Subsidy and assistance to Handicrafts Industry

Schemes of State Government for Promotion of Handicrafts    A.           Assistance to Handicrafts Co-operatives.  B.           Assistance to individual artisans.  C.           Development of Cluster.  D-I.        Skill training on Handicrafts (District Level).                 Balasore Puri  Cuttack   Dhenkanal  Keonjhar  Mayurbhanj  Sambalpur  Nayagrah  Kendrapara  Jagatsinghpur  Khurda D-II.       SKILL TRAINING ON HANDICRAFTS (STATE LEVEL)  D-III.     Training on Woollen Carpet.  D-IV.     STATE LEVEL HANDICRAFTS AWARDS State Handicrafts Award State Handicrafts Design Competition Award.                  Various schemes are implemented by the State Government to provide assistance to the Primary and Apex Handicrafts Co-op. Societies in order to strengthen their financial base and infrastructure for augmenting production and sale of Handicrafts goods. Necessary funding is made by the State Govt. for imparting skill training through Training Institute/M.C.M. to have strong production base. Margin money assistance is provided to individual artisans to avail bank loan. Marketing support is also provided to the societies/artisans through exhibition. Cluster development is also given priority.              In this Chapter salient features of the schemes of State Govt. have been highlighted. Schemes of State Government for promotion of Handicraft.  A.            Assistance to Handicrafts Co-operatives.                                Name of the Scheme  Objective Pattern of assistance and its limit Eligibility Whom to apply Construction of Show-room-cum-Godown. To provide a godown-cum-sales outlet to Primary Handicrafts Co-op. Society as an infrastructural support to augment sales turnover. Maximum of Rs.50,000/- is given to a Handicrafts Co-operative Society as grant in 3 instalments. Any registered Handicrafts co-op. having three years continuous satisfactory operation with annual turn-over of minimum of Rs.10,000/- and having its own land DIC Modernisation of Equipment. To provide modern equipments to Handicrafts Co-op. Societies  for enhancing production and productivity. Maximum of Rs.30,000/- is provided to a Handicrafts Co-op. Society in shape of grant. Any registered working Handicrafts Co-op. Society can apply for supply of modern equipment in prescribed form justifying the need. DIC Interest subsidy to Handicrafts Coop. Society To encourage Handicrafts Co-op. Societies to avail bank finance to undertake production and marketing of Handicrafts goods. Subsidy @ 4.5% on bank loan availed by Handicrafts Co-op. Society. Any primary registered working Handicrafts Co-op. Society availing bank finance can apply for interest subsidy to the DIC in prescribed format along with banker’s certificate. The apex H.C.S. will submit it’s application to Director, H&CI alongwith banker’s certificate. DIC / Directorate of H&CI. Rebate on sale of Handicrafts goods To promote sale of Handicrafts goods. Rebate to primary & central Co-op. is allowed on sale during State Level Exhibition or during special Exhibition, as approved by Govt. The apex society is reimbursed rebate claim @ 10% or 20% on sale of Handicrafts goods, subject to limit of Rs. 10.00 lakh per annum. Registered Primary / Central/Co-op. Societies allowing rebate as per the norms, can submit their claim to DIC within 90 days of completion of exhibition, whereas the Apex HCS will submit their claims, duly certified by the Chartered Accountant to the Directorate of H&CI, Orissa. DIC/Directorate of H&CI. Share Capital Investment in Handicrafts Co-op. Society To strengthen the equity base of primary & apex Handicrafts Co-op. Societies, who in turn will avail bank finance to undertake production & marketing of Handicrafts goods for benefit of their artisan members. @ of Rs. 1,000/- per member subject to ceiling of Rs. 1.00 lakh per primary Handicrafts co-op. society  with matching contribution of 10% by individual members. Registered working primary HCS, engage in production/marketing of Handicrafts goods will submit the application to Directorate of H&CI in the prescribed form.       Directorate of H&CI. Exhibition outside the State. To promote sale of Orissan Handicrafts & draw attention of people outside the State to the richness of Orissan handicrafts & consequently augment marketing opportunities. Incentive is given to the primary, central and Apex societies, dealing in Handicrafts products in the State. i)                     Ground rent and/or installation, decoration of stall upto Rs.7,500/- ii)                   Travelling allowance for two representatives of the society in Class-II railway/bus fare to & from iii)                  DA for two representatives of the society at the rate applicable to Class-II Govt. servant outside the state for a maximum period of 1 week iv)    For transportation of goods to be sold in the exhibition maximum upto Rs.5000/- APEX CORPORATION. For one single exhibition, The apex corporation will be eligible to get maximum upto Rs.50000/-, to be sanctioned by the Directorate of H&CI. For exhibition, where claim is more than Rs.50000/- for single exhibition prior Govt. sanction  will be necessary. A primary or central society will be eligible to receive this grant two times in a single financial year for participating in two different exhibitions located in two different cities of the Country outside the State. Apex Corporation will be eligible for participating in three exhibitions maximum in a year in three different cities outside the State either within the Country or Abroad. GM, DIC/Directorate of H&CI.  