During
XI Plan, based on the recommendation of State Government concerned and
availability of funds, the Government of India has sanctioned 610 Clusters and
2248 Group Approach Projects under Integrated Handlooms Development Scheme
(IHDS) to various States, including Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar. In addition, 20 clusters each having about 5000 handlooms in
different States, including 3 Clusters in Tamil Nadu,
4 clusters in Uttar Pradesh and 1 Cluster in Bihar have been sanctioned.
Further, 4 mega handloom clusters have been sanctioned for Varanasi
(Uttar Pradesh), Sivasagar (Assam), Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) and Murshidabad (West Bengal).
Approximately 5.50 lakh weavers are dependent
on these clusters.
Ministry of Textiles is providing need
based inputs to weavers in these Clusters for making them self sustainable by
providing them financial assistance for margin money, new looms and
accessories, skill up-gradation, design development, Corpus Fund for Yarn
supply, Setting up of Common Facility Centre/Dye House, construction of Worksheds. A statement showing State-wise number of
Clusters, Group Approach Projects sanctioned and financial assistance released
during the last three years is annexed.
Statement referred to in reply to part
(b) of the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 3673 for
answer on 03.09.2012 regarding Traditional Handloom Clusters
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Statement
showing State-wise number of clusters,
Group Approach Projects
sanctioned and financial assistance released during last 3 years
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Sl.
No.
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State
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Clusters
having 5000 handlooms per cluster
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Clusters
having atleast 25,000 handlooms per Cluster
|
Clusters
having 300-500 handlooms per cluster
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Group
Approach projects
|
Approximate
number of weavers dependent on these clusters
|
Financial
assistance released during the last three years
(Rs. In lakh)
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
2
|
1
|
53
|
352
|
37957
|
1642.48
|
|
2
|
Bihar
|
1
|
-
|
15
|
6
|
11267
|
341.18
|
|
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
30
|
4810
|
337.12
|
|
4
|
Delhi
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
460
|
33.19
|
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
0
|
4245
|
24.94
|
|
6
|
Haryana
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
22
|
772
|
97.47
|
|
7
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1
|
-
|
7
|
57
|
11266
|
499.87
|
|
8
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
-
|
-
|
10
|
17
|
3875
|
323.15
|
|
9
|
Jharkhand
|
-
|
-
|
35
|
90
|
16081
|
1672.33
|
|
10
|
Karnataka
|
1
|
-
|
23
|
18
|
27816
|
648.35
|
|
11
|
Kerala
|
1
|
-
|
24
|
21
|
15389
|
704.35
|
|
12
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
-
|
17
|
7
|
15554
|
477.52
|
|
13
|
Maharashtra
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
54
|
3679
|
285.37
|
|
14
|
Odisha
|
2
|
-
|
36
|
92
|
24561
|
1591.63
|
|
15
|
Punjab
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
4
|
80
|
15.35
|
|
16
|
Rajasthan
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
16
|
4615
|
189.39
|
|
17
|
Tamil Nadu
|
3
|
1
|
49
|
271
|
78204
|
4282.52
|
|
18
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
4
|
1
|
50
|
334
|
77077
|
3937.77
|
|
19
|
Uttarakhand
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
44
|
6136
|
415.77
|
|
20
|
West Bengal
|
2
|
-
|
39
|
65
|
56860
|
1779.75
|
|
|
Total
|
18
|
-
|
401
|
1500
|
400704
|
19299.50
|
|
|
NER
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Arunachal Prd.
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
62
|
16590
|
802.32
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
1
|
1
|
51
|
95
|
48106
|
1831.78
|
|
3
|
Manipur
|
1
|
-
|
66
|
347
|
40810
|
2132.08
|
|
4
|
Meghalaya
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
55
|
8444
|
1148.78
|
|
5
|
Mizoram
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
36
|
1883
|
347.41
|
|
6
|
Nagaland
|
-
|
-
|
34
|
44
|
20100
|
2458.43
|
|
7
|
Sikkim
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
50
|
1030
|
114.36
|
|
8
|
Tripura
|
-
|
-
|
25
|
59
|
11957
|
845.18
|
|
|
Total
|
2
|
-
|
209
|
748
|
148920
|
9680.34
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
20
|
4
|
610
|
2248
|
549624
|
28979.84
|
This
information was given by Smt. Panabakka
Lakshmi, , Minister of State
for Textiles, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
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