Khai fi india fe supportin Kadi 2 Years” Progress Report November 2015 to February 2018 A Journey to Transformation Ti. Vinai Kumar Saxena Chairman Khadi and Village Industries CommissionDISCLAIMER Copyright of this work solely lies with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of MSME, Government of India. No part of this work may be used in any manner in part or in full without the explicit written permission of KVIC.KVIC unit in Hubli makes flags using Khadi fabric. This is the only unit in the aaa nase eg Tam Kheds, None but I make the national flag, Bom of this earth and spun on charkha, alone bear tiranga. And I am proud that I alone of all fabries have this abundantPrime Minister's vision of Khadi “Earlier it was Khadi for nation and Khadi for fashion, now it is becomingShri Giriraj Singh Minister of State, (I/c), MSME His emotional bond with artisans and passion for Khadi have inspired the success of many programmes of KVICThe Commission meets the Prime Minister Meeting with the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, conveying our gratitude for his guidance, unstinted support and encouragement. ‘The Prime Minister has been a source of constant encouragement to the K VIC, The Commission members called on himto thank him for his vision, guidance and supportThe historical context Khadi and Village Industries Commission is one of those unique institutions in India that links the nation’s past, present and future on its functional plane, through — self-reliance and sustainability. These twin ideals have a timeless relevance to India, And this relevance cannot be served without an indigenous doctrine of supporting grass root skills, generating wider ‘opportunities of rural employment, make in India, building mechanisms of mutual assistance and protecting our heritage assets. Many forward looking and prosperous nations have destroyed the wealth of indigenous people and indigenous cultures in their struggle for independence and progress. But India is one of those extremely rare countries that has never forsaken the cause of indigenous socio-cultural skills, resources, ingeniousness and pride of heritage. Needless to mention, KVIC is a repository of this inherent desire of our culture and governance. And it is thus a conscience keeper of the nation in our collective desire and necessity to retain our unique way of life. This is in itself an onerous national responsibility. And translation ofthis spirit into everyday programme isa fundamental expectation of KVIC. Even within this constancy of purpose and relevance to our way of life, Khadi and products of village industries have catered to the necessities of changing times. Nearly a century ago, they sprung into the Nation movement of independence and proved to the world that India has a core strength of 'swadeshi’ character and does not have to depend on the products of an industrial revolution of the west, which in essence was actually propelled by our Passion strength and resources. As we transited into a phase of being a free nation, the spirit of Khadi stood steadfast as a core industry, keeping villages passionately at the heart of our expanding body of economic being. By the turn of the last century, Fashion Khadi had entered into the lives of that generation of people who were born in the post-independence era and was being tested as an array of products that could suit the sense of fashion and modemity. In this century, especially in the past few years, Khadi and the products of village industries have stood the test of immense social media glare and intemet based businesses ‘where the whole world's products are made accessible to all through finger tips. ‘The sense of elation is that even in the presence of this extremely dominating Internet-based market, Khadi and village industries products have registered higher sales and have reached wider grounds. That is a tribute to the power of this timeless spirit of India and the eternal relevance of its core strength. It is thus and not without reason, Khadi is called transformational. It can transform itself to the changing context, it can transform your lives through a unique dual character of heritage and ‘modemity, it can transform India through increasing rural productivity and sustainability and it can transform the lives of those who produce it and strive for selfreliance. Khadi is a transformational fabric and product. Khadi is our transformational psyche and spirit. Donal Rapes ST Touoig Weve cnt ote ics pity Siren PEN ose generation Renae eenod Claret sate ‘Transformation Khadli is a movement that should be taken forwardFirst word a) Serving the nation in the domain of rural sustainable development is an opportunity that seldom comes to people. And when T was appointed as the Chairman of KVIC in October 2015, the first thing that occurredto me was how precious the opportunity was to lead the ‘organization, whose primary interest isto transform the lives of rural communities through Gandhian means of | Jiance, self-esteem and sustainability. