Lok Sabha Question No. 3285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Khadi and Village Industries
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Rahul Singh Lodhi, Shri Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3285 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026

## KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

3285.

SHRI RAHUL SINGH LODHI: SHRI ANURAG SHARMA: SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

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

- (a) the details of sales and production figures achieved under Khadi and Village Industries till December 2025 compared to previous year, along with product-wise and State-wise breakdown;
- (b) the  details  of  wage  revisions  for  artisans  under  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission (KVIC) and the number of artisans benefited; and
- (c) the details  of  the  MoU  signed  between  Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for enhanced market access, including specific mechanisms for Government procurement and ecosystem creation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC),  a  statutory  body  under  the  Ministry  is implementing Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (KGVY) for the development of Khadi and Village Industries Sector and as per information provided by KVIC, the State/UT-wise details of sales and production  figures  achieved  under  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  till  December  2025  compared  to previous year is given at Annexure-I.
- (b): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has periodically revised wages of Khadi artisans. The details of last three revisions are as under:

| Effective Date /Year   | Changes in spinning wages   |
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 01.04.2023             | Rs.10.00 per hank           |
| 02.10.2024             | Rs. 12.50 per hank          |
| 01.04.2025             | Rs.15.00 per hank           |

Weaving wages has also been increased by 10% from 01.04.2023, 7% from 02.10.2024 and 20% from 01.04.2025.

Approx 4.32 lakh spinners and weavers associated with the Khadi sector get benefit from the wage enhancement based on spinning & weaving works undertaken by them.

- (c): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has signed MoU with the National Small Industries  Corporation  Limited  (NSIC)  in  September,  2025  with  the  objective  that  both  the organizations  i.e.  KVIC  &  NSIC  will  work  in  close  cooperation  for  creating  an  ecosystem  to facilitate  enhanced market access which shall support all eligible MSME beneficiaries/units under the respective schemes of KVIC and NSIC, by leveraging each other's platforms and interventions.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3285 for answer on 12.03.2026.

State/UT-wise details of sales and production figures achieved under Khadi and Village Industries till December 2025 compared to previous year

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sr. No.   | States / Union Territories   | April 2024 to December 2024   | April 2024 to December 2024   | April 2025 to December 2025   | April 2025 to December 2025   |
|-----------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | States / Union Territories   | KVI Production                | KVI Sales                     | KVI Production                | KVI Sales                     |
| 1.        | Jammu &Kashmir               | 357690.43                     | 790251.97                     | 396539.81                     | 903354.94                     |
| 2.        | Ladakh                       | 10777.81                      | 16348.43                      | 11948.12                      | 18680.49                      |
| 3.        | Himachal Pradesh             | 130280.56                     | 202535.94                     | 144427.89                     | 231476.27                     |
| 4.        | Punjab                       | 288214.69                     | 364214.39                     | 319511.10                     | 416248.14                     |
| 5.        | Chandigarh (UT)              | 4131.71                       | 6685.59                       | 4580.40                       | 7647.81                       |
| 6.        | Haryana                      | 274733.00                     | 375974.66                     | 306651.32                     | 427806.10                     |
| 7.        | Delhi                        | 16721.19                      | 26655.15                      | 18537.13                      | 30917.48                      |
| 8.        | Rajasthan                    | 497493.95                     | 650742.79                     | 551546.24                     | 744989.30                     |
| 9.        | Uttarakhand                  | 101414.06                     | 173622.41                     | 112130.52                     | 288972.28                     |
| 10.       | Uttar Pradesh                | 1163332.04                    | 1665628.49                    | 1291818.23                    | 1760444.86                    |
| 11.       | Chhattisgarh                 | 181069.22                     | 304267.98                     | 200741.88                     | 348156.15                     |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh               | 464163.36                     | 690086.63                     | 514567.07                     | 788661.11                     |
| 13.       | Sikkim                       | 6732.35                       | 16425.88                      | 7463.41                       | 18771.11                      |
| 14.       | Arunachal Pradesh            | 22638.77                      | 33743.24                      | 25097.04                      | 38559.65                      |
| 15.       | Nagaland                     | 81223.74                      | 118191.71                     | 90043.44                      | 135055.12                     |
| 16.       | Manipur                      | 65476.63                      | 97457.35                      | 72576.41                      | 111365.13                     |
| 17.       | Mizoram                      | 54850.56                      | 90380.58                      | 60806.46                      | 103273.35                     |
| 18.       | Tripura                      | 56129.94                      | 85841.33                      | 62224.75                      | 98089.08                      |
| 19.       | Meghalaya                    | 27059.89                      | 54142.46                      | 29998.24                      | 61868.36                      |
| 20.       | Assam                        | 167047.70                     | 289140.40                     | 185188.78                     | 330490.86                     |
| 21.       | Bihar                        | 368801.22                     | 506573.47                     | 408857.66                     | 579414.08                     |
| 22.       | West Bengal                  | 385675.11                     | 524448.87                     | 429657.83                     | 605258.62                     |
| 23.       | Jharkhand                    | 118693.48                     | 183575.02                     | 131585.46                     | 210034.12                     |
| 24.       | Odisha                       | 271790.77                     | 392380.35                     | 301306.38                     | 448510.27                     |
| 25.       | A &NIslands                  | 3890.94                       | 9149.69                       | 4313.42                       | 10454.86                      |
| 26.       | Gujarat *                    | 877573.01                     | 1156175.44                    | 972906.34                     | 1324550.09                    |
| 27.       | Maharashtra **               | 584724.35                     | 763378.18                     | 648217.66                     | 872410.08                     |
| 28.       | Goa                          | 12268.38                      | 19436.09                      | 13600.54                      | 22215.28                      |
| 29.       | Andhra Pradesh               | 370929.46                     | 533768.25                     | 411216.29                     | 610312.08                     |
| 30.       | Telangana                    | 250417.62                     | 388179.15                     | 277610.49                     | 443627.41                     |
| 31.       | Karnataka                    | 515548.38                     | 768990.95                     | 565812.96                     | 904784.26                     |
| 32.       | Lakshadweep Islands          | 367.68                        | 467.83                        | 407.60                        | 534.56                        |
| 33.       | Kerala                       | 265164.20                     | 369861.53                     | 293968.96                     | 423600.33                     |
| 34.       | Tamil Nadu                   | 565798.07                     | 806684.76                     | 627284.00                     | 924520.75                     |
| 35.       | Puducherry                   | 4865.73                       | 8178.03                       | 5394.17                       | 9350.63                       |
| Total     | Total                        | 8567690.00                    | 12483584.99                   | 9498537.99                    | 14254405.00                   |