Lok Sabha Question No. 4456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Promotion of Khadi and Village Industries
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Brijendra Singh Ola

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4456 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025

## PROMOTION OF KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

4456.

SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA:

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

- (a) whether the  development  of  Khadi and  Village  Industries  has  declined  during  the  last  three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken steps to promote khadi and village industries and provide financial assistance to artisans in rural and small towns during the last three years and if so, the details thereof, year and district-wise in Rajasthan particularly in Jhunjhunu district;
- (c) the  details  of  khadi  products  exported  during  the  said  period  and  the  domestic  and  foreign exchange earned from them, year-wise; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to further promote the export of khadi products?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a): No sir. The development of Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) has not declined during last three years. Rather, there is increasing trend in the performances of KVI sector during last three years. The details of the same is as follows:
- (b): Yes sir, Government has taken steps to promote khadi and village industries through KVIC and provide financial assistance to artisans in rural and small towns during the last three years.

| Sr. No.   | Particular         | 2021-22    | 2022-23    | 2023-24         |
|-----------|--------------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
| I.        | Production         | Production | Production | ( Rs. in crore) |
|           | Khadi              | 2558.31    | 2915.83    | 3206.24         |
|           | Village Industries | 81731.62   | 93040.84   | 105091.67       |
| II.       | Sales              | Sales      | Sales      | ( Rs. in crore) |
|           | Khadi              | 5051.72    | 5942.93    | 6496.01         |
|           | Village Industries | 110363.51  | 128686.56  | 149177.12       |

Under  Khadi  Vikas  Yojana  (KVY),  component  of  KGVY  Scheme,  financial  assistance  to artisans is provided under Modified Market Development Assistance (MMDA) and Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans. The year-wise details of the same in Rajasthan is placed at Annexure-I .

Under  Gramodyog  Vikas  Yojana  (GVY),  component  of  KGVY  Scheme,  skill  development training and tool kit assistance is provided to rural artisans under various sub-components of GVY. The district-wise details of Rajasthan including Jhunjhunu district and year-wise details during the last 3 years is placed at Annexure-II .

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) also organizes various training programmes like  Skill  Development  Programme  (SDP),  Entrepreneurship  Awareness  Programme  (EAP)  and Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) across India. The details of no. of candidate trained under SDP and EAP in Rajasthan State during last three years is as follows:

|   Sr. No. | Year    |   No. of Candidate trained under SDP and EAP |
|-----------|---------|----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2021-22 |                                         2047 |
|         2 | 2022-23 |                                         1534 |
|         3 | 2023-24 |                                         1722 |

(c): KVI units are exporting their products directly or through merchant exporter agencies. Export of KVI Products during the last three years is given below:

| Year    |   Export of KVI Products (Rs. In crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                                  257.02 |
| 2022-23 |                                  268.38 |
| 2023-24 |                                  271.85 |

(d): The steps taken by the KVIC to promote export of KVI products is as follows:

- i) Centre of Excellence for Khadi, with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) New Delhi have been set up for establishing benchmarked design processes for global standards, creating new fabrics and products, disseminating quality standards for fabrics, branding and publicity by creating interesting narratives around the new Khadi, creative visual merchandizing & packaging for new Khadi products.
2. ii) For protecting the identity of brand 'Khadi' globally, KVIC has secured registration for the Trademark  'Khadi'  in  15  countries  and  secured  registration  for  the  Khadi  Logo  in  31 countries.
3. iii) Government has issued HS code bracket to categorize eleven KVI products in export.
4. iv) KVIC  is  participating  in  India  International  Trade  Fair  (IITF)  organized  by  India  Trade Promotion  Organization  (ITPO)  at  Pragati  Maidan,  New  Delhi  every  year  to  showcase  its products.
- v) Participation  in  various  International  Exhibitions  through  prominent  Export  Promotion Agencies (EPCs) identified by the Govt. like ITPO, EPCH etc. regularly. In previous years, KVIC participated in World Trade Expo, Dubai, Spring Fair Birmingham, UK, India show Peru  etc.  whereby  necessary  exposure  is  provided  to  KVI  products  in  overseas  markets through B2B & B2C interactions.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4456 for answer on 27.03.2025

- i) Details of Khadi artisans benefitted under Modified Market Development Assistance (MMDA) in Rajasthan
2. ii) Details of Khadi Artisans benefitted under Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans in Rajasthan

| Year    |   No. of Khadi Artisans |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                    7101 |
| 2022-23 |                    4227 |
| 2023-24 |                    5998 |

| Year    |   No. of Khadi Workshed constructed |   No. of Khadi artisans benefitted |   Fund disbursed (Rs. in lakh) |
|---------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                                   5 |                                 40 |                             16 |
| 2022-23 |                                  62 |                                 90 |                             96 |
| 2023-24 |                                   2 |                                 30 |                             24 |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4456 for answer on 27.03.2025

