Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

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Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) commission has continued to play a significant role in promoting rural livelihoods, generating employment and strengthening the vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. 

About Khadi and Village Industries Commission

• It is a statutory body established under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956.
• Nodal Ministry: It is an apex organization under the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.
• It is charged with the planning, promotion, organisation and implementation of programmes for the development of Khadi and other village industries in rural areas.
• Organisation Structure: At the state level, Khadi & Village Industries Boards were set up to effectively implement the schemes of KVIC in their respective states.
• Objectives of the KVIC are
  • Social Objective: To provide employment in rural areas
  • Economic Objective: To produce a saleable product
  • Wider Objective: To create self-reliance among the economically weaker section.

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Functions of the KVIC

• Strategic Reserve: To build a strategic reserve of raw materials and implements for supply to producers.
• Processing: To create common service facilities for processing raw materials as semi-finished goods and provisions for facilities for marketing KVI products.
• Marketing: To enhance the sale and marketing of Khadi and other products of village industries or handicrafts.
• Research: To be responsible for encouraging and promoting research in the production techniques.
• Standards: To assure the genuineness of the products and to set standards for the quality of products from Khadi and Village Industries.

Source: PIB