MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES ( SHRI V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR)
(a) The Government of India has been implementing various Centrally sponsored and Central Sector Schemes for the development and promotion of handloom industry and for the welfare of Handloom weavers in the country. The details of the Centrally sponsored schemes implemented for the development and promotion of Handloom industry are given at Annexure-I.
(b) The Government of India has been implementing the aforesaid schemes for the overall development of the handloom industry. These schemes have been running uninterruptedly since their inception. State-wise information on the funds released under these schemes alongwith the number of projects/units sanctioned during the IX Plan period is at Annexure-II.
(c) The handloom weavers require adequate hank yarn in the required counts at reasonable prices and also credit and marketing facilities. In order to make available hank yarn in adequate quantities, the Government of India has been enforcing the Hank Yarn Obligation Order under which the mills are obliged to pack yarn of the prescribed percentage quantity and counts in hank form for use in the Handloom sector. In order to make available the hank yarn at reasonable prices, the Government of India has been implementing a scheme called Mill Gate Price Scheme through the National Handloom Development Corporation, under which yarn is supplied to weavers/ weaver`s societies at the price at which it is available at the Mill Gate. As regards credit, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been extending refinance facilities to the handloom co-operatives and corporations through co-operative and commercial banks at concessional rates of interest for carrying out their production, procurement and marketing activities. For publicity, marketing and infrastructural support as well as for the welfare of handloom weavers, the Government of India has been implementing Development of Exportable Products and their Marketing Scheme apart from Welfare Schemes like Workshed-cum-Housing Scheme, Health Package Scheme, Thrift Fund Scheme and Insurance Schemes. Further, an integrated and comprehensive scheme called Deendayal Hathkargha Protsahan Yojana is also implemented by the Government of India under which assistance is provided for product development, infrastructural support, institutional support and marketing support. These schemes have been continued during the current financial year also for the overall development and promotion of the handloom sector and its weavers.
(d) This information is not maintained and therefore, is not available.
ANNEXURE I REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1308 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 8.3.2002.
Details of the Centrally sponsored schemes being implemented by the Government of India during the IX Plan period for development and promotion of handloom industry
(i) DEENDAYAL HATHKARGHA PROTSAHAN YOJANA.
With a view to improving the infrastructure facility for product diversification and quality upgradation as well as supporting the efforts of marketing, design, consultancy etc., a comprehensive scheme called Deendayal Hathkargha Protsahan Yojana has been introduced by the Government of India w.e.f. 1.4.2000. The scheme envisages product development, infrastructural support, institutional support, training to the weavers, supply of equipments and marketing support etc. both at macro and micro level in an integrated and co-ordinated manner for an overall development of the handloom sector.
(ii) DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORTABLE PRODUCTS AND THEIR MARKETING SCHEME:
This scheme aims at giving substantial impetus to the export of handloom fabrics, made-ups and other handloom items from the country. Under the scheme, assistance is provided for infrastructure development including engagement of designers for development of designs to suit the international market thereby enhancing the export of handloom apparels from the country
(iii) WORKSHED-CUM-HOUSING SCHEME:-
This Scheme is aimed at providing dwelling units and suitable work place for weavers so as to improve their productivity, quality of life and earnings. The assistance under the Scheme is Rs.7000/- for a Rural Workshed, Rs.10,000/- for an Urban Workshed, Rs.18,000/- for a Rural Workshed-cum-House and Rs.20,000/- for an Urban-Workshed-cum-House.
ANNEXURE II REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1308 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 8.3.2002
STATE-WISE NUMBER OF PROJECTS/UNITS SANCTIONED AND AMOUNT RELEASED UNDER THE CENTRALLY SPONSORED HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES DURING IX FIVE YEAR PLAN
(Rs. in lakh)
State Deendayal Hathkargha Development of Exportable Workshed-cum-Housing Protsahan Yojana Products and their Scheme Marketing Scheme
No.of Amount No.of Amount No.of Amount projects projects Units
Andhra Prad 56 469.16 6 39.72 7980 1140.67
Arunachal Pra 22 122.27 0 0 2569 449.12
Assam 45 424.10 2 44.25 2799 137.56
Bihar 0 0 1 6.50 0 0
Chhatisgarh 1 13.58 1 4.25 0 0
Delhi 0 0 2 30.75 0 0
Gujarat 1 337.50 1 12.50 2500 230.00
Haryana 0 0 3 24.00 0 0
Himachal Pra 11 15.63 13 184.22 655 45.86
J & Kashmir 6 44.54 2 11.39 0 0
Karanataka @0 166.32 1 4.10 1965 340.34
Kerala 0 0 ++0 19.90 1000 180.00
Madhya Pradesh 4 35.99 4 51.50 1000 200.00
Maharashtra 0 0 0 0 3078 211.80
Manipur 74 143.51 0 0 6196 382.25
Meghalaya 1 6.00 0 0 476 36.82
Mizoram 0 0 1 7.48 570 23.85
Nagaland 10 33.10 5 30.25 6811 683.21
Orissa 0 0 1 7.50 6553 403.90
Punjab 0 0 4 46.00 0 0
Rajasthan 0 0 0 0 3530 239.35
Sikkim 0 0 0 0 1000 100.00
Tamilnadu @0 1924.02 5 53.13 6932 854.29
Tripura 16 33.14 1 5.00 330 28.10
Uttar Pradesh 172 537.86 12 164.53 200 20.00
West Bengal 12 28.15 10 98.30 6146 454.70
@ Amount has been released under the component of Marketing Incentive.
++ Amount has been released towards second instalment in respect of the projects sanctioned earlier.
