MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI DAYANIDHI MARAN)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.488 TO BE ANSWERED
ON 29.4.2010
(a): The Government of India has been implementing the following Five Schemes for the overall development
of Handloom weavers, all over the country,
# Integrated Handlooms Development Scheme
This scheme provides need based inputs to “Clusters†of 300-500 Handloom or “Groups†of 10-100 weavers for
making them self-sustainable by providing them financial assistance for margin money, working capital, new
looms and accessories, skill upgradation, marketing opportunities and for construction of workshed,
# Handloom Weavers’ Comprehensive Welfare Scheme
This comprises of two separate schemes viz. the Health Insurance Scheme for providing Health Insurance to the
Handloom weavers and Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana for providing Life Insurance Cover in case of natural/
accidental death, total/partial disability due to accident.
# Marketing & Export Promotion Scheme
This scheme provides marketing opportunities and infrastructure support through design development and
marketing linkages to assist in the sale of the Handloom products both in domestic and international market.
# Mill Gate Price Scheme
This scheme makes available all types of yarn at Mill Gate Price to the eligible handloom agencies
to facilitate regular supply of basic raw material to the handloom weavers and to optimize their
employment potential.
# Diversified Handloom Development Scheme
This scheme provides assistance for technological and skill upgradation of weavers for design and product
development through 25 Weavers’ Service Centres and 05 Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology all over
the country to improve the productivity and earnings of the handloom weavers.
(b) to (d): Viable proposals which are in consonance with guidelines of the schemes, received from the State
Governments and with the recommendation of State Level Project Implementation Committee, are considered for
sanction and release of funds as follows:
(i) The funds are released directly to the State Governments under the Integrated Handlooms Development
Scheme and Marketing & Export Promotion Scheme.
(ii) The funds are released directly to the respective implementing agencies (not to the State Governments)
i.e. to Life Insurance Corporation of India under the Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana and to Service
Provider (Insurance Company) selected through a transparent process under the Health Insurance Scheme
of the Handloom Weavers Comprehensive Welfare Scheme and to National Handloom Development Corporation
under the Mill Gate Price Scheme.
Statement showing release of funds under different schemes, utilisation thereof, alongwith number of weavers
benefited and handloom units modernised under Integrated Handlooms Development Scheme, during last three
years, State-wise, is as per Annexure-A.
