Lok Sabha Question No. 581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: NHDP and Raw Material Supply Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 581 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## NHDP AND RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY SCHEME

## 581. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) the number of clusters sanctioned in the country specifically in the State of Tamil Nadu under the National Handloom Development Programme and Raw Material Supply Scheme;
- (b) the number of weavers in the country particularly in the State of Tamil Nadu, especially in the Karur constituency,  that  have  been  provided  training  in  technical  areas  under  the  skill  upgradation  training programme;
- (c) the number of weavers in the country especially in Tamil Nadu (Karur constituency) that have been provided upgraded looms/accessories, lighting units and individual work sheds under the scheme;
- (d) the State-wise data on the number of loans sanctioned under Concessional Credit/Weaver MUDRA scheme since 2019, especially for the State of Tamil Nadu and Karur Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (e)  the  State-wise  details  of  yarn  provided  to  handloom  weavers/societies  under  the  Raw  Material Supply Scheme, especially for the State of Tamil Nadu and Karur Parliamentary Constituency?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): Ministry of Textiles is implementing the following schemes to promote the handloom sector and welfare of handloom workers across the country including State of Tamil Nadu:
1. National Handloom Development Programme(NHDP)
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme(RMSS)

Under the above schemes, need based financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/workers on receipt of complete proposals from States/UTs Governments  for various interventions like   raw  materials, procurement of upgraded looms & accessories, solar lighting units, construction  of  work  sheds,  product  &  design  development,  technical  &  common  infrastructure, marketing  of  handloom  products  in  domestic/overseas  markets,  concessional  loans  under  weaver's MUDRA scheme and social security etc.

Since  2015-16  to  2023-24  (till  31.10.2023),  financial  assistance  has  been  provided  to  687  handloom clusters across the country including 76 clusters in the State of Tamil Nadu.

- (b) & (c): Details  of    the  number  of  handloom  workers    provided  skill  upgradation  training, upgraded looms/accessories, lighting units and individual work sheds in the country including State of Tamil Nadu and Karur district from 2015-16 to 2023-24 (till 31.10.2023), are as under:
- (d) & (e) : State-wise  number  of  loans  sanctioned  under  Concessional  Credit/Weaver  MUDRA scheme  from  2019-20  to  2023-24  (till  31.10.2023)  and  quantity  of  yarn  supplied  to  handloom weavers/societies under Raw Material Supply Scheme from 2020-21 to 2023-24(till 31.10.2023) in the country including State of Tamil Nadu is given at Annexure-A. Further, 710 loans were sanctioned and 14.95 lakh kg of yarn was supplied in Karur district during the above mentioned period.

| Interventions               | Weavers benefitted   | Weavers benefitted   | Weavers benefitted   |
|-----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|                             | All India            | Tamil Nadu           | Karur                |
| Skill upgradation training  | 78,726               | 5,958                | 140                  |
| Upgraded looms &accessories | 66,874               | 17,515               | 1,025                |
| Lighting units              | 7,199                | 719                  | 25                   |
| Worksheds                   | 4,881                | 844                  | 74                   |

## Annexure-A

| Statement referred to in reply to part (d) &(e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 581 for answer on 06.12.2023 State-wise number of loans sanctioned under Concessional Credit/Weaver MUDRA Scheme from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (till   | Statement referred to in reply to part (d) &(e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 581 for answer on 06.12.2023 State-wise number of loans sanctioned under Concessional Credit/Weaver MUDRA Scheme from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (till   | Statement referred to in reply to part (d) &(e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 581 for answer on 06.12.2023 State-wise number of loans sanctioned under Concessional Credit/Weaver MUDRA Scheme from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (till   | Statement referred to in reply to part (d) &(e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 581 for answer on 06.12.2023 State-wise number of loans sanctioned under Concessional Credit/Weaver MUDRA Scheme from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (till   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SN                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Number of loans sanctioned from 2019-20 to 2023-24 (till 31.10.2023)                                                                                                                                                                 | Quantity of yarn supplied from 2020-21 to 2023-24 (till 31.10.2023) (in lakh kg)                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 13,582                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 22.02                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 39                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 205                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4.72                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 106                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.61                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 43                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 82.56                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 38                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1.64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 173.61                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2.74                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2,889                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1.60                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 420                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 12.11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,149                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 193.03                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 136                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6.03                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.74                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 66                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4.82                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1.22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.06                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 253                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 12.27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Pudducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1.08                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.04                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 29,448                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 362.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2,533                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 25.41                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2.44                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 285                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2.13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 60                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 22.30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 51,273                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 936.48                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |