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HANDLOOMS,HANDICRAFTS,TEXTILES AND KHADI
(D2) DEPARTMENT
G.O.(Ms).NO.
92
DATED:
12.05.1998
(Vegudhganya, Chitrirai,29, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2029)
Handloom Industry – Rebate Scheme – Revised Orders
Issued
READ:-
- G.O.Ms.No.131, HHTK Department dated 28.05.1997
- Government Letter No.116929/D2/97-1, HHTK
Department,
dated 26.08.1997
- Government Letter No.180, HHTK Department,
dated 08.09.1997
- G.O.Ms.No.59, HHTK Department dated 27.03.1998
- Director of Handlooms and Textiles Letter
No.48033/97/F,
dated 19.09.1997
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ORDER:
In the Government Orders fourth
read above, the Government appointed a High Level
Committee to study the various problems being confronted
by the Handloom weavers and to submit its report
to Government within a month. Accordingly, the
Committee submitted its report to the Government.
The report contains several recommendations which
was placed before the Cabinet for its consideration.
Based on the decision of the Cabinet, the Hon'ble
Chief Minister had made several announcements on
the floor of the Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly
on 30.04.1998. The following are some of the announcements
made by the Hon'ble Chief Minister relevant to
the rebate scheme:
- To permit the Primary Weavers Cooperative
Societies and the Cooptex to allow rebate at
20% on whole sale of all eligible handloom
goods;
- To permit the Apex Body, namely, the Cooptex
to procure handloom goods from the Primary
Weavers Cooperative Societies based on its
production plan etc. and thereafter prefer
claims to the Government for seeking reimbursement
of rebate allowed by it to its customers on
the sale of all eligible handloom goods; and
- To ensure that in future all rebate claims
of both Primary Weavers Cooperative Societies
and Cooptex of a particular year are settled
on quarterly basis i.e. claims relating to
a quarter of a particular year are to be settled
in the next quarter of the same year and that
the Director of Handlooms and Textiles will
be responsible for the sanction and disbursement
of the rebate claims promptly on a quarterly
basis.
- In the light of the announcements above and
in supersession of the abover Government Orders,
the following revised orders is issued in the
matter:-
The Government after careful consideration
permit both the Primary Weavers Cooperative Societies
and Cooptex to allow 20% rebate throughout the
year with immediate effect. While allowing the
rebate on all retail sales, the following conditions
shall be followed:-
- In respect of sale of Unit of cotton variety,
the maximum rebate allowable shall be 20% or
Rs.100/- which ever is less;
- In respect of all silk items, irrespective
of cost, for a unit of silk sold under retail
sales, the rebate to be allowed shall be at
the rate of 20% or Rs.200/- whichever is lesser
- No rebate shall be allowed on sales to Government
Departments / Undertakings, including sales
arising from schemes like Free Distribution
of Sarees and Dhothies under Free Distribution
Scheme to Old age pensioners and destitude
widows, Janatha Cloth, Supply of Uniforms,
Natural clamity releif etc. and
- For the purpose of definition of a unit,
the definition given in the annexure to those
orders shall be the yardstik to be followed
in respect of all retail sales, without exception.
Also as per the recent annoucement
made by the Hon'ble Chief Minister, the Government
have decided to allow the Primary Weavers Cooperative
Societies and Cooptex to claim this rebate at the
rate of 20% on their wholesale sales of all eligible
handloom goods with immediate effect subject to
all the conditions as stipulated in the foregoing
paragraphs. Therefore the above conditions will
henceforth interalia be applicable inrespect of
all wholesale sales also.
- The Government also permit the Cooptex to henceforth
claim reimbursement of rebate, at the rate of
20% (maximum) from the Government on all whole
sale sales and retail sales effected by it to
its customers on all eligible handloom goods
procured from the Primary Weavers Cooperative
Societies in Tamilnadu only.However, the rate
of rebate reimbursement shall be at 20% on a
unit of cotton product sold by its or Rs.100/-
which ever is less. Similarly, in respect of
sale of a unit of silk, the rate of reimbursement
of rebate shall be Rs.200/- or 20% whichever
is less.
- As per the Hon'ble Chief Minister's Announcement,
the Government also order that in future all
rebate schemes pertaining to the year 1998-99
and thereafter shall be settled promptly on quarterly
basis i.e., the claims pertaining to a particular
quarter of a year as and when received from the
Primary Weavers Cooperative Socities and the
Cooptex, shall be scrutinised, audited and sanction
ordered for reimbursement of the claim within
the next quarter. In this connection, the Government,
after careful consideration, accept the proposals
of the Director of Handlooms and Textiles shall
submitted in his letter fifth read above and
accordingly order that the Director of Handlooms
and Textiles shall hence forth be responsible
for the scrutiny, audit, test-check and disbursement
of rebate claims of Primary Weavers Cooperative
Socities and the Cooptex promptly, every quarter,
after duly following all the necessary formalities
and procedures laid down under the scheme, subject
to the budget provision made for the purpose.
However, while doing som it should be ensured
that the quantum of rebate sanctioned, does not
exceed, on any account, the budget provision
and tht the quarterly budget control is also
scrupulously followed. In this regard, the Government
also delegate to the Director of Handlooms and
Textiles the powers to scrutinise and verify
all the rebate claims received by him and also
draw and disburse them to Primary Weavers Cooperative
Socities and the Cooptex as per rules, without
any delay on a quarterly basis and thereafter
forward to the Government audited annual statement
of accounts containing the details of disbursement,
at the end of each financial year.
- This order issued with the concurrence of the
Finance Department vide its U.O.No.1948/PS/P/98,
dated 12.05.1998.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
JAYANTHI
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT |
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