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modijis vision of rural development is an endearing virtue that appeals and ‘motivates me immensely. We are an agricultural ‘economy, but more importantly, we arearural dominated democracy. Our collective voice is underlined by the realities and requirements of rural lives. Our national spiritis outlined with the rustic preciousness ofa desire to transform rural communities, Our success brings a smile ‘on rural faces and our failures deepen rural pathos. Having said this, working as the head of KVIC is like ‘experiencing national development at its grass root level. T continue to enjoy dedicating my conscious time to this, coveted goal, even as I present this report of progress of iy firsttwo years of service tothe nation, Womed working on'CHarkha at a recently @stablished Khadi Unit in nnerss Neer ae ee Lt Eke Dan O Son ee ras ToS USC Drag nteningrc cent Gosia yes arsenite ecceriryContents My first two years'progress—a glimpse i- xvii (November 215 io Februty 2018) ‘A Journey of Transformation - Khadi 1 Organization 6 Community 1B Village Industries 2 Market a1 Heritage 38 Spotlight on special forays 40 Progress at @ glance SI Khadi tweets Co)being distributed to artisans Bee-boxes being distributed to artisansMy first two years’ progress — a glimpse (November 2015 to February 2018)KHADI PRODUCTION AND SALES (in Rs Crore) FROM THE YEAR 2004-05 TO 2016-17 YEAR aty KHADI PRODUCTION KHADI SALES Value % in Increase Value in Increase 2004-05 69.89 48154 617.34 - 2005-06 69.94 488,30 1.40 628.50 1.81 2006-07 71.88 491.52 0.66 683.18 8.70 2007-08 76.25 543,39 10.55 724.38 6.03 2008-09 81.18 585.25 770 799.81 10.44 2009-10 83.09 628.97 147 867.01 8.40 2010-11 85.95 673.01 7.00 917.25 5.79 2011-12 88.83, 716.99 6.53 967.87 552 2012-13 90.98 761.93 627 1021.58 5.55 2013-14 93.25 811.08 645 1081.04 5.82 2014-15 95.19 879.98 8.49 1170.04 8.23 2015-16 97.45 1065.60 21.09 4510.00 29.06 ee ee toa att ate Growth of Average Khadi Production 6.52% 26.43% Growth of Average Khadi Sales 6.62% 31.00% ‘Number of Khadi Sales outlets funded for modemization NIL 128 Computers, hardwares / softwares supplied NIL 400 to Khadi institutions for digitalizationsRe. in Crores, 140 120 100 20 6 20 Khadi India Average Khadi Sales by Departmental Sales Outlets Rs. In Crores) 120.00 Increase 168.24% 2004-2014 2015 - 2018 InNos. 9000 000 7000 6000 5000 4000 000 2000 1000 Khadi India Opening of Sales Outlets 1008 new outlets opened 2058 ‘2004 - 2014 2015 - 2018,2000) 1800] 1600] 1400] 1200] 000] Re. In Crores Khadi India Average Sales of Khadi Sector (Rs. n cores) Increase 100.02% 914.07 2004 - 2014 1028.30 2015 - 2018 Average Million Sq. Mts. Khadi India Production of Khadi Fabric 200] 156.51 150| 100 ot ° ‘2004 - 2014 2015 - 2018In cooperation with NDMC, we opened Khadi Heat for the first time in the heart of New Delhi in January 2018. Khadi institutions have the opportunity to showcase their products in the Haat. Srinde a Comparison of 2 years* progress Comparison of 2 years* progress against past 10 years against past 10 years Average Export of Village Industries Products Sales Khadi & Village Industries Products by Departmental Sales Outlets Rs. In Crores) as (Rs.In rove) 250 31.20 30 20475 Increase 200 Increase 2 8 128.24% 133.28% 3 _ 2 2» 5 é é 15 1367 2 10 ar77 é 0 50 5 ° 2004 - 2014 2015 - 2018 ° 2004 - 2014 2015 - 2018 (Up to February) (Up to February)Khadi In DIGITAL INDIA 2016 KVIC established Digital India Pavilion in ITF, New Delhi, in line with the vision of the Prime MinisterShri Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Vice President, gracing a State level Khadi exhibition and unveiling a Solar Charkha inNellore. Comparison of 2 years* progress Comparison of 2 years* progress against past 10 years against past 10 years New Charkhas Distributed Distribution of Solar Charkhas 25000 2500 20000 2009 2000 25000 § 1500 70000 z 2 17481% ‘ * ss000 +000 +0000 500 5000 we ° 2004-2014 2015-2078 ° 2004-2014 2015-2018 (Up to February) (Upto February) 1 pooner oe pt dy 201258ea ‘Comparison of 2 years* progress against past 10 years New Khadi Institutions Established 400 ars 350 300 241% 250 200 ‘80 10 100 2004 and 2014-2015 to 2018 (Up to February) Sales Performance on Sunday by Departmental Sales Outlets Sunday Rs. In Crores Eo 26 (upto February)ics a Comparison of 2 years* progress Comparison of 2 years* progress against past 10 years against past 10 years Number of Bee Boxes and Bee Colonies CSR Funding for Khadi activities Distributed Under Honey Mission (Re. Cron 5: In Crores) +6000 15098 8 7.90 +4000 a +2000 7 6 +0000 : gs 2000 2 a4 8000 ® 3 4000 2 2000 1 nit Nit ° 2004 - 2014 2015 - 2018 ° 2004 - 2014 2015 - 2018 (Up to February) (Up to February) INTERNAL RESOURCE GENERATION (IRG) Financial fe ze 2 [Total RG in 10 yours. 