradesh  State,  03  handloom  clusters  have  been  financially assisted  covering  1,333  beneficiaries  for  various  interventions  like  upgraded  looms  &  accessories, construction of worksheds, solar lighting units, product & design development etc. and Rs.77.137 lakh sanctioned/released during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025), of which Rs.65.39 lakh utilized.

(c): As per the existing guidelines of National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), there is no provision for providing financial support for setting up of Common Facility Centres (CFCs) and yarn bank. Therefore, no financial assistance has been released under the scheme for this purpose during last three  years  and  the  current  financial  year  from  2021-22  to  2024-25  (till  20.03.2025).  Further,  no financial support has been provided to any States including Andhra Pradesh for setting up of dye house across during last three years and current financial year.

(d): 29  Weavers Service Centres (WSCs) are functional in the different  parts  of  the  country  in  all States/UTs including State of Andhra Pradesh under their jurisdictions.   State/UT-wise details of skill training  provided  under  SAMARTH-Scheme  (Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textiles  Sector)  to handloom  weavers  during  last  three  years  and  current  financial  year  from  2021-22  to  2024-25  (till 20.03.2025) is at annexure-II.

District-wise detail of skill training provided in the State of Andhra Pradesh through Weavers Service Centre,  Vijayawada  during  last  three  years  and  current  financial  year  from  2021-22  to  2024-25  (till 20.03.2025) is at annexure-III.

(e): No such issue has been noticed by the Government of India.

## Statement referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4053 for answer on 25.03.2025

| District-wise details of CDPs financially assisted, funds released and utilized in Andhra Pradesh State under NHDP during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | District-wise details of CDPs financially assisted, funds released and utilized in Andhra Pradesh State under NHDP during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | District-wise details of CDPs financially assisted, funds released and utilized in Andhra Pradesh State under NHDP during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | District-wise details of CDPs financially assisted, funds released and utilized in Andhra Pradesh State under NHDP during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | District-wise details of CDPs financially assisted, funds released and utilized in Andhra Pradesh State under NHDP during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                          | District                                                                                                                                                         | No. of CDPs                                                                                                                                                      | Funds released (Rs. in Lakh)                                                                                                                                     | Funds Utilized (Rs. in Lakh)                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                | Anakapalli                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                                | 48.78                                                                                                                                                            | 41.93                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                | Ananthapuramu                                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                                                | 107.89                                                                                                                                                           | 8.48                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                | Annamayya                                                                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                                                                                | 228.50                                                                                                                                                           | 31.37                                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                | Bapatla                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                | 58.89                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                | Chittoor                                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                                                | 98.89                                                                                                                                                            | 91.70                                                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                | East Godavari                                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                                                | 81.69                                                                                                                                                            | 65.42                                                                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                | Guntur                                                                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                                                                | 284.36                                                                                                                                                           | 197.67                                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                | Kakinada                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                | 77.14                                                                                                                                                            | 65.39                                                                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                                                | 81.79                                                                                                                                                            | 65.33                                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                                               | Kurnool                                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                                                | 90.57                                                                                                                                                            | 76.05                                                                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                                                                               | Parvathipuram Manyam                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                                | 50.84                                                                                                                                                            | 37.18                                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                                               | Nandyal                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                | 44.43                                                                                                                                                            | 9.08                                                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                                               | Palnadu                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                | 34.60                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                                                               | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                                                | 69.69                                                                                                                                                            | 58.23                                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                                               | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                                                | 124.84                                                                                                                                                           | 92.54                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                               | Sri Sathya Sai                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                | 34.34                                                                                                                                                            | 1.20                                                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                                               | Tirupati                                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                                                | 144.03                                                                                                                                                           | 0.03                                                                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                                                                               | Vizianagaram                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                | 47.18                                                                                                                                                            | 42.43                                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                                               | West Godavari                                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                                | 81.61                                                                                                                                                            | 59.59                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                                                                            | 44                                                                                                                                                               | 1,790.05                                                                                                                                                         | 943.62                                                                                                                                                           |

## Statement referred to in reply of part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4053 for answer on 25.03.2025

| State-wise details of no. of persons trained under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | State-wise details of no. of persons trained under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | State-wise details of no. of persons trained under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                  | State                                                                                                    | No. of persons trained                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                           | 1,425                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 225                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                    | 1,979                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                    | 947                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                             | 807                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                                    | 305                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                      | 55                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                  | 1,067                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                  | 333                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                       | HP                                                                                                       | 294                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                       | J&K                                                                                                      | 992                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                | 931                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                | 1,165                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                   | 1,670                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                           | 1,274                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                              | 1,632                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                  | 1,220                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                | 163                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                  | 753                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                                 | 585                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                   | 1,259                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                   | 139                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                | 646                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                       | Tamilnadu                                                                                                | 2,099                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                | 1,940                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                  | 827                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            | 3,202                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                       | Uttrakhand                                                                                               | 440                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                              | 1,009                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                    | 29,383                                                                                                   |

