(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Bihar for sanctioning handloom apparels in the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto; and
(d) the extant position of major handloom clusters in the country?
MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c): No proposal for sanctioning handloom apparels has been received from the State Government of Bihar.
(d): The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles through Office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms) is implementing Block Level Cluster, a component of National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) since 2015-16 for holistic & integrated development of handloom weavers which inter-alia provides financial assistance upto Rs. 2.00 crore per sanctioned cluster for implementation of various interventions such as Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata (HSS), product development, construction of workshed, project management cost, design development, setting up of Common Facility Centre (CFC), etc. The proposals are recommended by the State Government. So far 440 Block Level Clusters have been sanctioned in the country which includes 13 Block Level Clusters in the State of Bihar.
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