Question : HANDLOOM EXHIBITIONS FAIRS



(a) The number of handloom Exhibitions/fairs organised under various schemes in the last three years alongwith the details of places where these were organised;

(b) the expenditure incurred thereon and whether any officer was deputed by the Government to certify the expenditure and inspect the exhinition;

(c) if so, whether it was reported by any officer about any exhibition that it was on papers only;

(d) if so, the action taken by the Govt. thereon; and

(e) the action being taken by the Govt. to check such practice of organising Handloom exhibitions/fairs on papers only?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

(SHRI GINGEE N.RAMACHANDRAN)

(a) Details of the number of exhinitions/fairs organised by the Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms during the last three years is at Annexure-I.

(b) Yes, Sir. The inspection of fairs and exhinitions are done by the concerned Director of Handlooms and their authorised agencies in the States and the officials of the concerned Weavers Service Centre(s) from time to time. However, the accounts relating to such exhinitions/fairs are always prepared by the Coordinating Agencies verified by the concerned Director incharge of Handlooms and certified by the concerned Registrar/Chartered Accountants. The expenditure incurred on exhibitions organised by the Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms is at Annexure-I.

(c) No, Sir. No such report has been received by the Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms during the last three years.

(d) Does not arise.

(e) Does not arise.

ANNEXURE-I

Details of National Handloom Expos/Special Expos organised during 1997-98.

Sl.No.	Name of Events	Period	Place	Expenditure incurred by G.O.I.
1 Special Expo (Silk Fab.)16.10.97 to 27.10.97 Delhi Rs. 16,55,724.00 2 National Handloom Expo 08.11.97 to 30.11.97 Hyderabad Rs. 34,09,694.00 3 National Handloom Expo 12.11.97 to 26.11.97 Jammu Rs. 17,60,000.00 4 Special Expo (Woollen) 14.11.97 to 30.11.97 Lucknow Rs. 3,06,865.00 5 National Handloom Expo 01.12.97 to 25.12.97 Indore Rs.25,33,000.00 6 National Handloom Expo 12.12.97 to 27.12.97 Gangtok Rs. 16,37,958.00 7 National Handloom Expo 20.12.97 to 09.01.98 Delhi Rs.24,00,000.00 8 Special Expo 07.01.98 to 22.01.98 Gwalior Rs. 10,71,804.00 9 National Handloom Expo 27.01.98 to 19.02.98 Mumbai Rs. 38,00.000.00 10 National Handloom Expo 20.02.98 to 08.03.98 Jodhpur Rs. 13,76,677.00 11 National Handloom Expo 10.01.98 to 26.01.98 Dimapur Rs. 16,90,000.00 12 National Handloom Expo 09.03.98 to 29.03.98 Jorhat Rs. 13,00,000.00 13 National Handloom Expo 14.03.98 to 06.04.98 Kanpur Rs.24,66,000.00 14 National Handloom Expo 31.03.98 to 23.04.98 Patna Rs. 29,56,638.00

This is advance payment, the full and final payment yet to be released.

Details of National Handloom Expos/Special Expos were organised during 1998-99
Sl.No	Name of Events	Period	Place	Expenditure incurred by G.O.I.
1 Special Expo (Home Furnishing) 20.05.98 to 07.06.98 Bhopal Rs. 22,59,192.00 2 Special Expo (Resham India) 16.09.98 to 30.09.98 Calcutta Rs. 17,02,060.00 3 National Handloom Expo 21.09.98 to 14.10.98 Ahmedabad Rs. 33,04,158.00 4 National Handloom Expo 27.09.98 to 17.10.98 Agra Rs. 10,45,646.00 5 Special Expo (Silk Fab.) 03.10.98 to 14.10.98 Delhi Rs. 19,23,172.00 6 National Handloom Expo 19.11.98 to 09.12.98 Vijayawada Rs. 13,20,311.00 7 National Handloom Expo 14.11.98 to 06.12.98 Lucknow Rs.23,93,000.00 8 National Handloom Expo 02.12.98 to 16.12.98 Agartala Rs.10,80,000.00 9 National Handloom Expo 07.12.98 to 30.12.98 Bhubaneshwar Rs. 8,06,250.00 10 Special Expo (Woollen) 16.12.98 to 30.12.98 Chandigarh Rs. 4,92,924.00 11 National Handloom Expo 14.12.98 to 05.01.99 Jaipur Rs. 15,85,000.00 12 National Handloom Expo 15.01.99 to 31.01.99 Delhi Rs. 28,17,807.00 13 National Handloom Expo 22.01.99 to 14.02.99 Mumbai Rs. 38,00,000.00 14 National Handloom Expo 27.02.99 to 21.03.99 Guwahati Rs. 9,00,000.00 15 National Handloom Expo 01.03.99 to 15.03.99 Chennai Rs.

