Lok Sabha Question No. 2984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Financial Assistance to Silk Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2984

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015

**FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SILK INDUSTRY**

2984. 	SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	the details of the financial assistance provided by the Government to Bhagalpur

silk industry for its promotion in the country and globally during the last three years and the current year;

(b) the number of Basic Seed Multiplication and Training Centres functioning in Bihar;

(c) the number of weavers benefited under the Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme along with the funds allocated for the purpose during the said period, State-wise; and

(d) the details of works done under the Comprehensive Handlooms Development Scheme during the above period, State-wise?

उत्तर

ANSWER

वस्त्र राज्‍य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) (श्री संतोष कुमार गंगवार)

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

1. As per the requirement of Bihar State for sericulture activities and based on the proposals received by Central Silk Board, the year-wise financial assistance given under Catalytic Development Programme  (C.D.P.)  to the Government of  Bihar including Bhagalpur through the Director of Sericulture, during last three years 2012-13 to 2014-15 is as under:-

| Years   |   Financial Assistance provided to Bihar under CDP (Rs. in crores) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                                                               2.85 |
| 2013-14 |                                                               1.08 |
| 2014-15 |                                                               1.10 |

From 2015-16, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme i.e. Catalytic Development Programme  (C.D.P.)  has been converted into a Central Sector Scheme.

**(b):** One basic Seed Multiplication and Training Centre (BSM&TC) of Central Silk Board is functioning at Bhagalpur in Bihar for supply of basic tasar silkworm seed to State for further multiplication.

One Weavers Service Centre (WSC) is functioning at Kanchangarh Berari, Bhagalpur under the Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles who cater technical assistance to the handloom industry of the state of Bihar for its development.  The Weavers Service Centre (WSC) also provide short time and observatory training to the Weavers concerned of Bhagalpur and surrounding area to upgrade their technical skills.

**(c):** The Government of India has been implementing “Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS)” with the components of (i) Health Insurance Scheme (HIS) implemented upto 30.09.2014 by Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms); and (ii) Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY).  The handloom weavers benefitted/enrolled during the last three years are given at **Annexure–A** **.** The Health Insurance Scheme is now implemented by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) pattern.

State-wise funds are not allocated/released under the Scheme, rather they are released to the Implementing Agencies funds released to Implementing Agencies during the last three year and current year is given as under:-

| Year    |   Fund Allocated (Rs. in Crore) | Fund Released(Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                          150.00 | 127.03                        |
| 2013-14 |                           95.00 | 66.04                         |
| 2014-15 |                           85.00 | 42.26                         |
| 2015-16 |                           20.00 | -                             |

**(d):** The financial assistance released during last three years i.e. 2012-13 to 2014-2015 & current year 2015-16 under the Comprehensive Handloom Development Scheme are as under:-

| **Sl. No.**   | **Name of the State**   | **Comprehensive Handloom Development Scheme (CHDS) / National Handloom Development Programme Scheme (NHDP)(Rs. in lakh)**   |
|---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|               | Andhra Pradesh          | 242.31                                                                                                                      |
|               | Arunachal Pradesh       | 291.46                                                                                                                      |
|               | Assam                   | 1046.05                                                                                                                     |
|               | Bihar                   | --                                                                                                                          |
|               | Chhattisgarh            | 34.48                                                                                                                       |
|               | Delhi                   | --                                                                                                                          |
|               | Goa                     | --                                                                                                                          |
|               | Gujarat                 | --                                                                                                                          |
|               | Haryana                 | 21.04                                                                                                                       |
|               | Himachal Pradesh        | 60.21                                                                                                                       |
|               | Jammu & Kashmir         | 220.32                                                                                                                      |
|               | Jharkhand               | 73.17                                                                                                                       |
|               | Karnataka               | 233.49                                                                                                                      |
|               | Kerala                  | 48.83                                                                                                                       |
|               | Maharashtra             | 41.91                                                                                                                       |
|               | Madhya Pradesh          | 42.39                                                                                                                       |
|               | Meghalaya               | 216.24                                                                                                                      |
|               | Manipur                 | 487.95                                                                                                                      |
|               | Mizoram                 | 77.98                                                                                                                       |
|               | Nagaland                | 496.56                                                                                                                      |
|               | Odisha                  | 335.05                                                                                                                      |
|               | Puducherry              | --                                                                                                                          |
|               | Punjab                  | --                                                                                                                          |
|               | Rajasthan               | --                                                                                                                          |
|               | Sikkim                  | 24.57                                                                                                                       |
|               | Tamilnadu               | 279.56                                                                                                                      |
|               | Talangana               | 121.10                                                                                                                      |
|               | Tripura                 | 835.15                                                                                                                      |
|               | Uttar Pradesh           | 538.38                                                                                                                      |
|               | Uttarakhand             | 107.90                                                                                                                      |
|               | West Bengal             | 305.32                                                                                                                      |
|               | **Total:**              | **6181.42**                                                                                                                 |