47.8 Croat Total RG in years Rs. 1838 Cov=r yar Hal Prime Minister MESSAGE T am happy to learn that the world's largest wooden charkha, installed by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission at the IGI Airport, New Delhi, is being opened for public viewing on 5 July 2016. The charkha is a symbol of our glorious heritage, and an inspiring reminder of our freedom struggle, led by the Father of the Nation—Mahatma Gandhi. Tam sure, the charkha will serve to remind travellers at the IGI airport of India's timeless heritage, and the values of sustainability and harmony that it stands for. (Narendra Modi) New Delhi 25 June, 2016 “World's Largest Wooden Charkha” at IGI Airport, New Dethi installed to popularize Khadi across the world. Domestic & International fliers and visitors are experiencing the wheel of historic essence and national consciousness. This is 9 ft wide, 17 tall ‘and 30 ft. long, weighing 4 tons. It was builtin 55 days by 42 highly skilled carpenters hailing from Ahmedabad.vert Far Prime Minister MESSAGE Tam happy that a Heritage Charkha Museum is being inaugurated and a Large Steel Charkha is being unveiled at Connaught Place, New Delhi by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in association with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). It is also heartening to sce that Charkhas are being distributed to Khadi artisans from seven states on this occasion. ‘As Mahatma Gandhi himself believed, the Charkha is a symbol of our Swaraj and Self-reliance. The museum and the monument for the Charkha in the National Capital will be a proud tribute to the Charkha's historic importance in ournation. I am sure this endeavour will help everyone to appreciate the significance of the Khadi Industry in our country and make Khadi more popular. This will economically empower the lives of several weavers associated with the Khadi industry. I congratulate KVIC and NDMC on this endeavour and wish them all the success. (Narendra Modi) New Delhi 31 March, 2017 ShriV.K Saxena Chairman Khadiand Village Industries Commission New Delhi A “Heritage Charkha Museum”, set up at Connaught Place in collaboration with NDMC has a Large Steel Charklsa which spins tales of Indian legacy. The 2.5-tonne charkha is made of high-quality chromium nickel stainless stee] and is corrosion resistant, non- ‘magnetic and not hardenable by heat. I is 12 feet tall and 25 feet long. The Museum has 14 vintage charkhas collected from various parts ofthe country. A Rs. 20 Khadi soot mala is the entry ticket made of waste material drawn from KVIC's Central Sliver Plant ‘This unique ticket is providing direct employment to 45 artisans.KVIC, in October 2017 installed a larg arkha at Motihari (East Champaran) to commemorate the visit of ‘Mahatma Gandhi. High-quality steel Charkha is corrosion resistant and non-magnetic. Its 18 feet long, 9 feet high and 5.75 feet wide. Unveiling of this Charkha is scheduled on 15" April, 2018.The International forays Charkha in Uganda — first time on foreign soil Asa part of Centenary Year celebrations of Gandhiji's Swadeshi Movement, the High Commission of India in Uganda, in association with the Republic of Uganda, unveiled the Gandhi Charkha — gifted by KVIC—at the Gandhi Heritage Site at Jinja in Uganda ‘on October 2, 2017, which is also the Intemational Day of Non-Violence. Ms. Renu Varun, the Goodwill Tourist Ambassador of Uganda to India wrote to KVIC expressing thanks for gifting the Charkha. The High Commissioner of India to Uganda, Mr. Ravi Shankar, UN Ambassador Mr. Victor Ochen, Uganda's Defence Minister Mr. Mwesige Adolf and Tourism Minister Mr. Kamuntu Ephaim, besides a representative of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), were present on the occasion. It was a proud moment for KVIC and India as India’s global symbol of peace, non- violence and self reliance began spreading its legacy in Africa and beyond. The Chairman's statement said, “It was the dream and vision of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi — to take Charkha to the global level and KVIC has started taking this tool of warp and weft of our social fabric abroad, following our PM's vision.” The Wooden Gandhi Charkha sent to the Indian High Commission in Kampala (Uganda) weighs 25 kg and is made of high-quality teak wood. It is 3.6 feet long, 1 foot 11 inch tall and 1.5 feet wide.The Organization My staff'at KVIC —the rudder of the ship Staff of KVIC has tirelessly worked for the Organization and the Artisans. Their collective efforts have paid rich dividends to the Khadi sector in India. In spite of the enormous decline in manpower in the Organization over the ‘years, the stafffhas risen to the occasion to fulfill our collective national responsibilities to the artisans. Manpower Budget Allocation & Disbursement of Funds vis ManpowerRe. In Lakhs Interest Earned on Fle: 200 100 160 140 120 100 80 0 “0 Khadi India ‘wift Accounts by KGBs and CSPs (Rn Laks) 80.49 Nie ‘nee 2014 2015-2018 489.55 f Nie 22014 2015-2018 Re. in Crores, 140 120 0.80 020 Khadi India Damaged goods clearance sale (Rs. In Crores) NL 204-2014 149 2m-2018URada @ aa A Journey to Transformation ‘November 2015 to February 2018,‘The transformational context - 2015 to 2017 and beyond Standing on this historic context and relevance, a major premise of progress at KVIC is to link the activities firmly with the developmental ideology of Governance. A lot has been written about the positive energy infused into our national life by the developmental ideology of India, promulgated by the Prime Minister. KVIC has constantly strived to align with all relevant aspects of this ideology, such as development of skills, make in India, create employment, increase productivity, encourage women's participation, develop safe & efficient work practices, increase income at the last mile, broadcast the benefits of indigenous production, bridge the urban-rural gap, enhance transparency and accountability of functioning, build digital practices, ete. Since late 2015, KVIC has