Lok Sabha Question No. 929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Assistance to Khadi Units
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 929 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2024

## ASSISTANCE TO KHADI UNITS

## 929. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

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

- (a) whether the Quality Council of India (QCI) and the Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC) have signed an MoU to introduce Made in India labelled khadi merchandise, improve the quality of khadi products and empower khadi artisans;
- (b) if so, the details of the financial and technical assistance proposed to be provided to the khadi units in the country, State-wise particularly in Odisha;
- (c) the  number  of  khadi  units  likely  to  be  benefited  therefrom,  State-wise,  particularly  in Maharashtra and Odisha;
- (d) the percentage of growth rate of khadi industries achieved since 2014 along with the growth in employment generation in the country, State-wise, particularly in Odisha;
- (e) the contribution of khadi industries in the total exports of the country; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Union Government to promote khadi globally?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Yes Sir,  an  MoU has  been signed between  Quality Council of  India  (QCI)  and the Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC). The Scope of the MoU is as follows:

- i. Diagnostic Study and Gap Assessment of value chains of:
- a. Khadi (Farm to Consumer)
- b. Khadi Industry Products (Farm/Unit to Selling Point)
- ii. Establish a standardized value chain framework (protocol)
- iii. Development of 3 rd party assessment frameworks for:
- a. Khadi products to strengthen the Khadi Mark
7.  Assessment framework for departmental Central Silver Plants that supply Raw Material
8.  Assessment framework for Khadi Institutions (KIs)
9.  Assessment framework for Spinners & Weavers
- b. Khadi & Village Industries Products
11.  Assessment framework for the production/manufacturing units
- iv. Periodic  assessment  &  testing  of  products  at  institutional  &  outlet  level  of  agencies  for implementation & monitoring.

- v. Development  of  a  Handholding  Framework  to  provide  handholding  to  the  Spinners  & Weavers
- vi. Development of 'Made in India' label Framework
- vii. Development of online systems
4.  Online systems for Assessment and monitoring
5.  Online systems for Handholding and monitoring
- viii. Capacity Building
7.  Development of training content
8.  Training of Master Trainers, Assessors, Consultants and KVIC Officials
9.  Capacity Building for the artisans and KIs involved in the production of Khadi products to enhance their knowledge and skills on quality and sustainability.
- ix. Mapping of National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) Accredited laboratories
11.  Identification  and  mapping  of  NABL  Accredited  laboratories  for  testing  of  defined requirements

State-wise details of the financial and technical assistance has not been fixed as the said MoU has been signed recently i.e 03.01.2024.

- (d): State-wise comparative details of Khadi production, sale and employment since 2014 to 2022-23 is given at Annexure.
- (e): The export of total Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) products and Khadi products during the last two years are as under:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year    |   Total Export of KVI products |   Export of Khadi products |
|---------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                        25701.7 |                     162.14 |
| 2022-23 |                        26837.6 |                      24.52 |

- (f): The following steps have been taken to promote Khadi globally are as under:
- (i)   Centre of Excellence for Khadi has been set up on the Hub and Spoke model with National Institute  of  Fashion  Technology  (NIFT)  New  Delhi  as  Hub  along  with  NIFT  Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,  Kolkata  and  Shillong-for  establishing  benchmarked  design  processes  for  global standards, creating new fabrics and products and disseminating quality standards for fabrics.
- (ii)  KVIC  has  been  granted  the  status  of  Deemed  Export  Promotion  Council  (EPC)  status  by Ministry of Commerce & Industry in December, 2006.
- (iii) Government has issued HS code bracket to Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to categorize 11 KVI products in export.
- (iv) KVIC under International Cooperation (IC) Scheme of Ministry of MSME facilitates its KVI units  for  participation  in  international exhibitions/trade fairs,  etc.  for  showcasing quality of KVI products.
- (v)  KVIC  participates  every  year  in  India  International  Trade  Fair  (IITF)  organized  by  India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The peripheral Brands of KVIC and MSME products are displayed every year in the pavilion.
- (vi)   KVIC also regularly conducts export related workshops and participates in Fashion Shows for the benefit of KVI institutions/units.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 929 for answer on 08.02.2024

