Lok Sabha Question No. 632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Textile and Handloom Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shri Ramashankar  Vidharthi Rajbhar

## TEXTILE AND HANDLOOM SECTOR

## 632. SHRI RAMASHANKAR VIDHARTHI RAJBHAR:

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

(a)  the  details  of  the  major  schemes,  Missions  and  assistance  programmes  currently  being  run  by  the Government for the rapid and sustainable development of the textile and handloom sector;

(b)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  modern  machinery,  design  innovation, technological upgradation, e-commerce facilities and marketing support to weavers, handicraft artisans and small-scale entrepreneurs associated with the textile industry;

(c) whether the Government proposes to set up Skill Development Centres, Design Training Institutes or Technical Assistance Centres for the youth associated with the textile and handloom sector in the Deoria and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh; and

(d) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to link the traditional textile and handloom products  of  Deoria  and  Ballia  with  national  and  international  markets,  improve  to  their  branding  and packaging and to promote their exports?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्री पबित्र मार्घेररटा )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a): The Government is focused on the holistic development of the entire textile value chain of the country  and  is  implementing  various  schemes/  initiatives  aimed  at  promoting  the  textile  sector.  The major  schemes/  initiatives  include  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Regions  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA) Parks Scheme which seeks to create a modern, integrated, world class textile infrastructure; Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme focusing on Man Made Fibre & Apparel, and Technical Textiles to boost large scale manufacturing and enhancing competitiveness; National Technical Textiles Mission focusing on  Research  Innovation  &  Development,  Promotion  and  Market  Development,  Skilling  and  Export Promotion; Silk Samagra-2 for  comprehensive development of sericulture value chain;  SAMARTH Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector with the objective providing demand driven, placement oriented,  skilling  program;  National  Handloom  Development  Program,  Raw  Material  Supply  Scheme (RMSS), National Handicraft Development Program and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS)  for end to end support for handloom and handicraft sectors; etc.

(b): Under National Handloom Development Programme and Raw Material Supply Scheme financial assistance  is  provided  to  eligible  handloom  agencies/  workers  for  raw  materials,  procurement  of upgraded looms & accessories (technology upgradation), solar lighting units, construction of workshed, product  diversification  &  design  innovation,  technical  &  common  infrastructure,  publicity  &  brand development  through  India  Handloom  Brand  (IHB),  Handloom  Mark  (HLM)  &  GI  tag,  e-commerce facilities,  marketing  of  handloom  products  in  domestic/overseas  markets,  concessional  loans  under weavers' MUDRA scheme and social security etc. Under, National Handicraft Development Program

(NHDP) and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme, need based financial assistance is  provided for end-to-end support to the artisans through marketing events, skill development, cluster development, formation of Producer Companies, direct benefit to artisans, infrastructural & technology support and research & development support, which benefit the traditional crafts and artisans throughout the country. Further, under the Research, Innovation and Development component of NTTM, a specific intervention  viz.  Grant  for  Research  and  Entrepreneurship  across  Aspiring  innovators  in  Technical Textiles (GREAT) is implemented for encouraging young innovators, scientists/ technologists, and startup  ventures  in  the  field  of  Technical  Textiles  to  translate  the  ideas  into  commercial  technologies/ products. Under GREAT scheme, financial assistance of up to ₹50 lakh is provided for each approved project.

(c): Need-based  skill  upgradation  training  are  conducted  for  handloom  workers/weavers  of  Uttar Pradesh including Deoria and Ballia districts in technical areas viz. weaving, dyeing, printing, designing etc. under SAMARTH - (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) through Weavers' Service Centres (WSCs), Varanasi &  Meerut and Indian Institute of Handloom  Technology (IIHTs), Varanasi. A total of 1,10,940 beneficiaries have been trained (passed) under the SAMARTH scheme in the State of Uttar Pradesh  including  205 and 6,837 beneficiaries in Deoria and Ballia district respectively.

(d): 'India  Handloom'  brand  (IHB)  has  been  launched  for  branding  of  high-quality  handloom products,  with  the  objective  to  promote  production  of  niche  handloom  products  with  high  quality, authentic  designs  with  zero  defects,  and  zero  effect  on  environment.  Domestic  marketing  events  are organised in different parts of the country for the weavers to market and sell their products. For export promotion of handloom products, Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) have been participating/ organizing various international marketing fairs/ events.

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