chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles

ministry of textiles
The sector is estimated to employ Rs
68.86 lakh artisans at present the export
of handicrafts including handmade carpet
April December 2011 has been 10651.93
crores which shows an increase of
30.97% over the same period in financial
year 2010-11, and the plan allocation is at
present Rs. 245.00 crores in 2011-12.
Handicrafts activity being a State subject,
its development and promotion are the
primary responsibility of every State
Government. However, the Central
Government is supplementing their efforts
by implementing variousdevelopmental
schemes:
SCHEMES ON HANDICRAFTS
DEVELOPMENT
During the XIth Plan the Government
of India has implemented six generic
schemes in the central sector for holistic
growth and development of handicrafts
sector in the country. The schemes
recommended for implementation during
11 th five year plan are as under :
I. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hastshilp
Vikas Yojana
This scheme aims to promote Indian
handicrafts by developing artisans’
clusters into professionally managed
and self-reliant community enterprise
on the principles of effective member
participation and mutual cooperation.
The thrust of the scheme is on a project
based; need based integrated approach
for sustainable development of handicrafts
through participation of craftspersons. This
would lead to their empowerment. The
components of the scheme are as under:
A. Social interventions
i. Diagnostic Survey and formulation of
Project Plan
ii. Community empowerment for
mobilization of artisans into Self Help
Groups
iii. Issuance of Identity cards to the
artisans(Departmental activity)
B. Technological interventions
i. Development and supply of improved
modern tools
ii.
Design and Technical Development
Workshops
iii. Integrated Design and Technical
Development workshops.
iv.
Training of artisans
v. Organizing Seminars &
Symposiums.
vi. Technological status and need based
study and research provision.
C. Marketing interventions
i. Organizing Exhibitions
ii. Publicity through printing and
electronic mode and brand building
campaign
iii. Setting up of Handicrafts emporia
in own/rented/outright purchase of
building and renovation
iv. Market assessment, product
assessment study and Study cum
exposure tours for artisans and other
stake holders tour
v. Establishment of warehousing cum
Common work shed
vi. Entrepreneurship
Programme.
D. Financial interventions
i. Margin Money support
Development
ii. Wage compensation to cluster
manager
iii. Service charges for Implementing
Agencies
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