This is advance payment, the full and final payment yet to be released No advance payment was released , full and final payment yet to be released.


Details of National Handloom Expos/Special Expos were organised during 1999-2000
Sl.No.	Name of Events	Period	Place	Expenditure incurred by G.O.I.
1 Special Expo (Dilli Haat) 10.10.99 to 31.10.99 Delhi Rs.15,77,840.00 2 National Handloom Expo 10.10.99 to 02.11.99 Bhopal Rs.18,50,000.00 3 Special Expo (Silk Fab.) 23.10.99 to 03.11.99 Delhi Rs.10,00,000.00 4 Special Expo (IITF) 14.11.99 to 27.11.99 Delhi Rs. 5,00,000.00 5 National Handloom Expo 17.12.99 to 09.01.2000 Mumbai Rs.38,00,000.00 6 National Handloom Expo 27.12.99 to 13.01.2000 Jammu Rs. 9,00,000.00 7 National Handloom Expo 11.02.2000 to 05.03.2000 Calcutta Rs.19,00,000.00 8 National Handloom Expo 23.03.2000 to 16.04.2000 Kanpur Rs.18,00,000.00
This is advance payment, the full and final payment yet to be released.

Details of District Level Fair/Festivals were organised during 1997-98.
Sl.No.	Names of Events	Period	Place	Expenditure incurred by GOI
ANDHRA PRADESH
1 Chenetha Sourabham 29.12.97 to 07.01.98 East Godavari Rs. 1,06,564.60 2 Chenetha Singrulu 02.01.98 to 12.01.98 Guntur Rs. 1,63,980.40 3 Chenetha Vasandham 02.01.98 to 12.01.98 Warangal Rs. 1,24,790.20 4 Chenetha Neerajanam 01.01.98 to 10.01.98 Nalgonda Rs 1,24,627.73. 5 Chenetha Kala Sampada 20.03.98 to 26.03.98 West Godavari Rs. 61,208.81 6 Chenetha Ramya Haram 07.03.98 to 13.03.98 Nellore Rs. 70,595.00 7 Glimpses in to APHL 02.01.98 to 12.01.98 Ananthapur Rs. 1,06,564.60 8 Chenetha Singralu 02.04.98 to 14.04.98 Ananthapur Rs. 1,83,073.20 9 Chjenetha Utchava 20.03.98 to 27.03.98 Rajahamundry Rs. 1,05,750.00 10 Aptex Textile Mela 30.08.97 to 05.09.97 Vijaywada Rs. 1,50,000.00 11 Aptex Textile Mela 10.10.97 to 29.10.97 Kurnool Rs. 1,50,000.00 12 Aptex Textile Mela 10.10.97 to 29.10.97 Hyderabad Rs. 1,50,000.00 13 Aptex Textile Mela 05.01.98 to 12.01.98 Nellore Rs. 1,50,000.00 14 Aptex Textile Mela 29.09.97 to 08.10.97 Visakhapatnam Rs. 1,50,000.00
ASSAM
