Lok Sabha Question No. 2315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Khadi Festivals
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy, Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2315

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## KHADI FESTIVALS

2315.

SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

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

- (a) whether  as  a  part  of  the  Azadi  ka  Amrit  Mahotsav,  the  Government  has  organized  khadi festivals to pay tribute to the fabric and its importance during the freedom struggle;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and response received thereto, State/UT-wise, including Telangana; and
- (c) the expenditure incurred on organizing such festivals, programme-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of MSME, through Khadi and Village Industries Commission's (KVIC), has organized/participated in the following programmes as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav:

- i) KVIC has participated in the Dandi March programme at Rajkot and Ahmedabad from 12.03.2021 to 05.04.2021.
2. ii) An  online  quiz  on  Khadi  and  related  activities  was  organized  through  KVIC's  Social Media microsite.
3. iii) Swadeshi Utsav has been organized in Varanasi and under the event, Khadi exhibition and Khadi Kareegar Sammelan were held.
4. iv) Khadi  Fashion  Designers  Competition  and  Khadi  Fashion  Show  were  organized  on 27.10.2021 at New Delhi.
- v) KVIC participated in India International Trade Fair (IITF), New Delhi.
6. vi) On  74 th death  anniversary  of  father  of  the  nation,  Mahatma  Gandhi,  wall  mural  of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled at the iconic Sabarmati River front in Ahmedabad.
7. vii) Har Ghar Tiranga campaign was organized at all India level.
8. viii) Publicity campaign for KVI Schemes was organized at 75 Railway Stations.

State-wise details  of  above  events  and  expenditure  incurred  on  the  said  events  are  placed  at Annexure-I.  Besides,  60  Khadi  Sales  stalls  had  been  installed  at  various  State  Railway  Stations during August, 2021. State wise list is placed at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a)to(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2315 for answer on 03.08.2023

Details of festivals/programmes organised by KVIC as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav(AKAM)

|   Sr. No. | Name of State/Office            | Details of festivals/programmes organised and response received                                                                                                                                       |   Exp incurred (Rs. In Lakhs) |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Delhi                           | Rally was organized as a part of AKAM where Khadi Institution of Delhi sold 4810 National Flags worth of Rs. 19.20 Lakhs                                                                              |                          1.43 |
|         1 | Delhi                           | IITF-2022 New Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                   |                        443.53 |
|         2 | Haryana                         | A rally on Tiranga Yatra with Khadi Institution was organized and awareness programme organized among people                                                                                          |                          1.03 |
|         3 | Jammu and Kashmir               | Har Ghar Tiranga (HGT) campaign at Jammu and Srinagar                                                                                                                                                 |                          4.14 |
|         4 | Rajasthan                       | 117 people present on the event and exihibition about AKAM.                                                                                                                                           |                          0.16 |
|         5 | Bihar                           | HGT and Essay competition organized. Many Students participated in the programmes                                                                                                                     |                          0.96 |
|         6 | Jharkhand                       | HGT organized to pay tribute to Freedom Struggle                                                                                                                                                      |                          2.38 |
|         7 | Odisha                          | Exhibition, Road Shows, display in Auto-rickshaws                                                                                                                                                     |                          0.82 |
|         8 | West Bengal                     | Event and exhibition was organized at Burdwan as well as HGT as a part of AKAM. Banner were displayed outside offices and in response sold National Flag amounting to Rs. 38.00 lakhs                 |                          0    |
|         9 | Andhra Pradesh                  | Road shows and rally with associate of schools were organized.                                                                                                                                        |                          1.02 |
|        10 | Telangana                       | AKAM banner posters were displayed at prominent Rly. and Metro stations. Besides, events were organized with the schools, Plantation programme, awareness programmes with KVS and Central University. |                          1.91 |
|        11 | Karnataka                       | The State Office Bangalore and Multi Disciplinary Training Centre (MDTC) organized HGT in prominent places                                                                                            |                          0.3  |
|        12 | Kerala                          | Event was organized regardingAKAM                                                                                                                                                                     |                          2.41 |
|        13 | D.O. Visakhapatnam (A.P.)       | Exhibition was conducted at Visakhapatnam Railway Station, cleanliness drive and exhibitions were also organized at various places.                                                                   |                          5.25 |
|        14 | Goa                             | Event was organized. 05 KVS schools participated                                                                                                                                                      |                          0.5  |
|        15 | Gujarat                         | HGT celebration with various Khadi Institutions                                                                                                                                                       |                          0.94 |
|        15 | Gujarat                         | Khadi Fashion Show 'White Rann of Kutch was organised                                                                                                                                                 |                         18    |
|        15 | Gujarat                         | Khadi Mahotsav, Gujarat was organised                                                                                                                                                                 |                         60    |
|        16 | State Office (S.O.) Maharashtra | Rally and essay competition held in KVS. Many students participated.                                                                                                                                  |                          1.12 |
|        17 | Central Office Mumbai           | Essay, drawing, poster -making, debate, poetry, rangoli etc. programmes were organized and many employees participated in the programmes and Khadi Quiz programmes were organized for general public  |                         14.6  |
|        18 | Divisional Office (D.O.) Nagpur | "Khadi for Nation, Khadi for Fashion and Khadi for Transformation" quoted by Hon'ble Prime Minister.                                                                                                  |                          1.09 |

