chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles

upgrading the skills of the handloom
weavers through organization of workshops
and exhibitions, design development,
documentation of traditional designs and
providing linkage and meeting the market
requirements. This scheme includes
components such as Strengthening of
Weavers Service Centres/Indian Institutes
of Handloom Technology. Setting up of
new WSCs/IIHTs, National Centre for
Textile Design (NCTD), Research &
Development (R&D) and Conducting
Third Census and issue of Photo Identity
Cards to Handloom Weavers & allied
workers have been major components of
the Scheme during XI Plan. Against the
approved outlay of Rs.24.10 crore, a sum
of Rs.12.48 crore have been incurred till
31.01.12. The component wise progress
is detailed below:
ministry of textiles
Third Handloom Census and issue
of Photo Identiy cards to Handloom
weavers :
The work of conducting “Third National
Handloom Census and issue of
Photo Identity Cards (PIC) to all the
eligible weavers” has been completed
successfully. The report of the Handloom
Census of India (2009-10) was released
on 23.12.2010 and work of issuing Photo
identity cards commenced through
MOS(T) on that day. Subsequently,
the PICs have been delivered to the
State Governments concerned across
the country for onward distribution to
the eligible weavers and allied workers
concerned. The highlights of the census
are given in table 10.14 & 10.15.
Table 10.14
Handloom Units, Weavers and Allied Workers, and Number of Handlooms
(as per Handloom Census)
(Figures in lakhs)
Handloom Units
Weavers and
Allied Workers
No. of Handlooms
1 First Census (1987-88) 29.97 67.4 37.8
2 Second Census (1995-96) 25.24 65.5 34.71
3 Third Census (2009-10) 28.2 43.31 23.71
Table 10.15
Comparative Outcome-as per Handloom Census 1995-96 v/s 2009-10:
Parametre
Second Census
(1995-96)
Third Census
(2009-10)
Mandays’ worked per weaver household (days) 197 234
Share of full time weavers to total weavers 44% 64%
Share of weavers’ household reporting less than a
metre production per day
Share of weavers’ household reporting more than
60% income from handloom and related activities
68% 46%
31% 35%
Share of idle handlooms 10% 4%
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