15 Annual Convention of 22.06.97 to 25.06.97 Dibrugarh Rs. 1,99,975.00 Drama Conference 16 Durgapujar Mela 08.10.97 to 11.10.97 Darrang Rs. 2,00,000.00 17 Netaji Mela 10.01.98 to 16.01.98 Karimganj Rs. 2,00,000.00 18 Sat Bihu Mela 14.01.98 to 20.01.98 Sibsagar Rs. 1,99,659.00 19 Alialigang Missing 08.02.98 to 14.02.98 North Lakhimpur Rs. 1,99,982.00 Festival 20 Makhibhar Sabha 27.02.98 to 03.03.98 Nalbari Rs. 2,00,000.00 21 Sri Krishna Dol Jatra 13.03.98 to 16.03.98 Barpeta Rs. 2,00,000.00
BIHAR 22 World Fame Harihar 14.11.97 to 15.12.97 Saran Rs. 1,91,000.00 Kshetra 23 Ramrekha Mela 15.12.97 to 25.12.97 Simdega Rs. 1,91,000.00 24 Hizla Mela 05.02.98 to 15.02.98 Dumka Rs. 2,00,000.00 25 Basant Panchmi Mela 20.01.98 to 15.02.98 Hazaribagh Rs. 2,00,000.00 26 Ramraj Mela 25.02.98 to 05.03.98 Bokaro Rs. 2,00,000.00 27 Kamdera Mela 10.03.98 to 20.03.98 Gumla Rs. 2,00,000.00
DELHI 28 Sri Krishna Janmastmi 22.08.97 to 31.08.97 Nangloi Rs. 1,96,725.00 Fair GUJARAT
29 Janmastami Fair 22.08.97 to 27.08.97 Rajkot Rs. 1,97,579.00 30 Tarnetar 05.09.97 to 08.09.97 Surendranagar Rs. 1,99,265.00 31 Navratri 02.10.97 to 10.10.97 Banaskantha Rs. 1,90.219.00 32 Shahalam Urse Fair 24.10.97 to 28.10.97 Ahmedabad Rs. 2,00.000.00 33 Gadadhar Fair 11.11.97 to 16.11.97 Sabarkantha Rs. 1,99,863.00 34 Mahashivratri 21.02.98 to 25.02.98 Junagadh Rs. 1,88,733.00
HARYANA

35 Navratra Mela 02.10.97 to 10.10.97 Panchkula Rs. 21,298.00 (Mata Mansa) 36 Kopal Mochan Mela 12.11.97 to 14.11.97 Yamunanagar Rs. 9,435.00 37 Geeta Jayanti Mahotsav 01.12.97 to 10.12.97 Kurukshetra Rs. 7,530.00
JAMMU & KASHMIR
38. Amar Nath Yatra 15.07.97 to 20.08.97 Pahalgam Rs. 4,00,000.00 39 Diwali Festival 20.10.97 to 27.10.97 Jammu Rs. 2,00,000.00 40 Hemis Gumpa Mela 14.07.97 to 17.07.97 Leh Rs. 2,00,000.00 41 Id-I-Milad-Ul- Nabi 16.07.97 to 22.07.97 Hazratbal Rs. 2,00,000.00 42 Urs Sheikh Noor- 27.10.97 to 31.10.97 Shrine Rs. 2,00,000.00 Udin Sahib 43 Id-Ul-Fiter February, 98 Sri Nagar Rs.1,50,000.00 44 Nouror Fair 19.03.98 to 23.03.98 Sri Nagar Rs. 1,50,000.00 45 Budh Amar Nath 16.08.97 to 21.08.97 Mandi Rs. 1,50,000.00 46 Maha Navmi 08.10.97 to 12.10.97 Katra Rs. 1,50,000.00 47 Navratra Festival 27.03.98 to 04.04.98 Katra Rs. 1,50,000.00 48 Mahashivratri Parva 22.02.98 to 27.02.98 Akhnoor Rs. 1,50,000.00 49 Mahashivratri Jatra 22.02.98 to 28.02.98 Dharmasthala Rs. 1,48,824.00 Festival 50 Amreshwara Jathra 12.03.98 to 17.03.98 Lingasugur Rs. 1,95,905.00 51 Lord Narsimha Festival 31.03.98 to 08.04.98 Melkote Rs. 1,59,230.00

