Sales, production and job opportunities in Khadi sector are showing an increasing trend since the last three years:
(Rs. in crore and Employment in lakh persons)
Sl.No. |
Particulars |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
I. |
PRODUCTION |
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A |
Khadi (incl.Polyvastra) |
1158.44 |
1520.83 |
1626.66 |
B |
Village Industries |
33331.78 |
41110.26 |
46454.75 |
Total-I |
34490.22 |
42631.09 |
48081.41 |
|
II. |
SALES |
|||
A |
Khadi (incl.Polyvastra) |
1663.98 |
2146.60 |
2510.21 |
B |
Village Industries |
40230.58 |
49991.61 |
56672.22 |
Total-II |
41894.56 |
52138.21 |
59182.43 |
|
III. |
EMPLOYMENT |
|||
A |
Khadi (incl.Polyvastra) |
11.57 |
4.56* |
4.65* |
B |
Village Industries |
126.26 |
131.84 |
135.71 |
Total-III |
137.83 |
136.40 |
140.36 |
*Aadhaar seeded
Government has been implementing a number of schemes for the holistic development, promotion of Khadi and to modernize Khadi Sector through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), which include:
(i)Khadi Grant:
ii) Market Promotion Development Assistance (MPDA) – A unified scheme by merging Market Development Assistance, Publicity, Marketing and Market Promotion. A new component for Infrastructure namely setting up of Marketing Complexes /Khadi Plazas has been added to expand the marketing network of Khadi & VI products. Under the Modified Market Development Assistance (MMDA) financial assistance at 30% of the Prime Cost, is distributed amongst Producing Institutions (40%), Selling Institutions (20%) and Artisans (40%).
iii) Khadi Reform and Development Programme (KRDP)aims to revitalize the khadi sector with enhanced sustainability of khadi, increased incomes and employment for spinners and weavers, increased artisans’ welfare and to achieve synergy with village industries. Under KRDP, restructured amount of US$ 105 million has been negotiated with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and funds are being provided to the Government of India to be released to KVIC as ‘grants-in-aid’ under budgetary allocation through the Ministry of MSME. Khadi Reform Package envisages reform support in the following areas: (i) Artisan Earnings and Empowerment, (ii) Direct Reform Assistance to 400 Khadi Institutions & (iii) Implementation of a well-knit Monitoring Information System (MIS).
In order to increase setting up of more Khadi units by entrepreneurs and also by institutions, KVIC launched an exclusive online portal called “Khadi Institutions Registration and Certification Sewa (KIRCS)” for filing application for registration of new Khadi units to undertake Khadi activities. 371 number of ‘Khadi Certificates’ have been issued to new Khadi Institutions to undertake Khadi programme during the last three years. Though no new Khadi Institution formed in Kerala State during 2017-18, there are already 29 Khadi Institutions functional in Kerala.
Following are the initiatives taken to promote and modernize Khadi sector:
The eligible items for such participation and the scale of assistance would be as under:
S. No. |
Eligible items |
Scale of assistance for KVIs |
i) |
Space Rent |
100% of the space rent subject to a maximum of Rs.1.25 lakh or actual rent paid, whichever is lower (for one representative from each participating enterprise) |
ii) |
Air Fare |
100% of the Economy Class air fare subject to a maximum of Rs.1.00 lakh or actual fare paid, whichever is lower (for one representative from each participating enterprise) |
State-wise details of new Khadi Certificates issued from 2015-16 to 2017-18
Sl. No. |
Name of the state |
Cumulative total of 3 years |
1 |
Uttar Pradesh |
98 |
2 |
Uttarakhand |
27 |
3 |
Raipur |
3 |
4 |
West Bengal |
84 |
5 |
Odisha |
19 |
6 |
Bihar |
13 |
7 |
Jharkhand |
3 |
8 |
Andhra Pradesh |
53 |
9 |
Karnataka |
10 |
10 |
Telangana |
4 |
11 |
Tamil Nadu |
0 |
12 |
Kerala |
0 |
13 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
10 |
14 |
Haryana |
18 |
15 |
Rajasthan |
2 |
16 |
Punjab |
4 |
17 |
Rajasthan |
2 |
18 |
Gujarat |
16 |
19 |
Maharashtra |
5 |
20 |
Assam |
0 |
|
Total |
371 |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (I/C), Giriraj Singh, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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