Lok Sabha Question No. 3504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Khadi Artisans
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## KHADI ARTISANS

3504.

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

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

- (a) the number of spinners and weavers who are engaged in producing Khadi garments in the country including Karnataka at present, State-wise;
- (b) the amount given by the Government to spinners and weavers as employment assistance during each of the last three years and the current year, Statewise;
- (c) whether the Government propose to launch any scheme to provide insurance cover to the Khadi artisans in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the number of Khadi artisans are likely to be covered under this scheme during the said period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): The details of number of spinners and weavers engaged in Khadi production in the country including Karnataka is placed at Annexure-I.
- (b): The  details  of  amount  given  by  the  Government  to  spinners  and  weavers  as employment  assistance  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  state-wise  is placed at Annexure-II.

(c)&(d): Government  is  already  implementing  the  AamAadmiBimaYojana  (AABY) [earlier  known  as  KhadiKarigar  'JanshreeBimaYojana'  (JBY)]  throughKhadi&  Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in association with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to provide insurance cover to Khadi artisans against normal and accidental death and disability.

:  2  :

Under AABY, the Khadi Artisans belonging to the age group of 18 to 59 years are provided insurance cover for the following:

```
i) Death (natural) :  Rs.   30,000.00 ii) Death (accidental) :  Rs. 75,000.00 iii) Disability (permanent) :  Rs. 75,000.00 iv) Disability (partial) :  Rs.   37,500.00
```

- v) Educational Benefits (ShikshaSahayogYojana):

Two children of Khadi Artisan who are studying in standard IX to XII including Industrial Training Institutes(ITIs) are eligible for scholarship ofRs.300/- per quarter.

```
The premium amount of the scheme is Rs.100/- per annum which is shared as: 12.50% by Artisan 12.50% by KVIC 25% by Khadi Institution 50% by Central Government (National Social Security Fund)
```

State-wise number of Khadi artisans covered under AABY/JBY during the last five years is placed at Annexure-III.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of the LokSabha ProvisionalUnstarred Question No. 3504 for answer on 21.12.2015

## State-wise details of number of spinners and weavers engaged in Khadi production

| Sl. No   | State/UT                | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14       | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No   | State/UT                | Spinners  | Weavers   | Spinners      | Weavers   | Spinners  | Weavers   | Spinners  | Weavers   |
| 1        | Jammu &Kashmir          | 14991     | 2541      | 16111         | 2654      | 18531     | 2691      | 18531     | 2691      |
| 2        | Himachal Pradesh        | 5895      | 971       | 6124          | 987       | 6309      | 989       | 6309      | 989       |
| 3        | Punjab                  | 33496     | 5907      | 34050         | 5971      | 34089     | 5979      | 34089     | 5979      |
| 4        | Chandigarh              | 0         | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 5        | Uttarakhand             | 29925     | 4801      | 31587         | 4924      | 31611     | 4947      | 31611     | 4947      |
| 6        | Haryana                 | 38195     | 4981      | 38574         | 6174      | 38614     | 6184      | 38614     | 6184      |
| 7        | Delhi                   | 2904      | 951       | 2931          | 951       | 2978      | 964       | 2978      | 964       |
| 8        | Rajasthan               | 63858     | 10987     | 64531         | 11011     | 64542     | 11017     | 64542     | 11017     |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh           | 311474    | 51574     | 318501        | 51987     | 321547    | 51999     | 321547    | 51999     |
| 10       | Bihar                   | 85949     | 13974     | 86412         | 14174     | 86413     | 14184     | 86413     | 14184     |
| 11       | Sikkim                  | 0         | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 12       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 66        | 12        | 67            | 12        | 72        | 12        | 72        | 12        |
| 13       | Nagaland                | 1545      | 251       | 1603          | 261       | 1683      | 281       | 1683      | 281       |
| 14       | Manipur                 | 279       | 41        | 293           | 51        | 303       | 51        | 303       | 51        |
| 15       | Mizoram                 | 0         | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 16       | Tripura                 | 335       | 58        | 359           | 58        | 379       | 61        | 379       | 61        |
| 17       | Meghalaya               | 53        | 10        | 74            | 10        | 75        | 12        | 75        | 12        |
| 18       | Assam                   | 12026     | 1983      | 12494         | 1983      | 13094     | 2003      | 13094     | 2003      |
| 19       | West Bengal             | 77450     | 11898     | 79889         | 12876     | 79891     | 12898     | 79891     | 12898     |
| 20       | Jharkhand               | 2786      | 584       | 3147          | 612       | 3187      | 645       | 3187      | 645       |
| 21       | Odisha                  | 2960      | 974       | 2981          | 1140      | 2981      | 1163      | 2981      | 1163      |
| 22       | Chhattisgarh            | 6015      | 987       | 5921          | 1471      | 5997      | 1495      | 5997      | 1495      |
| 23       | Madhya Pradesh          | 4711      | 1011      | 5199          | 1013      | 5218      | 1017      | 5218      | 1017      |
| 24       | Gujarat [incl. D&D]     | 29410     | 5241      | 30119         | 5414      | 30174     | 5424      | 30174     | 5424      |
| 25       | Maharashtra[incl. D&NH] | 2291      | 410       | 1945          | 438       | 2011      | 457       | 2011      | 457       |
| 26       | AP &Telangana           | 25418     | 3987      | 26109         | 4102      | 26110     | 4104      | 26110     | 4104      |
| 27       | Karnataka               | 30485     | 5147      | 31479         | 5341      | 31487     | 5314      | 31487     | 5314      |
| 28       | Goa                     | 0         | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 29       | Lakshadweep             | 0         | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 30       | Kerala                  | 12822     | 2121      | 13790         | 2389      | 13544     | 1989      | 13544     | 1989      |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu              | 39603     | 5941      | 41108         | 6512      | 41427     | 6541      | 41427     | 6541      |
| 32       | Puducherry              | 0         | 0         | 0             | 0         |           | 0         |           | 0         |
| 33       | A&N Island              | 0         | 0         | 0             | 0         |           | 0         |           | 0         |
| Total    | Total                   | Total     | 834942    | 137343 855398 | 141045    | 862267    | 142421    | 862267    | 142421    |