MADHYA PRADESH
52 Jagar Utsav 01.02.98 to 11.02.98 Raipur Rs. 2,00,000.00 53 Guru Nanak Jayanti 14.11.97 to 05.12.97 Jabalpur Rs. 2,00,000.00 54 Mahashivratri Mela 25.12.97 to 05.01.98 Bhopal Rs. 2,00,000.00 55 Malwa Utsav 06.02.98 to 15.02.98 Indore Rs. 2,00,000.00 56 Gwalior Mela 01.03.98 to 10.03.98 Gwalior Rs. 2,00,000.00 57 Navaratri Mela 03.10.97 to 13.10.97 Jagdulpur Rs. 1,94,051.00 58 Kataighat Mela 14.11.97 to 20.11.97 Katni Rs. 1,04,142.00 59 Malhar Mela 20.02.98 to 21.03.98 Bilaspur Rs. 1,50,000.00 60 Barman Mela 14.01.98 to 30.01.98 Narshingpur Rs. 1,50,000.00 61 Pachmadhi Mela 14.01.98 to 14.03.98 Hoshangabad Rs. 1,50,000.00 62 Kalika Mata Mela Dec.,97-Jan.,98 Ratlam Rs. 1,50,000.00 63 Advasi Mela 04.02.98 to 10.02.98 Ratanpur Rs. 1,50,000.00
MANIPUR 64 Ningol Chakkouba 23.10.97 to 01.11.97 Thoubal Rs. 1,75,208.00 65 Kali pujah Jiribam- 05.11.97 to 11.11.97 Jiribam Rs. 1,81,343.00 Sub-Division 66 Christmas (X-Mas) 18.12.98 to 24.12.98 Senapati Rs. 1,60,392.00 67 Luingaini 09.02.98 to 15.02.98 Ukhrul Rs. 1,59,295.00 (Naga Festival)
NAGALAND 68 Ahuna (Sema Tribe) 14.11.97 to 24.11.97 Akuluto Town Rs. 2,00,000.00 69 Aga-Ngai(Zeliang Tribe) 09.12.97 to 19.12.97 Peren Rs. 2,00,000.00 70 Turhunye (Chakhen sang) 10.12.97 to 20.12.97 Pfutsero Rs. 2,00,000.00 71 Mimkut (Kuki) 17.01.98 to 27.01.98 Medziphema Rs. 2,00,000.00 72 Sekrenyi (Angami) 23.02.98 to 28.02.98 Kohima Rs. 2,00,000.00
RAJASTHAN 73 Craft Ind, 97 19.10.97 to 28.10.97 Jaipur Rs. 2,00,000.00 74 Uttaranchal Hastshilp 25.12.97 to 04.01.98 Sri Ganganagar Rs. 1,77,771.00 Mela 75 Udyog Vyapar & Khadi 22.02.98 to 28.02.98 Udaipur Rs. 1,81,505.00 Mela 76 Udyog Hastshilp Mela 02.01.98 to 11.01.98 Jodhpur Rs. 2,00,000.00 77 Hodoti Udyog Mela 04.03.98 to 10.03.98 Kota Rs. 2,00,000.00 78 Mewar Udyog Utsav, 97 22.12.97 to 31.12.97 Chittorgarh Rs. 2,00,000.00 79 UdyogHastashilp 17.12.97 to 21.12.97 Bhilwara Rs. 1,78,774.00 Utsav,97
TRIPURA 80 Saradiya Bastra Mela 29.09.97 to 06.10.97 Agartala Rs. 1,98,434.00
UTTAR PRADESH 81 Nauchandi Mela 02.05.97 to 16.05.97 Meerut Rs. 1,95,009.00 82 Devi Patan Mela 03.10.97 to 12.10.97 Tulsipurgonda Rs. 1,91,080.00 83 Sawan Jhula Mela 08.08.97 to 17.08.97 Ayodhya Rs. 1,90,645.00 84 Govind Sahab Mela 05.12.97 to 14.12.97 Ambedkar Nagar Rs. 1,78,470.00 85 Autumn Festival 05.10.97 to 12.10.97 Nainital Rs. 1,87,529.00 86 Sri Krishna Janmastmi 05.09.97 to 15.09.97 Mathura Rs. 1,91,948.00 87 Dauji Mela 09.09.97 to 18.09.97 Hathras Rs. 1,92,728.00 88 Numaish Mela 10.03.98 to 17.03.98 Hardoi Rs. 1,50,000.00 89 Holi Mela 10.03.98 to 17.03.98 Buland Sahar Rs. 1,50,000.00
