Lok Sabha Question No. 1273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Handloom and Handicraft Exhibitions/Fairs
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2016

## HANDLOOM AND HANDICRAFT EXHIBITIONS / FAIRS

## 1273.   SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM :

## SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

- a) whether the handloom and handicraft exhibitions and fairs are organised for the benefit of workers;
- b) if  so,  the  number  of  such  exhibitions  and    fairs  organised  and  the  details  of  the  financial  assistance provided  to  State  Governments  including  Chhattisgarh  for  this  purpose  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year, state-wise;
- c) whether the Government proposes to connect the entrepreneurs and Self Help Groups (SHGs) for their promotion, if so, the details thereof alongwith the marketing strategy adopted in this regard;
- d) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  the  benefits  accruing  to  the  workers  from  the promotion of items and artefacts showcased by them, if so, the details thereof; and
- e) whether  any  proposals  have  been  received  from  the  various  State  Governments  including  the Governments of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh in regard to hosting / organising such fairs and exhibitions, if so, the State-wise details thereof and the follow up action taken by the Union Government thereon?

## 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) & (b): Yes,  Madam.    The  exhibitions  and  fairs  for  the  benefit  of  handloom  weavers  &  handicraft artisans  are  organised.    Details  of  handloom  and  handicraft  exhibitions  and  fairs  organised  and  financial assistance provided to State Governments including Chhattisgarh is given at Annexure-I (a) & (b).
- (c): Yes Madam, Entrepreneurs and Self Help groups are participating under Cluster Creation Programme of Handicrafts  at  Dilli  Haat  every  year.    Self  Help  Groups    engaged  in  handloom  production  are  eligible  for participation  in  National  handloom  expos  and  all  Sant  Kabir  awardees,  National  and  State  awardees  and individual weavers are participating in Dilli Haat under National Handloom Promotion Scheme.
- (d): Yes Madam.  Assessment of the scheme under which the exhibitions and fairs are organised has been done in respect of handloom and the findings are as under:-
- i. During survey about 89% of the participants agreed that the scheme have positive impact on their product awareness and publicity.
- ii. 88%  participants  from  State  and  87%  from  District  level  category  agreed  with  the  price differentiation for the products in the open market and market promotion event means they are getting the better price in exhibitions and fairs.
- iii. All  participants  from  State  Level  category  agreed  that  their  product  awareness  has  increased because of Marketing Promotion Scheme which helps in increasing sales.
- iv. Participants were most satisfied with the effectiveness of events for product promotion.
- v. From total participants covered in the survey, 3/4 th of the participants agreed that the activities of the scheme should be continued.
- (e) : On the request of State Governments for the financial year 2015-16, 339 handloom exhibitions      & fairs have been sanctioned to all states including Chhattisgarh and Gujarat as per Annexure-I(a).

## Annexure-I (a)

Exhibitions & fairs organised and funds sanctioned from Handlooms

(Rs. in crore )

