KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar, as the chief guest, also distributed certificates to the trainees of mobile repairing and beautician courses.
The Chairman KVIC said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Khadi and Village Industries have become a movement.
Chairman KVIC visited two PMEGP units on 1st October during his two-day visit to Telangana.
HYDERABAD, JANUARY 02, 2024: Mr Manoj Kumar, Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, participated in a toolkit distribution programme at the National Institute of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME) in Yousufguda, Hyderabad, on Thursday.
During this event, he distributed electric-powered pottery wheels to 100 beneficiaries and mobile repairing toolkits to 20 beneficiaries under the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana. Certificates were also awarded to trainees completing mobile repair and beautician courses.
In his address, Chairman KVIC Manoj Kumar emphasized that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Khadi and Village Industries have evolved into a significant movement. The Prime Minister has popularized Khadi through initiatives like the radio program ‘Mann Ki Baat,’ making it a symbol of indigenousness, self-reliance, and environmental protection. He highlighted that, in the last four years alone in Telangana, under the Village Industries Development Scheme, 2,370 artisans have been trained, and 2,644 machines and toolkits have been distributed, helping rural youth and women achieve self-reliance.
He further noted that in the financial year 2021-22, the Village Industries Development Scheme in Telangana distributed 666 machines and toolkits, benefiting 870 artisans. In 2022-23, 784 pieces of equipment were provided to 420 artisans, and in 2023-24, 934 machines were distributed to 750 artisans.
The Chairman also mentioned that under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program (PMEGP), 18,243 new units have been established in Telangana over the past 10 years, creating employment for 167,940 people. To date, a subsidy of Rs 665.40 crore has been distributed under this scheme. He reiterated that under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the MSME Ministry, the initiative titled ‘New Khadi of New India’ is establishing new benchmarks while promoting the ‘Vocal for Local’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ campaigns. He remarked that the ‘Khadi Revolution’ has propelled Khadi and Village Industries business beyond Rs 1.55 lakh crore in the last decade, creating employment for 10.17 lakh individuals in the last financial year.
Representatives from Khadi institutions associated with the State Office of Telangana KVIC, Khadi workers, artisans, and beneficiaries, along with KVIC officers and employees, were present at the program.
During his two-day visit, Chairman KVIC Manoj Kumar also toured the Silk Saree unit in Pochampally, Yadadri district, and the non-woven bag unit operated by disabled entrepreneurs at Dandumylaram. He took the opportunity to interact with the beneficiaries and encourage them.
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