Progress of KVIC
Some of the important highlights for the progress of KVIC are as follows-
- Mission Solar Charkha has helped in empowering women by bringing self-esteem as well as self-reliance among them.
- There has been a significant transformation in both Khadi production and Khadi sales.
- Khadi Haat has been set up for the first time in Delhi in 2018.
- Khadi institutions there has been large-scale digitalization between 2015-2018.
- There has been an artistic-centric vision for transformation in Khadi and Village Industries.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is a non-constitutional authority set up by The Government of India under the Parliamentary Act. Its mission is to plan, encourage, support, organize, and help implement Khadi and Village industries in remote rural areas. Established under the government’s second five-year plan, there are numerous objectives and important features of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission. It comes under the Ministry of Micro, Small and also Medium Enterprises. Under the Khadi and Village Industries Act, 1956 it was established. Amendment progress took place twice, in 1965 and 2006. Khadi and Village Industries Commission is one of the most important constitutional, statutory, and quasi-judicial bodies.
Important Facts on KVIC |
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Full Form | Khadi Village and Industries Commission |
Establishment Date | 1957 |
Commission Type | A Statutory Body |
Concerned Ministry | Ministry of MSMEs |
Subsumed the Work of | All India Khadi and Village Industries Board |
Website | www.kvic.gov.in/ |
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