More weavers from TN benefitted under Mudra scheme: Centre

Tamil Nadu weavers received more loans under the Mudra scheme than all other states put together in the last three years, according to Union textile minister Piyush Goyal.
In a statement made in Rajya Sabha on Thursday in response to the query of MDMK leader Vaiko, Piyush Goyal said 41,568 Tamil Nadu weavers were provided loans under the Mudra scheme in 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2020–21. This was way higher than 25,193 loans sanctioned for weavers from all the other states put together during the same period.
The loan amount given to weavers from Tamil Nadu accounted for Rs 207 crore, whereas the loan given to all other states was Rs 159 crore, according to Goyal’s reply in the parliament.
In his query, Vaiko had sought details on status of National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), whether there was a shortfall in the achievements under the programme, reasons for the shortfall and efforts to reverse that trend.
Goyal said that during the last three years 1,438 weavers benefitted from central government’s skill development scheme while 9924 weavers were trained in other parts of the country. Similarly, 1,955 weavers from TN were provided looms and accessories, while weavers from all other states put together accounted for 20192.