SCHEMES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF WEAVERS
RAJYA SABHA
The Government of India has been providing assistance
through the following schemes for the overall development of the
handloom sector and welfare of weavers in the country:-
- Deen Dayal Hathkargha Protsahan Yojana
- Development of Exportable Products and their Marketing scheme.
- Mill Gate Price Scheme.
- Publicity & Exhibition Scheme.
- Workshed-cum-Housing Scheme.
- Health Package Scheme.
- Thrift Fund Scheme.
- Group Insurance Scheme.
- New Insurance Scheme.
In order to ensure that the benefit of the assistance
imparted through the above schemes actually reaches the beneficiaries,
a State level Monitoring Committee headed by the Secretary in-charge
of handlooms of the concerned State has been constituted in each
State which is required to supervise the implementation of the
projects sanctioned and also monitor the progress made under the
schemes. Central assistance under the schemes is released only
on the basis of the recommendations made by the said committee.
The Handloom Industry being dispersed and
decentralized in nature, it will be very difficult for Government
of India to impart assistance under the schemes directly to the
weavers.
This was stated by the Minister of State for
Textiles, Shri Basangouda R. Patil (Yatnal) in Rajya Sabha today.
