Lok Sabha Question No. 444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: KVIC Sale
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO. 444 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## KVIC SALE

## 444. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether the Khadi and Village Industries have increased its sale during the last two financial years and if so, the details thereof including the percentage and amount of increase registered in sale;
- (b) the strategies deployed by the Government to revive the Khadi industries; and
- (c) the total demand order placed in terms of rupees by Government agencies for Khadi fabrics during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Khadi  and  Village  Industries  have  increased  its  sales  during  the  last  two  financial years and the details including the percentage and amount of increase registered in sales is as follows:

(value Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Khadi &VI sales |   Amount of increase in sales | %increase in sales over previous year   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |           33135.9 |                       1981.7  | 6.36%                                   |
| 2015-16 |           41894.6 |                       8758.66 | 26.43%                                  |
| 2016-17 |           52138.2 |                      10243.6  | 24.45%                                  |

(b): To  revive  the  sick  Khadi  Institutions,  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission (KVIC) implements 'Strengthening of Infrastructure of Existing Weak Khadi Institutions and assistance for Marketing Infrastructure' scheme.  The scheme is meant for Strengthening of Infrastructure of Existing Weak Khadi Institutions and assistance for Marketing Infrastructure, to meet the need based support of the Khadi Sector to nurse the sick Khadi Institutions  which  have  potential  to  attain  normalcy  and  support  creation  of  marketing infrastructure in other identified outlets.

: 2 :

The objective of the scheme  is to assist identified  weak Khadi institutions Sick/Problematic/'D' Category to enable them to regain their status and revive their potential for employment generation and improve marketing of Khadi products through development of marketing infrastructure, including renovation of selected sales outlets of Khadi institutions.

Further, KVIC has also been implementing Khadi Reform and Development Package (KRDP) and SFURTI for enhancing the overall capacity of Khadi Sector to produce saleable Khadi products and to provide increased earnings for the artisans.

The  Khadi  Reform  and  Development  Programme  (KRDP)  is  being  implemented  for  total reform of the sector and the salient feature of the reform activities are:

- (i) Offering Khadi a special identity with mark of genuineness by introduction of Khadi Mark.
- (ii) Repositioning  Khadi  linking  to  market  needs  by  establishing  a  professionally  run Marketing Organisation.
- (iii) Provision  of  subsidy  in  a  rationalised  and  objective  manner  to  make  Khadi Institutions  (KIs)  self-reliant  with  greater  involvement  and  say  of  artisans  in  the working of KIs.

KVIC  also  organize  exhibitions  at  National  and  State  level  to  boost  sales  of  Khadi Institutions.

(c): KVIC has  been  catering  to  the  Government  Departments  and  bulk  buyers  such  as Railways,  Defence,  Health  &  Family  Welfare  Departments,  Paramilitary  forces  and  other Central  &  State  Governments  to  increase  the  sale  of  total  Government  supply.    Details  of orders in terms of rupees for last three years is as follows:

| Year    |   Total Govt. Supply (Rs. in lakhs) |
|---------|-------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                             6162.12 |
| 2015-16 |                             7183.44 |
| 2016-17 |                             6696.13 |