Ministry of Textiles provide financial assistance under National Handloom Development Programme through various components including Cluster Development Programme.  Under the scheme, need based financial assistance is provided on receipt of complete proposals as per the guidelines from State Governments for implementation of various interventions like upgraded looms & accessories, lighting units, workshed, design and product development, marketing support etc.

Since 2015-16 to 2022-23 (till 31.10.2022), financial assistance has been provided to 600 handloom clusters in the country, which includes 30 clusters in Telangana State.  State-wise detail of handloom clusters provided financial assistance is annexed.

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State-wise clusters provided  financial assistance from 2015-16 to 2022-23 (as on 31.10.2022)
S. No.	State/UTs	No. of clusters provided financial assistance
1	Assam	62
2	Andhra Pradesh	69
3	Arunachal Pradesh	15
4	Bihar	28
5	Chhatisgarh	12
6	Gujarat	6
8	Himachal Pradesh	15
9	Jammu & Kashmir	15
10	Ladakh	1
11	Jharkhand	30
12	Karnataka	9
13	Kerala	14
14	Madhya Pradesh	11
15	Maharashtra	6
16	Manipur	31
17	Meghalaya	3
18	Mizoram	22
19	Nagaland	13
20	Odisha	34
22	Rajasthan	2
23	Sikkim	1
24	Tamil Nadu	66
25	Telangana	30
26	Tripura	16
27	Uttar Pradesh	60
28	Uttrakhand	3
29	West Bengal	26
	Total	600

 

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