Financial assistance of 16,854.84 Lakh provided to States/State Agencies from 2019-20 to 2022-23 (till 30.06.2022) under National Handloom Development Programme

New Delhi : Ministry of Textiles is implementing National Handloom Development Programme across the country for development of handlooms and welfare of weavers.

Under the scheme, based on the proposals received from States/UTs, financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies including State Handloom Agencies & Handloom Cooperative societies/weavers for implementation of various interventions like infrastructure development, purchase of upgraded looms & accessories, solar lighting units, construction of worksheds, design innovation, product development & diversification, capacity building, marketing of handloom products, Mudra loans at concessional rates etc. During the last three years and current year from 2019-20 to 2022-23 (till 30.06.2022), total number of 31,094 weavers have been provided looms and accessories in the country.

Details of financial assistance provided to States/State Agencies during last three years and current year from 2019-20 to 2022-23 (till 30.06.2022) under National Handloom Development Programme are as under:

S. No.	State/UTs	Financial assistance provided (Rs. in lakh)
1	Andhra Pradesh	2,216.73
2	Arunachal Pradesh	191.10
3	Assam	1,694.77
4	Bihar	491.44
5	Chhattisgarh	388.20
6	Gujarat	165.21
7	Haryana	6.60
8	Himachal Pradesh	72.98
9	Jammu & Kashmir	361.11
10	Jharkhand	475.27
11	Karnataka	682.25
12	Kerala	493.25
13	Ladakh	6.65
14	Madhya Pradesh	321.75
15	Maharashtra	245.64
16	Manipur	3,596.78
17	Mizoram	809.50
18	Nagaland	404.53
19	Orissa	1,009.83
20	Punjab	24.14
21	Rajasthan	59.10
22	Sikkim	126.58
23	Tamil Nadu	753.74
24	Telangana	570.19
25	Tripura	469.60
26	Uttar Pradesh	764.77
27	Uttarakhand	64.12
28	West Bengal	389.04
	Total	16,854.84

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