Lok Sabha Question No. 3609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Performance of KVIC
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3609 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## PERFORMANCE OF KVIC

## 3609. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

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

- (a) the status of Khadi and Village Industries in the country at present;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  performance  of  Khadi  and  Village Industries Commission (KVIC) during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) if so, the details and the findings thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of Khadi outlets set up across the country during the said period; and
- (e) the  measures  initiated  by  the  Government  to  modernise  Khadi  industries  in  the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) was established under the Khadi and  Village  Industries  Commission  Act,  1956  (61  of  1956),  as  a  statutory  organisation engaged in promoting and developing khadi and village industries for providing employment opportunities in the rural areas. KVIC has been identified as one of the major organisations in the decentralised sector for generating non-farm employment opportunities in rural areas at low per capita investment.

At present a total of 2313 Khadi Institutions and 365168 Village Industries [Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP units)] are functioning in the country.

- (b) & (c): Periodic review of the performance of KVIC schemes are held at Commission and  Ministry  level.    Department  related  Parliamentary  Standing  Committee  on  Industry (DRPSCI)  also  reviews  the  performance  of  KVIC.    KVIC  implements  the  suggestions/ recommendations made during the said review meetings.
- (d): During the last three years and the current year Departmental Khadi Sales Outlets has been set up at following three places:
1. Airport, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
2. Parliament Annexe, New Delhi
3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Rural Technology & Management & Institute of Renewable Energy, Nashik (Maharashtra)

: 2 :

- (e): In  order  to  modernize  Khadi  units,  KVIC  is  implementing  the  following  Central Sector schemes:
1. Support is extended to weak Khadi Institutions under Strengthening Infrastructure of Weak Khadi Institutions and Assistance for Marketing Infrastructure is  being  implemented  for  the  weak  Khadi  Institutions  to  attain  normalcy  and  for renovation of Departmental Sales Outlets of KVIC and State KVIBs and retail sales outlets of Khadi Institutions to increase turnover of khadi products through improved marketing infrastructure.
2. Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI)  is implemented to make  the traditional industries clusters more productive and competitive facilitating their sustainable development.
3. KVIC has  set  up  interfaces  with  leading  technological  institutes  to  conduct research work under S&T programme of KVIC for development of tools, implements and processes involved in production

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