Lok Sabha Question No. 2997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Exhibitions by KVIC
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2997 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016

## EXHIBITIONS BY KVIC

## 2997. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA: SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has organised district level exhibitions to promote the KVIC products including Khadi in the country during the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  KVIC  proposes  to  organise  such  exhibitions  in  future  in  the  country especially in backward districts of Maharashtra;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the amount spent/likely to be spent on organising such exhibitions, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has organized district level exhibitions to promote the Khadi & Village Industries (KVI) products including Khadi in the country during the current year. These exhibitions offer the Khadi Institutions an opportunity  to  increase  the  reach  for  their  products  and  obtain  higher  income  through increased sales.  The  State/UT-wise  target  and achievement  to  organize  district level exhibitions under PMEGP during 2016-17 is given at Annexure-I.

(c)&(d): As  per  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP) guidelines, KVIC, in coordination with State Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIBs) and  District  Industries  Centres  (DICs)  have  organized/proposed  to  organize  district  level exhibitions  in  each  State  all  over  the  country  including  backward  districts  of  Maharashtra during 2016-17.  State-wise status of exhibitions is given at Annexure-I.

As far as Maharashtra State is concerned, during 2016-17, two exhibitions have been organised  in  tribal  and  naxal  affected  areas  of  Maharashtra  i.e.  Chandrapur  and  Gondia. Total sales achieved by these exhibitions is Rs. 2,99,471/- and Rs.2,07,000/- respectively.

(e): An amount of Rs. 1.00 lakh has been earmarked for organizing each District Level Exhibition with participation of at least 10 PMEGP beneficiaries'. The total amount spent and to be spent for organizing district level exhibitions is given in Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2997 for answer on 05.12.2016

State/UT-wise District Level Exhibitions organized under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme during 2016-17 (upto 31.10.2016)

| Sl.   |                   | Target   | Target                  | Achievement   | Achievement             |
|-------|-------------------|----------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
| No.   | Name of the State | Physical | Financial (Rs. in Lakh) | Physical      | Financial (Rs. in Lakh) |
|       |                   | 1        | 1.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh    | 2        | 2.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 2.    | Arunachal Pradesh | 2        | 2.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 3.    | Assam             | 3        | 3.00                    | 1             | 1.00                    |
| 4.    | Bihar             | 6        | 6.00                    | 1             | 1.00                    |
| 5.    | Chandigarh        | 0        | 0.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 6.    | Chhattisgarh      | 4        | 4.00                    | 4             | 3.20                    |
| 7.    | Delhi             | 2        | 2.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 8.    | Goa               | 1        | 1.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 9.    | Gujarat           | 4        | 4.00                    | 1             | 1.00                    |
| 10.   | Haryana           | 3        | 3.00                    | 2             | 2.00                    |
| 11.   | Himachal Pradesh  | 4        | 4.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 12.   | J&K               | 4        | 4.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 13.   | Jharkhand         | 4        | 4.00                    | 3             | 3.00                    |
| 14.   | Karnataka         | 4        | 4.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 15.   | Kerala            | 3        | 3.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 16.   | Lakshadweep       | 0        | 0.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 17.   | Madhya Pradesh    | 7        | 7.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 18.   | Maharashtra       | 6        | 6.00                    | 2             | 1.20                    |
| 19.   | Manipur           | 2        | 2.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 20.   | Meghalaya         | 2        | 2.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 21.   | Mizoram           | 2        | 2.00                    | 1             | 1.00                    |
| 22.   | Nagaland          | 2        | 2.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 23.   | Orissa            | 4        | 4.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 24.   | Pondicherry       | 0        | 0.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 25.   | Punjab            | 4        | 4.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 26.   | Rajasthan         | 6        | 6.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 27.   | Sikkim            | 1        | 1.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 28.   | Tamil Nadu        | 6        | 6.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 29.   | Telangana         | 6        | 6.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 30.   | Tripura           | 2        | 2.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 31.   | Uttar Pradesh     | 10       | 10.00                   | 4             | 3.00                    |
| 32.   | Uttarakhand       | 3        | 3.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| 33.   | West Bengal       | 4        | 4.00                    | 0             | 0.00                    |
| Total | Total             | 114      | 114.00                  | 19            | 16.40                   |