MINISTER OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES & AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES (SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD)
(a): The State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details of the quantity
of hand-spun, hand-woven cotton, woolen and silk khadi produced in
the country, including West Bengal and Orissa, during 2003-04,
2004-05 and 2005-06 are given at Annex. I, II and III
respectively.
(b): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) promotes off-
farm, post harvesting activities and the forest crop does not fall
under its purview. The village industries promoted by KVIC are
categorised under seven broad groups, namely, (1) Mineral based
industry [MBI] (2) Forest based industry [FBI] (3) Agro and food
processing industry [AFPI] (4) Polymer and chemical based
industry [PCBI] (5) Handmade paper and fibre industry [HMPFI] (6)
Rural engineering and bio-technology industry [REBTI] and (7)
Service activities. The State/Union Territory (UT)-wise details
of the value of production of these seven groups of village
industries, during 2003-04,2004-05 and 2005-06 are given at Annex.
IV, V and VI respectively.
(c): Financial assistance is provided by KVIC mainly as
(i)
assistance from Government of India`s budgetary source
(ii)
Assistance to avail of credit from banks. The details of
assistance provided through Government of India`s budgetary source
during the last three years are given below:
Year Khadi Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) Grant Loan Margin Money Assistance
2003-04 94.73 3.89 296.43
2004-05 85.56 1.91 322.22
2005-06 85.33 1.61 377.72
For assistance to avail bank loans, under Interest Subsidy
Eligibility Certificate (ISEC) scheme, KVIC issues ISECs to
Khadi/Polyvastra implementing agencies for availing loans from
banks at concessional rate of interest. Under REGP, which is a
credit linked scheme, loans are provided by banks to entrepreneurs
in combination with margin money assistance from KVIC. The details
of the above assistance through banks are given below :-
YEAR Credit availed under ISEC Credit availed under REGP (Rs. crore) (Rs. crore)
2003-2004 362.70 669.35
2004-2005 278.47 665.53
2005-2006 233.23 730.18
(d): Under REGP as on 31.03.2006, 2,36,355 village industry units
were set up. Khadi is implemented by khadi institutions (NGOs)
registered with KVIC/Khadi and Village Industries Boards of
States/Union Territories (KVIBs). 1891 NGOs are implementing the
khadi programme. The cumulative performance in terms of value of
production of these khadi and village industry units is given
below: -
Year Khadi Village Total Khadi production Industries and Village Production Industries
2003-2004 453.50 9228.27 9681.77
2004-2005 461.54 10458.89 10920.43
2005-2006 468.30 11915.54 12383.84
