Action Plan

Handlooms           

For the year 2005-06 under handloom sector it has been targeted to provide assistance to 41 viable PWCS constituting 6529 beneficiaries. The assistance will include :-  

1. Supply of modern weaving accessories to needy weavers

2. Re-imbursement of marketing incentive claims of PWCS

3. Organization of National/ State / District level handloom Expos & exhibition.

 A sum of Rs.277.19 lakh has been provided under market development assistance towards Central share to clear up the backlog arrear claims of the PWCS and Apex co-operative organization. A sum of Rs.126.76 lakh has been provided under the scheme towards state share of assistance for adjustment of OCF advance availed during 2004-05.

 Under the scheme rebate on sale of handloom clothes in NH Expos & exhibition a sum of Rs.40.00 lakh towards state share and Rs.22.48 lakh towards Central share have been provided. 

Under development of exportable products and their marketing a sum of Rs.7.14 lakhs towards state share and Rs.20.93 lakh towards Central share of assistance have been proposed for 2005-06. 

Under marketing Incentive component of DDHPY a sum Rs.45.61 lakh towards state share and Rs.377.24 lakh towards Central share of assistance have been proposed to clear up the balance marketing incentive claims of the PWCS and Apex organization.

 Under basic input component a sum of Rs.5.00 lakh towards state share and Rs.48.06 lakh towards Central share of assistance have been proposed.

 Under publicity component a sum of Rs.5.00 lakh towards state share and 20.50 lakh towards Central share of assistance have been proposed.

 For strengthening of handloom organization a sum of Rs.0.03 lakh (token provn.) towards state share and Rs.1500.00 lakh towards Central share of assistance have been proposed for enhancing the credit limit to be used as working capital of the PWCS in the state. 

Under thrift deposit of handloom weavers’ saving and security scheme a sum of Rs.26.82 lakh towards state share and Rs.83.38 lakh towards Central share have been proposed for year 2005-06. In the scheme the state as well as Central Govt. contribute 50% matching share against 8% annual wages contribution by the weavers.

In the Sericulture Sector a sum Rs.30.00 lakh towards state share in Centrally sponsored plan and Rs.19.48 lakh towards state plan have been provided for expenditure during 2005-06.

 SERICULTURE

The following components of assistance  have been proposed under RLTAP for KBK district during 2005-06. 

1. Tassar programme ….
1. Assistance to tassar seed rearers for maintaining host plants.
2. Assistance to commercial rearers
3. Rearing equipment support to seed rearers
4. Support to commercial rearers for rearing equipment
5. Support to tassar graineours

2. Mulberry programme …
   1. Support for nursery of high yielding varities
   2. Assistance to farmers for construction of rearing houses.
   3. Support for preparation of Vermi composts.
   4. Institutional supply of quality disinfectants
   5. Assistance to the beneficiaries for mulberry plantation, rearing house, rearing equipment and fencing
   6. Establishment of mulberry extension service centre
   7. Maintenance of infrastucture
   8. Irrigation to mulberry plantation

3. Eri Programme …
   1. Augmentation of Eri food plants with training and start-up tools
   2. Assistance for construction of Eri rearing house
   3. Eri farm-cum-grainage   

During the year 2005-06 a sum of Rs.50.00 lakh have been provided with target of benefiting 30 tassar rearers and construction of 3 tassar graineurs in KBK district under RLTAP including construction 208 rearing houses for 90 beneficiaries, preparation of Vermi composts for 26 nos. of farmers and supply of quality disinfectants to 113 farmers in mulberry section. Construction of 208 nos. of Eri rearing houses for Eri farmers and one Eri farm-cum-grainage have also been targeted.