SCHEMES FOR THE WELFARE OF WOMEN HANDLOOM WEAVERS
SCHEMES FOR THE WELFARE OF WOMEN HANDLOOM WEAVERS
Ministry of Textiles, Government of India is implementing central sector schemes such as (i) National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) and (ii) Raw Material Supply Scheme (RMSS) to promote handlooms and for welfare of handloom weavers across the country including women weavers. Under these schemes, financial assistance is provided to eligible handloom agencies/weavers for raw materials, procurement of upgraded looms & accessories, solar lighting units, construction of workshed, SAMARTH training for skill development and capacity building, product & design development, technical and common infrastructure, marketing of handloom products in domestic/overseas markets for promotion of entrepreneurship, loans under weavers MUDRA Scheme, social security, need based financial support to awardee weavers, scholarship to handloom workers’ children etc. There is no separate provision for women handloom weavers under these schemes. However, 100% subsidy is provided to women handloom weavers for construction of worksheds under NHDP. State-wise detail of women handloom weavers skilled under SAMARTH scheme during the last 3 years is given below.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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MAM/SMP/NM
(Rajya Sabha US Q2395)
State-wise detail of women handloom weavers skilled under SAMARTH scheme during the last 3 years:
S. No.
Name of the State
No. of women weavers skilled during FY 2022-23 to 2024-25
1
Andhra Pradesh
425
2
Arunachal Pradesh
328
3
Assam
1,327
4
Bihar
431
5
Chhattisgarh
353
6
Gujarat
379
7
Haryana
197
8
Himachal Pradesh
451
9
J&K
361
10
Jharkhand
567
11
Karnataka
474
12
Kerala
1,056
13
Madhya Pradesh
393
14
Maharashtra
1,027
15
Manipur
579
16
Meghalaya
133
17
Mizoram
498
18
Nagaland
396
19
Odisha
727
20
Punjab
98
21
Rajasthan
331
22
Tamil Nadu
1,027
23
Telangana
697
24
Tripura
475
25
Uttar Pradesh
727
26
Uttarakhand
269
27
West Bengal
451
Total
14,177