THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES(SHRI E.V.K.S. ELANGOVAN)
(a): The Government of India had conducted evaluation of major Schemes implemented during the
10th Plan. The name of the schemes for which evaluation was done are as under:
1. Deen Dayal Hathkargha Protsahan Yojana
2. Marketing Promotion Programme
3. Handloom Export Scheme
4. Thrift Fund Scheme
5. Workshed-cum-Housing Scheme
6. Integrated Handloom Training Project
7 Health Insurance Scheme.
(b) & (c): The aforesaid schemes were evaluated through National Institute of Small Industry
Extension Training (NISIET), Hyderabad. Based on the recommendations of NISIET, Report of the
Working Group on Textiles & Jute Industry for the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012) and
experience gained in the implementation of the schemes, various 10th Plan schemes have been merged,
modified and amalgamated into five schemes for implementation during 11th Five Year Plan.
During the XI Plan the Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms has been implementing
five schemes which are: (1) Integrated Handloom Development Scheme (IHDS) by merging the components
with or without modification of Deen Dayal Hathkargha Protsahan Yojana (DDHPY), Integrated Handloom
Training Project (IHTP), Workshed-cum-Housing Scheme and Integrated Handloom Cluster Development
Scheme (IHCDS), (2) Marketing & Export Promotion Scheme by merging the components with or without
modification of Marketing Promotion Programme and Handloom Export Scheme., (3) Handloom Weavers
Comprehensive Welfare Scheme by merging the components with or without modification of Health
Insurance Scheme and Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana , (4). Mill Gate Price Scheme was
introduced during 1992-93 with the objective of providing all types of yarn to the handloom
weavers organizations at the price in which it is available at the place of manufacturing.
The scheme is being continued during the XI Plan, and (5) Diversified Handloom Development
Scheme envisages to give thrust towards design development, skill up-gradation, strengthening of
Weavers Service Centres/Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology, training, R&D, Conducting Third
Census and issue of Identity Cards to Handloom Weavers.
