HANDLOOMS, HANDICRAFTS, TEXTILES AND KHADI DEPARTMENT

KHADI, VILLAGE INDUSTRIES AND HANDICRAFTS

POLICY NOTE 2021 –2022

DEMAND No. 18

R. GANDHI MINISTER FOR HANDLOOMS AND TEXTILES

© Government of 2021

POLICY NOTE 2021-22

Sl. Departments Page No. No.

1. Department of Sericulture 1–55

Tamil Nadu Handicrafts 2. Development Corporation 56-85 Limited “Poompuhar”

Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village 3. 86-116 Industries Board

Tamil Nadu Palm Products 4. 117-121 Development Board

Department of Sericulture

INDEX Sl. Subjects Page No No 1 Department of Sericulture 1 2 Sericulture in 8 3 Sericulture in Tamil Nadu 9 4 Sustainable Development Goals 11 Staff Strength of the 5 14 Department of Sericulture Activities of the Department of 6 17 Sericulture 7 Mulberry Area in Tamil Nadu 19 Infrastructure Facilities of the 8 21 Department of Sericulture 9 Raw Silk Production 42 10 Crop Insurance 42 Schemes implemented during 11 43 2020-2021 12 Seri Tourism 50 Achievements of the 13 51 Department of Sericulture Initiatives for Sericulture 14 53 development in Tamil Nadu Budget provision for the Year 15 55 2021-2022

The Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited “Poompuhar”

INDEX

Sl. Subjects Page No No Preamble 56 1 The main objectives 57 2 Sustainable Development Goals 58 3 Showrooms 61 4 Exhibitions 61 5 Exports 62 6 Sales Turnover 63 7 Pricing Policy 63 8 Poompuhar Production Centres 64 9 New Administrative, Marketing, 64 Design and Production Initiatives 10 Optional Procurement Agency 71 11 New revenue stream 71 12 Welfare of Artisans 73 13 Urban Haats 77 14 Additional infrastructure 78 15 Integrated Development and 79 Promotion of Handicrafts (IDPH) 16 Common Facility Centre for 81 revival of languishing crafts, fully funded by 17 Distribution of Tool Kits 81 18 Craft Tourism Village 82 (Mamallapuarm) Sl. Subjects Page No No 19 Mamallapuram: World Stone 84 Carving City 20 Geographical Indication (GI Tag) 84 for Handicrafts 21 Outlook for the Future 85

Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board INDEX Sl. Subjects Page No No Preamble 86 1 Objectives 87 2 Administration 88 Sustainable Development 3 88 Goals 4 Khadi 89 Marketing Development 5 97 Assistance (MDA) 6 Village Industries 101 7 Sales Outlets 109 Industrial Co-operative 8 111 Societies Prime Minister’s 9 Employment Generation 111 Programme Production and Sales of 10 Khadi and Village Industries 115 Products Financial Support From 11 115 Government Tamil Nadu Palm Products Development Board INDEX Sl. Subjects Page No No 1 Objectives 117 Palm Jaggery Manufacturing 2 Co-operative Societies and 117 Federations 3 Palm Products 118 4 License for Neera Tapping 118 5 Administration 119 Assistance to create 6 119 infrastructure Marketing of Palm Products 7 120 and Sale of Sukku Coffee Production and Sales of Palm 8 121 Products

DEPARTMENT OF SERICULTURE

Department of Sericulture is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu, serving the sericulture farmers and entrepreneurs engaged in silk reeling and other sericulture related activities in the State.

The ‘Sericulture wing’ which originally functioned under the Department of Industries and Commerce functioned independently as ‘Department of Sericulture’ since 1979 with its headquarters at Salem under Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department, Secretariat, Chennai under the guidance of Hon’ble Minister for Rural Industries.

The objectives of the department are to attain self-sufficiency in silk production; to make Tamil Nadu a leading state in bivoltine silk production; expanding the area under Mulberry cultivation; bringing more farmers and entrepreneurs into the fold of sericulture; encouraging unemployed youths to take up silkworm rearing / silk reeling to attain a better