Question : EXPORT BY KHADI AND GRAM UDYOG



(a) whether the items manufactured by the Khadi and Gram Udyog are being exported;

(b) if so, the items being exported alongwith the names of the countries to which these items are exported and the income earned therefrom during the last three years; and

(c) the domestic demand of the items manufactured by the Khadi and Gram Udyog and the income earned therefrom in the domestic market?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES ( SHRI KARIYA MUNDA )

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): The details of the items exported under Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) sector to the foreign countries are as follows :-

Name of the items exported	Name of the countries
Handmade paper items, Leather products, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Fibre articles, Cereals & Pulses products, America, Russia, Australia, South Africa, Palmgur, Readymade Garments, Cotton Khadi Latin American Countries. and Silk Khadi cloth and Garments


The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) do not conduct any export directly, therefore, the KVIC do not maintain any unit-wise income earned by exporters.

(c): There is fairly a good demand of products manufactured by Khadi Gram Udyog in the domestic market. The estimated value of KVI products sold in the last three years in the Domestic Market is given below :-
Years	Value of goods (in Rs. Crores)
1999-2000 6769.20 2000-2001 7955.10 2001-2002 8785.78