Parliament Question: Handloom Producer Companies

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3786 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2026 HANDLOOM PRODUCER COMPANIES

3786. ADV DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a) the details of the number of upgraded looms distributed, worksheds constructed and lighting units installed under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) which are currently functional, non-functional or abandoned, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of Handloom Producer Companies formed under NHDP, including currently active companies, turnover generated, number of member weavers and non-functional or dormant entities, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of applications received, sanctioned, rejected and pending under the Weaver MUDRA Scheme since 2021-22, along with total amount sanctioned and disbursed thereof, State/UT-wise; and

(d) the details of handloom weavers who applied for Weaver MUDRA loans but were unable to avail benefits due to lack of documentation, collateral issues, Aadhaar-linked issues or bank- related procedural delays, State/UT-wise? उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री (श्री पबित्र मार्घरे रटा) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

(a): Under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) need based financial support is provided for various interventions like upgraded looms & accessories, construction of worksheds, lighting units, product & design development etc. State/UT-wise details of upgraded looms & accessories, worksheds constructed, lighting units provided under NHDP across the country during last three years are at Annexure-A.

(b): The Government promotes the formation and strengthening of Handloom Producer Companies (HPCs) as a key institutional mechanism for organizing handloom weavers into professionally managed, member-owned enterprises. 237 Handloom Producer Companies are formed under NHDP during 2020-21 to 2025-26.

(c) & (d): Concessional Credit/Weaver MUDRA Scheme is a component of National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) to provide adequate and timely assistance from the Banks/financial institutions to the handloom sector to meet their credit requirement for term loan & working capital in a flexible and cost-effective manner across the country. Margin moneyassistance is provided @ 20% of loan amount subject to maximum of Rs.25,000/- to individual handloom weaver/weaver entrepreneur and @ 20% of loan amount subject to maximum of Rs.20.00 lakh (@ Rs.2.00 lakh for every 100 weaver/worker) to handloom organization.

However, only handloom organizations are eligible for getting loans at concessional interest rate of 6% for a period of 3 years subject to interest subvention capped upto 7% by the GoI. Credit guarantee fee on loan to handloom organization only is also provided for a period of 3 years.

For timely disbursal of financial assistances i.e. Margin money, Interest Subsidy and Credit Guarantee Fee by participating banks, a centralized online claim disbursement system “Handloom Weaver Mudra Portal” has been developed in association with Punjab National Bank. Margin money is transferred directly to the loan account of beneficiaries and interest subsidy is transferred directly to concerned banks through the Portal.

For availing loan under the scheme, eligible handloom weaver/worker is required to approach participating bank concerned with the filled-up application and submit it in the bank with necessary documents. It is for the bank concerned to satisfy itself with the eligibility of the applicant for grant of loan to the beneficiary. State-wise number of loan and amount of loan sanctioned under Concessional Credit/Weaver MUDRA Scheme under NHDP during 2021-22 to 2026-27 (upto 30.06.2026) is at Annexure-B.Annexure-A State/UT-wise weavers benefitted under HSS items (loom & accessories), lighting units and Workshed across the country from 2021-22 to 2025-26 S. State/UTs No. of upgraded looms & No. of individual No. of lighting No. accessories workshed units 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andhra Pradesh 4850 964 780 2 Arunachal 849 239 652 Pradesh 3 Assam 1441 694 0 4 Bihar 310 175 42 5 Chhatisgarh 2473 59 45 6 Gujarat 533 0 15 7 Haryana 66 20 0 8 Himachal Pradesh 423 267 105 9 Jammu & 54 32 145 Kashmir 10 Jharkhand 533 141 610 11 Karnataka 4040 103 524 12 Kerala 3945 530 697 13 Madhya Pradesh 145 60 0 14 Maharashtra 407 79 219 15 Manipur 8796 168 150 16 Meghalaya 20 60 0 17 Mizoram 30 170 0 18 Nagaland 254 24 1 19 Odisha 1251 40 160 20 Punjab 0 15 1 21 Rajasthan 163 56 81 22 Tamil nadu 6577 618 428 23 Telangana 1561 98 38 24 Tripura 210 27 0 25 Uttar Pradesh 258 128 206 26 Uttrakhand 36 44 0 27 West Bengal 26 108 0 Total 39251 4919 4899Annexure-B State-wise number of loan and amount of loan sanctioned under Concessional Credit/Weaver MUDRA Sche me, a component of NHDP during 2021-22 to 2026-27 (upto 30.06.2026) SN Name of 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 the State No. of Loan a No. of Loan a No. o Loan am No. o Loan am No. o Loan am No. o Loan am loan mount loan mount sf loanount sanc f loanount sanc f loanount sanc f loanount sanc sancti sanctio sancti anction sanct tioned (R sanct tioned (R sanct tioned (R sanct tioned (R oned ned (Rs oned ed (Rs. iioned s. in lakh) ioned s. in lakh) ioned s. in lakh) ioned s. in lakh) . in lak n lakh) h) Andhra 1 3409 2067.12 1318 907.40 1712 1566.80 2528 2489.03 1645 1702.39 102 123.15 Pradesh 0 0.00 2 Bihar 0 0.00 75 46.75 35 35.90 0 0.00 9 9.50 3 Goa 0 0.00 1 0.45 0 0.00 1 1.90 0 0.00 0 0.00 Himachal 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 1 1.00 0 0.00 Pradesh Jammu 5 & 781 704.91 947 983.90 627 794.59 365 521.58 281 437.10 63 93.94 Kashmir Karnatak 6 14 7.90 65 54.23 105 52.50 199 106.91 78 38.55 0 0.00 a 7 Kerala 165 86.00 335 180.80 197 121.50 185 100.50 333 220.82 168 130.75 Madhya 0 0.00 8 44 95.40 88 233.50 102 158.00 44 21.90 4 2.00 Pradesh Maharas 0 0.00 0 0.00 9 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 8.04 htra 10 Odisha 20 13.20 5 4.00 1 0.50 31 26.50 2 2.00 0 0.00 Puducher 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 11 0 0.00 1 1.00 ry 12 Punjab 0 0.00 2 0.50 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Rajastha 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 13 4 2.00 0 0.00 0 n Tamil 14 4742 2345.61 4051 2084.81 4575 2566.74 5203 3100.38 3509 2086.96 503 295.50 Nadu Telangan 15 243 291.90 752 508.84 472 584.71 160 152.41 1 1.00 47 46.54 a Uttar 16 72 57.92 81 77.81 86 102.62 70 96.15 8 9.58 0 Pradesh West 17 10 4.75 18 8.50 12 4.75 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Bengal 18 Assam 22 12.75 29 15.60 29 11.20 324 208.80 428 137.20 80 56.50 19 Manipur 0 0.00 21 10.50 62 31.00 42 21.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Grand 9526 5689.46 7789 5118.59 7913 5872.81 9211 6984.16 6341 4675.04 967 748.38 Total *****