Five pilot projects commissioned in Varanasi, Nawada and other places would ensure a regular income between Rs 6,000 and Rs 10,000 to each of the women
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Giriraj Singh presented with PMEGP evaluation: Scheme providing ‘sustainable employment’ over years
Average employment per project was 7.62 and avg cost of generating unit employment was Rs 96,209 Max cost of generating unit employment was Rs 2,75,621 in Nagaland, while minimum cost was Rs 64,735 in TN
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KVIC creates over 3k additional sustainable jobs for women under PMEGP
New Delhi: KVIC, the nodal agency for implementing the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), has said it has created over 3,000 additional sustainable jobs for women in the past two years. It said these jobs were created by providing charkhas to women. They were in addit…
A peek into SME vision of Giriraj Singh, the man now in overall command at the MSME Ministry
A compilation of initiatives, views, and perspectives of Singh as MoS MSME Ministry
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#Freedom@70: Journey of Khadi from independence symbol to international brand
First Khadi notched over a Rs 50,000 crore record sale in 2016 and now government is planning to open Khadi outlets outside India to push products made using the indigenous handspun fabric in the global markets
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UP plans to take-over Khadi industry globally with ‘made-in-UP’ products
UP Khadi & Gramudyog department preparing made-in-UP brand logo; On-boarding e-Commerce giants for global spread of state’s Khadi products
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Arvind Ltd to showcase Khadi Denim globally with KVIC certified mark
Arvind engages rural artisans for hand-spun, woven and dyed Denim collection, plans to buy 1 million metres of Khadi Denim per year
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KVIC signs MoU with NIFT for grass-root level tech support
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) for design development and training to bring in quality control in fabric and ready-mades. The MoU was inked in the august presence of Union Minister of Tex…
Khadi to go places: Govt to open outlets outside India
The government is planning to open Khadi outlets outside India to push products made using the indigenous handspun fabric in the global markets. The MSME Ministry is discussing the proposal with its Commerce counterpart for opening Khadi outlets in Mauritius, South Africa, Dubai and Chicago. “We …
MSME gaining importance day by day due to their employment potential: Prafulla Samal
Bhubaneswar: The International MSME Day was celebrated today jointly by Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Govt. of India and Department of MSME, Govt. of Odisha. Minister MSME, WCD & Mission Shakti, SSEPD Prafulla Samal inaugurated the said function. L.N. Gupta, Additional Chief Secr…