Lok Sabha Question No. 3361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Training for Cottage Industry
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU, KUNWAR SARVESH  KUMAR

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL  MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3361**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

TRAINING FOR COTTAGE INDUSTRY

3361. 		SHRI  B.  SRIRAMULU:

SHRI  KUNWAR  SARVESH  KUMAR:

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

(a)	whether any skill based training is provided to the entrepreneurs of the cottage industry in the country;

(b)	if so, the details thereof including the number of such training centres in the country, State/UT-wise;

(c)	whether the Government proposes to modernise the cottage industry in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)	the details of the items produced in the cottage industry during the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL  MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

(SHRI KALRAJ MISHRA)

(a) & (b):	Yes Madam.  Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) through its 39 Multi-Disciplinary Training Centres (MDTC) is imparting skill based training to the entrepreneurs of the micro Village Industries units in the country.  There are 132 training modules including 13 for Khadi, 116 for Village Industries and 03 for Marketing/ Entrepreneur Development Programme (EDP)/ External Aided Project (EAP).  The duration of training under the various modules ranges from 1 week to 15 months which comprises of 97 artisans level, 15 supervisory level and 20 managerial level.  The State-wise list of training centres is given at **Annexure-I** .  In addition, Skill Development Programme (SDP) are conducted with National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) as training partners.

(c):	Government in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises aims to modernize the cottage industries by providing the best training to the entrepreneurs through the training institutes of KVIC.

(d):	Large number of items are produced under the KVI activities of KVIC.  The major items produced in States/UTs are given in **Annexure-II** .

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**Annexure–I referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3361 for answer on 10.08.2015**

**State-wise list of Training Centres**

| **Sr.No.**   | **Training Centre**                                                                                            | **Name of the State**   |
|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|              | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Rural Technology and Mgt., Nasik                                               | Maharashtra             |
|              | **C. B. Kora Institute of V. I., Borivali (W), Mumbai**                                                        | Maharashtra             |
|              | **Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Thane**                                                                  | Maharashtra             |
|              | **Central Bee-Research & Training Institute, Pune**                                                        | Maharashtra             |
|              | Handmade Paper Institute, Maharashtra KVI Board, Pune                                                          | Maharashtra             |
|              | Kastruba Mahila Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Pune                                                                | Maharashtra             |
|              | Regional Pottery Training Centre, Gramodaya Sangh, Chandrapur                                                  | Maharashtra             |
|              | Bapurao Deshmukh Institute for Leather Technology & General Engineering, BD Engineering College Campus ,Wardha | Maharashtra             |
|              | Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Trichur                                                                    | Kerala                  |
|              | Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Patnanamthitta                                                                      | Kerala                  |
|              | Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Gandhi Smarak Gram Seva Kendram,  Ernakulam                                         | Kerala                  |
|              | Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Bangalore                                                                  | Karnataka               |
|              | Central Village Pottery Institute, Belgaum                                                                     | Karnataka               |
|              | Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya (Textile Chemistry) Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samayukta Sangh, Hubli                 | Karnataka               |
|              | Central Palmgur and Palm Products Institute, Chennai                                                           | Tamil Nadu              |
|              | Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Tirupur                                                                             | Tamil Nadu              |
|              | Khadi Gramodyog Mahavidyalaya, A. P. Khadi and V. I. Board, Hyderabad                                          | Andhra Pradesh          |
|              | Dr. Rajendra Prasad M.D.T.C., Patna                                                                            | Bihar                   |
|              | Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Bhubaneswar                                                                | Odisha                  |
|              | Sambalpur Silk & Gramodyog Samiti, National Rural Resource Education & Training Centre, Deogarh                | Odisha                  |
|              | Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Nadia                                                                      | West Bengal             |
|              | **Intensive Khadi and Rural Development Centre, Bhirbhum**                                                     | West Bengal             |
|              | Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Rajghat                                                                    | Delhi                   |
|              | Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Mandi                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh        |
|              | Production cum Marketing Training Centre (PMTC), Srinagar                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir         |
|              | **Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Jaipur**                                                                          | Rajasthan               |
|              | **Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Dehradun**                                                               | Uttarakhand             |
|              | **Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Nainital**                                                               | Uttarakhand             |
|              | Ch. Charan Singh IRE & Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Muzzafarnagar                                       | Uttar Pradesh           |
|              | Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Varanasi                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh           |
|              | Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Barabanki                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh           |
|              | **Jai Prakash Narayan Centre for Rural Technology, Ballia**                                                    | Uttar Pradesh           |
|              | Shri T. S. Gokahle Khadi and V. I., Training & Research Institute, Indore                                      | Madhya Pradesh          |
|              | Deendayal Research Institute, Satna                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh          |
|              | Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Doimukh                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh       |
|              | **Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Assam Khadi and V. I. Board , Roha**                                     | Assam                   |
|              | Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya, Baksa                                                                               | Assam                   |
|              | **Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Mizoram Khadi and V. I. Board, Aizwal**                                  | Mizoram                 |
|              | Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Nagaland Khadi and V. I. Board, Dimapur                                    | Nagaland                |