*provisional

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) of the LokSabha ProvisionalUnstarred QuestionNo. 3504 for answer on 21.12.2015

## State Wise amount of employment assistance to spinners and weavers under Khadi for last three years

| Sl. No.        | States /UT              | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16*   | 2015-16*   |
|----------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|
| Sl. No.        | States /UT              | Spinners  | Weavers   | Spinners  | Weavers   | Spinners  | Weavers   | Spinners   | Weavers    |
| 1              | Jammu &Kashmir          | 176.76    | 212.37    | 180.76    | 217.17    | 249.42    | 292.76    | 173.41     | 201.03     |
| 2              | Himachal Pradesh        | 74.46     | 89.46     | 76.14     | 91.48     | 78.76     | 92.45     | 54.76      | 63.48      |
| 3              | Punjab                  | 263.10    | 316.10    | 269.04    | 323.24    | 278.34    | 326.70    | 193.51     | 224.33     |
| 4              | Chandigarh              | 0.09      | 0.11      | 0.09      | 0.11      | 0.11      | 0.12      | 0.08       | 0.08       |
| 5              | Haryana                 | 990.03    | 1189.46   | 1012.40   | 1216.34   | 1075.38   | 1262.24   | 747.64     | 866.74     |
| 6              | Delhi                   | 51.20     | 61.51     | 52.35     | 62.90     | 54.33     | 63.77     | 37.77      | 43.79      |
| 7              | Rajasthan               | 844.58    | 1014.71   | 863.66    | 1037.64   | 896.46    | 1052.24   | 623.25     | 722.54     |
| 8              | Uttarakhand             | 310.72    | 373.31    | 317.74    | 381.74    | 330.31    | 387.71    | 229.64     | 266.23     |
| 9              | Uttar Pradesh           | 3279.11   | 3939.66   | 3353.22   | 4028.69   | 3529.33   | 4144.91   | 2453.71    | 2846.18    |
| 10             | Chhattisgarh            | 269.74    | 324.08    | 275.84    | 331.40    | 286.17    | 335.90    | 198.95     | 230.65     |
| 11             | Madhya Pradesh          | 155.58    | 186.92    | 159.09    | 191.14    | 164.80    | 193.44    | 114.57     | 132.83     |
| 12             | Sikkim                  | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 13             | Arunachal Pradesh       | 1.92      | 2.30      | 1.96      | 2.35      | 2.12      | 2.49      | 1.47       | 1.71       |
| 14             | Nagaland                | 11.51     | 13.83     | 11.77     | 14.14     | 12.20     | 14.32     | 8.48       | 9.83       |
| 15             | Manipur                 | 15.54     | 18.68     | 15.90     | 19.10     | 16.70     | 19.61     | 11.61      | 13.47      |
| 16             | Mizoram                 | 0.25      | 0.29      | 0.25      | 0.30      | 0.28      | 0.33      | 0.19       | 0.23       |
| 17             | Tripura                 | 0.26      | 0.31      | 0.26      | 0.32      | 0.30      | 0.35      | 0.21       | 0.24       |
| 18             | Meghalaya               | 0.49      | 0.59      | 0.50      | 0.60      | 0.55      | 0.64      | 0.38       | 0.44       |
| 19             | Assam                   | 140.35    | 168.62    | 143.52    | 172.43    | 151.20    | 177.48    | 105.12     | 121.87     |
| 20             | Bihar                   | 234.29    | 281.49    | 239.59    | 287.85    | 249.63    | 293.01    | 173.55     | 201.20     |
| 21             | West Bengal             | 1393.58   | 1674.30   | 1425.07   | 1712.14   | 1516.79   | 1780.36   | 1054.52    | 1222.52    |
| 22             | Jharkhand               | 82.02     | 98.54     | 83.88     | 100.77    | 87.85     | 103.12    | 61.08      | 70.81      |
| 23             | Odisha                  | 102.12    | 122.69    | 104.42    | 125.46    | 108.39    | 127.22    | 75.36      | 87.36      |
| 25             | Gujarat [incl. D&D]     | 726.43    | 872.77    | 742.85    | 892.49    | 827.19    | 970.93    | 575.09     | 666.71     |
| 26             | Maharashtra[incl. D&NH] | 90.79     | 109.08    | 92.84     | 111.54    | 96.67     | 113.47    | 67.21      | 77.92      |
| 27             | Goa                     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 28             | Andhra Pradesh          | 493.27    | 592.64    | 504.42    | 606.03    | 396.00    | 464.81    | 275.31     | 319.17     |
| 29             | Telangana               | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 141.86    | 166.51    | 98.63      | 114.34     |
| 31             | Karnataka               | 651.68    | 782.95    | 666.41    | 800.65    | 717.97    | 842.73    | 499.16     | 578.68     |
| 32             | Kerala                  | 435.30    | 522.99    | 445.14    | 534.81    | 468.69    | 550.13    | 325.85     | 377.76     |
| 33             | Tamil Nadu              | 1308.86   | 1572.52   | 1338.44   | 1608.06   | 1419.47   | 1666.13   | 986.86     | 1144.08    |
| 34 Pondicherry | 34 Pondicherry          | 0.11      | 0.14      | 0.12      | 0.14      | 0.12      | 0.14      | 0.08       | 0.10       |
| Total          | Total                   | 12104.14  | 14542.42  | 12377.67  | 14871.03  | 13157.39  | 15446.02  | 9147.46    | 10606.28   |

