MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI DINSHA PATEL)
(a)&(b): No, Sir. The production and sale of khadi during last three years are given
below, which shows an increasing trend.
Year Production Sales (Value: Rs. crore) (Value: Rs. crore)
2006-07 491.52 663.19
2007-08 543.39 724.39
2008-09 585.25 799.61
(c): In order to promote khadi, the Union Government through Khadi and Village Industries
Commission (KVIC) has introduced three new schemes in the recent past namely, ‘Workshed
Scheme for Khadi Artisans’ for providing assistance for construction of worksheds for better
work environment and the ‘Scheme for enhancing productivity & competitiveness of Khadi
Industries and Artisans’ to assist 200 khadi institutions to make khadi industry competitive
with more market driven and profitable production by replacement of obsolete and old
machinery and equipment and ‘Strengthening of Infrastructure of existing Weak Khadi
Institutions and Assistance for Marketing Infrastructure’ which envisages renovation of
selected 30 khadi sales outlets and providing assistance for strengthening of infrastructure
of existing 100 weak selected khadi institutions.
In addition, the Government through KVIC implements Interest Subsidy Eligibility
Certificate (ISEC) scheme for providing bank loans to khadi and polyvastra units at
subsidized rates of interest, Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY) to provide insurance to khadi
artisans and weavers, Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI)
for development of clusters in khadi, village industries and coir sectors, Product
Development, Design Intervention & Packaging (PRODIP) for improved design and packaging
of khadi garments, Research & Development and other support services, viz., marketing,
export promotion, exhibitions at district, State, zonal & national level, design facility,
brand building, etc.