State-wise comparative details of Khadi production, sale and employment since 2014 to 202223

| S. NO.   | States/ UTs      | Khadi Production   | Khadi Production   | Khadi Sales   | Khadi Sales   | Khadi Employment   | Khadi Employment      |
|----------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
| S. NO.   | States/ UTs      | 2014-15            | 2022-23            | 2014-15       | 2022-23       | 2014-15 (in lakh)  | 2022- 23(#) (in no.s) |
| 1        | Jammu& Kashmir*  | 2646.50            | 5787.70            | 2293.47       | 6764.11       | 0.24               | 21950                 |
| 2        | Himachal Pradesh | 530.71             | 742.29             | 1127.27       | 1066.80       | 0.08               | 3323                  |
| 3        | Punjab           | 1368.87            | 685.37             | 1140.99       | 1783.90       | 0.44               | 5176                  |
| 4        | U.T. Chandigarh  | 1.69               | 10.76              | 238.11        | 545.19        | 0.00               | 54                    |
| 5        | Haryana          | 8514.59            | 22488.77           | 9895.22       | 34218.43      | 0.50               | 54655                 |
| 6        | Delhi            | 312.65             | 149.21             | 3049.95       | 5905.53       | 0.04               | 1101                  |
| 7        | Rajasthan        | 5118.24            | 13133.09           | 6928.80       | 20111.98      | 0.84               | 26754                 |
| 8        | Uttarakhand      | 2016.07            | 3846.86            | 3857.21       | 6989.61       | 0.41               | 17856                 |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh    | 22200.76           | 55500.18           | 34459.00      | 136571.34     | 4.10               | 128675                |
| 10       | Chhattisgarh     | 1873.68            | 4861.40            | 1397.95       | 5447.85       | 0.08               | 4883                  |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh   | 1092.95            | 1547.04            | 1567.95       | 1872.88       | 0.07               | 3143                  |
| 12       | Sikkim           | 0.00               | 30.00              | 12.01         | 55.71         | 0.00               | 28                    |
| 13       | Aru. Pradesh     | 18.81              | 20.40              | 33.59         | 65.09         | 0.00               | 31                    |
| 14       | Nagaland         | 84.00              | 51.51              | 113.46        | 83.01         | 0.00               | 295                   |
| 15       | Manipur          | 78.74              | 102.07             | 90.92         | 101.02        | 0.00               | 156                   |
| 16       | Mizoram          | 2.65               | 3.01               | 8.64          | 6.14          | 0.00               | 12                    |
| 17       | Tripura          | 2.40               | 2.51               | 69.67         | 45.19         | 0.00               | 25                    |
| 18       | Meghalaya        | 10.14              | 24.62              | 10.85         | 26.76         | 0.00               | 50                    |
| 19       | Assam            | 1159.77            | 1499.98            | 1563.00       | 1710.88       | 0.19               | 5045                  |
| 20       | Bihar            | 1561.19            | 3785.24            | 2307.88       | 8970.75       | 1.10               | 66172                 |
| 21       | West Bengal      | 11674.49           | 37578.30           | 5840.66       | 75672.73      | 1.04               | 32588                 |
| 22       | Jharkhand        | 957.80             | 2105.81            | 3418.82       | 4474.94       | 0.04               | 1842                  |
| 23       | Orissa           | 728.87             | 1574.40            | 552.28        | 1948.59       | 0.04               | 5203                  |
| 24       | A &NIsland       | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00          | 22.04         | 0.00               | 0                     |
| 25       | Gujarat**        | 4201.85            | 14124.86           | 5968.20       | 26964.00      | 0.39               | 12699                 |
| 26       | Maharashtra***   | 564.42             | 782.56             | 1716.82       | 2029.42       | 0.03               | 2863                  |
| 27       | Goa              | 0.00               | 0.00               | 27.73         | 82.18         | 0.00               | 0                     |
| 28       | Andhra Pradesh   | 2512.15            | 5249.47            | 1235.49       | 6911.55       | 0.25               | 8544                  |
| 28       | Telangana        | 569.93             | 1037.01            | 501.44        | 1086.06       | 0.08               | 2182                  |
| 29       | Karnataka        | 4967.51            | 39790.30           | 4525.04       | 95188.31      | 0.40               | 23922 14295           |
| 30       | Kerala****       | 3789.02            | 7389.48            | 9694.46       | 18390.48      | 0.18               |                       |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu       | 9433.41            | 26356.00           | 13311.21      | 45863.04      | 0.52               | 18192                 |
|          | Total            |                    |                    |               | 511092.31     | 11.06              | 462179                |
|          |                  | 87998.37           | 250331.31          | 117038.21     |               |                    |                       |