**Annexure- A**

Weavers Benefitted/enrolment done under the Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme during the last three years (2012-13 to 2014-15)

| Name of State     | Health Insurance Scheme   | Health Insurance Scheme   | Health Insurance Scheme   | Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana   | Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana   | Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana   |
|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|                   | 2012-13                   | 2013-14                   | 2014-15                   | 2012-13                             | 2013-14                             | 2014-15                             |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 140043                    | 140043                    | 140043                    | 74997                               | 70962                               | 87704                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 6000                      | 6000                      | 6000                      | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| Assam             | 387563                    | 387563                    | 387563                    | 58607                               | 58323                               | 54627                               |
| Bihar             | 46300                     | 46300                     | 46300                     | 545                                 | 858                                 | 309                                 |
| Chhattisgarh      | 4953                      | 4953                      | 4953                      | 2695                                | 249                                 | 5148                                |
| Delhi             | 00                        | 0                         | 00                        | 5736                                | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| Gujarat           | 5018                      | 5018                      | 5018                      | 5766                                | 6373                                | 6381                                |
| Goa               | 00                        | 0                         | 0                         | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| Haryana           | 23000                     | 22999                     | 23000                     | 130                                 | 115                                 | 378                                 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 12030                     | 12017                     | 12030                     | 6349                                | 4673                                | 6161                                |
| J & K             | 16265                     | 16265                     | 16265                     | 616                                 | 607                                 | 563                                 |
| Jharkhand         | 15002                     | 15002                     | 15002                     | 0                                   | 418                                 | 745                                 |
| Karnataka         | 45000                     | 45000                     | 45000                     | 42593                               | 44171                               | 41263                               |
| Kerala            | 13084                     | 13084                     | 13084                     | 13359                               | 5672                                | 5233                                |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 15720                     | 15019                     | 15720                     | 1039                                | 1269                                | 1010                                |
| Maharashtra       | 1687                      | 1687                      | 1687                      | 1122                                | 695                                 | 2714                                |
| Manipur           | 51135                     | 51135                     | 51135                     | 9334                                | 5015                                | 5368                                |
| Meghalaya         | 30919                     | 30919                     | 30919                     | 0                                   | 15500                               | 15837                               |
| Mizoram           | 1386                      | 1386                      | 1386                      | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| Nagaland          | 39501                     | 39501                     | 39501                     | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| Orissa            | 46531                     | 46531                     | 46531                     | 33102                               | 28698                               | 5418                                |
| Pondicherry       | 00                        | 0                         | 0                         | 1765                                | 1575                                | 1027                                |
| Punjab            | 00                        | 0                         | 0                         | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| Rajasthan         | 4983                      | 4983                      | 4983                      | 2376                                | 2821                                | 2220                                |
| Sikkim            | 342                       | 342                       | 342                       | 180                                 | 262                                 | 129                                 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 270296                    | 270296                    | 270296                    | 244134                              | 234649                              | 232739                              |
| Telengana         |                           |                           |                           |                                     |                                     | 19503                               |
| Tripura           | 9367                      | 9367                      | 9367                      | 1000                                | 24692                               | 1266                                |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 178316                    | 178316                    | 178316                    | 9920                                | 11952                               | 15959                               |
| Uttarakhand       | 3297                      | 3297                      | 3297                      | 819                                 | 1065                                | 1588                                |
| West Bengal       | 381714                    | 381714                    | 381714                    | 34062                               | 54204                               | 61500                               |
| **TOTAL**         | **1749452**               | **1749452**               | **1749452**               | **550246**                          | **599236**                          | **574790**                          |

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