According to the Handloom Census 2019-20, about 35,22,512 Handloom workers were employed across the country, out of which 25,46,285 were Women workers with a share of 72.29% of the total handloom workers. In addition, there are around 16,87,534 Women Handicraft artisans registered with Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts). The figures showing the number of women working in the unorganized sector viz. Handlooms and Handicrafts sector of the textile industry, State-wise are at Annexure I & II respectively.

With a view to attract investment, boost employment generation and position itself strongly in the global textile market, the Government has recently approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles and Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM-MITRA) Scheme which have potential to generate large scale employment in the sector. In addition, the Government is implementing various schemes viz the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS), Schemes for the development of the Powerloom Sector(Power-Tex), Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP),SAMARTH- The Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector, Jute (ICARE- Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise), Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS), Silk Samagra, National Handloom Development Programme, National Handicraft Development Programme, Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP), National Technical Textile Mission etc. for promotion and development of textile sector on pan-India basis.

 

Annexure-I

State-wise number of Women Handloom workers as per 4^th All India Handloom Census 2019-20 are as under:

SN	States/UTs	No. of women handloom workers
1	Andhra Pradesh	86,398
2	Arunachal Pradesh	73,871
3	Assam	11,79,507
4	Bihar	6,444
5	Chhattisgarh	9,730
6	Delhi	2,219
7	Goa	25
8	Gujarat	4,725
9	Haryana	14,078
10	Himachal Pradesh	10,059
11	Jammu And Kashmir including Ladakh	13,973
12	Jharkhand	11,614
13	Karnataka	28,192
14	Kerala	14,175
15	Madhya Pradesh	9,269
16	Maharashtra	1,266
17	Manipur	2,11,327
18	Meghalaya	30,320
19	Mizoram	22,083
20	Nagaland	37,142
21	Odisha	57,640
22	Puducherry	1,083
23	Punjab	332
24	Rajasthan	6,244
25	Sikkim	673
26	Tamil Nadu	1,26,549
27	Telangana	23,245
28	Tripura	93,589
29	Uttar Pradesh	93,054
30	Uttarakhand	8,595
31	West Bengal	3,68,864
	All India	25,46,285

 

Annexure-II

State-Wise Women Handicraft Artisans Registration Count with Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)
Sl.No.	State	Total Women's Count
1	Andaman and Nicobar	1,963
2	Andhra Pradesh	40,439
3	Arunachal Pradesh	6,876
4	Assam	58,114
5	Bihar	78,046
6	Chhattisgarh	8,721
7	Delhi	11,820
8	Goa	7,465
9	Gujarat	98,683
10	Haryana	23,112
11	Himachal Pradesh	13,713
12	Jammu and Kashmir	60,458
13	Jharkhand	51,694
14	Karnataka	16,493
15	Kerala	33,181
16	Ladakh	245
17	Madhya Pradesh	57,209
18	Maharashtra	35,149
19	Manipur	55,609
20	Meghalaya	2,364
21	Mizoram	1,187
22	Nagaland	5,051
23	Odisha	78,890
24	Puducherry	4,925
25	Punjab	25,775
26	Rajasthan	79,884
27	Sikkim	1,285
28	Tamil Nadu	46,995
29	Telangana	19,721
30	Tripura	9,902
31	Uttar Pradesh	5,53,895
32	Uttarakhand	30,326
33	West Bengal	1,68,344
	Total	16,87,534

 

 

 

 

Annexure-III

Estimated production of man-made fibre, filament yarn, spun yarn for last three years and current year:

(Figures in Million)

Period	Man-made fibre (Kg)	Manmade filament yarn (Kg)	Cotton yarn (Kg)	Blended & 100% Non-Cotton yarn (Kg)	Total Spun yarn (Kg)
2018-19	1,442	1,160	4,208	1,682	5,890
2019-20	1,898	1,688	3,962	1,702	5,664
2020-21   (Apr-Jan)	1,299	1,226	2,950	1,225	4,175
2021-22   (Apr-Jan) (Provisional)	1,803	1,676	3,410	1,462	4,872

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Darshana Jardosh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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