WEST BENGAL 90 Tant Bastra Pradarshni 21.09.97 to 27.09.97 Midnapur 91 Sharadiya Bastra Mela 20.09.97 to 02.10.97 Hooghly Rs. 2,00,000.00 92 Bishnupur Mela 23.12.97 to 27.12.97 Bankura This is advance payment, balance yet to be released. No advance was released, actual amount will be released.
Details of District Level Fair/Festivals were organised during the year 1998-99.
Sl.No. Name of Events Period Place Expenditure incurred by GOI
ANDHRA PRADESH 1 Chenetha Dasara Saradalu 20.09.98 to 27.09.98 Warangal Rs. 1,23,880.00 2 Chenetha Kala Sourabhalu -do- Cuddapah Rs. 1,27,496.00 3 Wonderful World of AP Handlooms 16.03.99 to 25.03.99 Hyderabad Rs. 1,77,098.00 4 Chenetha Sourabham (Rajahmundry 28.02.99 to 09.03.99 Rajahmundry Rs. 96,704.00
ASSAM 5 Christmas Festival 18.12.98 to 24.12.98 Shillong Rs. 2,00,000.00 6 Kali Puja Mela 30.10.98 to 02.11.98 Digboi Rs. 2,00,000.00 7 Durga Puja Festival 18.11.98 to 24.11.98 Nagaon Rs. 2,00,000.00 8 Rash Jatra Mela 20.11.98 to 03.12.98 Tihu Rs. 2,00,000.00 9 Raner Sabha 19.01.99 to 23.01.99 Bamakhata Rs. 2,00,000.00 10 Makhibahar Sabha 26.02.99 to 04.03.99 Makhiba Rs. 2,00,000.00 11 Sri Krishna Dol Jatra 15.03.99 to 20.03.99 Barpeta Rs. 2,00,000.00 12 Bodo Sahitya Sabha 26.02.99 to 28.02.99 Bongaigaon Rs. 1,99,591.00 13 Rash Jatra Mela 20.11.98 to 03.12.98 Nalbari Rs. 1,99,056.00 14 Ali-Ai-Ligang 18.02.99 to 29.02.99 Lakhimpur Rs. 1,99,880.00 15 Assam Sahitya Sabha 16.01.99 to 21.01.99 Hajo Rs.1,99,925.00 16 Shivratri Mela 05.03.99 to 10.03.99 Sibsagar Rs. 1,99,817.00
BIHAR 17 Jharkhand Mela 09.10.98 to 13.10.98 Ranchi
GUJARAT 18 Navratri Mela 16.09.98 to 24.09.98 Baroda Rs. 1,94,947.00 19 Tarnetar 25.08.98 to 28.08.98 Tarnetar Rs. 1,97,500.00 20 Janmastmi 13.08.98 to 18.08.98 Rajkot Rs. 1,82,147.00 21 Mahashivratri 10.02.99 to 14.02.99 Junagadh Rs. 1,87,228.00 22 Chaitri Navratri 19.03.99 to 24.03.99 Ambaji Rs. 1,87,937.00 23 Urse Festival 19.11.98 to 24.11.98 Ahmedabad Rs. 2,00,000.00
HARYANA 24 Kartik Cultural Festival 15.11.98 to 21.11.98 Ballabgarh Rs. 2,00,000.00
HIMACHAL PRADESH 25 Kullu Dussehra 30.09.98 to 08.10.98 Kullu Rs1,98,640.00 26 Rampur Lavi Fair 11.11.98 to 14.11.98 Shimla Rs1,11,775.00 27 Shivratri Fair Phalgun Month Mandi Rs1,95,229.00 28 Christmas /New Year 24.12.98 to 02.01.99 Shimla Rs1,71,215.00