also benefited from the personal attention and commitment provided by the Prime Minister towards the promotion of Khadi and Village Industries and accomplished many firsts and feats. The grand gestures of the Prime Minister have undoubtedly provided a major boost to KVIC and its initiatives. The Prime Minister has mentioned Khadi unfailingly many times he has addressed the nation through his mass Prime Minister motivates women weavers ‘communication initiative - 'Mann Ki Baat’. On 31 January, 2016 through ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the Prime Minister spoke about Khadi and its promotion for a considerable span of 9 minutes, thus energizing lakhs of Khadi workers, artisans, institutions and eventually the entire organization in one go. Next, on 30.01.2016, the Prime Minister, through his Modi App addressed 5.42 lakhs Khadi artisans. Further, taking offtime during his review of Navy's IFR 16 exhibition at Vishakapatnam on 6 February, the Prime Minister visited the Khadi India outlet and witnessed live demo of heritage Ponduru Khadi. On 29 October 2017, he indicated that we need to recognize Khadi as a means of transformation of society. All these gestures of the Prime Minister have come a long way in motivating the institution of KVIC and focusing its initiatives on the path of progress, development and transformation of rural India. A eR Ce eR a De ae ee ad DR Bea te Uae‘Vision of transformation’ Integrating all the above and focusing on a point of convergence of intentions and interests, KVIC in the past two ‘years has observed the importance of ‘Artisan’ in everything it does. In the chain of “craft-employment-artis product-market-benefits”, artisan is the human face and the most essential context of the programme cycle, Hence, the underlining doctrine of all activities of K VIC is A for Artisan’. Itis indeed acceptable that the or f Khadi, market for Khadi, branding of Khadi, revival of Khadi institutions, research on heritage cra from Khadi and village industries are all essential elements of the domain. But, every motive revolves around benefiting the artisans in such a way that their income, life support and Developmental resilience are increased and vulnerability minimized. This is Ideology of fundamental to transformation. In fact, the vision of Goyernance transformation is an inherent aspect of the recognition of Khadi and Village Industries, knowing fully well that the socio-economic transformation of India has to begin at the ARTISAN doors of rural communities. Basically, ‘transformation’ is the potential to turn around lives. And the entire vision of transformation at KVIC in the past two years has been to see Continuance of Organizational that this potential transcends into reality for those grass root Historical programmes of stakeholders of the domain, who are the foundational building context KVIC blocks ofthis domain. As such, the entire spectrum of activities of KVIC bear a attisan-centric OR community centric vision, aie expected for the formulation ofa new vision, as well as infusion of new energy to its activities. {see God in every thread (draw from the spinning wheel which integrates the developmental ideology of Governance with the need for continuance of the historical context of Khadi, along with the Organizational programmes of the institution and its affiliates. KVIC has always been in the forefront of promoting Khadi and the Village Industries. However, in the long time absence of a full time Chairman prior to 2015, the Commission's activities had become range-bound to implementing the schemes of the Government and carrying out a set of routine functions. The KVIC, although a seemingly successful institution in its own right, had not been sufficiently dynamic in adapting to changing times. People had been time and again pointing ut at the stagnancy in the Organization's activities and it was becoming obvious that the KVIC isa sleeping giant of enormous untapped potential, waiting to unleash the vision of ‘transformation’, which probably is its destined form of organic existence. During the rule of previous government, the Commission was more or less a namesake activity that only signified Khadi's historic relevance to the country. At that time, it did neither excel in Organizational growth nor in its creativity and productivity. As such, with the appointment of a fulltime Chairman for KVIC in 2015, the Government of India Therefore, by October 2015, the expectation rode high on the newly formed Commission to modemize itself and strengthen its relevance to the young India and the changing times. In2015, I set before myself tall vision of “Transforming Khadi and Village Industries into a Foundational Strength of Modern India”. Within this vision, two inseparable elements of importance are distinctly visible, ‘They are—“Foundational strength” and “Modern India”. eo en rural communities as pre oe eon ees Pearce ts prrennenrectig the Nati Transforming Khadi and Village Industries into a foundational strength of modem India, thereby ushering the artisanal rural communities into the national mainstream of inclusive development the traditional values and our proud heritage. The vision attempts to integrate these two elements into one cohesive national force and core identity. In doing