(a) Whether the Government is aware that the subsidy announced to farmers through the Sericulture department has not fully reached to the farmers; and
(b) If so, the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard ?
(a) Whether the Government is aware that the subsidy announced to farmers through the Sericulture department has not fully reached to the farmers; and
(b) If so, the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard ?
MINISTER OF TEXTILES( SHRI SHANKERSINH VAGHELA)
(a) & (b); Of the various steps taken by the Central Silk Board to ensure proper utilization of funds by the States so that there is minimum delay in dispersal of subsidies to the farmers under the Catalytic Development Programme (CDP) administered by the Central Silk Board, the major ones are as follows :-
i) Repeated emphasis on timely release of the State’s share is laid by the Ministry of Textiles and the Central Silk Board at meetings with the State Government functionaries and also through workshops;
ii) Central Silk Board has taken action to undertake periodical/monthly visits by its field officers to the sericulture areas in all sericulture practicing States where CDP is being implemented. Feedback would enable Central Silk Board to take necessary steps to overcome constraints if any, besides ensuring full utilization of funds;
iii) Programme Advisory Monitoring Groups have been constituted in each of the States to quickly process the proposals including clearing tender formalities for procurement of equipment and distribution of subsidies etc.
iv) Action has been initiated to conduct evaluation of CDP by an external agency. The study would inter-alia assess the actual benefits accruing to the farmers and the extent to which objectives of the programme have been realized.