Lok Sabha Question No. 491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Exhibitions by KVIC
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 491 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017

## EXHIBITIONS BY KVIC

## †491. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

## SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Khadi  and  Village Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  organizes exhibitions in different parts of the country to promote the sale of KVIC products;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of exhibitions organised and total expenditure incurred in this regard during each of the last three years, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the extent to which such exhibitions have helped in increasing the acceptability and sale of KVIC products in the country;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to organise such exhibitions in backward areas of the country also; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for the purpose, State/ UTwise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes  Madam.    KVIC  organizes  district  level,  state  level,  national  level, zonal level  as well  as  international  exhibitions  in  order  to  promote  the  sale  of  KVIC products,
- (b)&(c): Year-wise,  details  of  expenditure  incurred  and  sales  achieved  in  those exhibitions  are  placed  in  Annexure-  I,  II  and  III.  These  exhibitions  helped  KVI institutions  and  units  to  increase  sales  and  also  offered  a  platform  to  showcase  their products effectively before the visitors of these exhibitions.
- (d)&(e): Yes  Madam,  the  KVIC  has  been  organizing  such  exhibitions  in  several parts  of  the  country  including  backward  areas  of  the  country.  However  there  is  no separate allocation for backward areas.

## Details of Marketing Exhibitions during 2013-14

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sr. no.   | State                                                        | Level of Exhibition   |   Total Sales |   Expenditure |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1         | Gujarat                                                      | National Level        |        412.11 |            40 |
| 2         | Jharkhand                                                    | National Level        |        290    |            40 |
| 3         | West Bengal                                                  | National Level        |         76.63 |            40 |
| 4         | Gujarat                                                      | State Level           |        140.52 |            10 |
| 5         | Haryana                                                      | State Level           |         99.58 |            10 |
| 6         | Punjab                                                       | State Level           |         75.05 |            10 |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh                                             | State Level           |         35    |            10 |
| 8         | J &K                                                         | State Level           |        127    |            10 |
| 9         | Odisha                                                       | State Level           |        101.41 |            10 |
| 10        | West Bengal                                                  | State Level           |         34.01 |            10 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh                                               | State Level           |         51.7  |            10 |
| 12        | Uttar Pradesh                                                | State Level           |         61.71 |            10 |
| 13        | Uttarakhand                                                  | State Level           |        125.21 |            10 |
| 14        | Assam                                                        | State Level           |         36.15 |            10 |
| 15        | West Bengal                                                  | KGB Spl. Exh.         |         47    |            10 |
| 16        | Delhi                                                        | KGB Spl. Exh.         |         96.44 |            10 |
| 17        | Maharashtra                                                  | KGB Spl. Exh.         |        329    |            70 |
| 18        | Delhi                                                        | IITF-2013             |        226.79 |           200 |
| 19.       | Participation in other events organized by NGOs/ Govt. Dept. | -                     |         16.53 |            25 |
|           | Total                                                        |                       |       2381.84 |           545 |

## Annexure-I

Details of Marketing Exhibitions during 2014-15

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sr. no.   | State          | Level of Exhibition   |   Total Sales (Provisional) | Expenditure   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
| 1         | West Bengal    | KGB Spl. Exh.         |                       68    | 10.00         |
| 2         | Madhya Pradesh | KGB Spl. Exh.         |                       24.9  | 10.00         |
| 3         | Delhi          | KGB Spl. Exh.         |                       43.68 | 10.00         |
| 4         | Maharashtra    | KGB Spl. Exh.         |                      311.15 | 70.00         |
| 5         | Odisha         | National Level        |                      400    | 40.00         |
| 6         | West Bengal    | State Level           |                       23    | 10.00         |
| 7         | Uttarakhand    | State Level           |                      218.43 | 10.00         |
| 8         | Karnataka      | State Level           |                      162.6  | 10.00         |
| 9         | Assam          | State Level           |                       46.43 | 20.00         |
| 10        | Maharashtra    | State Level           |                       82    | 10.00         |
| 11        | Uttar Pradesh  | State Level           |                      354    | 10.00         |
| 12        | Uttar Pradesh  | State Level           |                       77.87 | 10.00         |
| 13        | Uttar Pradesh  | State Level           |                       59.23 | 10.00         |
| 14        | Jharkhand      | State Level           |                       50    | 10.00         |
| 15        | Kerala         | State Level           |                      113.89 | 10.00         |
| 16        | Delhi          | IITF-2014             |                      400.01 | 300.00        |
|           | Total          |                       |                     2435.19 | 585.00*       |

*Rs. 35.00 Lakh was spent in small scale exhibitions organized by NGOs/ Govt. Dept.

Annexure-II

Details of Marketing Exhibitions during 2015-16

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sr. no.   | State        | Level of Exhibition                 |   Total Sales |   Expenditure |
|-----------|--------------|-------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1         | Delhi        | IITF, Pragati Maidan                |        551    |        260    |
| 2         | Delhi        | Special exhibition Uttar Purva Mela |         60    |         10    |
| 3         | Delhi        | Special exhibition                  |          8.86 |         11.17 |
| 4         | Maharashtra  | Special                             |         10    |         10    |
| 5         | Maharashtra  | Special exhibition                  |        256    |         52.19 |
| 6         | Kerala       | Special                             |         84.4  |         13.56 |
| 7         | Ernakula     | Special exhibition                  |         24.49 |         10.24 |
| 8         | Odisha       | State Level                         |        104.21 |         10    |
| 9         | Chattisgarth | State Level                         |         62.82 |         10.65 |
| 10        | Chennai      | State Level                         |         44.19 |         14.19 |
| 11        | Guwahati     | State Level                         |         39.03 |         10    |
| 12        | Guwahati     | State Level                         |         38.08 |         10    |
| 13        | Lucknow      | State Level                         |        140.03 |          8.45 |
| 14        | Kolkata      | State Level                         |         29    |         10    |
| 15        | Kolkata      | Special exhibition                  |         39.74 |          5    |
| 16        | Ranchi       | State Level                         |         42    |         10    |
| 17        | Meerut       | State Level                         |        116.84 |         12.75 |
| 18        | Varanasi     | State Level                         |        200.74 |         14.3  |
| 19        | Gorkhapur    | State Level                         |        157    |         10    |
| 20        | Bhopal       | Special exhibition                  |          5.57 |          5.51 |
| 21        | Goa          | Special exhibition                  |         11.84 |          5.99 |
|           | Total        |                                     |       2025.84 |        541.01 |

*Rs.  37.01  Lakh  was  spent  in    small  scale  exhibitions  organized  by  NGOs/ Govt.  Dept.

Annexure-III