s« the vision recognizes five organs that are pivotal to the succe SIO AV Foundational strength refers to a competence that is widely distributed actoss the country, as apparent in the efforts of the rural communities. While the KVIC has always in the past recognized this as a distributed strength ofthe country, the new vision has attempted to recognize it as an integrated and cohesive strength of the country, which is fundamental to our national progress. For that very reason, itis foundational’ in nature. The second part of the vision is ‘modern India’. Modern India is essentially young, global, cosmopolitan, technology savvy, forward looking and yet underlined by of KVIC. The vision also believes that a rationaldevelopment of these organs would be essential for the improvement of the life support system of the rural communities. As such, the vision further recognizes five missions for KVIC under the five organs, which are implemented through five Action missions. The activities guided and led by me with the active support of the commission members since my inception into office belong to these actions, missions and the prime organs of the vision. In other words, this progress report embodies the vision, missions, action plans and activities structured and implemented by ‘me in the past two years and the path I have carved for distinguished way forward. Inspired from the footsteps of Mahatma, the Commission met for the first time at Sabarmati Ashram communities that sustain the sector. In fact, what's important was to see that a state of sustainability exists in the inter- relations of these sectors, so that the long term success of the process of transformation is ensured. In summary, by supporting and rationalizing these different organs of KVIC, it should be possible to transform a number of elements, such as the state of life of the artisans, the state of success of the ‘community, the scenario of sales, the system of distribution of sale benefits, the quality of products, the strength of the organization, the meaning of self-reliance, the brand image, the productivity and our broader perception of the heritage assets associated with Khadi and village industries. All our efforts and future planning were directed towards achieving, these goals in a systematic manner, through a set of missions andactions. In the grid of transformation - the five Organs of KVIC The five organs of KVIC, that required immediate attention of the commission in order to implement the vision of transformation, were = Organization, Community, Village Industry, Market and Heritage. It was imperative to see the whole gamut of KV! in that context in order to understand and address every aspect of the greater goal of reaching out to the very Organization Heritage 1, ye grid | CMMI transformation ‘The Five organs Market Village IndustryOrganization collective entity of the workforce, its ethos, work culture, judicious utilization of estates, financial prudence, administrative environment, rules, regulations, human resource development, budgeted programmes, inter-personal relations, employee satisfaction, etc. These are important factors that hold the Organization together and help in implementing the activities smoothly. Since 2015, appropriate attention ORGAN, MISSION Organization Sere Community ‘of hie Village Industry pesiucsnty Market tae Poss ie si Heritage caltuzal value as very first organ that I, as Chairman prioritized for strengthening is the ‘Organization’, the institution of KVIC. By ‘Organization’, what is meant is the ACTION Programme plang and Sustainable Tvetnood to eoapenty Increased production revival of defunet Quay goods, cost, Setive marketing Sod income sharing wih te acts [National viiiity and public to every aspect of the Organization has been paid and several reviews of organizational needs at length have been made. It is believed that only when the organization proudly bears the national responsibility of promoting Khadi and Village Industries as passion rather than as duty, it will be possible to implement the vision of promoting and fully utilizing this nation's foundational strengthEngaging the future: Heralding a digital era An institution-wise digital transformation of functioning has been achieved in a record time in the recent past, enabling almost every transaction to be carried out online. This has enabled simplification of functioning as well as. removal of man-power drudgery in operations. One of the main bottle necks of the past, the ineffective implementation of PMEGP, Part of Screen Image of KVIC Portal - www.kvic.org.in hhas now been rectified with the CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO ACCESS formation of a dedicated portal , for this flagship programme, @ [Bees thereby increasing the @) PMEGP MM Reconciliation Renee ieee @_ KVIC-Daywise Accounts MIS implementation. Similarly, the Khadi institutions now have their own portals. Every major Digital KVIC (5) HRD Monthly information System programme like Prime (©) PMEGP e-Tracking old System (closed wef. 30-June-2016) Minister Employment (7) Baquitable Mortgage System Generation Programme (PMEGP), Scheme of Fund (©) _|) Sxeae for Regeneration of Traditional system ©) Portal for Khadi Institutions Industries (SFURTD), Khadi (10) Online M.D.A. processing