Lok Sabha Question No. 368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Handloom Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## HANDLOOM WEAVERS

## 368. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

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

(a)  the  number  of  representations  received  by  the  Government  from  handloom  weavers'  cooperative societies and other organisations for granting more concessions the action taken by the Government in this regard during the last five years, as on date, State-wise:

- (b) the details of the concessions currently being given to handloom weavers; and
- (c) the number of handloom weavers in backward areas have benefited from these concessions, till date?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

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

(a) to (c): For  the  purpose  of  providing  various  concessions,  benefits  and  support  to  handloom organisations/weavers  including  handloom  weavers'  cooperative  societies,  Ministry  of  Textiles  is implementing following schemes across the country:

1. National Handloom Development Programme
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme

Under  the  above  schemes,  financial  assistance/concessions  are  provided  for  raw  materials,  upgraded looms  &  accessories,  solar  lighting  units,  construction  of  workshed,  product  &  design  development, technical  and  common  infrastructure,  marketing  support  for  handloom  products  in  domestic/overseas markets, concessional loans under weavers' MUDRA scheme and social security etc.

Ministry of Textiles, Office of Development Commissioner for Handlooms has sanctioned 356 Small and 2 Mega Handloom clusters, organised 880 Marketing events, sanctioned 42,895 MUDRA Loans, enrolled  5,34,162  weavers  under  PMJJBY/PMSBY  and  formed  163  Producer  Companies  to  benefit Handloom weavers across the country during last 5 years.

The details regarding State-wise number of handloom weavers including handloom weavers in backward areas benefitted under schemes of Handloom sector during the last five years are given at Annexure-I.

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  368  for answer on 02-12-2025

State-wise number of handloom weavers including handloom weavers in backward areas benefitted under schemes of Handloom sector during the last five years

| SI. No.   | State                          | Weavers benefitted   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                 | 85,201               |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh              | 1,356                |
| 3.        | Assam                          | 46,120               |
| 4.        | Bihar                          | 5,968                |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh                   | 7,509                |
| 6.        | Delhi                          | 172                  |
| 7.        | Goa                            | 27                   |
| 8.        | Gujarat                        | 3,192                |
| 9.        | Haryana                        | 3,514                |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh               | 2,319                |
| 11.       | Jammu &Kashmir                 | 4,551                |
| 12.       | Jharkhand                      | 5,713                |
| 13.       | Karnataka                      | 25,440               |
| 14.       | Kerala                         | 17,140               |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh                 | 4,657                |
| 16.       | Maharashtra                    | 4,515                |
| 17.       | Manipur                        | 30,009               |
| 18.       | Meghalaya                      | 494                  |
| 19.       | Mizoram                        | 2,617                |
| 20.       | Nagaland                       | 1,073                |
| 21.       | Odisha                         | 34,538               |
| 22.       | Puducherry                     | 1,520                |
| 23.       | Punjab                         | 567                  |
| 24.       | Rajasthan                      | 1,465                |
| 25.       | Sikkim                         | 81                   |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu                     | 1,25,463             |
| 27.       | Telangana                      | 44,871               |
| 28.       | Tripura                        | 1,749                |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh                  | 1,20,818             |
| 30.       | Uttarakhand                    | 5,302                |
| 31.       | West Bengal                    | 55,964               |
| 32.       | All India (non-state specific) | 1,060                |
| Total     | Total                          | 6,44,985             |