Lok Sabha Question No. 373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Employment Generated through KVIC
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 373 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATED THROUGH KVIC

373. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a) whether  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  has  any  proposal  to generate employment for over one crore persons during the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and time by which such employment generation is likely to take place along with the schemes initiated for this purpose; and
- (c) the names of the States which are likely to be benefited from the said proposal Statewise including Karnataka?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

- (a) & (b): Ministry of MSME through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is implementing the following schemes for employment generation:
- I. Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (KGVY) has the following two components:
- i) Khadi  Vikas  Yojana  (KVY)-  the  component  of  KVY  are  (i)  Modified Market Development Assistance (MMDA), (ii) Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate Scheme  (ISEC),  (iii)  Work-shed  Scheme  for  Khadi  Artisans  and  (iv)  Strengthening Infrastructure  of  Existing  Weak  Khadi  Institutions  and  Assistance  for  Marketing Infrastructure.
- ii) Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY) - the component of GVY are (i) Agarbatti Programme  under  Wellness  and  Cosmetics  Industries  (WCI),  (ii)  Leather  Footwear Activity  under  Handmade  Paper  Leather  &  Plastic  Industry  (HMPLPI),  (iii)  Pottery Activity  under  Mineral  Based  Industry  (MBI),  (iv)  Beekeeping  Activity/  Honey Mission  Programme  under  Agro-Based  &  Food  Processing  Industries  (ABFPI),  (v) Waste  Wood/Turn  Wood  Craft/  Wooden  Toy  /Products  of  Panchgavya  under  Rural Engineering and New Technology, (vi) Hand Made Paper and Fiber related activities under  Hand  Made  Paper,  Plastic  and  Leather Industry,  (vii)  Agro-Based  Food Processing Industries and (viii) Service Industry.

II. Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  is  a  major credit-linked subsidy programme, aimed at generating self-employment opportunities for the rural and urban unemployed persons through establishment of micro-enterprises in non-farm sector,  in  the  country.  Under  PMEGP,  general  category  beneficiaries  can  avail  benefit  of margin money subsidy of 25% of the project cost in rural areas and 15% in urban areas. For beneficiaries belonging to special categories such as ST/SC/OBC/women/minorities/transgenders  etc.  the margin money subsidy is  35% in rural areas  and  25% in  urban  areas. Beneficiary  contribution  is  10%  (General  Category)  and  5% (Special Category). The maximum projects cost is Rs. 50 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 20 lakh in the service sector.

The cumulative employment generated by KVIC under Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) Sector is 167.61 lakh persons upto the year 2021-22.  The targets for the year 2022-23 has been fixed to generate estimated employment to 8.07 lakh persons under KVI Sector.

In  addition  to  the  above,  Ministry  is  also  implementing  the  'Scheme  of  Fund  for Regeneration of Traditional Industries' (SFURTI) to organize traditional industries and artisans into clusters  by  increasing  production and  value  addition  to  make  products competitive and to promote traditional sectors and provide sustainable income to artisans.

(c): KVI programmes are implemented all over the country and all the States including Karnataka State are benefitted.

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