JAMMU & KASHMIR
29 Amar Nath Yatra 01.08.98 to 08.08.98 Sonmarg Rs. 2,00,000.00 30 Diwali Mela 12.10.98 to 18.10.98 Jammu Rs. 2,00,000.00 31 Tourist Mela 20.10.98 to 27.10.98 Baramulla Rs. 2,00,000.00 32 Religious Mela 20.02.99 to 27.02.99 Udampur Rs. 2,00,000.00
MADHYA PRADESH 33 Durga Puja Parva 29.09.98 to 11.10.98 Bhilai Rs. 1,89,882.00 34 Chattisgarhi Advasi 12.02.99 to 21.02.99 Mandsour Rs. 2,00,000.00 35 Mahashivratri 25.12.98 to 05.01.99 Bhopal Rs. 2,00,000.00 36 Jagar Utsav 31.01.99 to 09.02.99 Raipur Rs. 2,00,000.00 37 Khajuraoh Utsav 05.03.99 to 16.03.99 Khajuraoh Rs. 2,00,000.00 38 Padlya Mata Mela 22.01.99 to 08.02.99 Sarangpur Rs. 1,02,524.00 39 Krismas Day (New Year) 23.12.98 to 06.01.99 Sarguja Rs. 1,27,230.00
MANIPUR
40 Doljatra Festival Fair 23.02.99 to 01.03.99 Bishnupur Rs1,87,064.00 41 Vth National Games Festival 14.02.99 to 24.02.99 Moirang Rs1,89,680.00 Fair 42 Doljatra Festival Fair 22.02.99 to 28.02.99 Imphal Rs1,94,200.00 43 Doljatra Festival Fair 24.02.99 to 02.03.99 Thoubal Rs1,95,694.00 44 National Games Fair 13.02.99 to 21.02.99 Imphal Rs1,66,940.00
NAGALAND 45 Moatsu (AO) 01.09.98 to 09.09.98 Mokokchung Rs. 2,00,000.00 46 Chega (Zelliang) 22.10.98 to 31.10.98 Jalukie Rs. 2,00,000.00 47 Terhunye (Chekhesang) 02.11.98 to 11.11.98 Dimapur Rs. 2,00,000.00 48 Ngada (Rengma) 25.11.98 to 04.12.98 Tsemenyu Rs. 2,00,000.00 49 Aoling (Konyak) 01.03.99 to 10.03.99 Montown Rs. 2,00,000.00
SIKKIM
50 Phanglhabsol Festival 05.09.98 to 09.09.98 Legship Rs. 1,90,461.00 51 Gangtok Craft Mela 07.12.98 to 12.12.98 Gangtok Rs. 2,00,000.00 52 Namprikdang Lossong 19.12.98 to 25.12.98 Dzongu Rs. 1,98,855.00 53 Maghey Mela 13.01.99 to 18.01.99 Jorethang Rs. 1,99,470.00
TRIPURA
54 Saradiya Bastra Mela 16.09.98 to 25.09.98 Agartala Rs. 1,77,407.00 55 Year Ending Bastra Mela 06.04.98 to 12.04.98 Agartala Rs. 1,85,240.00
UTTAR PRADESH
56 Mahadeva Mela 17.03.99 to 23.03.99 Barabanki Rs. 1,97,886.00 57 Sharad Kalin Mela 12.01.99 to 19.01.99 Lucknow Rs. 1,97,291.00 58 Numaish Mela 20.02.99 to 28.02.99 Hardoi Rs. 1,98,243.00 59 Mahothey Rani Ka Mela 10.04.99 to 15.04.99 Kamlapur Rs. 1,97,174.00 60 Distt. Level Exhibition 01.02.99 to 10.02.99 Varanasi Rs. 1,98,768.00
WEST BENGAL
61 Sardia Bastra Mela 09.09.98 to 20.09.98 Hooghly Rs. 2,00,000.00 62 Tant Bastra Pradarsani 11.09.98 to 20.09.98 Midnapore Rs. 1,63,475.00
No advance was released, actual amount will be released during this year as mentioned above.

