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06/07/23 06:19 AM IST

Gramodyog Vikas Yojna

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  • The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, distributed Honey Bee-Boxes and Toolkits to 130 beneficiaries under the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana.
About Gramodyog Vikas Yojana
  • The programme will initially include four pilot projects, including one in the north eastern part of the country.
  • Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will provide training and assistance as well as work and raw material to artisans working in this area, in tie-up with Agarbatti manufacturing machines.
  • KVIC is a statutory body established by Khadi And Village Industries Commission Act, 1956. It is an apex organisation under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises charged with the planning, promotion, organisation and implementation of programs for the development of Khadi and other village industries in the rural areas.
  • R&D support would be given to the institutions that intend to carry product development, new innovations, design development, product diversification processes etc.
  • The village institutions will be provided market support by way of preparation of product catalogue, Industry directory, market research, new marketing techniques, buyer seller meet, arranging exhibitions etc.
Benefits
  • Revival of Agarbatti manufacturing in the villages and small towns.
  • Generation of sustainable employment and increase in wages for the traditional Artisans.
  • Mitigation of the gap between the indigenous ‘production and demand’.
  • Reduction in import of ‘Agarbatti’ in the country.
Source- PIB

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