## Statement referred to in reply of part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4053 for answer on 25.03.2025

| Location and district-wise details of weavers trained in Andhra Pradesh State under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | Location and district-wise details of weavers trained in Andhra Pradesh State under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | Location and district-wise details of weavers trained in Andhra Pradesh State under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | Location and district-wise details of weavers trained in Andhra Pradesh State under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                                                                   | Location                                                                                                                                  | District                                                                                                                                  | No. of weavers trained                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                         | Uravakonda                                                                                                                                | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 20                                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                                         | Yadiki                                                                                                                                    | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 36                                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                                         | Chirala                                                                                                                                   | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 15                                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                                         | Cherukupalli                                                                                                                              | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 33                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                                         | Battiprolu                                                                                                                                | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 16                                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                                         | Kanagala                                                                                                                                  | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 17                                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                         | Peteru                                                                                                                                    | Bapatla                                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                                         | Battiprolu                                                                                                                                | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 16                                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                                         | Vemuru                                                                                                                                    | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 16                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                        | Epurupalem                                                                                                                                | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 29                                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                                        | Murari                                                                                                                                    | Anantapur                                                                                                                                 | 16                                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                                        | Katheru                                                                                                                                   | East Godavari                                                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                                        | Pulagurtha                                                                                                                                | East Godavari                                                                                                                             | 30                                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                                        | Polavaram                                                                                                                                 | East Godavari                                                                                                                             | 20                                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                                        | Phirangipuram                                                                                                                             | Eluru                                                                                                                                     | 126                                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                                        | Nidibrolu/Ponnuru                                                                                                                         | Eluru                                                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                                                        | Ilavaram                                                                                                                                  | Eluru                                                                                                                                     | 17                                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                                        | Phirangipuram                                                                                                                             | Eluru                                                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                                        | Nidibrolu/Ponnuru                                                                                                                         | Guntur                                                                                                                                    | 19                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                        | Ilavaram                                                                                                                                  | Eluru                                                                                                                                     | 39                                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                                        | Prathipadu                                                                                                                                | Eluru                                                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                        | Mangalagiri                                                                                                                               | Eluru                                                                                                                                     | 25                                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                                        | Durgada                                                                                                                                   | Eluru                                                                                                                                     | 37                                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                                        | Gollaprolu                                                                                                                                | Kakinada                                                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                                        | Pedana                                                                                                                                    | Kakinada                                                                                                                                  | 32                                                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                                                        | Pedana                                                                                                                                    | Krishna                                                                                                                                   | 38                                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                                        | Kappaladoddi                                                                                                                              | Krishna                                                                                                                                   | 40                                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                                        | Ghantasala                                                                                                                                | Krishna                                                                                                                                   | 35                                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                                        | Adoni                                                                                                                                     | Kurnool                                                                                                                                   | 20                                                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                                                        | Adoni                                                                                                                                     | Kurnool                                                                                                                                   | 77                                                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                                                        | Yemmiganur                                                                                                                                | Kurnool                                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                                                        | Nandyala                                                                                                                                  | Nandyala                                                                                                                                  | 17                                                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                                                        | Allagadda                                                                                                                                 | Kurnool                                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                                                                        | Vijayawada                                                                                                                                | NTR Dist.                                                                                                                                 | 19                                                                                                                                        |
| 35                                                                                                                                        | Machavaram                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                           | 17                                                                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                                                                        | Dachepalli                                                                                                                                | Palnadu                                                                                                                                   | 17                                                                                                                                        |
| 37                                                                                                                                        | Sattenapalli                                                                                                                              | Palnadu                                                                                                                                   | 37                                                                                                                                        |
| 38                                                                                                                                        | Korasawada                                                                                                                                | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                | 28                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                           | Amadalavalasa                                                                                                                             | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                           |
| 39 40                                                                                                                                     | Akkulapeta                                                                                                                                | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                | 17 18                                                                                                                                     |
| 41                                                                                                                                        | Akkulapeta                                                                                                                                | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                | 27                                                                                                                                        |
| 42                                                                                                                                        | Somandepalli                                                                                                                              | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                | 71                                                                                                                                        |
| 43                                                                                                                                        | Somandepalli                                                                                                                              | Sri SatyaSai                                                                                                                              | 19                                                                                                                                        |

| Location and district-wise details of weavers trained in Andhra Pradesh State under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | Location and district-wise details of weavers trained in Andhra Pradesh State under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | Location and district-wise details of weavers trained in Andhra Pradesh State under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   | Location and district-wise details of weavers trained in Andhra Pradesh State under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                                                                                   | Location                                                                                                                                  | District                                                                                                                                  | No. of weavers trained                                                                                                                    |
| 44                                                                                                                                        | Dharmavaram                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                           | 18                                                                                                                                        |
| 45                                                                                                                                        | Somandepalli                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                           | 28                                                                                                                                        |
| 46                                                                                                                                        | Venkatagiri                                                                                                                               | Tirupati                                                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                                                                        |
| 47                                                                                                                                        | Venkatagiri                                                                                                                               | Tirupati                                                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                                                        |
| 48                                                                                                                                        | Venkatagiri                                                                                                                               | Tirupati                                                                                                                                  | 16                                                                                                                                        |
| 49                                                                                                                                        | Vizag                                                                                                                                     | Visakhapatnam                                                                                                                             | 16                                                                                                                                        |
| 50                                                                                                                                        | Vizag(Gajuwaka)                                                                                                                           | Visakhapatnam                                                                                                                             | 18                                                                                                                                        |
| 51                                                                                                                                        | Tanuku                                                                                                                                    | West Godavari                                                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                                                        |
| 52                                                                                                                                        | Moragudi                                                                                                                                  | YSR Kadapa                                                                                                                                | 17                                                                                                                                        |
| 53                                                                                                                                        | Proddatur                                                                                                                                 | YSR Kadapa                                                                                                                                | 16                                                                                                                                        |
| 54                                                                                                                                        | Jammalamadugu                                                                                                                             | YSR Kadapa                                                                                                                                | 17                                                                                                                                        |
| 55                                                                                                                                        | Moragudi                                                                                                                                  | YSR Kadapa                                                                                                                                | 20                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           | 1,425                                                                                                                                     |