J&K govt endeavours to strengthen local khadi industry

The Jammu and Kashmir state government is endeavouring to strengthen its khadi industry for betterment of those engaged in the sector.

As parts of efforts, the Minister for Industries and Commerce S S Slathia distributed cheques worth two million rupees to 35 khadi institutions in the state as an incentive package for enhancing silk production in the state.

The government is trying to strengthen the Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) for benefit of poor male as well as female artisans, said Mr. Slathia, who also heads KVIB as Chairman. He proposed organizing khadi and village industries exhibitions in different parts of the state to strengthen the sector.

He vouched complete government support for improving lives of khadi and handloom artisans, and added that all issues concerning the khadi industry would be raised before the Khadi Village Industries Commission, Government of India, seeking early redressal.

Talking to the members of Khadi Societies, the Minister reiterated the government’s promise of extending every possible help for upgrading handloom and handicraft sectors. He informed them that several schemes have been introduced for improving living standard of artisans in the state.

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Number of Indian handloom workers down nearly 34%

Smt. Panabakka Lakshmi, Minister of State for Textile has informed that, as per Second Handloom Census, 1995-96, there were 65.5 lakh handloom weavers and allied workers. Subsequently, there has been reduction in the number and as per Third Handloom Census, 2009-10, there are 43.32 lakh handloom weavers and allied workers.

The Working Group on Textile and Jute Industry for 12th Five Year Plan in its report has projected that direct and indirect employment in textiles, including handloom sector, at the end of 12th Five Year Plan would be 121.2 million, as compared to 105.40 millions at the end of 11th Five Year Plan. The required manpower is to be met through Integrated Skill Development Scheme and other developmental and welfare schemes and programmes of the Ministry of Textiles.

The Working Group on Textiles and Jute Industry has estimated the cloth production to be 1,11,848 million sq. meters in terminal year of 12th Plan, as against the base of 64,902 million sq. meters cloth production for the terminal year of 11th Plan. Similarly, the export earning at the end of 12th Plan has been estimated US$ 65.41 billion by the terminal year of 12th Five Year Plan.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a demand driven scheme in operation since 2.2.2006, backed by legislation. State Governments are obliged to provide up to at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household for doing unskilled manual work, if demanded, at any time of the year, as mandated in the Act. 


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India has 7200 handloom & SME clusters: Minister

Under the Government’s cluster development programme introduced to popularize the use of modern technology, there are 7200 clusters operating in the country, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, informed the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of India’s Parliament.

These clusters are in the traditional handloom, handicrafts and small and medium enterprise (SME) segments, of which approximately 2500 are unmapped rural industry clusters, he said.

The introduction of latest technology in India’s traditional handloom, handicrafts and SME clusters was necessary for their development, according to the Policy and Status Paper on Cluster Development in India, Foundation for MSME Clusters, 2007.

Accordingly, specific Ministries/Departments of Government of India promote the use of modern technology under various cluster development programmes.

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