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| Incentive to Khadi Artisans |
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| Khadi Sector in Kerala at present employs 12000 artisans, mostly women below the poverty line. Since we have built in infrastructures in the form of workshed, Godown and marketing outlets, there is lot of scope for raising the number of beneficiaries by another 20,000, without additional investment on infrastructure |
| At the same time, having regard to the high rural wage level in the State, the artisans expect a comparatively high wage in spinning and weaving too. Further the Weavers in handloom sector, who weave Khadi too, expect wages on par with the rate in Handloom Sector. Introduction of more Weavers ensures additional employment to 6 times their number in spinning. In the back ground it is necessary to provide incentive to spinners and Weavers, to enhance production and ensure reasonable income to the artisans. Since this sector employs women more particularly unemployed house wives, the expansion of work in this sector will help poverty alleviation in villages |
With a view to continue the Spinners and weavers in the Khadi sector and attract more artisans to this sector, the Government is providing incentive to artisans based on their production. The present rate of production incentives to Khadi Artisans are given below |
Spinners = |
10 paise per Hank for spinning. |
Weavers = |
40 paise per Hanks consumed by the weaver |
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| Insurance Scheme of Khadi Artisans |
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Presently the KVIC is running an insurance scheme titled “Khadi Karigar Janasree Bheema Yogana” for the welfare of Khadi artisans. As per this scheme Rs 20,000/- is given for natural death and Rs 50,000/- for accidental death, Rs 50,000/- is provided is provided for permanent disability due to accident and Rs 25,000/- for partial disability. Education benefit of Rs 1200/- per year is admissible from Std IX to XII. The premium amountof Rs 200 is met from the following sources.
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| Government of India |
Rs 100/- |
| KVIC |
Rs. 50/- |
| KVIB |
Rs.25/- |
| Artisans |
Rs. 25/- |
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| Popularisation of Khadi |
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As part of popularisation of Khadi / Handloom cloths,the Government had issued a G.O. (MS) No. 131/06/IND dated 30-12-2006 with a solicition to the effect that all Malayalees especially government employees should wear Khadi cloths at least once in a week from 1-1-2007 onwards |
Similarly the Chief Minister of Kerala had solicited the entire Malayalees to wear Khadi cloths at least once in a week for creating more employment opportunities in the Khadi/Handloom sector and inculcating the pride of Swadeshi |
The Government vide G.O. (P) No. 78/2007/ID dated 18/6/2007 have approved the Industrial & Commercial Policy 2007. The main activities proposed to be done for the popularisation of Khadi sector in the Industrial & Commercial Policy 2007 are given below:-
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1. Encourage all Malalyalees to use Khadi and Handloom products through Mass Campaigns
inculcating the pride of Swadeshi.
2. Inspire Government Servants, students and other sections of the society to wear Khadi and Handloom at least once in a week.
3. Formulate special scheme and assistance to set up industrial units under Khadi & Village Industries Board ensuring good returns on their produce |
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| Khadi Uniform |
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The Government had also decided to introduce Khadi and Handloom cloth as School uniforms for students at least one day in a week. |
Apart from the Khadi Board, the following institutions have been entrusted with the responsibility of producing the Khadi and Handloom uniforms. |
1. Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Association.
2. Kozhikodu Sarvodaya Sangh
3. Kannur Sarvodaya Sangh
4. Kerala Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi
5. Gandhi Smaraka Seva Kendram
6. Payyannur Firkha Gramodaya Khadi Sanghom |
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| Special Employment Generation Programme |
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Targeting the traditional workers and weaker sections of society, Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board proposes 10 Khadi and village industries units each in every grama panchayath per year during 11 th five year plan period. Minimum project cost will be Rs 10000/- and the maximum project cost will be limited to Rs 50000/-. 25 %, 30%,40%,50% of the project cost for general, O.B.C or Female, S.C and S.T respectively are proposed as margin money assistance from the State Government. Each unit is expected to give employment to two persons. Hence during 11 th five year plan total 500000 khadi and village industries units are proposed which will create one lakh new job opportunities. The Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board can give Techinical assistance, training and marketing assistance. An outlay of Rs 100 lakhs is privided for the scheme in the Budget 2007-2008 under Flagship programme. |
As the first step, it is proposed that the scheme will be implemented in the following 10 districts.
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Kannur, Kasargodu, Kozhikkodu, Palakkad, Alappuzha, Malappuram, Kollam,Pathanamthitta, Wayanadu, Kottayam. |
A sum of Rs 10 lakhs will be distributed to each district, targeting an average of 600 no of units and 1200 employment opportunities will be created during the year.2007-2008.
15% of the total funds will be reserved to scheduled castes and 7.5% will be reserved to scheduled tribes. |
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| Salient Features of the Scheme. |
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| I . Beneficiaries |
Any individuals and institutions expect partnership and private institutions. |
| II. Selection Committee. |
| President, District Panchayat |
Chairman. |
| Project Officer, Khadi Board |
Convener |
| Board Member, Khadi Board |
member |
| Manager, Lead Bank |
member |
| General Manager, District Industrial Centre/Representative |
member |
| District Planning Officer/Representative |
member |
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| III. Pattern of margin money assistance. |
| General categories |
25% |
| O.B.C and Women |
30% |
| Scheduled Castes |
40% |
| Scheduled Tribes |
50% |
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| III. Promoters Contribution. |
The entrepreneur should be investing 10 % of the project cost as own contribution. But in the case of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, it is limited to 5%.
