Raw Material Supply Scheme

Brief

The Ministry of Textiles introduces the Raw Material Supply Scheme, which is designed to ensure the availability of quality raw materials to handloom weavers and artisans. This scheme supports the handloom sector by providing reliable access to essential raw materials.

Eligibility

• Individual weavers.
• Agencies in which weavers are members i.e. Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Cooperative Societies.
• Handloom Producer Company.
• Weavers Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs, who are involved in actual weaving activity along with marketing and other activities & own Handlooms on their premises, will be eligible weaver entrepreneurs.
• The number of Handlooms owned and functional in the premises of the weaver entrepreneur will be counted for the raw material subsidy component purpose.

Tenure

• 2021-22 to 2025-26

Benefit tags

• Infrastructure

• Transport Subsidy Component: The purpose of this component is to make available all types of yarn at mill gate price to the beneficiaries for production of handloom items, so as to facilitate regular supply of basic raw materials to the Handloom sector and help utilize the full employment potential of the sector. Price Subsidy on Raw Material: The objective of this component of the scheme is to make available raw material.. yarn at a subsidized price to the eligible beneficiaries so as to facilitate the handloom sector to compete with the mill sector.

• Individual weavers.

• Agencies in which weavers are members i.e. Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Cooperative Societies.

• Handloom Producer Company.

• Weavers Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs, who are involved in actual weaving activity along with marketing and other activities & own Handlooms on their premises, will be eligible weaver entrepreneurs.

• The number of Handlooms owned and functional in the premises of the weaver entrepreneur will be counted for the raw material subsidy component purpose.

• 2021-22 to 2025-26

Online / portal

Official application / information link: http://handlooms.nic.in/assets/img/Handloom%20Schemes/final%20book%208%20Nov%2021.pdf

Source listing: https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/government-schemes.html