- i) District-wise performance of Honey Mission in Rajasthan
2. ii) District-wise performance of Kumhar Sashaktikaran Programme in Rajasthan
3. iii) District-wise performance of Pilot Project of Agarbatti Industry Rajasthan
4. iv) District-wise performance of Hand Made Paper Industry Rajasthan
- v) District-wise performance of Footwear manufacturing / repairing Machines Industry Rajasthan
6. vi) District-wise Performance of the RENTI Industry in Rajasthan

|                  | 2021-22                                  | 2021-22                        | 2022-23                                  | 2022-23                        | 2023-24                                  | 2023-24                        |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Bee- Boxes with hives distributed | No. of beneficiaries benefited | No. of Bee- Boxes with hives distributed | No. of beneficiaries benefited | No. of Bee- Boxes with hives distributed | No. of beneficiaries benefited |
| Hanumangarh      | 200                                      | 20                             | 0                                        | 0                              | 100                                      | 10                             |
| Sikar            | 200                                      | 20                             | 0                                        | 0                              | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Ganganagar       | 100                                      | 10                             | 0                                        | 0                              | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Nagaur           | 200                                      | 20                             | 0                                        | 0                              | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Baran            | 0                                        | 0                              | 200                                      | 20                             | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Bharatpur        | 0                                        | 0                              | 200                                      | 20                             | 300                                      | 30                             |
| Karauli          | 0                                        | 0                              | 300                                      | 30                             | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Kota             | 0                                        | 0                              | 200                                      | 20                             | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Pratapgarh       | 0                                        | 0                              | 400                                      | 40                             | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Tonk             | 0                                        | 0                              | 200                                      | 20                             | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Udaipur          | 0                                        | 0                              | 400                                      | 40                             | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Jhunjhunu        | 0                                        | 0                              | 0                                        | 0                              | 0                                        | 0                              |
| Total            | 700                                      | 70                             | 1900                                     | 190                            | 400                                      | 40                             |

|                  | 2021-22                                                        | 2021-22                           | 2022-23                                                        | 2022-23                           | 2023-24                                                        | 2023-24                           |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Name of District | No. of electric pottery wheels and other equipment distributed | No. of Pottery Artisans Benefited | No. of electric pottery wheels and other equipment distributed | No. of Pottery Artisans Benefited | No. of electric pottery wheels and other equipment distributed | No. of Pottery Artisans Benefited |
| Baran            | 100                                                            | 400                               | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 0                                                              | 0                                 |
| Tonk             | 35                                                             | 140                               | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 1                                                              | 4                                 |
| Bundi            | 25                                                             | 100                               | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 13                                                             | 52                                |
| Jhalawar         | 40                                                             | 160                               | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 0                                                              | 0                                 |
| Chittorgarh      | 72                                                             | 288                               | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 62                                                             | 248                               |
| Bhilwara         | 68                                                             | 272                               | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 138                                                            | 552                               |
| Alwar            | 20                                                             | 80                                | 36                                                             | 144                               | 0                                                              | 0                                 |
| Rajsamand        | 37                                                             | 148                               | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 0                                                              | 0                                 |
| Pali             | 3                                                              | 12                                | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 0                                                              | 0                                 |
| Dausa            | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 27                                                             | 108                               | 0                                                              | 0                                 |
| Karauli          | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 24                                                             | 96                                | 0                                                              | 0                                 |
| Bharatput        | 0                                                              | 0                                 | 13                                                             | 52                                | 0                                                              | 0                                 |

| Sawaimadhopur   |   0 |    0 |   20 |   80 |   6 |   24 |
|-----------------|-----|------|------|------|-----|------|
| Jaisalmer       | 250 | 1000 |   50 |  200 |   0 |    0 |
| Bikaner         |  50 |  200 |   10 |   40 |   0 |    0 |
| Barmer          |  40 |  160 |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |
| Jodhpur         |  60 |  240 |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |
| Nagaur          |   0 |    0 |   40 |  400 |   0 |    0 |
| Sikar           |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |  10 |   40 |
| Jhunjhunu       |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |  50 |  200 |
| Churu           |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |  30 |  300 |
| Total           | 800 | 3200 |  220 | 1120 | 310 | 1420 |

