Skill Upgradation Training to 23,368 Handloom Weavers
Skill up-gradation of handloom weavers is conducted under scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH) since 2020-21. Earlier Skill up-gradation of handloom weavers in technical areas viz. weaving, dyeing, designing etc. was conducted under National Handloom Development Programme and Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme. A State-wise details of handloom weavers undergone skill up-gradation during last three years from 2018-19 to 2020-21 is annexed.
The performance of schematic interventions, including skill up-gradation has been evaluated by independent third-party agencies and the study shows that these interventions have led to an increase in the earnings and the number of working days of the weavers.
State-wise details of handloom weavers undergone skill upgradation during last three years from 2018-19 to 2020-21 | ||
S. No. | State/UT | Number of handloom weavers undergone skill upgradation during last three years from 2018-19 to 2020-21 |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 2535 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 700 |
4 | Assam | 8198 |
5 | Bihar | 800 |
6 | Chhattisgarh | 226 |
8 | Gujarat | 247 |
9 | Himachal Pradesh | 518 |
10 | Haryana | 60 |
11 | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) | 549 |
12 | Jharkhand | 220 |
13 | Karnataka | 705 |
14 | Kerala | 620 |
15 | Madhya Pradesh | 111 |
16 | Maharashtra | 406 |
17 | Manipur | 241 |
18 | Mizoram | 500 |
19 | Nagaland | 391 |
20 | Odisha | 1194 |
21 | Punjab | 59 |
22 | Rajasthan | 99 |
23 | Tamil Nadu | 2000 |
24 | Telangana | 120 |
25 | Tripura | 151 |
26 | Uttar Pradesh | 2171 |
27 | Uttarakhand | 136 |
28 | West Bengal | 411 |
| Total | 23,368 |