Details of District Level Fairs/Festivals Were organised during the year 1999-2000
Sl.No.	Name of Events	Period	Place	Expenditure incurred by GOI
ANDHRA PRADESH
1 Chenetha Sambaram 06.10.99 to 19.10.99 Hyderabad Rs. 1,00,000.00 2 Chenetha Sandadi 06.10.99 to 10.10.99 Vijaywada Rs. 1,00,000.00
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
3 Republic Day 26.01.2000 to 28.01.2000 Itanagar Rs. 1,00,000.00
ASSAM
4 Durga Puja Mela 16.10.99 to 21.10.99 Darrang Rs. 1,00,000.00 5 Kali Puja Festival 06.11.99 to 09.11.99 Tinsukia Rs. 2,00,000.00 6 Christmas Sale 03.12.99 to 12.12.99 Shillong Rs. 2,00,000.00 7 Maghi Sale 03.01.2000 to 12.01.2000 Agartala Rs. 2,00,000.00 8 Ek-Jagaran 18.02.2000 to 27.02.2000 Itanagar Rs. 2,00,000.00 9 Ek-Jagaran Hand-woven 20.12.99 to 29.12.99 Guwahati Rs. 4,00,000.00 10 Doul Utsav 19.03.2000 to 22.03.2000 Tezpur Rs. 1,00,000.00 11 Bodo-Sahitya Sabha 25.02.2000 to 27.02.2000 Kokrajhar
DELHI
12 Dusshera Festival 16.10.99 to 27.10.99 Laxmi Nagar Rs. 2,00,000.00 13 Deepawali Festival 27.10.99 to 07.11.99 Madhuban Chownk Rs. 2,00,000.00
GUJARAT
14 Navratri Utsav 02.10.99 to 10.10.99 Baroda Rs. 1,00,000.00 15 Dipawali Utsav 29.10.99 to 04.11.99 Ahmedabad Rs. 1,00,000.00 16 Mahashivaratri March, 2000 Junagadh Rs. 1,00,000.00
HARYANA
17 Durga Ashtmi (Mansa Devi) 10.10.99 to 18.10.99 Panchkula Rs. 1,61,202.00 18 Kartik Cultural Festival 15.11.99 to 21.11.99 Ballabgarh Rs. 1,00,000.00
HIMACHAL PRADESH
19 Renukaji Fair 18.11.99 to 23.11.99 Sirmour Rs. 1,00,000.00 20 Lavi Fair 11.11.99 to 16.11.99 Simla 21 Chrismas/New Year 24.12.99 to 02.01.2000 Simla 22 Navratra Mela 10.10.99 to 19.10.99 Jwalaji
JAMMU & KASHMIR
23 Amarnathji Yatra 19.08.99 to 26.08.99 Baltal (Srinagar)Rs. 1,98,120.00
KARNATAKA 24 Sri Kollur Mookambika Devi 07.03.2000 to 12.03.2000 Dakshina Kannada Rs. 1,00,000.00 Jathra 25 Lord Narsimha Jathra 25.03.2000 to 03.04.2000 Mandya Distt. Rs. 1,00,000.00
MADHYA PRADESH
26 Mahashivratri Mela 25.12.99 to 06.01.2000 Bhopal Rs. 1,00,000.00 27 Jagar Utsav 30.01.2000 to 10.02.2000 Raipur Rs. 1,00,000.00 28 Durga Mela 02.12.99 to 10.12.99 Durg Rs. 1,00,000.00
MAHARASHTRA
29 Distt. Level exhibition 06.12.99 to 15.12.99 Pune Rs. 1,00,000.00
MANIPUR
30 KhongjomDay Festival 22.04.99 to 30.04.2000 Thoubal Rs. 1,81,763.00 Fair (Thoubal)
MEGHALAYA
