 bill no 251of 2015 the artisans (welfare) bill, 2015 byshri sushil kumar singh, mp a billto provide for the constitution of an artisans welfare board for the welfare of the artisans living in the rural areas and for matters connected therewith be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the artisans (welfare) act, 2015 (2) it extends to the whole of indiadefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "board" means the artisans welfare board established under section 3; (b) "artisan" means any person engaged in handicraft manufacturing in rural areas for earning his livelihood;5(c) "fund" means the artisan welfare fund constituted under section 5; and (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act3 (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, constitute a board to be known as the artisans welfare board for the purposes of this actestablishment of artisans welfare board10(2) the board shall consist of a chairperson and such other members to be appointedby the central government in such manner as may be prescribed(3) the headquarter of the board shall be at new delhi (4) the salary and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of chairperson and members shall be such as may be prescribed4 the board shall—functions of the board15(a) carry out studies, from time to time, about various artworks and traditional artpractices carried out in rural areas;(b) set up art centres to increase employment opportunities for artisans andpreserve art and craft heritage;(c) provide better tools, technologies and designs to artisans;20(d) take steps to develop entrepreneurship among artisans;(e) expand market facilities to get fare price of artwork to artisans and organiseregular art exhibitions and art markets;(f) facilitate online portal of art work collections to enable artisans to availbetter prices for their art products; and25(g) undertake such other tasks as may be assigned to it by the central governmentfor carrying out the purposes of the act 5 (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, constitute a fund to be known as the artisan welfare fund for the purposes of this actconstitution of artisan welfare fund30(2) the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, credit adequate sums to the fund(3) the fund shall be administered by the board for carrying out the purposes of this actpower to make rules6 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act35 40(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsin rural parts of india we find some sheer talented people who create extremely creative products through their art but unfortunately due to unavailability of resources, low market exposure, lack of awareness, financial constraints and no institutionalization support, these artisans face a lot of trouble as they neither get fair price for their products nor they are able to showcase their artwork at a broader prospectthe present bill, therefore, seeks to provide institutional and financial support to artisans to improve their social status and to promote and revive india's traditional and cultural art in such a way that more employment and economic activities can be carried outhence  this billnew delhi;sushil kumar singhaugust 8, 2015 ———— president's recommendation under article 117(3) of the constitution[copy of letter no 1/64/2015/parl dated 16 november, 2015 from shri santosh kumar gangwar, mp, minister of state of the ministry of textiles to the secretary general, lok sabha]the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the artisans of india bill,2015 by shri sushil kumar singh, mp, recommends the consideration of the bill in lok sabha under article 117(3) of the constitution financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill seeks to constitute an artisan welfare board clause 4 provides, inter-alia, for setting up of art centres and facilitating of online portal to enable artisans to avail a better price for their art products clause 5 provides for constitution of artisan welfare fund by the central government it also provides that the central government shall provide adequate sums to the fund the bill, therefore, if enacted will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that annual recurring expenditure of about rupees hundred crore is likely to be involved from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 6 of the bill empowers that central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for the constitution of an artisans welfare board for the welfare of the artisans living in  rural areas and for matters connected therewith————(shri sushil kumar singh, mp)gmgipmrnd—2330ls(s3)—27-11-2015