|   19 | Chhattisgarh                      | Essay competition held in two KVS on Khadi for Nation, Khadi for Fashion and Khadi for Transmission.                                                                                                                                       |   2.24 |
|------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|   19 | Chhattisgarh                      | Rally was organized and National Flag sold for Rs. 80.88 Lakhs by Khadi Institutions.                                                                                                                                                      |   0    |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh                    | Publicity Campaign in 75 hours to encourage sale of Khadi products at Bhopal and Jabalpur Railway station and Khadi Run Campaign duringAKAM                                                                                                |   3.33 |
|   21 | Uttarakhand                       | Road show and flags were distributed as a part of AKAM                                                                                                                                                                                     |   0.4  |
|   22 | S.O. Lucknow (U.P.)               | Rally organized regardingAKAM                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   0.38 |
|   22 | S.O. Lucknow (U.P.)               | Radio Jingle advertisement were run                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   0.15 |
|   22 | S.O. Lucknow (U.P.)               | Distribution of National Flags                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   0.19 |
|   23 | D.O. Meerut (U.P.)                | Installation of Khadi &VI stalls at Agra Mathura Rly. Station                                                                                                                                                                              |   0    |
|   24 | D.O. Varanasi (U.P.)              | Office organisedAKAM i.e. Magh Mela at Prayagraj                                                                                                                                                                                           |   0.47 |
|   24 | D.O. Varanasi (U.P.)              | Exhibition was organised at DO KVIC, Varanasi                                                                                                                                                                                              |   0    |
|   25 | D.O. Gorakhpur (U.P.)             | Rally was organized                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   0.87 |
|   26 | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 1000 Flags were distributed among the participants of AKAM                                                                                                                                                                                 |   1.57 |
|   27 | Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan, New Delhi | Khadi festivals was organized                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   1.13 |
|   28 | Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan, Kolkata   | This office participated in OSOP organized by South Eastern Railway & National Flag & Khadi Items sold for Rs. 4.13 Lakhs                                                                                                                  |   0    |
|   29 | Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan, Kerala    | This office organized Atmanirbhar Bharat Exhibition from 14.08.2021 to 20.08.2021.                                                                                                                                                         |   0.3  |
|   29 | Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan, Kerala    | This office organized One Station One Product Exhibition                                                                                                                                                                                   |   0.2  |
|   30 | Himachal Pradesh                  | 20010 flags were sold amounting to Rs. 42.00 Lakhs by Khadi Institutions and PMEGP units                                                                                                                                                   |   0.1  |
|   30 | Himachal Pradesh                  | TirangaYatra was organised in different districts. In response, National Flags were purchased, Selfie Points were installed, rallies were conducted at Maal Road, Shimla.                                                                  |   0.1  |
|   30 | Himachal Pradesh                  | First voter named Shyam Saran Negi facilitated, essay competition organised among KVS students                                                                                                                                             |   0.1  |
|   30 | Himachal Pradesh                  | 20010 flags were sold amounting to Rs. 42.00 Lakhs by Khadi Institutions and PMEGP units                                                                                                                                                   |   0.1  |
|   31 | Punjab                            | 18300 flags were sold amounting to Rs. 25.00 Lakhs by Khadi Institutions and PMEGP units                                                                                                                                                   |  16    |
|   31 | Punjab                            | TirangaYatra was organised in different districts. In response, National Flags were purchased, Selfie Points were installed, rallies were conducted at Golden Temple, Amritsar, the Partition Musuem and native place of Sh. Bhagat Singh. |  16    |
|   31 | Punjab                            | Flex, banner, standee, advertisement were made and other programmes were organised                                                                                                                                                         |  16    |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2315 for answer on 03.08.2023

Khadi Sales Stalls installed at various State Railway Stations

| State          |   No. of Stalls at Railway Station |
|----------------|------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra    |                                  9 |
| Odisha         |                                  2 |
| Andhra Pradesh |                                  4 |
| Bihar          |                                  6 |
| West Bengal    |                                  2 |
| Jharkhand      |                                  2 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                                  6 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                                  1 |
| Guwahati       |                                  1 |
| Delhi          |                                  4 |
| Haryana        |                                  1 |
| Chandigarh     |                                  3 |
| J&K            |                                  1 |
| Dehradun       |                                  2 |
| Telegana       |                                  2 |
| Chhattisgarh   |                                  2 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                                  6 |
| Kerala         |                                  4 |
| Karnataka      |                                  2 |
| Total          |                                 60 |