| Name of State     | 2012-13            | 2012-13          | 2013-14             | 2013-14          | 2014-15            | 2014-15          | 2015-16              | 2015-16             |
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| Name of State     | Events organi- sed | Funds relea- sed | Events organi - sed | Funds relea- sed | Events organi- sed | Funds relea- sed | Events sanction- ned | Funds sanction- ned |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 31                 | 0.59             | 39                  | 03.09            | 30                 | 01.03            | 22                   | 0.44                |
| Bihar             | 03                 | 0.43             | 0                   | 0.04             | 02                 | 0.20             | 05                   | 0.37                |
| Chhattisgarh      | 16                 | 01.42            | 11                  | 01.44            | 11                 | 0.51             | 17                   | 0.86                |
| Delhi             | 0                  | 0.06             | 0                   | 0                | 04                 | 0.04             | 12                   | 0.12                |
| Gujarat           | 05                 | 0.03             | 01                  | 0.50             | 02                 | 0.53             | 01                   | 0.04                |
| Haryana           | 0                  | 0.05             | 0                   | 0.10             | 0                  | 0.10             | 0                    | 0                   |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 07                 | 0.32             | 12                  | 0.39             | 12                 | 0.18             | 18                   | 0.24                |
| J&K               | 05                 | 0.32             | 05                  | 0.33             | 04                 | 0.52             | 03                   | 0.17                |
| Jharkhand         | 0                  | 0                | 0                   | 0                | 0                  | 0                | 0                    | 0                   |
| Karnataka         | 20                 | 01.04            | 38                  | 01.88            | 21                 | 01.04            | 07                   | 0.19                |
| Kerala            | 05                 | 0.19             | 01                  | 0.22             | 05                 | 00.19            | 01                   | 0.19                |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 19                 | 0.80             | 15                  | 0.75             | 16                 | 0.83             | 09                   | 0.29                |
| Maharashtra       | 30                 | 02.03            | 17                  | 01.78            | 18                 | 01.68            | 19                   | 0.57                |
| Orissa            | 09                 | 0.23             | 11                  | 0.63             | 15                 | 0.66             | 11                   | 0.28                |
| Rajasthan         | 12                 | 0.60             | 0                   | 0.85             | 01                 | 0.57             | 0                    | 0                   |
| Tamilnadu         | 05                 | 0.33             | 18                  | 0.40             | 30                 | 01.42            | 22                   | 0.32                |
| Telengana         | 0                  | 0                | 0                   | 0                | 20                 | 0.84             | 15                   | 0.45                |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 26                 | 01.67            | 38                  | 02.61            | 29                 | 01.53            | 18                   | 0.75                |
| Uttarakhand       | 14                 | 0.33             | 17                  | 0.40             | 16                 | 0.37             | 11                   | 0.37                |
| West Bengal       | 05                 | 01.00            | 10                  | 0.11             | 0                  | 0.16             | 10                   | 0.19                |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 08                 | 0                | 0                   | 0                | 0                  | 0                | 0                    | 0                   |
| Assam             | 65                 | 03.48            | 32                  | 04.99            | 36                 | 02.52            | 42                   | 01.19               |
| Meghalaya         | 01                 | 0.05             | 0                   | 0.19             | 01                 | 0.05             | 0                    | 0                   |
| Manipur           | 16                 | 01.62            | 10                  | 01.22            | 12                 | 0.05             | 04                   | 0.12                |
| Mizoram           | 0                  | 0                | 06                  | 0.30             | 08                 | 0.22             | 08                   | 0.12                |
| Nagaland          | 54                 | 01.77            | 20                  | 01.94            | 20                 | 1.00             | 13                   | 0.09                |
| Sikkim            | 10                 | 0.57             | 09                  | 0.72             | 07                 | 0.48             | 09                   | 0.17                |
| Tripura           | 23                 | 0.54             | 16                  | 01.02            | 18                 | 0.96             | 09                   | 0.33                |
| NHDCLucknow       | 19                 | 03.28            | 23                  | 03.25            | 26                 | 05.11            | 23                   | 02.39               |
| ACASH, New Delhi  | 24                 | 05.56            | 21                  | 04.39            | 27                 | 03.61            | 24                   | 03.18               |
| Craft Mela        | 6                  | 0                | 06                  | 0                | 06                 | 0                | 05                   | 0.25                |
| HHEC              | 0                  | 0                | 0                   |                  |                    | 0                | 01                   | 0.20                |
|                   |                    |                  |                     | 0                | 0                  |                  |                      |                     |
| TOTAL             | 438                | 28.31            | 376                 | 33.54            | 397                | 26.40            | 339                  | 13.88               |

