Parliament Question: National Handloom Development Programme

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1469 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2026 NATIONAL HANDLOOM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

1469. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

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

(d) the details of handloom weavers who applied for Weaver MUDRA loans but were unable to avail benefits due to procedural delays, State/UT-wise; and

(e) the details of artisans and weavers onboarded onto the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), Indiahandmade, and other digital commerce platforms, along with actual sales generated, active users and average earnings through such platforms, 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 intoprofessionally 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 money assistance 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.

(e): About 1.50 lakh weavers/handloom entities on-boarded on Government e-Marketplace

(GeM) for marketing of handloom products to the Government Departments. The Government has also developed Indiahandmade as a dedicated e-commerce platform for authentic handloom products, including GI-tagged products, enabling verified weavers and producer groups to sell directly to consumers. 5413 weavers onboarded onto Indiahandmade platform during 2023-24 to 2026-27 (upto 30.06.2026).Annexure-A State/UT-wise details of upgraded looms & accessories, construction of worksheds, lighting units provided under NHDP during last three financial years 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 4184 709 625 2 Arunachal Pradesh 523 155 526 3 Assam 1096 694 0 4 Bihar 89 87 42 5 Chhatisgarh 2429 59 0 6 Gujarat 226 0 15 7 Haryana 56 7 0 8 Himachal Pradesh 364 251 76 9 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 10 Jharkhand 224 88 262 11 Karnataka 3044 18 95 12 Kerala 3756 464 697 13 Madhya Pradesh 0 60 0 14 Maharashtra 236 51 219 15 Manipur 25002 368 450 16 Meghalaya 0 60 0 17 Mizoram 30 170 0 18 Nagaland 200 17 0 19 Odisha 60 0 160 20 Punjab 0 0 0 21 Rajasthan 142 54 76 22 Tamil nadu 5466 581 348 23 Telangana 1391 73 16 24 Tripura 210 27 0 25 Uttar Pradesh 127 76 142 26 Uttrakhand 36 39 0 27 West Bengal 0 108 0 Total 48891 4216 3749Annexure-B State-wise number of loan and amount of loan sanctioned under Concessional Credit/Weaver MU DRA Scheme under NHDP during 2021-22 to 2026-27 (upto 30.06.2026) S Name of the 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 N State No. Loan No. Loan No. Loan No. Loan No. Loan No. Loan of lo amount of lo amount of amount of amount of amount of amount an sa sanction an sa sanction loan sanction loan sanction loan sanction loan sanctio nctio ed (Rs. nctio ed (Rs. sanct ed (Rs. i sanct ed (Rs. sancted (Rs. i san ned (Rs ned in lakh) ned in lakh) ione n lakh) ione in lakh) ione n lakh) ctio . in lakh d d d ned ) Andhra 1 3409 2067.12 1318 907.40 1712 1566.80 2528 2489.03 1645 1702.39 102 123.15 Pradesh 2 Bihar 0 0.00 75 46.75 35 35.90 0 0.00 9 9.50 0 0.00 3 Goa 0 0.00 1 0.45 0 0.00 1 1.90 0 0.00 0 0.00 Himachal 4 0 0.00 1 1.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Pradesh Jammu & K 5 781 704.91 947 983.90 627 794.59 365 521.58 281 437.10 63 93.94 ashmir 6 Karnataka 14 7.90 65 54.23 105 52.50 199 106.91 78 38.55 0 0.00 7 Kerala 165 86.00 335 180.80 197 121.50 185 100.50 333 220.82 168 130.75 Madhya 8 44 95.40 88 233.50 0 0.00 102 158.00 44 21.90 4 2.00 Pradesh 9 Maharashtra 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 8.04 0 0.00 10 Odisha 20 13.20 5 4.00 1 0.50 31 26.50 2 2.00 0 0.00 11 Puducherry 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 Punjab 0 0.00 2 0.50 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 13 Rajasthan 4 2.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 14 Tamil Nadu 4742 2345.61 4051 2084.81 4575 2566.74 5203 3100.38 3509 2086.96 503 295.50 15 Telangana 243 291.90 752 508.84 472 584.71 160 152.41 1 1.00 47 46.54 Uttar 16 72 57.92 81 77.81 86 102.62 70 96.15 8 9.58 0 0.00 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 Total 9526 5689.46 7789 5118.59 7913 5872.81 9211 6984.16 6341 4675.04 967 748.38 ***