B.            Assistance to individual artisans.  Name of the Scheme  Objective Pattern of assistance and its limit Eligibility Whom to apply Rehabilitation of Handicrafts artisans (RHA) To create employment avenue for the Handicrafts artisan by providing margin money assistance for availing bank finance to set up his/her own production unit. Subsidy @ 25% of the project cost with maximum ceiling of Rs.5000/-. Entrepreneur should be either from the traditional artisan craft family or trained from any of the Handicrafts training centres/school/SIHT/Handicrafts Complex or from any other Govt. approved Institution in any one of the crafts. Age: – He/She should be within the age of 18-45 years. He/She should be permanent resident of state of Orissa. He/She should be able to contribute at least 5% of the total cost of the schemes. DIC  C.            Development of Cluster.  Name of the Scheme  Objective Pattern of assistance and its limit Eligibility Whom to apply Establishment of Craft Village. To develop craft clusters by imparting skill training to a group of 50 artisans followed by production activity. Maximum Rs.4.17 lakhs is provided under different component for establishment of Craft Village. Availability of raw material and market demand are the main criteria for selection of area/location of craft. DCIO of concerned DIC will submit the proposal to the Directorate of H&CI in form of the project proposal with justification. Directorate of H&CI. D-I.     Skill training on Handicrafts (District Level).  The details of Training Centre functioning in different districts are as follows.  Location of Training Centre Crafts Intake Cap- acity Dur- ation  (in yrs) Eligib- ility Stip- end(in Rs.) Selection Procedure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BALASORE             Baulagadia Stone Carving 10 2 Cl.-V passed Age 15 - 25 100/-         Selection is made by a committee consisting of local IPO, instructor of the training centre and local Sarpanch. Preference is given to: Candidate belonging to traditional artisan family. Women candidates who are either widows or divorcee or deserted or unmarried girls belonging to family without having a male earning member.                 40% of the trainees should be women except stone craft, brass & bellmetal and wood craft.                         Kuligaon Golden Grass 20 1 do 100/- PURI           Konark Stone Carving 10 2 do 100/- Puri Sea Shell 10 2 do 100/- Birapratappur Cane & Bamboo 20 1 do 100/- CUTTACK           Utkal Balashrama Wood Carving/ Stone Carving 10 2 do 100/- Neutiakan Cane & Bamboo 10 1 do 100/- Ghasiput do 12 1 do 100/- Oranda do 20 1 do 100/- DHENKANAL           Indipur Brass & Bellmetal 10 2 do 100/- Deogaon Cane & Bamboo 20 1 do 100/- KEONJHAR           Raisuan Brass & Bellmetal 10 2 do 100/- MAYURBHANJ           Khiching Hard Stone Carving 10 2 do 100/- Bijayaramchandrapur Sabai Grass 10 1 do 100/- SAMBALPUR           Kuchinda Sisal Craft 10 1 do 100/- NAYAGARH           Daspalla Cane & Bamboo 20 1 do 100/- KENDRAPARA           Danpur Golden Grass 20 1 do 100/- JAGATSINGHPUR           Bansa Golden Grass 12 1 do 100/- KHURDA           Narendrapur Cane & Bamboo 20 1 do 100/- D-II.    SKILL TRAINING ON HANDICRAFTS (STATE LEVEL)  Name of the Training Programme/Centre Crafts Intake Capacity Duration (in yrs) Eligibility Stipend (Rs. per month) Selection Procedure       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 State Institute of Handicrafts Training Bhubaneswar   (To Create Skilled worker  in the field of Handicraft/Upgradation of skill of the traditional artisan community of the state)   Stone Carving 10 2 (Begins from 1st July)                     7th Class Age 16-20yrs. 3yrs. age relaxation for SC / ST / OBC / Women Candidate                     100/-     Applications are invited through advertisement in Oriya Daily / AIR / Doordarshan in the month of May / June every year.  Preference will be given to the candidate belonging to traditional artisan family and also the candidates acquired training at Distrcit Level Centre. Entrance Test is conducted for selection of the candidate.                   Wood Carving 10 100/- Wooden Painted Toys 10   100/-   Appliqué 10 100/- Pattachitra 10 100/- Palm leaf Etching 10 100/- Art Leather 10 100/- Batik Print 10 100/- Terracotta 10 100/- Cane & Bamboo 10 100/- Advance training course, Handicrafts Complex, Bhubaneswar  (To create master-craft persons in the state) Stone Carving 10 2 (Begins from 1st July)         7th Class Age 18-22yrs. 3 yrs. age relaxation for SC / ST / OBC / Women Candidate. He / She should have passed from Handicrafts School / HTCs or worked under master-crafts person at least 5 years or undergone training under TRYSEM and other Govt. sponsored programmes.         250/- Applications are invited through advertisement in Oriya Daily / AIR / Doordarshan in the month of May / June every year.  Entrance Test is conducted for selection of the candidate.         Wood Carving 10 250/- Appliqué 10 250/- Pattachitra 10 250/- Terracotta 10 250/-  D-III.  Training on Woollen Carpet.  (To provide self-employment to un-employed women in rural areas)  Name of the Training Programme/Centre District Covered Seats Available Duration (in yrs) Eligibility Stipend (Rs. per month) Selection Procedure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Training on Woollen Carpet Weaving. (To provide a new avenue of self-employment to un-employed women youth in rural areas of the state by imparting skill training on woollen carpet weaving.) Puri Khurda Nayagarh Cuttack Jagatsinghpur Dhenkanal 40 per centre having 10 looms 1 year 5th Class Age 15-35yrs. 150/- per month  Selection of the candidates is made by the committee consisting of representative of DCIO, M/s TCI and local IPO. Preference will be given to candidate belonging to SC/STOBC/BPL      D-IV.       STATE LEVEL HANDICRAFTS AWARDS  1.         State Handicrafts Award:              Objectives:                         To recognise and encourage master crafts persons in the state for their outstanding work in the field of handicrafts. Every year three best entries are selected for state Handicrafts award where as five entries are selected for certificate of merit.             Award:                         i.          To State Handicrafts Awardee: 3 Nos.                                     a)         One Brass Phalaka                                     b)         Certificate                                     c)         Cash Prize of Rs.5000/-                                     d)         Anga Bastra                           ii.         To Merit Certificate Holders : 5 Nos.                                     a)         Certificate                                     b)         Cash Prize of Rs.1000/-                                     c)         Anga Bastra              Eligibility: i.                     Participant must be permanent resident of Orissa ii.                   Hereditary and Non-Hereditary artisan having 5 years working experience. iii.                  Articles submitted for the award should be the original work of the applicant. iv.                 Recipient of National / State Award in last three years need not apply.              How to Apply:                         Entries are invited from master craft persons through advertisement in Oriya Dailies / AIR / Doordarshan in the month of April / May. One artisan can not be more than two entries in a particular year. He/She shall have to submit a piece of Art to concerned DIC.              Selection Procedure:                         The Selection for the State Award is made by a committee constituted by Govt. The following aspects are taken into consideration at the time of selection. a)                  Techniques followed. b)                  Degrees of Skill. c)                  Ability to involve new designs. d)                  Contribution towards development of the craft and improvement of techniques. e)                  Knowledge in Silpa Sastra. f)                    Outstanding works executed by the craftsman. g)                  Training Skill and Organising Ability. h)                  Participation in Exhibitions and Demonstration i)                    Publication of Articles or papers relating to the craft.  2.         State Handicrafts Design Competition Award:              Objectives:                         To encourage Handicrafts artisans for development of new designs. Every year five such awards are given for the best entries.              Award:                                     a)         Cash Prize of Rs.3000/-                                     b)         Certificate                                     d)         Anga Bastra              Eligibility:                         Following areas of handicrafts are considered for giving this award.                         i.          Stone Carving               vii.        Papier mache                         ii.          Wood Carving              viii.       Brass & Bellmetal                         iii.         Pattachitra                    ix.         Filigree                         iv.         Horn Work                  x.         Cane & Bamboo                         v.         Terracotta                    xi.         Lacquer Work                         vi.         Appliqué                         The Artisans must be bonafide residents of Orissa.                         Artisans having five years working experience shall participate in the competition.                         (Certificate from DCIO will be sufficient for the purpose)              How to Apply:                                     Entries are invited from the eligible craft persons by release of advertisement in Oriya Dailies / AIR / Doordarshan in the month April / May. The craft person should submit its application along with sample in concerned DIC for recommendation by the District Level Selection Committee.              Selection Procedure:                                     The best entries are selected by the State Level Selection Committee constituted by Govt. Out of the entries recommended by the District Level Committee. The selection is made on following criteria.                         a)         Fineness.                         b)         Innovation                         c)         Creativity                         d)         Wastage Factor                         e)         Production Capability                         f)          Utility Aspect

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