Lok Sabha Question No. 5179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Handloom Infrastructure Proposals
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi, Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## HANDLOOM INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSALS

## 5179.  SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS: SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

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

(a) the details of the proposals received from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh during the last five years for handloom-related infrastructure including Handloom  Clusters, Weavers' Clusters, Common Facility Centres and other infrastructure components, district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the current status of each proposal, including whether approved, rejected or pending,  along with the reasons for pendency, if any;

(c) the details of funds allocated, sanctioned, released and utilised for Andhra Pradesh under handloom cluster  and  infrastructure  schemes  during  the  said  period  along  with  the  physical  progress  achieved, project-wise; and

(d) whether any proposals from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, particularly from Kakinada district, are presently pending or under consideration with the Union Government and if so, the details thereof including date of submission and expected timeline for decision?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री (श्री गिरििाज स ंह)

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) to (c): To provide end to end support for promotion of handloom sector and welfare of handloom workers,  Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP) Scheme across the country including Andhra Pradesh State. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies/weavers for procurement of upgraded looms & accessories, solar lighting units, construction of workshed, skilling, product & design development, technical and common infrastructure, marketing of handloom products in domestic & international markets, concessional loans under weavers' MUDRA scheme and social security etc.

District-wise, project-wise details of proposals received, funds sanctioned/released to 44 Handloom Clusters  in  Andhra  Pradesh  State  alongwith  beneficiaries  covered  during  the  last  five  years  is  at Annexure-I.

(d): As NHDP Scheme was approved for five years till 31 st March, 2026, in this current financial year, priority has been given to sanction/release of 2 nd /final installment of ongoing projects.

