Lok Sabha Question No. 2170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Investment in Handicraft/Handloom/ Powerloom Sectors
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## INVESTMENT IN HANDICRAFT/HANDLOOM/POWERLOOM SECTORS

## 2170.  SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  investment  for  the  development  of Handicraft, Handloom and Powerloom sectors in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of investment made during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (c) the foreign investment made in these sectors during the said period, State-wise along with the status of their utilization?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंरी (स्त्वतंर प्रभार) (श्री संतोष क ु मार गंगवार)

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

(a)  to  (c): The  Handloom,  Handicrafts  and  Powerloom  Sector  pre-dominantly  come under  the  unorganized  and  small  scale  sectors. In  order  to  support, develop  & modernize the powerloom, handloom and handicraft sectors in the country Government has  launched  several  schemes.  These  include  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme (TUFS), Schemes for Powerloom Sector Development, Integrated Skill Development Scheme  (ISDS),  National  Handicraft  Development  Programme  [NHDP],  National Handloom Development Programme, Yarn supply Scheme, Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme, etc. The details of funds spent for the development and modernisation of handloom, powerloom and handicraft sectors during each of the last three  years  and  the  current  year  are  given  in Annexure-I .    As  the  units  in  these segments are in the unorganized / small scale sector, information of investment and FDI in these sectors is not maintained.

| Annexure-I   | Annexure-I         | Annexure-I          | Annexure-I          | Annexure-I          | Annexure-I               | Annexure-I                   |
|--------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|              |                    |                     |                     |                     | Annual Plan 2015-16      | Annual Plan 2015-16          |
| Sr. No.      | Name of the Sector | Actual Exp. 2012-13 | Actual Exp. 2013-14 | Actual Exp. 2014-15 | Final Allocation 2015-16 | Actual Exp. as on 29.02.2016 |
| 1            | 2                  | 3                   | 4                   | 5                   | 6                        | 7                            |
| 1            | Handloom           | 737.93              | 550.00              | 404.25              | 594.74                   | 539.39                       |
| 2            | Handicraft         | 162.26              | 142.13              | 102.18              | 239.75                   | 157.61                       |
| 3            | Powerlooms         | 12.57               | 13.09               | 51.52               | 104.96                   | 71.02                        |
|              | GRAND TOTAL        | 912.76              | 705.22              | 557.95              | 939.45                   | 768.02                       |

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