Question : ASSISTANCE TO HANDLOOM SECTOR



(a) whether any proposals from various States including Bihar have been received to provide assistance to handloom sector during the last three years; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

Answer given by the minister


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

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir, proposals were received from various State Governments including State of Bihar, under various schemes being implemented by the Government of India.

Central assistance to the States is released on the basis of viable proposals received in conformity with the guidelines of the respective schemes. Details of assistance released to the various States including the State of Bihar under major schemes during the last three years are as at Annexure-I & II.

Annexure-I

Details of releases made during 2005-06, 2006-07 & 2007-08 to various States under different Handloom Plan Schemes.

(Rs. in Crores)
S. Name of the Handloom Marketing Workshed-cum IHDS WEAVERS` WELFARE No State Export Promotion Housing Scheme ### SCHEME Scheme Programme MEP # DDHPY ## Health Package Scheme
2005-06 2006-07 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2005-06 2006-07 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2005-06 2006-07
1 Andhra 0.05 1.16 1.20 0.95 6.56 9.91 0.57 0.05 16.78 Pradesh 2 Arunachal 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.00 2.18 0.74 1.50 1.77 0.41 Pradesh 3 Assam 0.17 1.76 2.71 1.43 0.11 2.02 1.72 0.20 7.85 0.49 1.06
4 Bihar 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.88
5 Chatt- 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.42 0.05 0.07 0.08 0.13 0.92 0.03 ishgarh 6 Delhi 0.13 0.08 0.49 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Gujarat 0.43 0.00 0.27 0.00 4.88 1.14
9 Haryana 0.17 0.00 0.15 0.37 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.05
10 Himachal 0.20 0.06 0.13 0.12 0.17 0.28 1.12 0.21 0.77 Pradesh 11 Jammu & 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.82 0.06 0.25 0.00 0.00 Kashmir 12 Jharkhand 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.23 1.69
13 Karnataka 0.78 0.32 0.70 10.50 0.70 7.64 8.76 0.13 0.14
14 Kerala 0.33 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.18 2.85 3.21 0.42 6.24 0.03 0.10
15 Madhya 0.40 0.37 0.86 0.30 0.06 0.10 1.46 Pradesh 16 Maharashtra 0.44 0.65 1.09 0.00 2.60 0.00
17 Manipur 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.10 2.48 0.23 1.58 2.08 6.02 0.72 0.51
18 Meghalaya 0.05 0.03 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.83 0.02 0.41
19 Mizoram 0.12 0.01 0.51 0.00 0.12 0.13 0.00
20 Nagaland 0.00 0.42 0.49 0.87 8.71 4.63 2.48 2.48 1.94 0.79 2.59
21 Orissa 0.00 0.32 0.66 1.15 1.91 15.25 0.29 0.54 3.98
22 Pondicherry 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
23 Punjab 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.15 0.00
24 Raja- 0.06 0.00 0.53 0.74 0.64 0.00 0.41 0.27 0.26 sthan 25 Sikkim 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
26 Tamil 0.17 0.00 0.67 0.14 0.62 42.27 16.95 1.63 3.89 29.77 0.66 0.64 Nadu 27 Tripura 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.32 1.36 0.01
28 Uttar 0.60 0.86 0.80 0.90 1.35 10.49 7.98 2.18 2.36 Pradesh 29 Uttar- 0.14 0.13 0.15 0.00 0.32 0.08 0.20 0.90 anchal 30 West 0.11 0.35 0.47 0.13 0.51 3.82 3.64 4.05 Bengal
Total 1.75 1.61 9.39 9.97 13.00 90.61 74.48 14.44 17.95 99.51 4.64 5.87
Other 2.80 2.89 2.08 5.22 10.44 2.54 0.83 0 0 10.99 0.00 0.00 Organisations GRAND 4.55 4.50 11.47 15.19 23.44 93.15 75.31 14.44 17.95 110.50 4.64 5.87 TOTAL

# Marketing & Export Promotion Scheme
## Deen Dayal Hathkargha Protshan Yojana
### Integrated Handlooms Development Scheme

ANNEXURE-II

Under Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme. The funds are released to ICICI Lombard for Health Insurance Scheme and to LIC for Mahatma Gandhi Bumar Bima Yojana.
(Rs.in Crore)
Health Insurance Scheme	Year	No. of weavers	Amount	Covered	released
2005-06 297558 26.73 2006-07 401127 37.00 2007-08 1774034 102.60 Total: 2472719 166.33

Mahatma Gandhi Bumar Bima Yojana.

2005-06 196337 3.15 2006-07 403614 3.60 2007-08 466486 12.98 Total: 1066335 19.13