(a) whether the Government is considering a proposal to restructure the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC); and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government is considering a proposal to restructure the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC); and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES & AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES (SHRI MAHABIR PRASAD)
(a)&(b) : Yes, Sir. The Government has dissolved the Khadi and
Village Industries Commission on 14th October 2004, and
established the authority titled the Commissioner for Khadi and
Village Industries who has been given the powers and functions
entrusted to the Commission.
The Government has also decided to set up an Expert
Committee to examine the structure, functioning and performance of
the KVIC and to recommend measures to revamp the KVIC. The
Committee shall, inter alia, review the KVIC Act, 1956 (61 of
1956), KVIC Rules, 1957 and the Regulations made thereunder and
recommend restructuring alongwith modifications, if any, in these
statutes to achieve the objectives of
(i) development of Khadi and
Village Industries (KVI), and
(ii) making KVIC a more professional
and effective body for implementation of the existing KVI
programmes/schemes and/or launching new programmes/schemes with a
view to enhancing employment and income generation in the rural
areas and expanding the markets for (including export of ) Khadi
and Village Industries products.