Following the old saying ‘Idle mind is devil’s workshop’, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has come out with a novel way to cut out illegal poaching and maintain flora and fauna in and around Kaziranga National Park. Amid much fervour and gaiety, the KVIC Chair…
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KVIC setting up ‘Khadi Gaon’ to boost rural products
The Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is initiating a project named ‘Khadi Gaon’ in each state of India, with the goal to scale up employment in rural areas and also push khadi and village industries products from these regions. This was revealed by KVIC chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena…
Revived 143 defunct Khadi units using MSME grants: KVIC
KVIC on 29th January said it has revived as many as 143 defunct Khadi units using grants from the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) since April 2014, and steps are afoot to start production at 124 more units. KVIC Chairman said the organisation is taking “pro-activeR…
This time it’s Modi in place of Gandhi weaving Khadi on KVIC’s calendar
Mumbai: In a bid to promote Khadi across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has modelled for the 2017 wall calendar and table diary published by the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC), replacing Mahatma Gandhi. Most employees and officials were pleasantly surprised to see the cover phot…
KVIC wants Khadi included in MNREGA
Mumbai: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has sent a proposal to the central government, asking it to include Khadi in MNREGA not only to have more artisans under the scheme but also to make unskilled workers earn more through them. These artisans will train the 5.40 lakh unskilled w…
A+ to Khadi; Sales may cross Rs 5k cr in FY18
Riding high on the upsurge in demand for khadi products, KVIC expects to surpass the sales target of Rs 5,000 crore by the end of 2017-18. “The sale of khadi products has recorded a quantum jump. We are getting good orders from the government. We will achieve the sales target of Rs 5,000 cr…
KVIC starts toll-free no. for info on sector-related programs
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched a toll free number for access to all sector-related programmes and information. “With this, one can access all KVIC programmes by dialing 1800 3000 0034 and get information in Hindi or English language,” the KVIC said in a statement. Cur…
KVIC targets to increase sale of Khadi products by 35%
Encouraged by a 29 per cent jump in the sale of khadi products during 2015-16, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has set a target of 35 per cent in the current fiscal. “The sale of khadi products has recorded a quantum jump even in the face of economic slowdown and we aim t…