(a) whether the Government encourage Khadi Gramodyog to purchase tassar, matka silk and Khadi clothes manufactured by small handloom industries located in the State of Bihar;
(b) if so, the details of clothes purchased by Khadi Gramodyog during each of the last three years and the current year; and
(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote small entrepreneurs of the country including Bihar?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a): Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) assists in Khadi and Village Industries products including Tassar, Matka silk and Khadi clothes produced Khadi Institutions and PMEGP Units from all over India including the State of Bihar through the Khadi Gramodyog Bhawans run by it.
KVIC does not purchase cloth from handloom industries as Khadi is defined as “Hand spun and Hand woven cloth”.
(b): Details of the Khadi and Village Industries products purchased by Departmental Sales Outlets (DSOs) of KVIC from registered Khadi Institutions of Bihar for the last three years and current year is as follows:
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Year Rs. In lakhs
2013-14 131.72
2014-15 120.45
2015-16 109.21
2016-17(P)
upto 31.10.2016 89.00
Total 450.38
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(c): KVIC is implementing the Prime Minister''s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) since 2008-09 as the National Nodal Agency of the Ministry of MSME all the over the country including the State of Bihar. This is a ''credit linked subsidy programme'' for generation of employment opportunities through establishment of micro enterprises in rural as well as urban areas of the country. The scheme is being implemented by KVIC, State Khadi & Village Industries Boards (KVIBs) and District Industries Centres (DICs) in rural areas, while in urban areas by DICs only. Maximum cost of the project under the scheme in manufacturing sector is Rs. 25.00 lakh and in service sector Rs. 10.00 lakh.