Lok Sabha Question No. 882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Upliftment of Artisans
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.882 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## UPLIFTMENT OF ARTISANS

## 882. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the details of the ongoing schemes for the promotion of Handicrafts and upliftment of artisans;
- (b) the State/UT - wise details of amount due to various states under those schemes for which grant is provided by the Government;
- (c) whether the Government has taken measures to provide employment to the artisans of the various states including Rajasthan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज  ् य मंरी ( स्त्वतंर प्रभार ) ( श्री संतोष कु मार गंगवार )

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): The schemes being implemented for promotion and development of handicrafts sector in the country are as under:-

'National Handicrafts Development Programme [NHDP]'

## I. A. Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojna

- i) Dastkar Shashktikaran Yojna
2. ii) Design & Technology Upgradation
3. iii) Human Resource Development
4. iv) Direct Benefit to Artisans
- v) Infrastructure and Technology Support

## B.       Mega Cluster

## II. Marketing Support

## III. Research and Development

(b): The state /UT wise fund released to various Implementing Agencies during the year 2015-16 is as per Annexure attached.

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam. To provide employment to the artisans of the various states including Rajasthan, the Government  is  implementing  the  National  Handicrafts  Development  Programme  (NHDP)  scheme  with component of Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojna for integrated development of selected craft cluster, Design & Technology Upgradation and Human Resource Development as their sub-components.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.882 for answer on 28.04.2016.

State-wise fund released under various schemes implemented by DC(Handicrafts) during the year  2015-16.

Rs.  In lakhs

| Sl. No.   | State             | AHVY    | Design   | MSS     | R&D    | HRD     | Welfare   | Infra   | Mega Cluster   | TOTAL    |
|-----------|-------------------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-----------|---------|----------------|----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 22.72   | 7.80     | 89.62   | 18.53  | 64.58   |           | 90.83   | 1140.28        | 1434.36  |
| 2         | A & N Island      | -       | -        | -       | -      | 1.00    |           | -       | -              | 1        |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | -       | 6.00     | -       | 5.00   | 12.71   |           | -       | -              | 23.71    |
| 4         | Assam             | 81.34   | 94.66    | 229.47  | 13.24  | 135.76  |           | 61.78   | -              | 616.25   |
| 5         | Bihar             | -       | -        | -       | 9.8    | 18.98   |           | -       | -              | 28.78    |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | -       | 5.00     | 26.00   | -      | 1.89    |           | -       | -              | 32.89    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 3.97    | 87.79    | 160.48  | 16.53  | 30.01   |           | -       | -              | 298.78   |
| 8         | Delhi             | 27.35   | 822.65   | 1429.9  | 165.91 | 73.76   |           | 1868.60 | -              | 4388.17  |
| 9         | Goa               | -       | -        | 8.00    | 2.50   | -       |           | -       | -              | 10.5     |
| 10        | Gujarat           | 648.61  | 35.98    | 31.85   | 6.98   | 121.87  |           | -       | 300.00         | 1145.29  |
| 11        | Haryana           | 81.83   | 3.30     | 20.00   | 13.08  | 26.25   |           | -       | -              | 144.46   |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh  | 13.85   | 23.01    | 23.88   | 5.00   | 7.08    |           | -       | -              | 72.82    |
| 13        | Jharkhand         | 51.45   | 4.71     | -       | -      | 25.6    |           | -       | 1500.00        | 1581.76  |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 56.84   | 19.05    | 9.00    | 15.62  | 84.8    |           | -       | 470.00         | 655.31   |
| 15        | Karnataka         | 29.48   | 17.55    | 19.13   | -      | 39.87   |           | 5.75    | -              | 111.78   |
| 16        | Kerala            | 7.25    | 6.07     | 19.13   | 9.00   | 24.57   |           | -       | 909.00         | 975.02   |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh    | 265.36  | 34.33    | 38.00   | 26.94  | 64.85   |           | 27.65   | 572.94         | 1030.07  |
| 18        | Maharashtra       | 17.71   | 26.37    | 31.35   | -      | 34.44   |           | -       | -              | 109.87   |
| 19        | Manipur           | 33.45   | 4.85     | 79.21   | -      | 23.23   |           | 70.37   | -              | 211.11   |
| 20        | Meghalaya         | -       | 3.71     | -       | 9.29   | 29.54   |           | -       | -              | 42.54    |
| 21        | Mizoram           | -       | 1.64     | -       | -      | 19.31   |           | -       | -              | 20.95    |
| 22        | Nagaland          | 16.96   | 12.87    | 35.9    | 3.47   | 17.92   |           | -       | -              | 87.12    |
| 23        | Orissa            | 34.78   | 10.27    | 18.00   | 1.75   | 86.53   |           | 300.0   | -              | 451.33   |
| 24        | Punjab            | 59.95   | 41.80    | 43.75   | 29.28  | 191.67  |           | -       | -              | 366.45   |
| 25        | Pondicherry       | -       | -        | 8.00    | -      | -       |           | -       | -              | 8        |
| 26        | Rajasthan         | 51.79   | 14.26    | 20.5    | 2.55   | 43.14   |           | 18.00   | 1068.30        | 1218.54  |
| 27        | Sikkim            | -       | 6.80     | -       | 7.89   | 15.44   |           | -       | -              | 30.13    |
| 28        | Telangana         | -       | -        | 27.75   | -      | 9.8     |           | -       | -              | 37.55    |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu        | 21.62   | 5.62     | 67.25   | -      | 39.56   |           | 119.57  | 1019.23        | 1272.85  |
| 30        | Tripura           | -       | 29.33    | -       | 7.05   | 12.3    |           | -       | -              | 48.68    |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh     | 256.84  | 279.83   | 177.45  | 137.35 | 462.86  |           | 383.25  | 1876.29        | 3573.87  |
| 32        | Uttaranchal       | 15.83   | 32.84    | 7.25    | 11.73  | 39.96   |           | -       | 1012.50        | 1120.11  |
| 33        | West Bengal       | 84.06   | 49.07    | 18.00   | 26.25  | 98.4    |           | -       | -              | 275.78   |
| 34        | Daman & Diu       | -       | -        | -       | -      | 2.5     |           | -       | -              | 2.5      |
|           | Welfare *         |         |          |         |        |         | *237.67   |         |                |          |
|           | TOTAL             | 1883.04 | 1687.16  | 2638.87 | 544.74 | 1860.18 | *237.67   | 2945.80 | 9868.54        | 21666.00 |

*In Welfare Scheme State wise funds are not release.

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