HANDLOOMS & TEXTILES
HANDLOOMS & TEXTILES
State Govt Schemes
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INTEREST SUBSIDY / PAVALA VADDI SCHEME
  • To reduce the interest burden to the Weaver Cooperative Societies on the Credit Limits, Government is sanctioning Interest Rebate, 9.5% to Primary Weavers Co-operative Societies and 7.5% to APCO, from 01.04.2008. Government issued orders for implementing ‘Pavala Vaddi’ Scheme on Cash Credit loans sanctioned to Coop. Societies and APCO vide G.O.Ms.No.:75, dated 14.03.2008 of Industries and Commerce (Tex) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
  • An amount of Rs.308.00 lakhs released to 30 societies and APCO during the year 2014-15.
  • An amount of Rs. 400.00 lakhs was provided in the budget and released to 167 societies and APCO during the year 2015-16.
  • Rs. 600.00 lakhs was provided in the budget and Rs. 463.95 lakhs released to 195 societies and APCO during the year 2016-17.
  • Rs. 600.00 lakhs was provided in the budget and Rs.514.63 lakhs released to 146 PHWCSs and APCO during the year 2017-18.
NETHA BAZAARS
  • Implementing with a view to enable the weavers to sell their products/cloth directly without intermediaries.
  • The State Government have released a sum of Rs.169.115 lakhs for construction of (12) Netha Bazaars and Rs.80.00 lakhs were provided by B.C. Corporation, DRDA etc., for completion of Netha Bazaars.
  • (6) Netha Bazaars at Srikakulam, Rajahmundry, Guntur, Chirala, Anantapur and Kurnool have become operational and one at Eluru in Progress. Balance(5) Netha Bazaars are at different stages of implementation.
  • An amount of Rs. 46.75 lakhs has been released to West Godavari to construct Netha Bazaar during the year 2017-18.
SCHEME FOR TRAINING & INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT TO HANDLOOM SECTOR
  • Objective of the scheme is to provide training to weavers in the Handloom Sector, to provide necessary support in an integrated and comprehensive manner to upgrade the skills and knowledge of weavers and to facilitate modification of looms so as to enable product diversification to suit the export market.
  • Rs.162.87 lakhs released to 11 Societies against the total allocation of Rs.338.00 lakhs for the year 2016-17.
  • Rs. 338.00 lakhs has allocated and 330.00 lakhs has released to (20) PHWCSs during 2017-18. The details are under here.
(Rs.in Lakhs)
Sl.No Name of the district Societies Benefited Amount Released
1. East Godavari 2 16.00
2. West Godavari 1 10.00
3. Krishna 1 29.40
4. Prakasam 2 60.00
5. YSR Kadapa 14 214.60
Total 20 330.00
  • Rs. 338.00 lakhs allotted for the financial year 2018-19 under the scheme.
OLD AGE PENSIONS TO WEAVERS
  • Under the Scheme financial assistance (pension) will be provided to the old aged eligible Weavers.
  • The age of Weaver Pensioner is reduced from 65 to 50 years, as a special case because of crippling effect in weaving profession. (G.O.Rt.No278, I&C (Tex) dept., dt:14.10.2005).
  • Old Age Pensions to Weavers are being disbursed @ Rs.2250/- per month with effect from June, 2019 and paid to be from July, 2019 (G.O.Ms.No.103, Dt:30.05.2019 PR & RD (RD-I) Dept.)
  • So far 1,03,576 pensions were sanctioned to weavers.
POWERLOOM INDUSTRY
  • There are about 30,678 Powerlooms both in the decentralized sector, mostly concentrated in Chittoor, Anantapur, Kadapa, and Kurnool District. District wise Details of Powerlooms as follows:
    • Sl.No Name of the district Number of Units Number of Looms
    1. East Godavari 73 129
    2. West Godavari 17 68
    3. Krishna 36 232
    4. Guntur 16 47
    5. Prakasam 8 40
    6. Nellore 17 381
    7. Chittoor 3458 11766
    8. Kurnool 137 167
    9. Ananthapuram 4503 17525
    10. YSR Kadapa 221 323
    Total 8486 30678
POWER TARIFF CONCESSION TO POWERLOOM WEAVERS
  • With a view to provide relief to Powerloom units, which are facing crisis on account of increase in Power Tariffs, Government have reduced the Power Tariff for the Powerloom Weavers by 50% per unit up to 5 HP load capacity.
  • 30,678 Powerloom Units are getting benefit under the Scheme with 8,486 service connections.
  • Government have accorded permission for continuation of Scheme w.e.f 01.04.2010 vide G.O.Rt.No.691 I&C (Tex) dept., dt: 04.12.2013.
  • Govt. have also ordered Exemption of 100% FSA charges to Powerloom Weavers who are availing 50% Power Tariff Concession vide G.O.Rt.No.173 I&C (Tex) dept., dt:02.05.2014.
  • An amount of Rs.725.51 lakhs has been released to AP TRANSCO during 2015-16.
  • An amount of Rs.1500.00 lakhs has been released to AP TRANSCO during 2018- 19.
  • An amount of Rs.833.25 lakhs are under vote on Account Budjet for the FY 2019- 20 has been released to AP TRANSCO.
40% Subsidy on Purchase Hank Yarn, Dyes & Chemicals from NHDC and APCO
  • With a view to supply quality and branded yarn and quality Dyes & Chemicals through NHDC and APCO to Handloom Weavers for production of quality Handloom Fabrics in the State and to provide Yarn Subsidy to Primaries, 40% subsidy on Yarn, Dyes and Chemicals to Handloom Cooperative Societies is being provided.
  • Rs.706.73 Lakhs released to 189 Primary Handloom Weavers Cooperative Societies for the year 201617.
  • Rs.800.00 Lakhs has allocated and an amount of Rs.529.41 Lakhs has released to 178 Primary Handloom Weavers Cooperative Societies for the year 201718.
  • Rs.1100.00 Lakhs has allocated and an amount of Rs.236.53 Lakhs has released to 137 Primary Handloom Weavers Cooperative Societies for the year 201819. The details are under here:
(Rs.in Lakhs)
Sl.No Name of the district No. of Societies Amount Released
1. Srikakulam 14 18.23
2. Vizianagaram 3 2.14
3. Visakhapatnam 2 0.70
4. East Godavari 40 60.19
5. West Godavari 12 3.60
6. Krishna 34 83.55
7. Guntur 32 68.12
8. Prakasam - -
9. Kurnool - -
Total 137 236.53
  • Rs.500.00 Lakhs allotted for the financial year 201920 under the scheme an amount of Rs.122.00 Lakhs released to 34 Primary Handloom Weavers Cooperative Societies of Krishna District as on date.