Lok Sabha Question No. 1660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Promotion of Traditional Crafts and Local Industry
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1660 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024

## PROMOTION OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AND LOCAL INDUSTRY

1660. SMT.  SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  traditional  crafts  and  local industries in Bolangir and other districts of Odisha, such as handlooms, handicrafts, and agroprocessing industries, which are crucial to the region's economy;
- (b) the  funds  allocated  to  support  handloom  clusters  and  craft  villages  in  Bolangir  under  the Cluster Development Programme and other schemes for the growth of local MSMEs and artisans in Odisha; and
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  is  working  with  State  Government  agencies  to  provide training, design support and market linkages for local handicraft products from Odisha to make them more competitive in both domestic and international markets and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a): The  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI)  aims  towards organizing  traditional  industries  and  artisans  into  clusters  to  provide  support  for  their  long-term sustainability  and  economies  of  scale.  The  scheme  covers  artisans  of  handicrafts,  handlooms,  agroprocessing, textiles, bamboo and other sectors.

As on date, 70 clusters have been approved in Odisha covering 23 Districts. Details of clusters approved in  Odisha  may be seen at Annexure-I .  No  proposal  has  been  received  from  the  Bolangir district.

- (b): Any fund support has not been provided in Bolangir District under MSE-Cluster Development Programme  and  SFURTI.  However,  11  textile  clusters  approved  under  SFURTI  in  five  districts  of Odisha, include 05 handloom clusters.
- (c): The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (IED), Odisha, a State Government institution, is an empanelled Nodal Agency (NA) Under SFURTI. The NA provides training, design support, and market linkages to artisans of the approved clusters for local handicraft products of Odisha.

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Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred in part (a) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1660,  due for reply on 05.12.2024.

## Details of clusters approved in Odisha

| Sl. No.   | District   |   Total no. of Clusters | Agro   | Textile   | Handicrafts   | Coir   | Honey   | Bamboo   |
|-----------|------------|-------------------------|--------|-----------|---------------|--------|---------|----------|
| 1         | Angul      |                       3 | 02     | 01        | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 2         | Balasore   |                       5 | 01     | -         | 02            | 01     | -       | 01       |
| 3         | Bargarh    |                       1 | 01     | -         | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 4         | Bhadrak    |                       3 | 01     | 01        | 01            | -      | -       | -        |
| 5         | Cuttack    |                       5 | 01     | 01        | 03            | -      | -       | -        |
| 6         | Dhenkanal  |                       6 | 04     | -         | -             | -      | 01      | 01       |
| 7         | Gajapati   |                       2 | 02     | -         | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 8         | Ganjam     |                       4 | 02     | 01        | 01            | -      | -       | -        |
| 9         | Jajpur     |                       1 | -      | 01        | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 10        | Kalahandi  |                       2 | -      | -         | 01            | -      | -       | 01       |
| 11        | Kandhamal  |                       2 | 02     | -         | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 12        | Kendrapara |                       1 | -      | -         | -             | 01     | -       | -        |
| 13        | Keonjhar   |                       2 | 01     | -         | 01            | -      | -       | -        |
| 14        | Khordha    |                       5 | 02     | -         | 03            | -      | -       | -        |
| 15        | Koraput    |                       2 | 02     | -         | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 16        | Mayurbhanj |                      11 | 04     | 02        | 02            | 01     | 01      | 01       |
| 17        | Nayagarh   |                       2 | -      | -         | -             | -      | 01      | 01       |
| 18        | Nuapada    |                       2 | 01     | 01        | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 19        | Puri       |                       7 | 02     | 01        | 02            | 02     | -       | -        |
| 20        | Rayagada   |                       1 | 01     | -         | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 21        | Sambalpur  |                       1 | -      | 01        | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 22        | Subarnapur |                       1 | -      | 01        | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| 23        | Sundargarh |                       1 | 01     | -         | -             | -      | -       | -        |
| Total     | Total      |                      70 | 30     | 11        | 16            | 05     | 03      | 05       |