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| IV. Loan from Where |
90 % of the project cost may be obtained as loan from any authorised Banks/Co-operative Banks/any other authorised financial institutions. |
| V. Recognized Village Industries. |
All the industries except the negative list approved by Khadi Commission. |
| For more details contact concerned project offices |
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Keralam Then Kalavara Project |
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Board has decided to utilise Rs 5 lakhs for the implementation of KERALAM THENKALAVARA project dueing the year 2007-2008.
The following are the proposed programmes for ‘Keralam Then Kalavara’ project.
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Training Programme In Bee Keeping |
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The Board has sufficient number of trained staff to impart training in Bee Keeping. Trained bee keepers are more vigilant in ensuring quality of honey produced. Such honey will get good response from market. Board decided to conduct 20 training programmes during 2007-2008 in 10 districts10 districts ( Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Eranakulam, Palakkad, Malappuram, Thrissur, Kozhikkode, Kannur ) as detailed below. The intake capacity of each batch is 10 persons |
| No. of persons / batch |
10 |
| No. of training in a year in one district |
2 |
| Duration of training |
5 days |
| Expense/including stipend |
Rs1,58,000 |
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Subsidy For Bee Boxes To Bee Keepers |
In order to attract more people to this sector and create employment opportunities the Board propose to make available subsidized bee boxes with or without colonies.
The proposal emphasizes to distribute bee boxes having ISI specifications |
Salient features of the scheme. |
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The beneficiaries should purchase Bee Boxes from an institution approved KVIC or KVIB |
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The Board will provide a grant of 50 % of the cost of the bee boxes( maximum Rs 600) with or without colony. |
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The Board will arrange to supply bee boxes and colonies to the Government or Semi Government Institution and Banks if they so desire to encourage bee keeping. |
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The beneficiaries are required to submit an agreement in stamped paper with the condition that they would protect their bee boxes and bees to a minimum of 3 years. |
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The Bee Fed and departmental honey-processing center of the Board will collect the raw honey produced by the beneficiaries according to the centers needs at the approved rates. |
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The maximum no of Bee Boxes/ entrepreneur is limited to 20. |
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Renovation & Computerisation of Existing sales outlets and Modernisation of Godowns of Khadi Board |
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This scheme is indended to improve the infrastructure facilities of the sales outlets so as to attract the public and therby boosting the sale of Khadi and Village Industries products. Renovation of existing sales outlets of Khadi Board, Computerisation of sales outlets of Khadi Board, Modernisation of existing Godowns etc. come under this head. |
| Revitalisation of Khadi Co-operatives |
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This scheme is introduced with a view to revive defuct Khadi co-operative societies so that employment generation can be achived under Khadi industry. Financial assistance will be extended for Replacement of Old Charkhas and Looms, Working Capital, Training etc. Khadi co-operative societies have to submit project report for the revivia
Rate of Assistance:- 75 % grant for ‘A’, ‘B’ categories, 100 % grant for ‘C’, ‘D’ categories |
| Financial Assistance to Other Khadi institutions |
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This scheme is introduced for reviving registered institutions under Khadi so as to generate employment to the rural artisans. Financial assistance will be extended for Replacement of Old Charkhas and Looms, Working Capital, Training etc. Khadi institutions will have to submit project report for the revivial.
Rate of Assistance:- 75 % grant for ‘A’, ‘B’ categories, 100 % grant for ‘C’, ‘D’ categories |
| Rural Industries Service Centres (RISC) |
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Village Pottery Cluster:- Khadi and Village Industries Commission has approved a scheme under RISC in the name of Muchukunnu Village Pottery Cluster Programme to be implemented in Kozhikkode District. Total Project cost is Rs. 5 lakh. KVIC has sanctioned Rs. 3.75 lakh out of which Rs. 1.25 lakh has been released as first instalment.
Inhouse Testing Lab . KVIC has sanctioned one In house testing lab for the HMP unit at Kizhakkambalam, in Ernakulam district. Total Project cost is Rs.2.68 lakh, KVIC contribution being Rs.2 lakh. The amount has been released by the KVIC.
In Khadi sector 2 In House Testing Lab (one at Thiruvananthapuram and one at Payyannur Khadi Centre) have been sanctioned to the Board under Khadi industry. The projects are under set up. |
PRODIP(Product Development Design Intervention
and Packaging) |
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| To operationalise design related initiatives a new scheme called PRODIP has been started and this will be operated on ‘Project Approach’ basis as individual projects. Board implemented the following projects under it. |
1. Simplification of Kuppadam Weaving
2. Sateen based bedsheet weaving
3. Mosqito net weaving
4. Designing silk saree
5. Improving the packing of honey |
| SFRUTI(Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries) |
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| "Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI)” has been drawn up and approved at a total cost of Rs. 97.25 crore. The Scheme will be implemented by the Union Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries (ARI) and its organisations and institutions, in collaboration with State Governments, their organisations concerned, non-Governmental organisations, etc. |
1.Khadi cluster in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts
2.Employment to 500 women khadi artisans
3.Use modern charkhas and looms
4.Innovative designs |
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