Lok Sabha Question No. 1896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Khadi and Village Industries Commission
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1896

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2025

## KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION

1896. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a) the total funds allocated and released by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to Telangana from 2014-15 to present, year-wise;
- (b) the key programmes and activities implemented by KVIC in Telangana during the said period including  the  establishment  of  Khadi  institutions,  training  centres  and  employment  generation initiatives taken;
- (c) whether  any  special  schemes/programme  or  clusters  have  been  developed  in  Telangana  to promote turmeric, Khadi, honey, coir, or village industries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of artisans, weavers and rural entrepreneurs who have benefited under KVIC/Boardsupported schemes in the said State?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  is  implementing  the  following schemes  for  the  development  of  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Sector  in  the  Country  including Telangana  State :

- I.   Khadi and Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (KGVY), a Central Sector Scheme having two components i.e Khadi Vikas Yojana (KVY) and Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY).
2. (i)   Khadi Vikas Yojana (KVY) : the components of KVY are (i) Modified Market Development Assistance  (MMDA),  (ii)  Interest  Subsidy  Eligibility  Certificate  Scheme  (ISEC),  (iii)Workshed  Scheme  for  Khadi  Artisans,  (iv)Strengthening  Infrastructure  of  Existing  Weak  Khadi Institutions  and  Assistance  for  Marketing  Infrastructure  ,(v)  Centre  of  Excellence  for  Khadi (CoEK), (vi)Marketing(Exhibitions), and (vii) Science & Technology (S& T).
3. (ii)   Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY) : the components of GVY are (i) Wellness & Cosmetics Industry, (ii) Handmade Paper, Leather & Plastic Industry, (iii)Agro Based & Food Processing Industry, (iv) Mineral Based Industry, (v) Rural Engineering & New Technology Industry, and (vi) Service Industry.
- II.   Ministry of MSME, through KVIC, is implementing the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) across the country including Telangana for assisting prospective entrepreneurs in setting up new micro enterprises in the non-farm sector and generating employment opportunities primarily in rural areas.

- III.    Five  Khadi  Institutions  have  been  established  and  the  total  fund  disbursed  by  the  KVIC  in Telangana State during the FY 2014-15 to 2024-25 are as under:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year       |   Funds disbursed under KGVY |   Margin Money Subsidy disbursed under PMEGP |    Total |
|------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------|
| 2014-15    |                         1.43 |                                      1889.35 |  1890.78 |
| 2015-16    |                       183    |                                      2217.57 |  2400.57 |
| 2016-17    |                       168.02 |                                      2561.72 |  2729.74 |
| 2017-18    |                       203.84 |                                      4030.21 |  4234.05 |
| 2018-19    |                        92.48 |                                      7180.89 |  7273.37 |
| 2019-20    |                        88.6  |                                      7118.89 |  7207.49 |
| 2020-21    |                       193.11 |                                      6376.33 |  6569.44 |
| 2021-22    |                       295.21 |                                      9846.14 | 10141.4  |
| 2022-23    |                       264.02 |                                     10225.1  | 10489.1  |
| 2023-24(P) |                       150.79 |                                     10811.8  | 10962.6  |
| 2024-25(P) |                       114.04 |                                      8282.18 |  8396.22 |

(c): Ministry  of  MSME  has  approved  16  clusters  under  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI)  in  the  State  of  Telangana,  comprising  3  Agro,  7  Bamboo,  5 Handicraft, and 1 Textile cluster.

(d): So far, 5.90 lakh artisans, weavers and rural entrepreneurs have been benefited in Telangana State under KVIC supported schemes.

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