The Government through Central Wool Development Board has been implementing Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP) for the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26 for the development of Wool Sector including component for Pashmina Wool development for UT of Ladakh region. The details of progress made for development of Pashmina in the UT of Ladakh, is at below. Under IWDP for development of Pashmina Wool, an amount of Rs.18.56 crore has been released to Implementing Agencies against which Rs.14.46 crore has been utilized by them.

 

Under the IWDP Scheme, projects have been sanctioned to support pashmina nomads like procurement of pashmina wool through revolving fund, distribution of portable tents and construction of predator proof corral with LED lights. Also, projects have been sanctioned for procurement and distribution of small tools like handloom, charkha etc to support to handloom infrastructure.

 

Sl.No.	Component
1	Micro Plate PCR-DNA Analyzer equipment
2	Construction /Distribution of predator proof corral with LED Light to 150 Pashmina Nomads
3	Distribution of portable tent with accessories to 200 Pashmina Nomads
4	Revolving fund for the marketing of Pashmina Wool to 103 Pashmina Nomads
5	Procurement & installation of 1 ( one) De-hairing plant with ancillary machines

 

This information was provided by UNION MINISTER FOR TEXTILES SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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MAM/SMP

(Lok Sabha US Q1433)

(Release ID: 2149714)