(a) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding impact of manufacturing and sale of fake Khadi products in the market;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of cases registered in this regard during each of the last three years, State/ UT-wise; and
(c) the corrective steps taken by the Government to check manufacturing and sale of fake khadi products?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a) & (b): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has not conducted any study regarding impact of manufacturing and sale of fake Khadi products in the market. Khadi & Village Industry Commission (KVIC) monitors Khadi activities all over the country and if any person is found selling fake khadi, necessary action is taken. State-wise number of institutions to whom show cause notices were issued during each of the last three years is given below:
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Year Name of the State/UT Number of Institutions
2015-16 - -
2016-17 - -
2017-18 Maharashtra 2
Uttar Pradesh 2
Bihar 5
Haryana 1
Chhattisgarh 1
Jammu & Kashmir 1
Total 12
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(c): KVIC conducts periodical inspection of the institutions on random basis wherein:
i) Physical inspection of 50% of production centers or minimum of two production centers of an institution whichever is higher is required to be verified.
ii) Physical inspection of 50% of sales outlets or two sales outlets whichever is higher is required to be conducted.
iii) Besides inspecting staff has to collect three samples of clothes from Central Vastragar/Godown/retail outlet of the institution.
iv) Besides the above, Commission has now decided to draw samples periodically from Khadi institutions by engaging third party for ensuring sale of genuine khadi.
v) Khadi Mark regulations have been notified to ensure the genuineness of Khadi products.