Lok Sabha Question No. 2136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Financial Assistance to Silk Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SILK WEAVERS

## 2136. SHRI P. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has provided the financial assistance to silk weavers in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the details of financial assistance provided during each of the last three years and the current year, State- wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to give them incentive and subsidy on yarn; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## 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  Government  of  India  has  provided  the  financial  assistance  to handloom  weavers  including  silk  weavers  in  the  country.    121  block  level  cluster  have  been sanctioned  under  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP)  and  Comprehensive Handloom  Cluster  Development  Scheme  (CHCDS),  releasing  an  amount  of  Rs.59.64  crore  in  the current financial year  benefitting the weavers including silk weavers.

The State-wise financial assistance provided to handloom weavers including silk weavers in last three years and the current year at Annexure-I.

In  addition,  financial  assistance  was  provided  to  the  silk  weavers  in  the  country  under centrally sponsored scheme, 'Catalytic Development Programme (CDP)' implemented by Central Silk Board (CSB)  in coordination with  the State Governments for setting up  of  Certified  Handlooms, Loom up-gradation through Jacquards and other equipments developed by CSB (CSTRI), pneumatic Lifting Mechanism for Handlooms, setting up of Common Facility Centres (CFC) for yarn dyeing and fabric  processing,  establishment  of  Effluent  Treatment  Plant  (ETP)  for  yarn  dyeing  and  fabric processing units and setting up of Computer Aided Textile Designing (CATD) etc.  The State-wise details of such financial assistance provided to silk weavers during last three years are given below:-

## ( Unit: Rs. in lakh)

| #   | State          | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |
|-----|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1   | Karnataka      | -         | -         | 137.76    |
| 2   | Andhra Pradesh | -         | 5.94      | 14.95     |
| 3   | Tamil Nadu     | 12.50     | 77.10     | -         |
| 4   | Maharashtra    | 1.33      | 5.40      | -         |
| 5   | Madhya Pradesh | 0.25      | -         | -         |
| 6   | Uttar Pradesh  | 65.50     | -         | 103.30    |
| 7   | Uttarkhand     | 12.97     | -         | -         |
| 8   | Jharkhnad      | 20.00     | -         | -         |
| 9   | Assam          | 94.27     | 8.10      | 6.00      |
| 10  | Manipur        | 2.40      | 7.51      | -         |
| 11  | Meghalaya      | 6.40      | 4.37      | -         |
| 12  | Mizoram        | 6.48      | -         | -         |
| 13  | Nagaland       | 9.12      | -         | 1.80      |
| 14  | Tripura        | 7.92      | 2.40      | -         |
|     | Total          | 239.14    | 110.82    | 263.81    |

CDP as Centrally Sponsored Scheme has been discontinued from the financial year 2015-16. Assistance is being provided under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) now.

(c) & (d) : Yes, Madam.  The Government of India is implementing Yarn Supply Scheme (YSS) throughout the country to make available all types of yarn at Mill Gate Price to the eligible handloom weavers.  The scheme is being implemented through National Handloom Development Corporation, Lucknow, a Government of India Undertaking.  Under the scheme the freight is reimbursed and depot operating charges @2% is given to depot operating agencies.

To  provide  the  subsidized  yarn  only  to  handloom  weavers  in  order  to  compete  with powerloom and mill sector, 10% price subsidy component also exists. 10% subsidy is applicable on cotton yarn, Domestic silk yarn and woollen yarn with quantity limitation. Eligibility of different kinds of yarn under 10% subsidy component is as under:

## For cotton and Domestic silk yarn

1. up to and including 40s - 30 kg per loom/month
2. above 40s - 10 kg per loom/month.
3. For domestic silk, the quantity restriction will be 4 kg per loom/month

## Details of Silk Yarn Supply under 10% Scheme:

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year          |   Quantity (in lakh Kg.) |   Value (Rs. in Lakh) |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | 2012-13                 |                    3.105 |               8438.87 |
|         2 | 2013-14                 |                    9.409 |              33198.4  |
|         3 | 2014-15                 |                   14.357 |              50662.5  |
|         4 | 2015-16 (upto Feb'2016) |                    9.69  |              28685.6  |

## ANNEXURE-I

## The State-wise detail of funds released during the last three years (2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15) and the current year i.e. 2015-16 (As on 22.02.2016)

(Rs. in crore)

|        |                   | 2012-13       | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16 (As on 1.03.2016)   |
|--------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
| S. No. | Name of State(s)  | Fund released | Fund released | Fund released | Fund released               |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    | 9.81          | 5.55          | 1.51          | 1.97                        |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.25          | 1.32          | 0.35          | 0.98                        |
| 3.     | Assam             | 15.31         | 20.07         | 4.96          | 6.70                        |
| 4.     | Bihar             | 0.43          | 0.04          | 0.24          | 0.41                        |
| 5.     | Chattishgarh      | 2.25          | 1.78          | 0.51          | 3.79                        |
| 6.     | Delhi             | 0.26          | 0.00          | 0.04          | 0.04                        |
| 7.     | Goa               | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | -                           |
| 8.     | Gujarat           | 1.36          | 0.50          | 0.53          | -                           |
| 9.     | Haryana           | 0.05          | 0.10          | 0.31          | -                           |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 2.20          | 0.55          | 0.18          | 0,52                        |
| 11.    | J&K               | 1.44          | 0.56          | 1.53          | 0.08                        |
| 12.    | Jharkhand         | 0.05          | 0.82          | 2.52          | -                           |
| 13.    | Karnataka         | 1.77          | 2.69          | 1.66          | 0.09                        |
| 14.    | Kerala            | 2.34          | 1.64          | 0.19          | 2.61                        |
| 15.    | Madhya Pradesh    | 4.75          | 0.85          | 0.83          | 0.24                        |
| 16.    | Maharashtra       | 2.65          | 2.20          | 1.68          | 0.39                        |
| 17.    | Manipur           | 5.09          | 10.80         | 2.41          | 2.96                        |
| 18.    | Meghalaya         | 0.92          | 1.16          | 0.37          | 1.81                        |
| 19.    | Mizoram           | 0.72          | 0.30          | 0.28          | 4.47                        |
| 20.    | Nagaland          | 6.40          | 3.89          | 2.65          | 3.22                        |
| 21.    | Orissa            | 7.51          | 2.94          | 0.66          | 3.73                        |
| 22.    | Pondicherry       | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | -                           |
| 23.    | Punjab            | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | -                           |
| 24.    | Rajasthan         | 0.60          | 0.85          | 0.57          | -                           |
| 25.    | Sikkim            | 0.69          | 0.72          | 0.60          | 1.90                        |
| 26.    | Tamil Nadu        | 32.86         | 32.64         | 10.17         | 47.09                       |
| 27.    | Telangana         | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.84          | 1.53                        |
| 28.    | Tripura           | 4.89          | 2.63          | 3.47          | 2.44                        |
| 29.    | Uttar Pradesh     | 18.73         | 13.50         | 28.16         | 0.13                        |
| 30.    | Uttrakhand        | 0.90          | 0.57          | 0.71          | 1.22                        |
| 31.    | West Bengal       | 4.68          | 4.68          | 5.77          | 0.29                        |

This includes schemes only where funds released to states or to various agencies through states.

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