Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: KVIC Retail Centres
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.94 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015

## KVIC RETAIL CENTRES

## 94. SHRIKAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state: (a) the  number  of  retail  centres  of  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC) functioning in the country, State-wise;

- (b) whether several KVIC retail outlets are in dilapidated condition;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) owns and manages 7 KhadiGramodyogBhavans/Departmental outlets located in major cities.  7050 outlets are run by KVIregistered as Institutions  under the aegis  of KVIC/KVI Boards are located all over India. List of State-wise retail outlets is enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (b)&(c): No Madam. None of the sales outlets are in dilapidated condition.  However, owing  to  the  age  of  construction,  some  of  them  need  renovation/modernization  to  attract customers, which is pursued continuously.
- (d): A  component  namely  'Assistance  for  Marketing  Infrastructure'  under  the  existing scheme of 'Strengthening of Infrastructure' was extended by the Ministry during 2010-11 for renovation of Departmental Sales Outlets of KVIC and State KVIBs and retail sales outlets of Khadi  Institutions  which  should  be  registered  and  financed  by  KVIC  or  State  KVIBs involved  in  marketing  activities  of  Khadi  products  to  increase  turnover  through  improved marketing infrastructure.

Under the scheme, financial assistance of a maximum of Rs. 25.00 lakh in urban areas and Rs. 20.00 lakh in rural areas is provided, in terms of 75% to institutional sales outlets, 85% to KVIBs outlets and 100% to KVIC outlets.

Besides, a new component of 'Market Promotion & Infrastructure' that envisagesestablishment of Marketing Complexes/Plazas (EMCP) under the MarketPromotion and Development Assistance (MPDA) Scheme.  This would envisage setting up Marketing Complexby  KVIC  on  its  own  land  with  100%  Government  Grant,  while  Marketing Complexes/Plazas developed by State Governments/ State KVIBs will be with 75% Govt. of India  Grant  and  25%  from  State  Government/  State  KVIB  (contribution  in  case  of  NER States  will  be  90:10)  and  in  case  of  Marketing  Complexes/Plazas  developed  on  Khadi Institutions' lands, the upper ceiling of Government support could be one time assistance to the extent of 25% of the project cost.

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## Annexure I referred to in reply to part (a) of the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 94 for answer on 30.11.2015

## State wise list of Sales outlets

| Sl. No.   | State/U.T.          | Dept. Outlets   |   Institutional Outlets |   Total Outlets |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      | -               |                     251 |             251 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   | -               |                       9 |               9 |
| 3.        | Assam               | -               |                      96 |              96 |
| 4.        | Bihar               | 1               |                     492 |             493 |
| 5.        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -               |                       1 |               1 |
| 6.        | Goa                 | 1               |                       2 |               3 |
| 7.        | Gujarat             | -               |                     317 |             317 |
| 8.        | Haryana             | -               |                     184 |             184 |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh    | -               |                     124 |             124 |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir      | -               |                      74 |              74 |
| 11.       | Jharkhand           | -               |                     139 |             139 |
| 12.       | Karnataka           | -               |                     346 |             346 |
| 13.       | Kerala              | 1               |                     403 |             404 |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1               |                     182 |             183 |
| 15.       | Maharashtra         | 1               |                      97 |              98 |
| 16.       | Manipur             | -               |                       9 |               9 |
| 17.       | Meghalaya           | -               |                       4 |               4 |
| 18.       | Mizoram             | -               |                       2 |               2 |
| 19.       | Nagaland            | -               |                       7 |               7 |
| 20.       | New Delhi           | 1               |                      65 |              66 |
| 21.       | Odisha              | -               |                      69 |              69 |
| 22.       | Pondicherry         | -               |                      17 |              17 |
| 23.       | Punjab              |                 |                     252 |             252 |
| 24.       | Rajasthan           | -               |                     493 |             493 |
| 25.       | Sikkim              | -               |                       7 |               7 |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu          |                 |                    1159 |            1159 |
| 27.       | Tripura             | -               |                       2 |               2 |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh       |                 |                    1839 |            1839 |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand         |                 |                     210 |             210 |
| 30.       | West Bengal         | 1               |                     198 |             199 |
|           | Total               | 7               |                    7050 |            7057 |