Special Khadi Exhibition: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India organized a special exhibition and toolkit distribution program at ‘Khadi and Village Industries Bhawan’ branch, Sector-3, Rohini, Delhi on Saturday. At the event, KVIC Chairman Shri Manoj Kumar was the Chief Guest. Several dignitaries and officials were also present on the occasion, including KVIC North Zone Member Shri Nagendra Raghuvanshi and East Zone Member Shri Manoj Kumar Singh.
The event focused on three important aspects:
Special Exhibition of Khadi – In which 11 Khadi entrepreneurs and 30 PMEGP entrepreneurs displayed their products at 45 stalls from various cities including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.
Toolkit distribution under Gramodyog Vikas Yojana – Electric potters’ wheel was provided to 40 potters, electrician toolkit to 20 artisans, plumber toolkit to 20 artisans, mobile repairing toolkit to 20 beneficiaries, leather machine to 10 artisans and masala making toolkit to 10 artisans.
Distribution of training certificates – Certificates were distributed to 115 beneficiaries trained by Multi-Disciplinary Training Centre (MDTC), Delhi.
Addressing the program, KVIC Chairman Shri Manoj Kumar reiterated, “With the inspiration of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, ‘New Khadi of New India’ is becoming a global identity. He has made Khadi the lifeline of self-reliant India by giving it a distinctive identity as ‘Khadi for Nation, Khadi for Fashion, Khadi for Transformation’. He further opined that the ‘Brand Shakti’ of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has led to a historic increase in the sale and production of Khadi, as well as a 275% increase in the wages of artisans.
Making a significant announcement for Khadi artisans, he said that from April 1, 2025, the wages of Khadi artisans will be increased by 20 percent. In the last 11 years, the Modi government has made a historic increase of 275 percent in the wages of Khadi artisans. Now spinners will get Rs 15 for spinning per hank on the charkha.
While talking to journalists, Shri Manoj Kumar said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given the mantra of ‘Khadi for Fashion’ for ‘Khadi Renaissance‘ during Bharat Tex-2025 organized at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi. With the aim of taking this mantra to the masses and popularizing Khadi as a modern garment, KVIC recently organized grand Khadi fashion shows in major cities of the country including Nagpur, Pune, Vadodara, Chennai, Jaipur, Prayagraj. He shared that through these fashion shows organized under the inspiration of the Prime Minister, an effort was made to reach the ‘New Khadi of New India’ especially to the younger generation, which has been extremely successful. This has given a new dimension to Khadi and it is establishing its identity as a modern garment.
While talking about the historic achievements in the Khadi and Village Industries sector, Chairman KVIC said that Khadi products worth Rs 12.02 crore were sold in Prayagraj Mahakumbh. In the last financial year, the total production of Khadi and Village Industries reached Rs 1,08,297 crore and sales reached Rs 1,55,673 crore. In 10 years, 1.87 crore jobs were created, including 10.17 lakh new jobs last year. More than 10 lakh new projects were established and more than 88 lakh people got employment under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).
Representatives of Khadi institutions, beneficiaries of Gramodyog Vikas Yojana Scheme, Khadi workers, officials and employees of Delhi Government and KVIC were present in the program.