system (State/Divisional Office) Reform Development (1) All India MDA MIS Report Programme (KRDP) and Khadi Institutions Registration and Certification Sewa (13) SFURTI Monitoring System (KIRCS) are now accessible (14) MIS of Khadi institutions (KRDP) and operable online Registrations, applications tracking and programme monitoring are all made digital. (17) User Manual Old Margin Money Claim Settlement (Corporation Bank) In addition, the payments, (18) CORPORATION BANK DATA EXPORT OLD PMEGP CLAIMS financial transactions, bank (19) Khadi Reform Development Program (KRDP) Web Portal Fe cnr e a information are all online, making KVIC a truly digital Organization, This achievement makes K VIC a far more vigilant, efficient, transparent and accountable Organization than anytime in the pasthistory of the institution, (12) __ Daily Sales Reporting System for Departmental KGB and KVIB (15) | Khadi Institutions Registration and Certification Sewa (KIRCS) (16) | Old Margine Money Claim Settlement (Corporation Bank) Regaining lost grounds: Revitalisation of institutions Building institutions is easier than managing them successfully and making them work for the communities for which they were established in the first place. We have seen in the post-independence period that a number of institutions were established just to serve political purposes, but appropriate provisions were never made to run them successfully. This has always impeded in the process of resurgence of modern India and frittered away valuable resources. KIC has also been a victim of this unfortunate past and a number of institutions, that worked well for the initial euphoria of political purpose, were closed down due to lack of efforts to keep them floating. This brought in enormous unsustainability to the local communities, with loss of employment and income. KVIC in the past two years, made concerted efforts to identify them nation-wide and has adopted a programme of systematically revitalizing them and re-establishing the lost livelihoods of people. This act is one of the most essential actions of ‘transforming’ the socio-economic being of the communities and bringing them into the mainstream life of the nation.In the 642" Meeting of the Commission in Sabarmati Ashram on 27 February 2017, a decision was taken to revive the closed and defunct Khadi institutions, which in fact reinforced the initiative that was already in place since 2015. Also, the Prime Ministerial aspiration of transforming Khadi sales from the current level of Rs. 1052 crores a year to Rs. 5000 crores a year in the next two years, required a larger number of Khadi institutions to function in the country. In a short time Opportunities re-established. Dreams rekindled. ‘Women walk to Sewapuri Centre to work SEWAPURI transformal Acting on Mahatma Gandhi's advice, the Sewapuri campus was established by a well-known Khadi institution of Gandhian era, known as ‘Kshetriya Shri Gandhi Ashram’ in 1946, The centre was earlier inaugurated by Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. Eventually, the centre became defunct and closed down, thus jeopardising the life support system of the region. KVIC reviewed it during 2017 and revived the Sevapuri unit on 17 September 2017, after a gap of 26 years, during which a whole generation of people had lost the mechanism of life support that was offered to them in 1946 by the father of the nation. The center spread in 12 acres was one of the best Khadi centers in the country which was providing production cum training on ccharkhas, looms, soaps and detergents, leather, agarbatti etc in the past. Gandhiji stayed here for quite some time, when 600 people used to work in the centre. Upon revival, the Centre is now bristling with activities. Rs. 5.5 Crores of CSR funds were drawn from Rural Electrification Corporation, augmented by financial aid from K VIC to transform Sewapuri centre into a workplace of over 700 men and women, 250 solar Charkhas and 60 solar looms have been installed. 220 local women run a papad manufacturing unit, producing over 200 Kg of papad a day. A modem garmenting unit too has been set up giving 25 employments to local people. An Apiary of 150 bee boxes has been set up in the campus. For the first time, an edible salt unit employing 15 people, producing 'Ashram salt, has been established. And a training centre with over 10 teaching faculties has been established to create skills and employment to local people.of less than a year after the Commission decided to transform the defunct institutions into beehives of activity, 312 institutions across the country have been revived, giving livelihood support to thousands of artisanal families. This has resulted in the expansion of the Organization and pushing ahead this agenda, KVIC hopes to enlarge the foundational strength and widespread nature of the Organization in the country, doing which inclusive development of communities that were left behind could be prioritized. Started in 1958 and closed in 2001, Shivadaspura Centre near Jaipur was dilapidated beyond belief In Shivadaspur, near Jaipur in Rajasthan, the Khadi Centre that was started in 1958 went dysfunctional in 2001. The ‘equipment and facilities remained wasted for years and even the building became dilapidated and unuseable. In 2017, the Centre was revived upon meticulous planning. 