|                  | 2021-22                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                             | 2023-24                                                                             |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of District | No. of Artisans trained and Pedal Operated/ Automatic Agarbatti Machine distributed | No. of Artisans trained and Pedal Operated/ Automatic Agarbatti Machine distributed | No. of Artisans trained and Pedal Operated/ Automatic Agarbatti Machine distributed |
| Jaipur           | 30                                                                                  | 20                                                                                  | 0                                                                                   |
| Jhalawar         | 20                                                                                  | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   |
| Chomu            | 0                                                                                   | 50                                                                                  | 0                                                                                   |
| Udaipur          | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 100                                                                                 |
| Tonk             | 0                                                                                   | 20                                                                                  | 0                                                                                   |
| Jaisalmer        | 8                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   |
| Bikaner          | 5                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   |
| Barmer           | 5                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   |
| Jodhpur          | 5                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   |
| Jhunjhunu        | 0                                                                                   | 18                                                                                  | 0                                                                                   |
| Sikar            | 0                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   |
| Total            | 73                                                                                  | 110                                                                                 | 100                                                                                 |

| Name of District                    | 201-22 Beneficiaries Benefited      | 2022-23 of Beneficiaries Benefited   | 2023-24 of Beneficiaries Benefited   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Paper Plate and Dona Making Machine | Paper Plate and Dona Making Machine | Paper Plate and Dona Making Machine  | Paper Plate and Dona Making Machine  |
| Udaipur                             | 15                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| Jaipur                              | 5                                   | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| Chittaurgarh                        | 5                                   | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| Rajsamand                           | 10                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| Pratapgarh                          | 5                                   | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| Jhalawar                            | 10                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| Bundi                               | 0                                   | 0                                    | 10                                   |
| Dungarpur                           | 0                                   | 0                                    | 10                                   |
| Jaisalmer                           | 50                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    |

| Nagaur                                     | 50                                         | 0                                          | 0                                          |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Hanumangarh                                | 0                                          | 0                                          | 20                                         |
| HMPFI Paper Conversion Machine Distributed | HMPFI Paper Conversion Machine Distributed | HMPFI Paper Conversion Machine Distributed | HMPFI Paper Conversion Machine Distributed |
| Rajsamnd                                   | 10                                         | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| Chittaurgarh                               | 10                                         | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| Jaipur                                     | 5                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| Jhunjhunu                                  | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |

| Name District   | 2021-22                                                              | 2022-23                                                              | 2023-24                                                              |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name District   | No. of Artisans trained and Footwear repairing tool kits distributed | No. of Artisans trained and Footwear repairing tool kits distributed | No. of Artisans trained and Footwear repairing tool kits distributed |
| Barmer          | 0                                                                    | 50                                                                   | 0                                                                    |
| Bikaner         | 0                                                                    | 47                                                                   | 0                                                                    |
| Ganganagar      | 0                                                                    | 01                                                                   | 0                                                                    |
| Nagaur          | 0                                                                    | 01                                                                   | 0                                                                    |
| Jaisamer        | 0                                                                    | 01                                                                   | 0                                                                    |
| Churu           | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 69                                                                   |
| Hanumangarh     | 50                                                                   | 0                                                                    | 01                                                                   |
| Jhunjhunu       | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 30                                                                   |
| Dausa           | 50                                                                   | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| Jaipur          | 0                                                                    | 100                                                                  | 0                                                                    |
| Udaipur         | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 100                                                                  |
| Tonk            | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 10                                                                   |
| Total           | 100                                                                  | 200                                                                  | 210                                                                  |

| Name of District   | 2021-22                                          | 2022-23 No. of Artisans and   | 2023-24 No. of trained and    |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                    | No. of Artisans trained and Toolkits distributed | trained Toolkits distributed  | Artisans Toolkits distributed |
| Jaipur             | 20                                               | 0                             | 0                             |
| Tonk               | 20                                               | 0                             | 0                             |
| Jhalawar           | 80                                               | 0                             | 0                             |
| Dausa              | 31                                               | 31                            | 0                             |
| Karauli            | 9                                                | 9                             | 0                             |
| Bharatpur          | 0                                                | 60                            | 0                             |
| Bundi              | 0                                                | 0                             | 20                            |
| Jhalawar           | 0                                                | 0                             | 40                            |
| Udaipur            | 0                                                | 0                             | 40                            |
| Nagaur             | 40                                               | 40                            | 0                             |
| Hanumangarh        | 140                                              | 0                             | 80                            |
| Bikaner            | 40                                               | 0                             | 0                             |
| Churu              | 40                                               | 0                             | 0                             |
| Barmer             | 260                                              | 0                             | 0                             |
| Jhunjhunu          | 0                                                | 0                             | 0                             |
| Total              | 680                                              | 140                           | 180                           |