*provisional

## Annexure-III

## Annexure-III referred to  in  reply  to  part  (c)&(d)  of  the  LokSabha  Provisional Unstarred QuestionNo. 3504 for answer on 21.12.2015

## State-wise number of Khadi artisans covered under AABY/JBY

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 | 2015-16* [1.8.2015 to 30.11.2015]   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Jammu& Kashmir            |      8025 |      3814 |      3814 | -                                   |
| 2.        | Himachal Pradesh          |      1134 |      1194 |      1194 | 400                                 |
| 3.        | Punjab                    |      4343 |      4777 |      4777 | -                                   |
| 4.        | Chandigarh                |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0                                   |
| 5.        | Haryana                   |     29133 |     29438 |     29438 | 10933                               |
| 6.        | Delhi                     |       873 |       926 |       926 | -                                   |
| 7.        | Rajasthan                 |     18512 |     16959 |     16959 | 3228                                |
| 8.        | Uttarakhand               |     11632 |     10310 |     10310 | 6660                                |
| 9.        | Uttar Pradesh             |    117182 |    123064 |    127767 | 135130                              |
| 10.       | Chhattisgarh              |      3009 |      2305 |      2339 | -                                   |
| 11.       | Madhya Pradesh            |      1433 |      1315 |      1315 | 1009                                |
| 12.       | Sikkim                    |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0                                   |
| 13.       | Arunachal Pradesh         |        25 |        18 |        18 | -                                   |
| 14.       | Nagaland                  |       180 |       180 |       180 | -                                   |
| 15.       | Manipur                   |        56 |        71 |        71 | 102                                 |
| 16.       | Mizoram                   |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0                                   |
| 17.       | Tripura                   |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0                                   |
| 18.       | Meghalaya                 |        16 |        16 |        16 | 29                                  |
| 19.       | Assam                     |      3597 |      3973 |      3973 | 3785                                |
| 20.       | Bihar                     |      6252 |      6736 |      6736 | 2046                                |
| 21.       | West Bengal               |     19232 |     22133 |     23517 | -                                   |
| 22.       | Jharkhand                 |      1614 |      1340 |      1588 | 603                                 |
| 23.       | Odisha                    |      2912 |      2817 |      2817 | 2264                                |
| 24.       | Andaman &Nicobar Isl.     |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0                                   |
| 25.       | Gujaratincl. Daman &Diu   |      9712 |     10314 |     10314 | 9545                                |
| 26.       | Maharashtra incl. D&NH    |       967 |       868 |       950 | 789                                 |
| 27.       | Goa                       |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0                                   |
| 28.       | Andhra Pradesh &Telangana |      7668 |      7802 |      7802 | 85                                  |
| 29.       | Karnataka                 |     14023 |     14562 |     15634 | -                                   |
| 30.       | Lakshadweep               |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0                                   |
| 31.       | Kerala                    |      9066 |      8792 |      9760 | 4464                                |
| 32.       | Tamil Nadu                |     10147 |     10332 |     10332 | 10192                               |
| 33.       | Puducherry                |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0                                   |
|           | Total                     |    280743 |    284056 |    292547 | 191264                              |