New Delhi February 20,2014:-The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and Coir Board have been implementing a cluster-based scheme named Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) since 2005-06 under which khadi, village industries and coir clusters have been taken up for development by providing them with improved equipments, common facilities centres, business development services, training, capacity building and design and marketing support, etc. 29 Khadi, 47 Village Industries and 25 Coir clusters have been developed under this scheme. The main traditional industries that fall under the purview of the scheme include khadi and village industries such as cane and bamboo crafts, embroidery, leather, pottery, handmade paper, wooden handicrafts, bee-keeping, agarbatti, herbal products, brass metal products, carpentry, beads making, palm gur, Coir, etc. Funds provided by KVIC and Coir Board to the clusters during the last three years and the current year are:
                                                                                                                    (Rs. lakh)
|
Year |
KVIC |
Coir Board |
Total |
|
2010-11 |
897.65 |
219.90 |
1117.55 |
|
2011-12 |
461.04 |
0.98 |
462.02 |
|
2012-13 |
61.68 |
– |
61.68 |
|
2013-14* |
 2.73 |
– |
 2.73 |
* upto January 2014
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The State-wise figures of employment generated during last 3 years and the current year are not maintained centrally by KVIC and Coir Board. However, the State-wise number of artisans benefited under the clusters taken under SFURTI is:
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State-wise number of artisans benefited under SFURTI
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|
Sr. No |
State/UTs |
Number of Cluster |
No. of artisans benefited |
 |
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|
1.      |
Jammu& Kashmir |
5 |
    5488 |
 |
|
2.      |
Himachal Pradesh |
1 |
590 |
 |
|
3.      |
Punjab |
4 |
2804 |
 |
|
4.      |
UT Chandigarh |
– |
– |
 |
|
5.      |
Uttarakhand |
2 |
1700 |
 |
|
6.      |
Haryana |
3 |
1582 |
 |
|
7.      |
Delhi |
– |
– |
 |
|
8.      |
Rajasthan |
3 |
1641 |
 |
|
9.      |
Uttar Pradesh |
7 |
4781 |
 |
|
10.  |
Bihar |
3 |
1275 |
 |
|
11.  |
Sikkim |
1 |
907 |
 |
|
12.  |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1 |
500 |
 |
|
13.  |
Nagaland |
2 |
576 |
 |
|
14.  |
Manipur |
2 |
1616 |
 |
|
15.  |
Mizoram |
1 |
460 |
 |
|
16.  |
Tripura |
3 |
1033 |
 |
|
17.  |
Meghalaya |
1 |
310 |
 |
|
18.  |
Assam |
4 |
2863 |
 |
|
19.  |
West Bengal |
5 |
3380 |
 |
|
20.  |
Jharkhand |
2 |
925 |
 |
|
21.  |
Odisha |
4 |
3798 |
 |
|
22.  |
Chhattisgarh |
1 |
430 |
 |
|
23.  |
Madhya Pradesh |
2 |
1050 |
 |
|
24.  |
Gujarat* |
2 |
1001 |
 |
|
25.  |
Maharashtra ** |
4 |
2702 |
 |
|
26.  |
Andhra Pradesh |
7 |
33813 |
 |
|
27.  |
Karnataka |
7 |
9760 |
 |
|
28.  |
Goa |
– |
– |
 |
|
29.  |
Lakshadweep |
1 |
800 |
 |
|
30.  |
Kerala |
9 |
26597 |
 |
|
31.  |
Tamilnadu |
12 |
28202 |
 |
|
32.  |
Puducherry |
1 |
580 |
 |
|
33.  |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
1 |
250 |
 |
|
 |
Total |
101 |
1,41,414 |
 |
* including Daman & Diu
** including Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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            As per the evaluation study conducted by KVIC and Coir Board through an independent agency, the scheme has been found to be very effective and has led to significantly higher earnings for the artisans besides increasing production through expansion of business, diversification of products, upgradation of skills and improvement in productivity through better tools and machinery.
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This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri K. H. Muniyappa in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
