Total Number of Artisans registered under Pahchaan Initiative:
State | Number of Artisans |
Assam | 1,03,057 |
All India | 29,95,672 |
Source: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1922 for answer on 11.03.2025
Number of the Beneficiaries under the Pahchaan Scheme in 2021-22 to 2023-24
State | Beneficiaries | ||
2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
Assam | 6,878 | 4,382 | 1,620 |
Source: Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1922 for answer on 11.03.2025
State-wise Fund Sanctioned & Released under National Handicraft Development Programme (NHDP), 2019-20 to 2023-24 :
(Rs. In Lakhs)
States | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |||||
Funds sanctioned | Funds released | Funds sanctioned | Funds released | Funds sanctioned | Funds released | Funds sanctioned | Funds released | Funds sanctioned | Funds released | |
Assam | 315.78 | 195.64 | 691.64 | 396.73 | 717.84 | 494.30 | 728.57 | 536.59 | 326.11 | 247.76 |
All India | 11,852.02 | 6,953.29 | 13,866.02 | 8,600.75 | 20,757.22 | 14,064.34 | 22,293.52 | 13,129.25 | 17,523.09 | 10,919.25 |
Source: Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2978 for answer on 18.03.2025.