1. KHADI & Village Industries
Commission

2. KHADI (brand ambassador): Mahatma Gandhi
Khadi refers to handspun and hand-woven cloth
and the raw materials may be cotton, silk, or wool,
which are spun into threads.
Khadi was launched in 1920 as a political weapon
in the
Swadeshi movement of Mahatma Gandhi.
Khadi is sourced from different parts of India like
INTRODUCTION

3. Village Industry
Any industry located in a rural area which produces
any goods or renders any service with or without the
use of power and in which the fixed capital investment
per head of an artisan or a worker does not exceed
[one lakh rupees] or such other sum as may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, be specified from
time to time by the Central Government.
Relevance of Khadi and village industry
Both are labor intensive in nature and we are labor
surplus country.
Required little capital to set up.

4. Khadi and Village Industries Commission
KVIC is a statutory body
formed by the
Government India.
Six zonal offices in
Delhi Bhopal,
Bangalore, Kolkata,
Mumbai and Guwahati.
want to reach every
household in rural area
To provide additional
employment of 37 lakhs
persons by the end of
2011-12 through
Abbreviation KVIC
Formation 1956
Headquarters Mumbai
Parent organization MoMSMEs
Minister of MSME Dinesh Patel
Chairperson Kumud Joshi
Staff Around 94 lacs

5. Chronology
1935 – All India Village Industries Association was formed.
1946 – Government of Madras sought the advice of
Gandhiji and set up a department for Khadi.
1953 - Govt. of India set up All India Khadi & Village
Industries Board (AIKVIB)
1955 - It was decided that a statutory body should replace
the Board.
1956 - Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act 1956,
was passed.
1957 - Khadi and Village Industries Commission came
into being.

6. OBJECTIVE
SOCIAL OBJECTIVE: Creating and providing employment
opportunities in Rural areas with focus on women and
other weaker sections of the society.
ECONOMIC OBJECTIVE: Making use of locally available
raw material and skill.
WIDEROBJECTIVE: Creating sense of self-reliance
among the rural people
PROMISE: Transparency, responsiveness and prompt
action on queries/request from the target group.
GUIDANCE, HELPANDCOMPLAINTS : Contact Public
Relation Officer at KVIC.

7. The KVIC has broadly re-grouped various village
industries underseven heads:
Agro Based and Food Processing Industry
(Fruit and Vegetable Processing, pulses
processing ,village oil etc)
Polymer and Chemical Based Industry (Soap
Industry, LeatherIndustry )
Forest Based Industry (Medicinal Plants
Industry, Bee Keeping Industry)
Mineral Based Industry (Lime)

8. Handmade Paper and Fiber Industry
(Handmade PaperIndustry, FiberIndustry)
Rural Engineering and Bio – Technology
Industry (Non – Conventional Energy ,
Electronics)
Service Industry

9. Function of KVIC
Planning, promotion, organization and implementation of
programs for the development of Khadi and other village
industries in the rural areas.
Training of persons employed or desirous of seeking
employment in Khadi and Village Industries.
To build up reserves of raw materials and supply them to
persons engaged or likely to be engaged in production of
handspun yarn or Khadi or Village Industries.
To provide financial assistance to institutions or persons
engaged in the development and operation of Khadi or Village
Industries
Studies of the problems of Khadi or Village Industries.

10. Performance & Statistics : Sales
Year (Rs. In Crores)
Khadi Village
Industries
Total
2000-2001 570.55 7384.55 7955.10
2004-2005 617.84 12487.35 13105.19
2005-2006 628.69 14647.33 15276.02
2006-2007 663.19 16899.21 17562.40
2007-2008 724.39 20819.09 21543.48
2008-2009 799.60 21948.59 22748.19

11. Employment

12. Scheme & program of the commission
Prime Ministers Employment Generation Program
(PMEGP)
Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban RozgarYojna (RGSRY)
Rural Industry Service Centre (RISC)
Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certification Scheme
(ISEC)

13. Implementation of schemes & program
State offices (29) ,
K&VI, Corporative
Societies(30,138) K&VI, Co-operative
societies,
Entrepreneur
K&VI, Co-operative
societies,
Entrepreneur