There are
10,25,408 spinners and weavers working under Khadi Sector as on 31.3.2015,
comprising of 8,78,857 spinners and 1,46,551 weavers. State/UT-wise details of
spinners and weavers employed under Khadi Sector as on 31.3.2015 is:
|
Sl.
No.
|
State/UT
|
Spinners
|
Weavers
|
Total
|
|
1.
|
Jammu
& Kashmir
|
16536
|
2757
|
19293
|
|
2.
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
6316
|
1053
|
7369
|
|
3.
|
Punjab
|
35481
|
5917
|
41398
|
|
4.
|
Chandigarh
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
|
5.
|
Uttarakhand
|
32361
|
5396
|
37757
|
|
6.
|
Haryana
|
39700
|
6620
|
46320
|
|
7.
|
Delhi
|
3264
|
544
|
3808
|
|
8.
|
Rajasthan
|
67054
|
11182
|
78236
|
|
9.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
325107
|
54212
|
379319
|
|
10.
|
Bihar
|
88493
|
14756
|
103249
|
|
11.
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12.
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
72
|
12
|
84
|
|
13.
|
Nagaland
|
1683
|
281
|
1964
|
|
14.
|
Manipur
|
303
|
51
|
354
|
|
15.
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
16.
|
Tripura
|
365
|
61
|
426
|
|
17.
|
Meghalaya
|
75
|
12
|
87
|
|
18.
|
Assam
|
15216
|
2537
|
17753
|
|
19.
|
West
Bengal
|
81480
|
13587
|
95067
|
|
20.
|
Jharkhand
|
3133
|
523
|
3656
|
|
21.
|
Odisha
|
3330
|
555
|
3885
|
|
22.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
6502
|
1084
|
7586
|
|
23.
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
5456
|
910
|
6366
|
|
24.
|
Gujarat
[incl. D&D]
|
30805
|
5137
|
35942
|
|
25.
|
Maharashtra
[incl. D&NH]
|
2549
|
425
|
2974
|
|
26.
|
Andhra
Pradesh & Telangana
|
26142
|
4360
|
30502
|
|
27.
|
Karnataka
|
31749
|
5294
|
37043
|
|
28.
|
Goa
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
29.
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
30.
|
Kerala
|
13965
|
2329
|
16294
|
|
31.
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
41720
|
6956
|
48676
|
|
32.
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
33.
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total
|
878857
|
146551
|
1025408
|
*Employment
of Chandigarh is included in Punjab.
Under
Village Industries Sector, 132,72 thousand persons (provisional) were employed
as on 31.03.2015. State/UT-wise details of the employment generated under
Village Industries as on 31.03.2015 is:-
|
Sl. No.
|
State / UT
|
Persons employed
[in thousand]
|
|
1
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
305
|
|
2
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
272
|
|
3
|
Punjab
|
401
|
|
4
|
Chandigarh
|
26
|
|
5
|
Uttarakhand
|
121
|
|
6
|
Haryana
|
367
|
|
7
|
Delhi
|
36
|
|
8
|
Rajasthan
|
1052
|
|
9
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1766
|
|
10
|
Bihar
|
376
|
|
11
|
Sikkim
|
30
|
|
12
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
16
|
|
13
|
Nagaland
|
76
|
|
14
|
Manipur
|
94
|
|
15
|
Mizoram
|
117
|
|
16
|
Tripura
|
88
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
58
|
|
18
|
Assam
|
483
|
|
19
|
West Bengal
|
1034
|
|
20
|
Jharkhand
|
68
|
|
21
|
Odisha
|
426
|
|
22
|
Chhattisgarh
|
160
|
|
23
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
496
|
|
24
|
Gujarat [incl. D&D]
|
261
|
|
25
|
Maharashtra [incl. D&NH]
|
1002
|
|
26
|
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
|
987
|
|
27
|
Karnataka
|
592
|
|
28
|
Goa
|
23
|
|
29
|
Lakshadweep
|
1
|
|
30
|
Kerala
|
574
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1924
|
|
32
|
Puducherry
|
11
|
|
33
|
Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
|
29
|
|
|
Total
|
13272
|
Village
Industries activities are taking place in all the States/UTs across the
country, however, the Khadi spinning and weaving activities are not taking
place in Sikkim, Mizoram, Goa, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and
Puducherry owing to non-existence of Khadi Institutions.
Government
through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is making consistent
efforts to provide employment to more spinners and weavers in Khadi Sector.
Government is implementing the following programmes to provide employment:
i.
Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme,
ii.
Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans,
iii. Scheme
of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) and
iv. Interest
Subsidy Eligibility Certificate (ISEC) Scheme.
Under
Village Industries Sector, KVIC as a nodal agency is implementing, a
credit linked subsidy programme namely, Prime Minister’s Employment Generation
Programme (PMEGP) for generating employment by setting up micro enterprises
including agro/rural industries in the non-farm sector.
This
information was given by the Minister of State, Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises, Shri Giriraj Singh in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha
here today.
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