Lok Sabha Question No. 1840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: National Handloom Development Programme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1840

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**NATIONAL HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME**

1840. 	SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the Union Government has ever attempted to ascertain the number of traditional handloom centres in various States including Gujarat;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) 	the number of persons who are dependent upon these centres directly or indirectly; and

(d) 	the various measures being taken by the Union Government for socio-economic upliftment of these centres and those engaged in this industry by way of extending financial and technological support to them?

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)

**(a) to (c):** As per Third All India Handloom Census (2009-10), there were 43,31,876 handloom weavers and allied workers across the country including the state of Gujarat.   State-wise details are given in **Annexure-I** .

**(d):** For the socio-economic upliftment of handloom weavers, following schemes/programmes are under implementation during 12 th Plan:

1. National Handloom Development Programme
2. Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme

1. Yarn Supply Scheme
2. Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme

Annexure - I

| ***State-wise Handloom Weavers and Allied Workers***  ***as per  3***  ***rd***  ***Handloom Census (2009-10)***   |                       |                                                   |    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----|
|                                                                                                                    |                       |                                                   |    |
| **S. N.**                                                                                                          | **State Name**        | **Number of handloom weavers and allied workers** |    |
| **1**                                                                                                              | **Andhra Pradesh**    | 3,55,838                                          |    |
| **2**                                                                                                              | **Arunachal Pradesh** | 33,041                                            |    |
| **3**                                                                                                              | **Assam**             | 16,43,453                                         |    |
| **4**                                                                                                              | **Bihar**             | 43,392                                            |    |
| **5**                                                                                                              | **Chhattisgarh**      | 8,191                                             |    |
| **6**                                                                                                              | **Delhi**             | 2,738                                             |    |
| **7**                                                                                                              | **Gujarat**           | 11,009                                            |    |
| **8**                                                                                                              | **Haryana**           | 7,967                                             |    |
| **9**                                                                                                              | **Himachal Pradesh**  | 13,458                                            |    |
| **10**                                                                                                             | **Jammu and Kashmir** | 33,209                                            |    |
| **11**                                                                                                             | **Jharkhand**         | 21,160                                            |    |
| **12**                                                                                                             | **Karanataka**        | 89,256                                            |    |
| **13**                                                                                                             | **Kerala**            | 14,679                                            |    |
| **14**                                                                                                             | **Madhya Pradesh**    | 14,761                                            |    |
| **15**                                                                                                             | **Maharashtra**       | 3,418                                             |    |
| **16**                                                                                                             | **Manipur**           | 2,18,753                                          |    |
| **17**                                                                                                             | **Meghalya**          | 13,612                                            |    |
| **18**                                                                                                             | **Mizoram**           | 43,528                                            |    |
| **19**                                                                                                             | **Nagaland**          | 66,490                                            |    |
| **20**                                                                                                             | **Orissa**            | 1,14,106                                          |    |
| **21**                                                                                                             | **Pondicherry**       | 2,803                                             |    |
| **22**                                                                                                             | **Punjab**            | 2,636                                             |    |
| **23**                                                                                                             | **Rajasthan**         | 31,958                                            |    |
| **24**                                                                                                             | **Sikkim**            | 568                                               |    |
| **25**                                                                                                             | **Tamil Nadu**        | 3,52,321                                          |    |
| **26**                                                                                                             | **Tripura**           | 1,37,177                                          |    |
| **27**                                                                                                             | **Uttar Pradesh**     | 2,57,783                                          |    |
| **28**                                                                                                             | **Uttarakhand**       | 15,468                                            |    |
| **29**                                                                                                             | **West Bengal**       | 7,79,103                                          |    |
|                                                                                                                    | **Total**             | **43,31,876**                                     |    |
|                                                                                                                    |                       |                                                   |    |

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