Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: KVIC Units
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## KVIC UNITs

## 294.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  Khadi  and  Village  Industry  Commission  (KVIC)  units functioning in the country at present, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  skill  development  programme for workers in these units;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Gujarat and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  promoting  KVIC  products abroad?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a): The number of Khadi and Village Industry (KVI) units functioning in the country at present, State/UT-wise including Gujarat is placed at Annexure-I.

(b)&(c): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has conducted skill  development  programme  through  its  Departmental  &  Non  Departmental training  centres  to  the  interested  persons  including  Khadi  artisans.    86686 persons  were  trained  through  these  training  centres  during  the  year  2016-17. State-wise details are placed at Annexure-II.

- (d): Ministry  of  MSME  is  providing  special  incentives  for  promotion  and introduction  of  Khadi  &  Village  Industries  products  in  international  markets. KVIC has obtained  the  status  of  Deemed  Export  Promotion  Council  (DEPC) from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. 1077 Khadi and Village Industries Institutions  and  Rural  Employment  Generation  Programme  (REGP)/Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) units have taken its membership to enter the field of export. The following steps have been taken to boost the export of Khadi and Village Industries products:

1. Assistance would be provided under the Market Promotion and Development Assistance (MPDA) Scheme to the eligible Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) Institutions for participation in International Exhibitions/Trade Fairs held in foreign countries in order to showcase KVI products  to  foreign  countries,  access  international  buyers  and  sellers  and forge business alliances, etc.

The eligible items for such participation and the scale of assistance would be as under:

| S.No.   | Eligible items   | Scale of assistance                                                                                                                                                                    |
|---------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| i)      | Space Rent       | For KVIs - 100% of the space rent subject to a maximum of Rs.1.00 lakh or actual rent paid, whichever is lower (for one representative from each participating enterprise)             |
| ii)     | Air Fare         | For KVIs - 100% of the Economy Class air fare subject to a maximum of Rs.1.50 lakh or actual fare paid, whichever is lower (for one representative from each participating enterprise) |

2. Participation  in  domestic  international  exhibitions  at  State  and  National levels  wherein  KVIs  are  allowed to  participate  and  market  their  products. Assistance is also provided to Exporters participating in International Trade Fairs  held  in  India  like  India  International  Trade  Fair  (IITF)  New  Delhi where stall rentals are subsidized for the exporting institutions.
3. Organizing Export promotion workshops at Chandigarh and Bangalore for KVI  institutions/REGP/PMEGP  units  for  acquainting  with  the  procedure and documentation of export.
4. KVIC has applied to register 'Khadi' as a word mark and 'Khadi India' as a Trade mark in 27 classes for various products among 45 classes listed out in the IPR Act at National Level as well as has filed an online application for  registering  'Khadi'  as  a  trade  mark  under  International  bureau  in European Union and other countries under 16 different class.
5. Khadi and Village Industries Units participated in India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi organized by ITPO.

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 294 for answer on 18.12.2017

## State/UT-wise details of functioning Khadi Institutions and PMEGP Units

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UTs   |   Khadi Institutions established upto 2016-17 |   PMEGP Units set up during 2016-17 |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1         | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                            94 |                                1492 |
| 2         | Himachal Pradesh    |                                            16 |                                 941 |
| 3         | Punjab              |                                            32 |                                1266 |
| 4         | UT Chandigarh       |                                             0 |                                  47 |
| 5         | Haryana             |                                           108 |                                1377 |
| 6         | Delhi               |                                            11 |                                 119 |
| 7         | Rajasthan           |                                           138 |                                1749 |
| 8         | Uttarakhand         |                                            64 |                                1345 |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh       |                                           640 |                                4074 |
| 10        | Chhattisgarh        |                                            22 |                                1598 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh      |                                            27 |                                1940 |
| 12        | Sikkim              |                                             1 |                                  27 |
| 13        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                             2 |                                 301 |
| 14        | Nagaland            |                                             2 |                                1018 |
| 15        | Manipur             |                                            13 |                                1265 |
| 16        | Mizoram             |                                             1 |                                 425 |
| 17        | Tripura             |                                             1 |                                2297 |
| 18        | Meghalaya           |                                             2 |                                 329 |
| 19        | Assam               |                                            24 |                                6028 |
| 20        | Bihar               |                                            96 |                                3234 |
| 21        | West Bengal         |                                           363 |                                3528 |
| 22        | Jharkhand           |                                            21 |                                1300 |
| 23        | Odisha              |                                            86 |                                3029 |
| 24        | Andaman &Nicobar    |                                             1 |                                 195 |
| 25        | Gujarat             |                                           173 |                                1386 |
| 26        | Maharashtra         |                                            34 |                                2325 |
| 27        | Goa                 |                                             0 |                                  90 |
| 28        | Andhra Pradesh      |                                            86 |                                1357 |
| 29        | Telangana           |                                            11 |                                 664 |
| 30        | Karnataka           |                                           191 |                                3575 |
| 31        | Kerala              |                                            39 |                                1584 |
| 32        | Lakshadweep         |                                             1 |                                   0 |
| 33        | Tamil Nadu          |                                            74 |                                2941 |
| 34        | Pondicherry         |                                             1 |                                  66 |
|           | Total               |                                          2375 |                               52912 |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 294 for answer on 18.12.2017

## State/UT-wise details of Number of persons trained during 2016-17

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Numbers |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|
| 1.        | New Delhi         |      4096 |
| 2.        | Jammu &Kashmir    |      1342 |
| 3.        | Bihar             |      2821 |
| 4.        | Jharkhand         |       632 |
| 5.        | Odisha            |      2364 |
| 6.        | West Bengal       |      2828 |
| 7.        | Arunachal Pradesh |      1432 |
| 8.        | Assam             |      3103 |
| 9.        | Mizoram           |      1202 |
| 10.       | Nagaland          |      1643 |
| 11.       | Andhra Pradesh    |      4555 |
| 12.       | Karnataka         |      5988 |
| 13.       | Kerala            |      4293 |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu        |      8083 |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       |     27730 |
| 16.       | Gujarat           |        19 |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh    |      2265 |
| 21.       | Uttar Pradesh     |      6697 |
| 22.       | Uttarakhand       |      5593 |
| Total     | Total             |     86686 |