The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) extended the benefits of various employment generation schemes to nearly 1,500 persons in 10 Indian cities to celebrate “Sewa Diwas” on Thursday, marking the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
From Arunachal Pradesh on the North Eastern Frontier to Bikaner on the Western Border and from Chandigarh and New Delhi in the North to Madurai and Coimbatore down South, KVIC organised 14 programs to expand the ambit of its welfare projects to create local employment.
Minister of State for MSME Pratap Chandra Sarangi inaugurated a SFURTI Cluster of 500 artisans for making hand-knotted carpets in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. Sarangi lauded the initiatives of KVIC for empowering artisans and said this would help realise the dream of resurgent India. He said Khadi is playing a big role in making India “Aatmanirbhar”.
KVIC Chairman VK Saxena launched six different programs in Varanasi, the Parliamentary constituency of the Prime Minister. These include the first Footwear Training cum Production Center in Varanasi for leather artisans (Mochi) in collaboration with Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI), Agra.
Saxena distributed electric potter wheels to 300 Kumhar families under Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana and 200 bee boxes to 20 farmers families under Honey Mission. The KVIC Chairman also distributed six hand-operated Agarbatti making machines at Sewapuri Block in Varanasi under the Khadi Agarbatti Aatmanirbhar Mission while also launching the plantation of 100 saplings of Bambusa Tulda, a bamboo species used for making Agarbatti sticks. This will lead to local availability of raw material for Agarbatti.
In Delhi, Rajya Sabha MP and BJP General Secretary Arun Singh, and MP from New Delhi Meenakashi Lekhi distributed six innovative cycle-mounted Tea/Coffee Selling units under Project DigniTEA of the KVIC. The KVIC Chairman said these cycle-mounted tea/coffee selling units will enable tea-sellers to earn a respectable livelihood while selling the beverages hygienically.
