Niti Aayog is providing financial support to incentivise the district administration to reach out to the general public and small traders in villages and talukas, and encourage them to shift to cashless payments. It has also asked district magistrates to ensure that financial transactions in the …
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KVIC registration of institutions goes online
Marking the Gandhi Jayanti , KVIC launched a portal for registration and certification of new khadi institutions, saying the entire process will now be completed within 40 days instead of up to 3 years earlier. Also, the old 16-page application form has been reduced to just one. The online portal…
Khadi sales launched in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai
Tamil Nadu: Vellore Collector S.A. Raman garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 148th birth anniversary on October 2. He also launched khadi sales at Khadi Kraft showroom on Arcot Road and Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan at Sarathi Maaligai. There are three Khadi Kraft outlets in Ve…
Gandhi Jayanti Special: Evolving a Swachh Bharat with the spearheads of MSMEs
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) brought together the MSME leaders who paid rich tribute to the father of the nation on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, and swept clean the path ahead for MSMEs. To help fulfill Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of ‘Clean India’, Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishr…
Khadi production has reached Rs. 1065 crore & employed 11.07 lakh people | Arun Kumar Jha, CEO, KVIC
Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi started a movement for Khadi in 1918 as relief programme for the poor living in the villages. Spinning and weaving was elevated to an ideology for self-reliance and self-government. Ever since, Khadi has been a trademark fashion style from common people to pol…
Khadi can generate employment opportunities: Agri Minister
Motihari: Inaugurating the Khadi Kamgar Sammelan organized by the Khadi Gramodyog Commission on August 22 at the local town hall, Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Khadi has power to generate employment to crores of people. “Khadi has now become a brand and the fabric is now popular amo…