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Mega handloom cluster under Comprehensive Handloom Development Scheme

Mega
handloom cluster is taken up under Comprehensive Handloom Development
Scheme as announced by the Union Finance Minister in the respective
budget with  the financial provision. At present, there is no proposal
for inclusion of Balaramapuram in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala
under Comprehensive Handloom Development Scheme.
    

         

Details
of assistance provided to the weavers in Thiruvananthapuram   under
various schemes implemented by Government of India since 2014-15 are as
under:
  1. 22 Mudra loans with amount of Rs 9.00 lakh sanctioned and disbursed to the Handloom weavers.
  1. Under
    National Handloom Development Programme, one Block Level Cluster with
    total cost of Rs 185.169 lakh consisting Government of India share of Rs
    179.599 lakh sanctioned in Kollaylin covering 500 weavers.
  1. 6.736 lakh kg of yarn worth Rs 21.52 crore has been supplied to the handloom weavers of Balaramapuram at Mill gate price.
  1. Balaramapuram Saree has been registered under Geographical Indication Act.
  1. Balaramapuram
    Saree and Balaramapur Dhoti have been registered under product list of
    India Handloom Brand (IHB).  28 agencies for Balaramapuram Sarees and 30
    agencies for Balaramapuram Dhoti have been registered for production
    under IHB.
Three Block Level Clusters have been sanctioned in Gujarat under National Handloom Development Programme:
(Rs. in lakh)
Sl. No
Name of the Block/District
Total Project cost
Government of India share
Beneficiaries covered
1
Bhachau, Kutch
133.640
131.740
65
2
Wadhwan, Surendranagar
170.550
165.685
206
3
Lakhtar, Surendranagar
143.410
140.961
86
Total
447.600
438.386
357
This information was given by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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