31 Handloom Exhibition 02.12.99 to 06.12.99 Tura (Meghalaya) Rs. 1,00,000.00
NAGALAND
32 Sekrenyi (Angami) 15.03.2000 to 24.03.2000 Kohima Town
ORISSA
33 Sheetal Sasthi Festival 09.06.99 to 18.06.99 Sambalpur 34 `X` Mass Fair 30.12.99 to 08.01.2000 Puri
PUNJAB
35 Maghi Mela 11.01.2000 to 14.01.2000 Mukatsar Rs. 1,00,000.00
RAJASTHAN
36 Craft Ind`99 25.10.99 to 03.11.99 Jaipur Rs. 1,00,000.00
SIKKIM
37 Gangtok Craft Fair 14.11.99 to 20.11.99 Gangtok Rs. 1,99,470.00
TRIPURA
38 Handloom & Handicraft Fair 05.10.99 to 14.10.99 Agartala Rs. 1,00,000.00 39 Handloom Fair (Bastra mela) 08.12.99 to 14.12.99 Dharmanagar
UTTAR PRADESH
40 Distt. Level exhibitions 21.10.99 to 05.11.99 Obera (Varanasi)Rs. 1,00,000.00 41 Lucknow Mahotsav Oct/Nov`99 Lucknow Rs. 1,00,000.00 42 Numaish Mela Feb`2000 Hardoi Rs. 1,00,000.00
WEST BENGAL
43 Sharadiya Bastra Mela 28.09.99 to 12.10.99 Chinsurah (Hooghly)Rs. 1,00,000.00 44 Basantika Tant Bastra 03.04.99 to 12.04.99 Contai (Midnapore) Pradarshani This is advance payment, balance yet to be released - No advance was released, actual payment yet to be released
Amount released for the Craft Melas During last 3 years
Sl. No. Name of events Place Duration Amount released (Rupees) 1 Suraj Kund Craft Mela Faridabad, Haryana 01.02.98 to 15.02.98 Rs. 10,00,000.00 2 Shilp Gram Craft mela Udaipur, Rajasthan 01.12.98 to 10.12.98 Rs. 3,60,000.00 3 Taj Mahotsav Craft Mela Agra, U.P. 18.02.98 to 27.02.98 Rs. 3,00,000.00 4 Shilparamam Craft Mela Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 01.03.98 to 15.03.98 Rs. 8,25,000.00 1 Suraj Kund Craft Mela Faridabad, Haryana 01.02.99 to 15.02.99 Rs. 10,00,000.00 2 Shilp Gram Craft mela Udaipur, Rajasthan 01.12.99 to 10.12.99 3 Taj Mahotsav Craft Mela Agra, U.P. 18.02.99 to 27.02.99 Rs. 3,00,000.00 4 Shilparamam Craft Mela Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 01.03.99 to 15.03.99 Rs. 8,25,000.00 1 Suraj Kund Craft Mela Faridabad, Haryana 01.02.2000 to 15.02.2000 Rs. 10,00,000.00 2 Shilp Gram Craft mela Udaipur, Rajasthan 24.12.99 to 02.01.2000 3 Taj Mahotsav Craft Mela Agra, U.P. 18.02.2000 to 27.02.2000 4 Shilparamam Craft Mela Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 01.03.2000 to 15.03.2000
Proposal for reimbursement of the expenditure incurred has been received and being pursued