Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

IN NEWS:

• Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah distributed 100 electric potter wheels to 100 trained artisans under the Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

About KVIC:

• The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament (Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956).
• It is an apex organization under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, with regard to khadi and village industries within India.

Objectives of KVIC:

• The social objective of providing employment.
• The economic objective of producing saleable articles.
• The wider objective of creating self-reliance amongst the poor and building up of a strong rural community spirit.

Kumbhar Sashaktikaran Program

• It is an initiative of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) for empowerment of potters community in the remotest of locations in the country.
• This program provides potters with Training for advanced pottery products, new technology pottery equipments like the electric Chak and Market linkages and visibility through KVIC exhibitions.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements about ‘Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)’
1.It is a statutory body.
2.It is an apex organization under Ministry of Rural Development.
Which among the above statements is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to Prelims Question