(a) the number of proposals received from various State Governments for promotion of handicrafts during the last three years under various schemes;
(b) the number of such proposals accepted by the Union government during the aforesaid period;
(c) whether the Government have recently worked out any scheme for promotion of handicrafts; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
(a) & (b): 826 number of proposals were received during the last three years, form various State Governments State Corporations, State Cooperative Apex bodies, out of these 585 proposals have been sanctioned for release of financial assistance under various schemes of the Government for promotion & development of handcrafts in the country.
(c) & (d): Yes, Sir. The Government of India has recently launched Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hastashilpa Vikas Yojana for identification of important craft clusters and their sustainable development through an integrated package of assistance.