Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) participates in the International Exhibitions/trade fairs to promote khadi and village industries products in international market. During the last three years, KVIC has participated in 14 such exhibitions/Trade Fairs organized by ITPO in various countries. The year-wise participation in International Exhibitions/trade fairs by KVIC is:
The sale of KVI products in international exhibitions/trade fairs and the export of KVI products are done by KVI institutions/ units directly or through merchant exporters. The export of KVI products made during the last three years by KVI institutions/units are:
(Rs. in crore)
| Year | No. of international exhibition/Trade fair participated |
| 2011-12 | 5 |
| 2012-13 | 5 |
| 2013-14 | 4 |
The sale of KVI products in international exhibitions/trade fairs and the export of KVI products are done by KVI institutions/ units directly or through merchant exporters. The export of KVI products made during the last three years by KVI institutions/units are:
(Rs. in crore)
| Year | Export of KVI products |
| 2011-12 | 83.87 |
| 2012-13 | 112.53 |
| 2013-14 | 114.58 |
During 2014-15, KVIC proposes to participate in the following overseas exhibitions/fairs:
|
Spring Fair International Birmingham, U.K. | 1-5 February 2015 |
| Muba Basel (Switzerland) | 6-15 February 2015 |
| Ambiente Frankfurt, Germany | 13-17 February 2015 |
The details of national, state and special exhibitions organized by KVIC upto 31 October 2014 and proposed for participation during 2014-15 is:
| SrNo |
Heads |
Proposed for the year 2014-15 and achievements (upto 31 October 2014) | |||
|
Physical Target. (No.) |
Financial Target (Rs.in lakh) |
Physical achievement (No.) |
Financial Achievement (Rs. in lakh) | ||
| 1 | National level Exhibition | 6 | 240.00 | - | - |
| 2 | State Level Exhibition | 16 | 160.00 | - | - |
| 3 | Special Exhi/ Khadi Fests | 11 | 145.00 | 4 | 60.00 |
| 4 | Participation in IITF | 1 | 250.00 | 1 | 250.00 |
| 5 | Participation in International Exhibition and Export Inventive/Export Orientation programme | 5 | 80.00 | - | - |
| 6 | Uttar Purva K.G. Darshan/ Special Exhibitions of N.E. Prod in other part of Country | 1 | 10.00 | - | - |
The Government has already launched Khadi Reform and Development Programme (KRDP) which aims to revitalize the khadi sector with enhanced sustainability of khadi, increased incomes and employment for spinners and weavers, increased artisans welfare and achieve synergy with village industries. Under KRDP, there is provision for setting up of a Marketing Organization (MO) through private participation for market development activities including e-commerce for growth of sale of KVI products. However many khadi institutions have tied up with private e-commerce portal for sale of their products.
KVIC implements a number of schemes for development, promotion & growth of khadi which include:
(i) Market Development Assistance (MDA) under which assistance is provided @ 20% of value of production of khadi and polyvastra to be shared among artisans, producing institutions and selling institutions in the ratio 25:30:45.
(ii) Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) under which assistance for replacement of obsolete equipments, setting up common facilities centres, product development, market promotion and other support are provided in clusters.
(iii) Scheme for Enhancing Productivity & Competitiveness of Khadi Industry and Artisans under which assistance for replacement of charka, product development, design intervention and packaging etc. is provided.
(iv) Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certification (ISEC) scheme for providing bank loans for khadi and polyvastra at subsidized rates of interest.
(v) Strengthening Infrastructure of existing Weak Khadi Institutions and Assistance for Marketing Infrastructure envisaging renovation of khadi sales outlets and providing assistance for strengthening infrastructure of existing weak selected institutions.
This information was given by the Minister of State, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Giriraj Singh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today.
