Question : SELF EMPLOYMENT TO WEAVERS



(a) the financial assistance provided to the craftsmen and weavers to start self employment during each of the last three years; State-wise and

(b) the details of the craftsmen and weavers benefited during the above years; State-wise?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI E.V.K.S. ELANGOVAN)

(a): The Schemes of the Government for the development of Handicrafts Sector are not aimed to provide self-employment directly. One of the major schemes Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana(AHVY), which is implemented through Handicrafts Development Corporations/Societies/NGOs for the integrated development of the craft cluster indirectly encourages self-employment amongst the artisans. In the Handloom Sectors, the Government is implementing a number of schemes to enhance the income and socio-economic status of weavers by upgrading their skills and providing infrastructural inputs and marketing support through main developmental schemes such as Deen Dayal Hathkargha Protsahan Yojana, Integrated Handloom Training Project, Marketing Promotion Programme, Mill Gate Prince Scheme, etc. The detail of State-wise financial assistance provided to various Implementing Agencies under AHVY Scheme during the last three years i.e. 2003-04 to 2005-06 are as per Annexure – I. The details of Financial Assistance extended to weavers under different Plan and Non-Plan Schemes being implemented by the Government in the Handlooms Sector during the last three years i.e. 2003-04 to 2005-06 are enclosed as Annexure –II and III.
(b): The State-wise data of craftpersons benefited under AHVY during the last three years i.e. 2003-04 to 2005-06 is enclosed as Annexure – IV. The State-wise details of weavers benefited during the last three years i.e. 2003-04 to 2005-06 is enclosed as Annexure – V.

Annexure –I

Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 3772 for answer on 19.12.2006.

The state wise assistance provided under AHVY during each of the last three years state wise and Union Territory- wise

2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
SNo	Name of State/	Amount Released/	Amount Released/	Amount Rele./	U T	Expenditure	Expenditure	Expenditure	incurred	incurred	incurred
1 Andhra Pradesh 1,47,19,882 1,77,42,483 2,67,74,169 2 Arunachal Pradesh 27,15,572 27,70,751 27,56,467 3 Assam 1,51,53,420 3,26,39,754 3,42,24,013 4 Bihar 5,45,000 15,63,000 13,76,500 5 Chhatisgarh 17,91,867 19,33,600 11,24,000 6 Delhi 32,56,192 33,60,318 16,31,376 7 Goa 2,50,000 1,00,000 8 Gujarat 69,40,979 1,08,03,579 3,29,61,000 9 Haryana 25,14,058 31,71,519 36,56,551 10 Himachal Pradesh 53,91,622 1,25,02,753 96,79,853 11 J & K 40,61,168 54,18,259 1,15,14,111 12 Jharkhand 6,46,000 10,91,040 17,99,500 13 Karnataka 38,70,696 40,95,909 65,36,785 14 Kerala 74,63,947 44,31,514 94,17,669 15 Madhya Pradesh 66,23,241 69,73,483 70,72,925 16 Maharastra 23,64,716 33,04,386 18.,78,430 17 Manipur 20,01,220 17,73,514 76,37,276 18 Meghalaya 4,57,870 000- 1,50,000 19 Mizoram 15,82,250 16,58,500 37,500 20 Nagaland 30,11,325 12,03,500 40,06,000 21 Orissa 79,13,837 76,78,523 2,07,47866 22 Pondichery 16,905 23 Punjab 41,61,579 15,12,250 56,96,700 24 Rajasthan 64,69,404 88,01,206 58,59,061 25 Sikkim 000 26 Tamil Nadu 33,44,689 31,14,809 93,75,986 27 Tripura 34,97,284 49,08,529 36,76,317 28 Uttar Pradesh 1,64,25,535 2,61,06,197 3,63,47,707 29 Uttaranchal 59,78,205 21,13,500 40,12,521 30 West Bengal 78,14,680 1,66,41,449 1,20,16,684 TOTAL 14,09,66,238 18,73,31,230 26,20,66,967

ANNEXURE - II

Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 3772 for answer on 19.12.2006.

Details of releases made during the year 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 under different Handloom Plan Schemes.

