Khadi and Village Industries Commission

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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is an Indian statutory body responsible for promoting, developing, and supporting khadi and village-based industries to enhance rural employment and self-reliance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
public sector organization ⓘ
statutory body ⓘ
abbreviation KVIC ⓘ
associatedWith Gandhian rural development ideals ⓘ
khadi ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dateEstablished 1957 ⓘ
employs artisans ⓘ
spinners ⓘ
weavers ⓘ
fieldOfWork employment generation programmes ⓘ
khadi production ⓘ
micro-enterprise development ⓘ
village industries promotion ⓘ
fundingSource Government of India budget ⓘ
goal enhancing income of rural artisans ⓘ
promoting eco-friendly production ⓘ
reducing rural-urban migration ⓘ
strengthening traditional crafts ⓘ
headquartersLocation India ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Mumbai ⓘ
industry cottage industries ⓘ
rural development ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of India ⓘ
legalBasis Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 ⓘ
parentOrganization Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ⓘ
predecessor All India Khadi and Village Industries Board ⓘ
program Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme ⓘ
purpose development of village industries ⓘ
generation of rural employment ⓘ
promotion of khadi ⓘ
promotion of self-reliance in rural areas ⓘ
support to micro and small enterprises in rural areas ⓘ
regionServed rural India ⓘ
responsibility implementation of government schemes for village industries ⓘ
marketing support for khadi and village industry products ⓘ
organizing training for artisans ⓘ
planning and promotion of khadi programmes ⓘ
providing financial assistance to khadi institutions ⓘ
quality control of khadi products ⓘ
research and development in khadi and village industries ⓘ
sector micro, small and medium enterprises ⓘ
typeOfOrganization non-profit oriented public body ⓘ
usesLanguage English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
website https://www.kvic.gov.in ⓘ

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Vinai Kumar Saxena → employer → Khadi and Village Industries Commission ⓘ
Vinai Kumar Saxena → associatedWith → Khadi and Village Industries Commission ⓘ
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India) → oversees → Khadi and Village Industries Commission ⓘ
Khadi and Village Industries Commission → predecessor → All India Khadi and Village Industries Board ⓘ
linked to: Khadi and Village Industries Commission