Lok Sabha Question No. 3139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Sale of KVIC Products
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3139 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## SALE OF KVIC PRODUCTS

## 3139.       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)  has  organised exhibitions in different parts of the country to promote the sale of KVIC products;
- (b) if so, the total number of exhibitions organised during each of the last two years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) the total expenditure incurred in this regard during the said period, State-wise;
- (d) whether such exhibitions have helped in increasing the acceptability and sale of Khadi products; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

(a): Yes Sir.

(b)&(c): Details of exhibitions organized  by Khadi  and  Village  Industries Commission (KVIC) and expenditure incurred during the years 2017-18 and 2018-19 is  Annexed.  During the  year 2019-20, a target of 29 exhibitions are planned to be conducted  [1-National  Level  Exhibition,  19-State  Level  Exhibitions  &  09-Special Exhibitions] to boost sales of KVIC Products. It will be conducted from last week of July 2019 as exhibitions are not organized during rainy season.

(d)&(e): KVIC  has  been  arranging  various  exhibitions  at  State,  Zone  and National level, providing opportunity for showcasing latest trends and sale of Khadi products.  Khadi  institutions  across  the  country  are  allowed  to  participate,  develop their business through Business-Business and Business-Customer linkages on regular intervals.  Exhibitions  are  commonly  arranged  on  festive  occasions  of  the  area, wherein  the  customer  response  will  be  high  in  terms  of  turnout  and  sales.  These provide unique opportunity for the small institutions and micro enterprises producing Khadi  and  Village  Industries  products  to  open  their  business  to  new  avenues. Customers are  also  getting  a  chance  to  see  and  purchase  unique  KVIC  products  of other States.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b)&(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3139 for answer on 11.07.2019

Exhibitions organized by KVIC and expenditure incurred during 2017-18 & 2018-19

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sr. No.                               | Name of the State/ Division           | 2017-18                               | 2017-18                               | 2018-19                               | 2018-19                               |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                               | Name of the State/ Division           | Nos. of Exhibition                    | Fund Provided                         | Nos. of Exhibition                    | Fund Provided                         |
| National Level Exhibition             | National Level Exhibition             | National Level Exhibition             | National Level Exhibition             | National Level Exhibition             | National Level Exhibition             |
| 1.                                    | Uttar Pradesh/Varanasi                | 1                                     | 40.00                                 | -                                     | -                                     |
| 2.                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                        | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 40.00                                 |
| Sub-Total                             | Sub-Total                             | 1                                     | 40.00                                 | 1                                     | 40.00                                 |
| Khadi Fest                            | Khadi Fest                            | Khadi Fest                            | Khadi Fest                            | Khadi Fest                            | Khadi Fest                            |
| 1.                                    | Maharashtra                           | 1                                     | 20.00                                 | 1                                     | 20.00                                 |
| Sub-Total                             | Sub-Total                             | 1                                     | 20.00                                 | 1                                     | 20.00                                 |
| India International Trade Fair (IITF) | India International Trade Fair (IITF) | India International Trade Fair (IITF) | India International Trade Fair (IITF) | India International Trade Fair (IITF) | India International Trade Fair (IITF) |
| 1.                                    | New Delhi                             | 1                                     | 190.45                                | 1                                     | 71.00                                 |
| Sub-Total                             | Sub-Total                             | 1                                     | 190.45                                | 1                                     | 71.00                                 |
| State Level Exhibition                | State Level Exhibition                | State Level Exhibition                | State Level Exhibition                | State Level Exhibition                | State Level Exhibition                |
| 1.                                    | Agartala                              | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 2.                                    | Kerala                                | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 3.                                    | Maharashtra/Mumbai                    | 2                                     | 20.00                                 | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 4.                                    | Maharashtra/Nagpur                    | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 5.                                    | Chhattisgarh                          | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 6.                                    | Uttar Pradesh/Lucknow                 | -                                     | -                                     | 2                                     | 20.00                                 |
| 7.                                    | Uttar Pradesh/Varanasi                | 2                                     | 20.00                                 | 2                                     | 20.00                                 |
| 8.                                    | Uttar Pradesh/Gorakhpur               | -                                     | -                                     | 2                                     | 20.00                                 |
| 9.                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                        | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | -                                     | -                                     |
| 10.                                   | Delhi                                 | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | -                                     | -                                     |
| 11.                                   | Gujarat                               | 2                                     | 20.00                                 | 2                                     | 20.00                                 |
| 12.                                   | Karnataka/Bangalore                   | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 13.                                   | Karnataka/Hubli                       | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 14.                                   | Rajasthan/Jaipur                      | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 15.                                   | Rajasthan/Bikaner                     | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 16.                                   | Andhra Pradesh                        | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 17.                                   | Assam                                 | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 18.                                   | Jharkhand                             | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| Sub-Total                             | Sub-Total                             | 12                                    | 120.00                                | 20                                    | 200.00                                |
| Special Exhibition                    | Special Exhibition                    | Special Exhibition                    | Special Exhibition                    | Special Exhibition                    | Special Exhibition                    |
| 1.                                    | Kerala                                | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | 2                                     | 20.00                                 |
| 2.                                    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 3.                                    | Maharashtra                           | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 4.                                    | Bihar                                 | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | -                                     | -                                     |
| 5.                                    | Gujarat                               | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| 6.                                    | Goa                                   | 1                                     | 10.00                                 | -                                     | -                                     |
| 7.                                    | Jharkhand                             | -                                     | -                                     | 1                                     | 10.00                                 |
| Sub-Total                             | Sub-Total                             | 5                                     | 50.00                                 | 6                                     | 60.00                                 |
| Grand Total                           | Grand Total                           | 20                                    | 420.45                                | 29                                    | 391.00                                |