(Rupees in lakhs) Name of states 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
Arunachal Pradesh 20.76 122.25 397.00 Andhra Pradesh 1784.14 848.21 829.44 Assam 762.86 469.33 409.12 Bihar 12.62 - - Chhatisgarh 46.63 18.70 19.72 Goa - - - Gujarat 64.18 22.55 50.42 Haryana 35.26 69.71 32.10 Himachal Pradesh 173.32 110.59 82.13 Jharkhand - - 38.22 Jammu & Kashmir 40.76 63.41 31.13 Karnataka 451.40 472.18 1140.59 Kerala 821.84 706.53 372.42 Madhya Pradesh 45.23 61.22 83.52 Maharashtra 11.66 60.73 43.85 Manipur 115.79 480.70 486.17 Mizoram 32.19 27.74 24.74 Meghalaya 3.91 3.97 26.56 Nagaland 1114.22 903.13 1239.91 Orissa 78.03 250.33 276.97 Pondicherry - - - Punjab - 5.33 - Rajasthan 122.14 124.66 88.19 Sikkim - - - Tamil Nadu 2619.46 3978.96 4910.25 Tripura 35.98 54.16 32.13 Uttar Pradesh 1070.08 1366.90 1407.76 Uttaranchal 10.13 62.31 21.54 West Bengal 180.45 961.26 440.39 Delhi 112.00 115.43 15.73 Grand Total 9765.04 11360.29 12500.00

ANNEXURE - III

Annexure-III referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 3772 for answer on 19.12.2006.

Details of releases made during the year 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 under different Handloom (Non-Plan) Schemes.

(Rupees in lakhs) Name of states 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
Arunachal Pradesh - - - Andhra Pradesh 949.46 253.89 582.55 Assam 114.90 625.40 368.41 Bihar 97.80 - - Chhatisgarh - - 15.29 Goa - - - Gujarat 14.16 108.30 48.58 Haryana - 179.19 77.80 Himachal Pradesh - 71.21 35.06 Jharkhand - - - Jammu & Kashmir - 112.07 147.43 Karnataka 266.03 245.60 55.80 Kerala 294.19 731.58 215.97 Madhya Pradesh 42.80 7.20 6.23 Maharashtra - - - Manipur 33.00 - - Mizoram 11.13 3.05 150.62 Meghalaya 0.10 - - Nagaland - - - Orissa 158.89 416.15 623.49 Pondicherry - 13.49 27.87 Punjab - 10.23 - Rajasthan 11.72 61.53 76.04 Sikkim - - - Tamil Nadu 560.85 695.42 572.84 Tripura 12.05 19.13 - Uttar Pradesh 193.62 656.43 705.20 Uttaranchal 6.98 - - West Bengal 356.16 338.06 253.31 Delhi - 25.00 - Grand Total 3123.84 4572.93 3962.49

ANNEXURE – IV

Annexure-IV referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 3772 for answer on 19.12.2006.


DETAILS OF HANDICRAFTS ARTISANS BENEFITTED UNDER AHVY DURING EACH OF THE LAST THREE YEARS STATE WISE

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Name of State/ U T No. of No. of No. of artisans artisans artisans
Andhra Pradesh 11010 323 3952 Arunachal Pradesh 120 000 500 Assam 1238 1790 2356 Bihar 550 1034 1070 Chhatisgarh 000 265 000 Delhi 100 120 400 Goa 500 000 200 Gujarat 5950 8266 16600 Haryana 500 350 520 Himachal Pradesh 1071 1315 296 J & K 550 1710 2090 Jharkhand 200 600 300 Karnataka 2790 373 1660 Kerala 2490 570 585 Madhya Pradesh 2000 982 1684 Maharastra 2883 190 000 Manipur 417 700 3405 Meghalaya 000 000 300 Mizoram 000 165 75 Nagaland 220 695 1330 Orissa 200 555 550 Pondichery 000 000 000 Punjab 100 133 133 Rajasthan 500 475 750 Sikkim 000 000 000 Tamil Nadu 300 3530 630 Tripura 350 840 513 Uttar Pradesh 3185 3441 33620 Uttaranchal 550 000 100 West Bengal 450 2150 1615 TOTAL 38224 30572 45234

ANNEXURE - V

Annexure-V referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 3772 for answer on 19.12.2006.
State-wise number of weavers assisted under various handloom schemes during last three years (2003-04 to 2005-06) is as follows:

State No. of weavers assisted
Arunachal Pradesh 21616 Assam 812719 Andhra Pradesh 295196 Bihar 824 Chhatisgarh 4663 Delhi 2823 Gujarat 24262 Haryana 745 Himachal Pradesh 6525 Jammu & Kashmir 2570 Jharkhand 11260 Karnataka 116891 Kerala 61895 Madhya Pradesh 8651 Manipur 20291 Maharashtra 7936 Meghalaya 1071 Mizoram 240 Nagaland 36477 Orissa 100379 Punjab 12700 Rajasthan 42235 Tripura 2027 Tamil Nadu 949062 Uttar Pradesh 73701 Uttaranchal 5790 West Bengal 62236 Other agencies 2995 Total:- 2687780