50 Charkhas, 20 looms, 10 sewing machines, 30 solar charkhas, 5 solar looms have been installed since then and a multi disciplinary training centre has been made functional. Inall,150 ‘employments were created. °dot eo ee tla ON] bedi ae Badanavalu, Karnataka -reviving the dream of dalits After anation-wide call to adopt Khadi asa vehicle forselfreliance by the Mahatma in 1926, four Dalit women started a Khadi centre in 1927. Gandhiji visited the centre in 1932 and was very impressed with the determination of the women Dalit founders ofthe centre. He stayed there for a while in the 7.5 acre campus and promoted the centre with great interest, In 1993, a caste violence destroyed the peace in the village and the centre stopped functioning. Itwas never really revived, though there were efforts from some NGOs and individuals. Gandhians in the region have always urged all powers be, to revive the centre. But it remained dormant for about 25 years. The village has over 700 families now and the Khadi centre had an additional catchment of 13 villages. And the closing of the centre affected a total of 14 villages including Badanavalu. Existing skills were wasted. With drought hitting hard, Badanavalu slid into hhuge socio-economic difficulties in the past decade, reminding us that Gandhian principles of Khadi based socio- economics are so appropriate for sustainable development, without which, the once prosperous rural communities can lase themselves into poverty. Some NGOs even conducted Badanavalu Satyagraha 2 years ago, trying to bring pressure on the State Government to revive the Khadi activities. But the appeal fell on deaf ears and Badanavalu remaineda ghost centre, without any livelihood supportsystem. I decided to prioritize this Gandhian Khadi centre for revival during late 2017, upon understanding its historic importance and the needs of the artisanal families that had lost livelihood support. We helped redevelop the work. sheds in the campus that had been destroyed, We facilitated installation of 100 charkhas and 20 looms. We energised. the NGO that had been working here in the past with programmatic working capital support. We also brought in market interface and revived not only Khadi activities, but also the village Industries activities in a modest way, with a plan to increase the support ina gradual manner. Employment to over 100 women was provided, with guarantee of ‘wages. Sanitary conditions in the campus and the village were improved. A capacity for Khadi production to the tune of over Rs. 5 lakhs a month has been initiated, fetching over Rs. 200 per woman employee per day as wage. raining, more villagers for skill development and bringing the youth of the catchment villages into the framework of employmentisbeingactively pursued, 10Strengthening accountability: Transparency of functio iz Organizational strength in any democracy rests on several pillars, one of which is transparency of functioning and accountability. A broad based Organization, such as the KVIC, whose work and scope of influence have a direct relationship with the employment and life security of millions of rural families, did not have the fortification of public accountability in the form of a Commission representing people Core from around the country for years, Organizational Subsequently, the Commission also decided to reduce the number of steps of transactions in a number of programmes, such as the flagship VALUES programme PMEGP, by going digital and online, This one decision changed the accountability scenario and increased the public Hiiwiens accountability, whereby the aspirants could apply, register, track and y transact directly with the Organization, with reduced human Accountability intervention, Transparency One large bone of contention between the CAG and KVIC, inherited Cleanliness from the pre-2015 period was the complete undoing of the system of securing Utilization Certificate (UC) ftom the Khadi Institutions, thereby undermining the transparency and accountability of advances and allocations made to them. This amount had risen to a tune of over Rs, 2,000 crores over the last 10 years, This was set right with concerted efforts by reviving the system of securing UC and accounting clearly for the funds distributed and utilized among the Khadi institutions. Prime Minister making the first purchase o Khadi on the online portal z: f | a S aCaring for those who care: Ensuring staff welfare ‘One of the major sources of concem in any process of transformation is the morale and welfare of the human resource ofthe Organization, Efficiency of an organization is directly proportional to realization of personal opportunities by the people. The newly reconstituted Commission during 2015 realised that many employees had stagnated in the ame professional position for over 2 decades without 1 progression, due to lack of governing regulations. This was immediately taken care of by the formulation of Recruitment Rules (RR) on 2 May 2016, that provide for properly coordinated recruitments, time-bound promotional progression and selection of the staff, The preparation of Recruitment Rules filled a lacuna that existed in the organization for over six decades of its existence and brought a ‘wave of