KVIC Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programmes
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has been conducting Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programmes (ESDPs) for persons working in Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) through 38 Departmental and Non departmental training centres located in 18 States. However, entrepreneurs belonging from other States can also participate in these training centres. The State-wise details of the trainees is as follows:
| Sl.No | State | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 4064 | 4324 |
| 2. | Arunachal Pradesh | 1224 | 1274 |
| 3. | Assam | 2128 | 2790 |
| 4. | Bihar | 1048 | 3319 |
| 5. | Jammu & Kashmir | 1976 | 1861 |
| 6. | Karnataka | 7950 | 4808 |
| 7. | Kerala | 10503 | 5020 |
| 8. | Madhya Pradesh | 2210 | 1516 |
| 9. | Maharashtra | 24001 | 18566 |
| 10. | Mizoram | 1668 | 1368 |
| 11. | Nagaland | 1585 | 1583 |
| 12. | New Delhi | 2969 | 5318 |
| 13. | Odisha | 3182 | 3092 |
| 14. | Rajasthan | 1806 | 914 |
| 15. | Tamil Nadu | 6485 | 6705 |
| 16. | Uttar Pradesh | 11264 | 7550 |
| 17. | Uttaranchal | 4699 | 6074 |
| 18. | West Bengal | 3034 | 2790 |
| Directorate of Capacity Building, KVIC | 5817 | 10250 | |
| Total | 97613 | 89122 | |
KVIC encourages KVI Institutions and Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) Units and Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) clusters to participate in International Trade Fair/Exhibitions by subsidizing 75% of the air fare and 50% of the stall rent to augment export of KVI products in general. In case of Women entrepreneurs and Institutions/ST/SC and North Eastern States air fare and stall rent extended to the extent of 100% subject to limit of Rs.1.25 lakh each.
In addition to the above, Government of India, in order to boost export of khadi products, has given deemed ‘Export Promotion Council’ status to KVIC under which KVIC has already enlisted more than 900 exporters. There is a provision of providing incentive in the form of 5% Free on Board (FOB) value of direct export of Khadi products. Besides, KVIC has also been focusing on quality participation in International Exhibitions and Buyer-Seller Meets abroad to tap new/emerging markets for Khadi products.
This Press Release is based on information given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Kalraj Mishra in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
