Ministry of Textiles

Training to enhance skills of weavers

Posted On: 25 MAR 2021 2:37PM by PIB Delhi

Skill upgradation is a continuous process.  Need-based skill upgradation programmes for handloom workers in technical areas viz. weaving, dyeing, designing, etc. were earlier conducted under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) and now under SAMARTH- Capacity Building in Textile Sector.  Training programmes for handloom workers are conducted through 28 Weavers’ Service Centres (WSCs) functioning in the country under administrative control of Ministry of Textiles. List of WSCs and State-wise details of handloom workers imparted skill upgradation training from financial year 2017-18 to 2019-20 are annexed as Annexure- I and II respectively. 

This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in Rajya Sabha today.

 

Annexure- I

List of Weavers’ Service Centres(WSCs)

S. No.

State/UTs

Location of Weavers’ Service Centers  

1

Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada

2

Assam

Guwahati

3

Bihar

Bhagalpur

4

Chhattisgarh

Raigarh

5

Delhi

Delhi

Himachal Pradesh

Extension Centre of  Delhi at Kullu

6

Gujarat

Ahmedabad

7

Haryana

Panipat

8

Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar

9

Jharkhand

Ranchi

10

Karnataka

Bengaluru

11

Kerala

Kannur

12

Maharashtra

Mumbai

13

Nagpur

14

Madhya Pradesh

Indore

15

Manipur

Imphal

16

Mizoram

Aizawl

17

Nagaland

Dimapur

18

Odisha

Bhubaneswar

19

Rajasthan

Jaipur

20

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

21

Meerut

22

Uttarakhand

Chamoli

23

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

24

Salem

25

Kancheepuram

26

Telangana

Hyderabad

27

Tripura

Agartala

28

West Bengal

Kolkata

 

 

Annexure-II

State-wise details of handloom workers imparted skill upgradation training during last three years (2017-18 to 2019-20)

S. No.

State/UTs

No. of handloom workers

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

2460

  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

460

  1.  

Assam

5800

  1.  

Bihar

494

  1.  

Chhattisgarh

240

  1.  

Gujarat

260

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

839

  1.  

Jammu & Kashmir

731

  1.  

Jharkhand

500

  1.  

Karnataka

540

  1.  

Kerala

600

  1.  

Maharashtra

460

  1.  

Manipur

1460

  1.  

Mizoram

120

  1.  

Nagaland

640

  1.  

Odisha

1720

  1.  

Punjab

20

  1.  

Rajasthan

100

  1.  

Tamil Nadu

2318

  1.  

Telangana

260

  1.  

Tripura

60

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

3060

  1.  

Uttarakhand

117

  1.  

West Bengal

480

 

Total

23739

 

                      

 

 

 

 

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