**ANNEXURE –II**

**Annexure–II referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3361 for answer on 10.08.2015**

**Major items produced in states/UT wise**

| **Sl.No.**   | **State/UT**      | **Name of items**                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|              | Jammu & Kashmir   | Village leather products, Essential oils, purse and hand bags, Honey, Sarbat, Paper Mache, Woollen Textile, rice and bakery.                                                                                                            |
|              | Himachal Pradesh  | Honey, Jam, Sarbat, ketchup, Village leather products, Essential oils, Medicinal Herbs, Woollen Textile, Fur coat                                                                                                                       |
|              | Punjab            | Cottage Pottery Products, Artificial jewellery products, Handicraft, Honey, Jam, Jelly, ketchup, Bakery, Masala, Phulkari, Leather Toys.                                                                                                |
|              | Haryana           | Cottage Pottery Products, Artificial jewellery products, Handicraft, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, ketchup, Wooden beads.                                                                                                                        |
|              | Delhi             | Cottage Pottery Products,  Handicraft.                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|              | Rajasthan         | Embroidery items, ceramic, pottery, Jems and Jewelleries, Stone carving, Village leather products, Handmade paper, decorative items, Detergent powder, Soaps.                                                                           |
|              | Uttarakhand       | Honey, Jam, Jelly, ketchup, Face wash, Face Cream, Herbal Shampoo, Ayurvedic Medicine, Herbal Soap, Woolen items                                                                                                                        |
|              | Uttar Pradesh     | Honey, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Dal Mill, Flour Mill, Rice Mill, Food processing and stone crusher, Mustard oil mill, Leather goods, Amla products, Embroidery products, White metal works, Wooden furniture, Wooden toys, Herbal medicines |
|              | Chhattisgarh      | Kosa silk Sari dress material, Rice, Poha, Still furniture, Agriculture equipment, Cane  Bamboo items, Metal crafts (docra), Herbal and Ayurvedic Health items.                                                                         |
|              | Madhya Pradesh    | Honey, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Dal Mill, Flour Mill, Rice Mill, Food processing and stone crusher, Mustard oil mill, Wooden furniture, Wooden toys, Herbal medicines, dehydrated vegetable etc.                                            |
|              | Sikkim            | Organic Jam and quash, Servat,                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|              | Arunachal Pradesh | Bamboo and Wood craft, Traditional dress.                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|              | Nagaland          | Wood craft, Beekeeping, Traditional dress                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|              | Manipur           | Wooden Furniture, Decorative item made out of Cane & Bamboo, Furniture and items, Rice Mill, spices grinding, Supari processing.                                                                                                        |
|              | Mizoram           | Bamboo craft, Broom.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|              | Tripura           | Wooden Furniture, Decorative made out of Cane & Bamboo, Furniture and items, Rice Mill, spices grinding, Beekeeping, Supari processing.                                                                                             |
|              | Meghalaya         | Supari processing, Broom.                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|              | Assam             | Wooden Furniture, Decorative made out of Cane & Bamboo, Furniture and items, Rice Mill, spices grinding, Beekeeping, Supari processing,                                                                                                 |
|              | Bihar             | Honey, Palm Gur, palm Candy, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Wooden Furniture, Litchi Products, Makhana, Sattoo, Poha, Rice.                                                                                                                       |
|              | West Bengal       | Terracota, Honey, Palm Gur, Palm candy Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Cane & Bamboo, Furnitures and decorative items, Metal Handicrafts,.                                                                                                         |
|              | Jharkhand         | Honey, Palm Sugar, palm Candy, Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Wood carving, Rice, Satoo, Poha.                                                                                                                                                    |
|              | Odisha            | Paddy processing, Pulses , Spices, Cashew nut processing,  Stone carving, Wood carving, Brass & Bell metal product, Beekeeping.                                                                                                         |
|              | A. & N. Islands   | Sea shell, Minor forest produce, Coconut shell items.                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|              | Gujarat           | Embroidery, Artificial jewellery, Traditional dress making, Ayurvedic product, Transparent soaps, Pottery, Agarbatti, Honey, Papad, Pickles.                                                                                            |
|              | Maharashtra       | Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Cottage Pottery Products, Handmade Paper, Papad, beekeeping, Leather Product (Athani), Wheat grass Powder, Wooden toys.                                                                                            |
|              | Goa               | Cashew Processing, Minor forest product.                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|              | Andhra Pradesh    | Pickles, Jam and Jelly, Wood carving, Handmade Paper, Palm Products, Tribal jewellery.                                                                                                                                                  |
|              | Telangana         | Pickles, Jam and Jelly, Wood carving, Handmade Paper, Palm Products, Tribal jewellery.                                                                                                                                                  |
|              | Karnataka         | Coorg Honey, Cashew products, Wooden toys, Sandal Wood, Coffee Processing, Pickles, Rani Silk, Agarbatti, Mushroom,                                                                                                                     |
|              | Lakshadweep       | Sea shell, Minor forest produce.                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|              | Kerala            | Honey, Spices, Ayurvedic medicine, Can and Bamboo.                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|              | Tamilnadu         | Honey, Palm Sugar, palm Candy Pickles, Jam, Jelly, Papad, Leather Products, Soap, Shampoo, Ayurvedic medicine, Pottery, Cane and Bamboo products.                                                                                       |
|              | Puducherry        | Handmade Paper, Agarbatti.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |