Question : NHDC

(a) the details of schemes and programmes run by National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC);

(b) whether the handloom weavers are not getting adequate price of their product;

(c) if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor, alongwith the steps taken to solve their problems;

(d) the number of powerlooms in the country at present alongwith the quantum of textile produced by them, State-wise including West Bengal during the last three years;

(e) whether there is an urgent need of required machinery to the textiles sector for augment the capacity of textiles; and

(f) if so, the details of thereof alongwith steps taken by the Government to address the issue ofavailability of required machinery to the textiles sector?

(MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES) (SMT. PANABAAKA LAKSHMI)

(a):The National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) is implementing Mill Gate Price Scheme of Government of India. Further, NHDC also organize programmes like organization of dyeing workshops, Buyer-Seller Meets, awareness and sensitization programmes on Government’s schemes and organization of marketing events etc.

(b) & (c): No such report has been received from any State Governments. However, the Government of India is aware of handloom weavers’ difficulties in facing competition from Powerloom and Mill Sector. Therefore, the overall and holistic development of Handloom Sector, the Government of India is implementing following schemes for Handloom Weavers:- I. Integrated Handloom Development Schemes II. Marketing & Export Promotion Scheme III. Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme IV. Mill Gate Price Scheme V. Diversified Handloom Development Scheme

The Government has also approved a financial package for waiver of loan for the handloom sector, called “Revival, Reform and Restructuring Package for Handloom Sector” which has a financial implication of Rs.3884 crores across the country, for benefitting 15,000 Cooperative Societies and 3 lakh handloom weavers.

In addition, the Government has also approved a ‘Comprehensive Package for the Handloom Sector’ having a total financial implication of Rs.2362 crores across the country, for providing cheap credit under Integrated Handloom Development Scheme and subsidized yarn under MGPS. The scheme will provide subsidized yarn with 10% price subsidy under Mill Gate Price Scheme.

(d): The number of powerlooms in the country, including West Bengal is as follows:

S. No.	State	No. of Looms
1.	Andhra Pradesh	45408
2.	Assam	2726
3.	Bihar	2894
4.	Goa	122
5.	Gujarat	323514
6.	Haryana	9933
7	Himachal	Pradesh	1461
8.	Jammu & Kashmir	65
9.	Karnataka	81890
10.	Kerala	2804
11.	Madhya Pradesh	117973
12.	Maharashtra	1177039
13.	Odisha	3321
14.	Punjab	23620
15.	Rajasthan	34271
16.	Tamil Nadu	396115
17.	Uttar Pradesh	65993
18.	West Bengal	5965
19.	Delhi	1102
20.	Chandigarh (UT)	42
21.	Dadra & Nagar	Haveli (UT)	962
22.	Pondicherry	(UT)	830	Total	2298050

Year	Total Production	Production in West Bengal
2008-09	33,648	120
2009-10	36,997	150
2010-11	37,517	164