(a) Whether the Government propose to impart training under various schemes to the weavers of handloom sector in North-Eastern States particularly in Nagaland to get them adapted to the new techniques of weaving, dyeing and diversifying of handloom products;
(b) if so, the number of training centres proposed to be opened for the purpose, State-wise; and
(c) the time by which these training centers are likely to be opened?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES SHRI BASANAGOUDA R. PATIL (YATNAL)
(a) Government has been implementing schemes for imparting training to the handloom weavers to get them adapted to the new techniques of weaving, dyeing and diversifying of handloom products. Provision for such training has been existing under the following schemes :
(i) Decentralised Training of Weavers Scheme
(ii) Deen Dayal Hathkargha Protsahan Yojana, and
(iii) Development of Exportable Products and their Marketing Scheme