**Executive Summary**
This document provides answers to parliamentary questions regarding the National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) in Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The questions address cluster development, GI tag applications, skill upgradation, and related matters for the period of 2023-2026. The Ministry of Textiles has provided information on financial assistance, GI registrations, and support for handloom marketing and exports.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Cluster Development Programme (CDP) under NHDP:**
* Need-based financial support is provided for upgraded looms, worksheds, solar lighting, product & design development, etc., across the country, including Tamil Nadu.
* Rs. 1329.05 lakh was provided for 28 CDPs covering 6845 beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu in the last three years.
* The Ministry of Textiles has not received any NHDP proposal specifically for Perambalur district.
* **Geographical Indication (GI) of Goods:**
* The Handloom Marketing Assistance (HMA) component of NHDP promotes GI registration.
* Handloom Producers of Perambalur district have not filed any application for GI tag.
* 10 handloom products of Tamil Nadu State have been registered under the GI Act, 1999, out of 106 pan India.
* **Skill Upgradation Programmes (SAMARTH):**
* The Ministry of Textiles, under SAMARTH, provides demand-driven, placement-oriented skilling programs.
* Training in Perambalur district of Tamil Nadu State has not been conducted during 2023-26.
* **Amended Technology Up-gradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS):**
* ATUFS was valid only until 31.03.2022.
* No new proposals have been approved post-2022 (i.e., during 2023-26).
* **Marketing and Export Promotion:**
* Expos are organized across the country to provide marketing platforms for weavers.
* An e-commerce portal (https://www.indiahandmade.com) supports online marketing.
* Handloom exporters/weavers participate in international marketing events through the Handloom Export Promotion Council.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Handloom Weavers/Workers in Tamil Nadu (General)**
* **Impact:** Financial assistance is available for cluster development, benefiting weavers across the state through interventions like loom upgrades and infrastructure improvements. They can also participate in organized expos and have access to the e-commerce portal for marketing.
* **Action Required:** Weavers and workers should avail of financial assistance under the CDP, participate in various marketing initiatives, and utilize the e-commerce platform for online sales.
**Stakeholder: Handloom Producers in Perambalur District**
* **Impact:** No NHDP proposal has been received specifically for Perambalur district. No training has been conducted during 2023-26.
* **Action Required:** Producers in Perambalur district should file applications for GI tags and formulate specific proposals to avail NHDP assistance for cluster development.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Textiles**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing and overseeing NHDP, SAMARTH, and promotion initiatives.
* **Action Required:** To continue providing support and financial assistance for cluster development, monitor GI registration progress, and facilitate marketing and export opportunities for handloom products.
Key Entities Referenced
National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP): A scheme providing need-based financial support through various interventions like upgraded looms, construction of worksheds, and product development in the handloom sector.
Ministry of Textiles: The central ministry responsible for the textiles sector, including handloom development and related schemes like SAMARTH.
Tamil Nadu State: The specific state where NHDP activities in Perambalur district are being examined.
Perambalur: The district in Tamil Nadu, India, which is the focus of the handloom development initiatives being discussed.
Geographical Indication (GI) of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act 1999: Legislation related to promoting and protecting Geographical Indications for handloom products.
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1707
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026
NHDP IN PERAMBALUR, TAMIL NADU
1707. THIRU ARUN NEHRU:
Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री
be pleased to state :
(a) the number of handloom weaver clusters mapped and registered under the National Handloom
Development Programme (NHDP) in Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu during the last three years,
block-wise;
(b) the details of cluster development schemes funded under HMF, Cluster Development Scheme and
Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme including financial assistance released, number
of beneficiaries covered, looms modernized and production sheds constructed, block-wise;
(c) the status of GI tag applications pending for Perambalur handloom products like handloom fabrics
and traditional motifs, including stage of processing and expected timeline for notification block-wise;
and
(d) the skill upgradation programmes conducted, TUFS loans sanctioned to weavers, market promotion
activities organised and export linkages established for Perambalur handloom clusters during 2023-26,
block-wise?
उत्तर
ANSWER
वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री (श्री पबित्र मार्घरे रटा)
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES
(SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)
(a) & (b): Under the Cluster Development Programme (CDP), a component of National Handloom
Development Programme (NHDP), need based financial support is provided through various
interventions like upgraded looms & accessories, construction of worksheds, solar lighting units, product
& design development etc., across the country including Tamil Nadu State. Based on the requirement of
handloom weavers/workers in Tamil Nadu State, during last three years, financial assistance of
Rs.1329.05 lakh has been provided for 28 CDPs covering 6845 beneficiaries. However, the Ministry of
Textiles has not received any proposal under NHDP pertaining to Perambalur district.
(c): Under Handloom Marketing Assistance (HMA), a component of National Handloom
Development Programme (NHDP), Geographical Indication (GI) of Goods (Registration & Protection)
Act 1999 is promoted in respect of handloom products of pan India wherein financial assistance is
provided for meeting the expenses in registering the designs/products, imparting training to personnel of
Implementing Agency and effective enforcement of G.I. registration and organizing seminars,
workshops etc. Handloom Producers of Perambalur district have not filed any application for GI tag.
However, a total no. of 10 handloom products of Tamil Nadu State, out of 106 handloom products of pan
India have been registered under the GI Act, 1999.
(d): Ministry of Textiles under SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector)
provides demand driven, placement-oriented skilling programmes to supplement the efforts of the
industry in creating jobs in the organized textile and related sectors, covering the entire value chain of
textiles, excluding spinning and weaving in organized sector on pan India basis. Training in Perambalur
distict of Tamil Nadu State has not been conducted during 2023-26.It is stated that the Amended Technology Up-gradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) was valid only
until 31.03.2022 and currently, only previous committed liabilities are being processed. Hence, no new
proposal has been approved post-2022 i.e. during 2023-26.
To provide the marketing platforms to the handloom agencies/weavers to sell their products
directly to the customers, expos are organised across the country including participation in various crafts
melas & Dilli Haat programme etc. In addition, an e-commerce portal (https://www.indiahandmade.com)
has already been launched to support the handloom sector for online marketing of handloom products.
For export promotion of handlooms, participation of handloom exporters/weavers of pan India
including handloom clusters of Tamil Nadu State are organized for various International marketing
events/fairs like India International Trade Fair, Buyer Seller Meet, Reverse Buyer Seller Meet, Big
Ticket events, Bharat Tex, through Handloom Export Promotion Council.
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