## Annexure I(b)

## Exhibition and Fair organized and fund sanctioned from Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)

## ( Rs.in lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of State     | 2012-13           | 2012-13        | 2013-14           | 2013-14        | 2014-15           | 2014-15        | 2015-16 (till 25.2.2016)   | 2015-16 (till 25.2.2016)   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of State     | Events organi sed | Funds released | Events organi sed | Funds released | Events organi sed | Funds released | Events organi sed          | Funds released             |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 28                | 144.00         | 32                | 252.63         | 20                | 152.05         | 21                         | 89.62                      |
| 2.       | A & NIsland       | -                 | -              | -                 | -              | 1                 | 2.00           | --                         | --                         |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | -                 | -              | -                 | -              | 2                 | 7.00           | --                         | --                         |
| 4.       | Assam             | 74                | 69.70          | 94                | 757.84         | 42                | 389.94         | 38                         | 202.29                     |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 13                | 64.18          | 8                 | 48.61          | 3                 | 19.03          | --                         | --                         |
| 6.       | Chandigarh        | -                 | -              | -                 | -              | 1                 | 2.00           | --                         | --                         |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh      | 8                 | 62.82          | 4                 | 18.84          | 7                 | 43.27          | 13                         | 138.46                     |
| 8.       | Delhi             | 81                | 1778.3         | 62                | 1366.17        | 49                | 1857.08        | --                         |                            |
| 9.       | Goa               | 2                 | 26.83          | 3                 | 6.75           | 3                 | 14.00          | 1                          | 16.00                      |
| 10.      | Gujarat           | 14                | 83.26          | 12                | 29.85          | 8                 | 54.29          | 7                          | 30.00                      |
| 11.      | Haryana           | 12                | 48.76          | 16                | 77.37          | 7                 | 49.14          | --                         | --                         |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 14                | 46.55          | 23                | 72.74          | 7                 | 47.90          | --                         | --                         |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 8                 | 23.21          | 5                 | 10.05          | 3                 | 11.99          | 1                          | 16.00                      |
| 14.      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 15                | 38.53          | 8                 | 47.44          | 10                | 58.51          | --                         | --                         |
| 15.      | Karnataka         | 11                | 73.92          | 10                | 34.55          | 9                 | 24.91          | 7                          | 25.87                      |
| 16.      | Kerala            | 12                | 65.27          | 26                | 16.89          | 10                | 36.58          | 5                          | 19.13                      |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 28                | 109.58         | 20                | 64.07          | 9                 | 81.96          | 8                          | 76.00                      |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       | 9                 | 99.53          | 19                | 65.16          | 15                | 80.46          | 6                          | 62.70                      |
| 19.      | Manipur           | 13                | 121.46         | 4                 | 45.66          | 13                | 34.54          | 6                          | 29.21                      |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         | 1                 | 5.61           |                   |                | 6                 | 7.00           | --                         | --                         |
| 21.      | Mizoram           |                   |                | -                 | -              | 3                 | 12.25          | --                         | --                         |
| 22.      | Nagaland          | 9                 | 20.16          | -                 | -              | 6                 | 50.39          | 7                          | 43.10                      |
| 23.      | Orissa            | 31                | 168.74         | 30                | 111.52         | 18                | 117.68         | 3                          | 42.50                      |
| 24.      | Punjab            | 15                | 69.87          | 22                | 85.87          | 12                | 44.63          | --                         | --                         |
| 25.      | Pondicherry       | 2                 | 22.96          | 1                 | 10.54          | 2                 | 10.00          | 1                          | 8.00                       |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         | 18                | 105.54         | 16                | 137.30         | 13                | 61.47          | --                         | --                         |
| 27.      | Sikkim            | 4                 | 102.78         | 1                 | 4.51           | 1                 | 7.00           | --                         | --                         |
| 28.      | TamilNadu         | 17                | 98..63         | 15                | 44.74          | 14                | 166.08         | 16                         | 67.25                      |
| 29.      | Telangana         | --                | --             | --                | --             | --                | --             | 4                          | 27.75                      |
| 30.      | Tripura           | -                 | -              | -                 | -              | 3                 | 16.40          | --                         | --                         |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 112               | 453.72         | 100               | 655.99         | 56                | 425.08         | 29                         | 156.23                     |
| 31.      | Uttrakhand        | 4                 | 15.75          | 11                | 27.38          | 8                 | 35.09          | 1                          | 7.25                       |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 12                | 131.76         | 10                | 54.83          | 21                | 37.10          | 2                          | 36.00                      |
|          | Total :-          | 567               | 2450.95        | 552               | 4047.30        | 382               | 3956.82        | 176                        | 1093.36                    |