MINISTER FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI KALRAJ MISHRA)
(a): Government through Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) and the Coir Board has been implementing a cluster-based scheme named Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) since 2005, under which khadi, village industries and coir clusters have been taken up for development by providing them with improved equipments, common facilities centres, business development services, training, capacity building and design and marketing support, etc. The number of families covered under the SFURTI along with the cost incurred during each of the last three years is given below :
Year Khadi & Village Industries Coir Total Number Funds Number Funds Number Funds of utilized of families utilized of utilized families (Rs. in benefited (Rs. in families (Rs. in benefited lakh) lakh) benefited lakh) 2011-12 461.04 51,642 0.98 7,378 462.02 59,020 2012-13 61.68 51,642 0.00 7,378 61.68 59,020 2013-14 2.73 51,642 11.13 7,378 13.86 59,020
(b): No specific case has been received in the Ministry from Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) highlighting any problems being encountered by them during the implementation of the scheme.
(c)&(d): Does not arise.
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