The Cluster Development Programme (CDP), a component of National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) provides need based financial support through various interventions like upgraded looms & accessories, construction of worksheds, solar lighting units, product & design development etc., across the country including State of Andhra Pradesh, based on the proposals received from States/UTs Government. On receipt of proposals from State Government of Andhra Pradesh, financial assistance of Rs.1,790.05  Lakh have been provided for 44 CDPs during last three years and current financial year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025). District-wise details of CDPs assisted, fund sanctioned/released and utilized in the State of Andhra Pradesh during last three years and current financial year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025) is at below.

In Kakinada District of Andhra Pradesh State, 03 handloom clusters have been financially assisted covering 1,333 beneficiaries for various interventions like upgraded looms & accessories, construction of worksheds, solar lighting units, product & design development etc. and Rs.77.137 lakh sanctioned/released during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025), of which Rs.65.39 lakh utilized.

As per the existing guidelines of National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), there is no provision for providing financial support for setting up of Common Facility Centres (CFCs) and yarn bank. Therefore, no financial assistance has been released under the scheme for this purpose during last three years and the current financial year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025). Further, no financial support has been provided to any States including Andhra Pradesh for setting up of dye house across during last three years and current financial year.

29 Weavers Service Centres (WSCs) are functional in the different parts of the country in all States/UTs including State of Andhra Pradesh under their jurisdictions.  State/UT-wise details of skill training provided under SAMARTH-Scheme (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) to handloom weavers during last three years and current financial year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025) is at below.

District-wise detail of skill training provided in the State of Andhra Pradesh through Weavers Service Centre, Vijayawada during last three years and current financial year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025) is at below. 

Statement referred to in reply of part (a)

District-wise details of CDPs financially assisted, funds released and utilized in Andhra Pradesh State  under NHDP during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)
Sl. No.	District	No.  of CDPs	Funds released (Rs. in Lakh)	Funds Utilized (Rs. in Lakh)
1	2	3	4	5
1	Anakapalli	1	48.78	41.93
2	Ananthapuramu	3	107.89	8.48
3	Annamayya	4	228.50	31.37
4	Bapatla	1	58.89	0.00
5	Chittoor	2	98.89	91.70
6	East Godavari	3	81.69	65.42
7	Guntur	5	284.36	197.67
8	Kakinada	3	77.14	65.39
9	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema	2	81.79	65.33
10	Kurnool	2	90.57	76.05
11	Parvathipuram Manyam	2	50.84	37.18
12	Nandyal	1	44.43	9.08
13	Palnadu	1	34.60	0.00
14	Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore	2	69.69	58.23
15	Srikakulam	4	124.84	92.54
16	Sri Sathya Sai	2	34.34	1.20
17	Tirupati	3	144.03	0.03
18	Vizianagaram	1	47.18	42.43
19	West Godavari	2	81.61	59.59
	Total	44	1,790.05	943.62

 

Statement referred to in reply of part (d)

State-wise details of no. of persons trained under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)
Sl. No.	State	No. of persons trained
1	Andhra Pradesh	1,425
2	Arunachal Pradesh	225
3	Assam	1,979
4	Bihar	947
5	Chhattisgarh	807
6	Delhi	305
7	Goa	55
8	Gujarat	1,067
9	Haryana	333
10	HP	294
11	J&K	992
12	Jharkhand	931
13	Karnataka	1,165
14	Kerala	1,670
15	Madhya Pradesh	1,274
16	Maharashtra	1,632
17	Manipur	1,220
18	Meghalaya	163
19	Mizoram	753
20	Nagaland	585
21	Odisha	1,259
22	Punjab	139
23	Rajasthan	646
24	Tamilnadu	2,099
25	Telangana	1,940
26	Tripura	827
27	Uttar Pradesh	3,202
28	Uttrakhand	440
29	West Bengal	1,009
	Total	29,383

 

Statement referred to in reply of part (d)

Location and district-wise details of weavers trained in Andhra Pradesh State under SAMARTH during 2021-22 to 2024-25 (till 20.03.2025)
SI. No.	Location	District	No. of weavers trained
1	Uravakonda	Anantapur	20
2	Yadiki		36
3	Chirala	Bapatla	15
4	Cherukupalli		33
5	Battiprolu		16
6	Kanagala		17
7	Peteru		18
8	Battiprolu		16
9	Vemuru		16
10	Epurupalem		29
11	Murari	East Godavari	16
12	Katheru		19
13	Pulagurtha		30
14	Polavaram	Eluru	20
15	Phirangipuram	Guntur	126
16	Nidibrolu/Ponnuru		20
17	Ilavaram		17
18	Phirangipuram		20
19	Nidibrolu/Ponnuru		19
20	Ilavaram		39
21	Prathipadu		16
22	Mangalagiri		25
23	Durgada	Kakinada	37
24	Gollaprolu		18
25	Pedana	Krishna	32
26	Pedana		38
27	Kappaladoddi		40
28	Ghantasala		35
29	Adoni	Kurnool	20
30	Adoni		77
31	Yemmiganur		18
32	Nandyala	Nandyala	17
33	Allagadda		18
34	Vijayawada	NTR Dist.	19
35	Machavaram	Palnadu	17
36	Dachepalli		17
37	Sattenapalli		37
38	Korasawada	Srikakulam	28
39	Amadalavalasa		17
40	Akkulapeta		18
41	Akkulapeta		27
42	Somandepalli	Sri SatyaSai	71
43	Somandepalli		19
44	Dharmavaram		18
45	Somandepalli		28
46	Venkatagiri	Tirupati	19
47	Venkatagiri		18
48	Venkatagiri		16
49	Vizag	Visakhapatnam	16
50	Vizag(Gajuwaka)		18
51	Tanuku	West Godavari	19
52	Moragudi	YSR Kadapa	17
53	Proddatur		16
54	Jammalamadugu		17
55	Moragudi		20
	Total		1,425

 

This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI PABITRA

MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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DHANYA SANAL K

DIRECTOR

(Lok Sabha US Q4053)

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