| District-wise, project-wise details of proposals received, funds sanctioned/released to 44 Handloom Clusters in Andhra Pradesh State alongwith beneficiaries covered during the last five years   | District-wise, project-wise details of proposals received, funds sanctioned/released to 44 Handloom Clusters in Andhra Pradesh State alongwith beneficiaries covered during the last five years   | District-wise, project-wise details of proposals received, funds sanctioned/released to 44 Handloom Clusters in Andhra Pradesh State alongwith beneficiaries covered during the last five years   | District-wise, project-wise details of proposals received, funds sanctioned/released to 44 Handloom Clusters in Andhra Pradesh State alongwith beneficiaries covered during the last five years   | District-wise, project-wise details of proposals received, funds sanctioned/released to 44 Handloom Clusters in Andhra Pradesh State alongwith beneficiaries covered during the last five years   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                                                                                                            | Name of the Clusters/Location                                                                                                                                                                     | District                                                                                                                                                                                          | Total fund sanctioned/ released (Rs.in lakh)                                                                                                                                                      | No. of Benf. Covered                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Akkulapeta                                                                                                                                                                                        | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                                                                        | 34.63                                                                                                                                                                                             | 197                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Gollaprolu                                                                                                                                                                                        | East Godavari                                                                                                                                                                                     | 30.04                                                                                                                                                                                             | 595                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Yemmiganur                                                                                                                                                                                        | Kurnool                                                                                                                                                                                           | 44.59                                                                                                                                                                                             | 250                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Tenali-I                                                                                                                                                                                          | Guntur                                                                                                                                                                                            | 72.58                                                                                                                                                                                             | 250                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Repalle-I                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 58.79                                                                                                                                                                                             | 280                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Ilavaram-I                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 74.87                                                                                                                                                                                             | 250                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Mangalagiri-VI                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 44.75                                                                                                                                                                                             | 250                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Prathipadu                                                                                                                                                                                        | East Godavari                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.36                                                                                                                                                                                             | 378                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Sri Bhavana Rushi                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nellore                                                                                                                                                                                           | 64.73                                                                                                                                                                                             | 395                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                | Penumuru                                                                                                                                                                                          | Chittoor                                                                                                                                                                                          | 47.05                                                                                                                                                                                             | 100                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                | Angallu                                                                                                                                                                                           | Chittoor                                                                                                                                                                                          | 51.84                                                                                                                                                                                             | 268                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                | Adoni                                                                                                                                                                                             | Kurnool                                                                                                                                                                                           | 45.99                                                                                                                                                                                             | 250                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                | Ponduru-1                                                                                                                                                                                         | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                                                                        | 30.86                                                                                                                                                                                             | 243                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                | Ponduru-2                                                                                                                                                                                         | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                                                                        | 32.69                                                                                                                                                                                             | 220                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                | Tholapi                                                                                                                                                                                           | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                                                                        | 26.67                                                                                                                                                                                             | 111                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 16 17                                                                                                                                                                                             | Banaganapalle Muramanda                                                                                                                                                                           | Nandyal East Godavari                                                                                                                                                                             | 44.43 53.67                                                                                                                                                                                       | 97 557                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                | Pulagurtha                                                                                                                                                                                        | East Godavari                                                                                                                                                                                     | 23.67                                                                                                                                                                                             | 233                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                | Palakonda                                                                                                                                                                                         | Parvathipuram Manyam                                                                                                                                                                              | 21.52                                                                                                                                                                                             | 63                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                | Narayanapuram                                                                                                                                                                                     | Parvathipuram Manyam                                                                                                                                                                              | 29.32                                                                                                                                                                                             | 55                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                | Bobbili                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 47.18                                                                                                                                                                                             | 172                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                | Payakaraopeta                                                                                                                                                                                     | Viziangaram Anakapalli                                                                                                                                                                            | 48.78                                                                                                                                                                                             | 182                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                | Adivarapupeta                                                                                                                                                                                     | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema                                                                                                                                                                       | 52.80                                                                                                                                                                                             | 251                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                | Vilasavilli                                                                                                                                                                                       | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema                                                                                                                                                                       | 28.99                                                                                                                                                                                             | 222                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                | Bhaggeswaram                                                                                                                                                                                      | West Godavari                                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.53                                                                                                                                                                                             | 118                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                | Kollabylu &Madanapalli                                                                                                                                                                            | Annamayya                                                                                                                                                                                         | 55.78                                                                                                                                                                                             | 245                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                | Ramachandrapuram                                                                                                                                                                                  | West Godavari                                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.08                                                                                                                                                                                             | 64                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                | Penna Ahobileswara                                                                                                                                                                                | Ananthapuramu                                                                                                                                                                                     | 59.33                                                                                                                                                                                             | 320                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                | Rajanagar, Madanapalli                                                                                                                                                                            | Annamayya                                                                                                                                                                                         | 55.46                                                                                                                                                                                             | 243                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                | Neerugattuvaaripaale                                                                                                                                                                              | Annamayya                                                                                                                                                                                         | 48.85                                                                                                                                                                                             | 200                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                | Sree Chowdeswari                                                                                                                                                                                  | Annamayya                                                                                                                                                                                         | 68.42                                                                                                                                                                                             | 258                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                | Sri Poleramma                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tirupati                                                                                                                                                                                          | 61.51                                                                                                                                                                                             | 180                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                | Peddavaduguru                                                                                                                                                                                     | Ananthapuramu                                                                                                                                                                                     | 44.41                                                                                                                                                                                             | 366                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                | Somandepali                                                                                                                                                                                       | Sri Sathyasai                                                                                                                                                                                     | 28.72                                                                                                                                                                                             | 164                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                | Trikoteswara                                                                                                                                                                                      | Baptala                                                                                                                                                                                           | 58.89                                                                                                                                                                                             | 234                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                                | Sri Kalahasteeswara                                                                                                                                                                               | Tirupati                                                                                                                                                                                          | 38.18                                                                                                                                                                                             | 191                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 37                                                                                                                                                                                                | Narayanvanam                                                                                                                                                                                      | Tirupati                                                                                                                                                                                          | 44.34                                                                                                                                                                                             | 171                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 38                                                                                                                                                                                                | Chilakaluripeta-I                                                                                                                                                                                 | Palnadu                                                                                                                                                                                           | 34.60                                                                                                                                                                                             | 180                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 39                                                                                                                                                                                                | Mangalagiri-I                                                                                                                                                                                     | Guntur                                                                                                                                                                                            | 33.38                                                                                                                                                                                             | 265                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 40                                                                                                                                                                                                | Chinthala Venkataramana                                                                                                                                                                           | Ananthapuramu                                                                                                                                                                                     | 53.77                                                                                                                                                                                             | 363                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 41                                                                                                                                                                                                | Hindpur                                                                                                                                                                                           | Sri Sathyasai                                                                                                                                                                                     | 59.11                                                                                                                                                                                             | 292                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 42                                                                                                                                                                                                | Patur-Gumalladdiba                                                                                                                                                                                | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore                                                                                                                                                                       | 28.05                                                                                                                                                                                             | 175                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 43                                                                                                                                                                                                | Peddapuram                                                                                                                                                                                        | Kakinada                                                                                                                                                                                          | 18.47                                                                                                                                                                                             | 92                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 44                                                                                                                                                                                                | Vadisaleru                                                                                                                                                                                        | East Godavari Total                                                                                                                                                                               | 20.70 1,947.32                                                                                                                                                                                    | 57 10,047                                                                                                                                                                                         |