Integrated Handloom Cluster Development Program
Scheme of Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

872 SHGs formed, covering 10755 weavers.         Wage enhancement of weavers by Rs 300 per month at Varanasi and Bhagalpur cluster.         342 awareness camps organized involving 40800 weavers from the cluster pockets.         4800 weavers registered under Insurance Scheme.         Credit linkages fro 642 weavers with banks –Rs 53.75 lakhs credit disbursed         47 dyers workshop organized with participant of 1300 dyers leading to improvement in dyeing technology         59 exhibition and 50 buyer seller meets organized with total sales realization of Rs 6.64 crores.         25 export procedure training program organized with active involvement of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and Handloom Export Promotion council New Delhi         800 new designs and product introduced         26 managerial Training organized for office bearers of consortium and local institutions         Establishment of 34 yarn Depot, total indent received by NHDC =Rs 84 lakhs         Showroom and display Arrangements -2         Product Catalogue developed by 20 cluster         Product inquiries received from 242 buyers and exporters, retailers and buying houses         Traditional looms -1580 looms upgraded by replacement of reels and heads         CFC & Dye houses –Proposal for 18 CFC and 16 Dye houses cleared by ministry as common facility center fro the weavers

Government of India Ministry of Textiles Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms

GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED HANDLOOM CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

INTRODUCTION

The handloom sector is the second largest employer in India, providing employment to about 65 lakh persons. The sector represents the continuity of the age-old Indian heritage of hand weaving and reflects the socio-cultural tradition of the weaving communities. The Government of India has been following a policy of promoting and encouraging the handloom sector through a number of policies and programmes. Most of the schematic interventions of the Government of India in the Ninth and Tenth Plan period have been through the state agencies and cooperatives in the handloom sector. However in the face of growing competitiveness in the textile industry both in the national and international markets and the free trade opportunities emerging in the post MFA environment, a growing need has been felt for adopting a focused yet flexible and holistic approach in the sector to facilitate handloom weavers to meet the challenges of a globalised environment. A need has also been felt to empower weavers to chart out a sustainable path for growth and diversification in line with the emerging market trends. The Integrated Handlooms Cluster Development Programme is an attempt to facilitate the sustainable development of handloom weavers located in identified clusters into a cohesive, self managing and competitive socio-economic unit.

OBJECTIVES

The main objectives of this Scheme are as follows:

  • To empower handloom weavers and build their capacity to meet the challenges of the market and global competition in a sustainable and self reliant manner;
  • To facilitate collectivization of handloom weavers and service providers for procurement, production, marketing and other support activities to promote sustainable growth and diversification;
  • To provide for common infrastructure and activities in a viable format in the cluster.
  • To provide for development of handloom clusters in an inclusive and holistic manner in an environment of empowered and participative decision making;
  • To encourage convergence of schematic assistance and support services from various schemes and programmes of various government and other agencies in the cluster to optimize resource utilization for betterment of the livelihood and quality of life of handloom weavers.



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