transformation in terms of human resource management and support. Adhering to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - Charity begins athome Gandhiji said, “Everyone must be his own scavenger”. KVIC, as an organization is very conscious of this valued ‘morality that has to underline our work culture. Conscious of this fact, the Commission undertook a mission of cleanliness in all its offices and set forth targets and answerability to cleanliness. Besides the ethos of physical cleanliness, the Commission also resolved to dispose pending files, bring radical changes to the ways the material is archived and stored and the premises and estates are maintained. Khadi, being a clean and carthly fabric, broadcasting the message of Khadi widely is also a part of the aspiration to establish cleaner life practices, Everyone must be his own scavenger. 2Community ‘The well being and prosperity of the community of people who represent the village industries, is at the core of the vision of development and transformation at KVIC. Ourphilosophy of transformation is intensely people-centric, A.community that is self reliant, self sufficient and sustained well within the socio-cultural and socio-economic environment is an avowed target of our vision and activities. There are several aspects to the community sustainability principle that we ardently follow. Inclusivity in the mainstream of national life, capacity building and empowerment of people, this principle. .conomic prosperity and establishment ofa system of mutual assistance are important to One India: Inclusive development of the isolated communities Khadi Panchayat - the Community voice The South Zone of KVIC, in keeping with the broader vision of community transformation through participatory approach, pioneered the concept of KhadiPanchayat to redress the problems faced by artisans and strengthen their life support systems. By the end of 2017, over 8,000 artisans had attended over 21 Panchayats where awareness of welfare schemes, redressal of grievances, conduct of health camps, felicitation of senior artisans and broadcast of the benefits of KVIC activities were organised. Khadi Panchayat is a true manifest of the Gandhian principle of democratic transformation of communities. It takes governance of people to the people and by the people, A nation that is divided in access to livelihood opportunities is a nation fragmented in sustainability. The vision of KVIC mandates that the opportuni are distributed widely across the country, regardless of geographic or social circumstances. The disparity in access to opportunities across our geographies due to several factors, such as the cross-border terrorism, natural hazard induced poverty, climate change induced vulnerability and malpractices such as poaching that tear into the historic life support systems of people are some of the factors that prompt KVIC to focus on inclusive development of isolated communities. The Commission believes that Khadi is one yarn that binds us into one nation. Under this “One Yarn, One Nation” belief, a number of programmes have been mooted in the past two years to bring into the mainstream of national life the seemingly isolated communities, such as the ones that strive for a better life in the different parts of the country. Khadi Panchayat in progress in South India a‘Symbolic Charkha monument in Pampore In 1990, during the peak of unhindered militancy in J&K, Pampore training centre was destroyed, Being famous for quality saffron, this saffron town of Kashmir lost its most important life support system, which had been visited by Gandhiji in 1947. On 22" August 2017, it was revived as a Multi Disciplinary Training Centre (MDTC) and symbolically, a large wooden charkha of 4 feet x 3 feet size made of high quality wood, retrieved from the rubble of the campus and made by 2 local carpenters, was also installed in the campus. For thi Revived historic centre, KVIC provided 25 charkhas creating tainable job opportunities for at least 50 women. 100 Bee boxes with bee hives were also installed in the ‘campus to impart training on honeyKaziranga National Park area has been a victim of poaching, that has destroyed the age old sustainable life support system of tribals in the forest. In April 2016, KVIC recognized how these tribals were being ali opportunities of traditional work. A new training-cum-production centre at village Silimkhowa in the National Park area was started. The Commission gave 25 charkhas, five looms and other accessories to the village artisans. This unit has provided direct job opportunities to nearly 50 rural families of the affected zone. Tihar is a shining example of inclusive development propounded and practised by KVIC. The Commi recognised that Imprisonment of people can bring in them an enormous sense of social vulnerability, making it difficult for them to find a life support system, once they walk out of that phase into society. In view of this, it was decided rota life security and so the inmates of jails, beginning from Tihar in the national capital. Jail number 5 has been adopted by KVIC for building skills and capacities among inmates in various trades and artisanal crafts. Weaving, bee keeping, paper making, soap making, agarbatti rolling, baking and a number of skill based trainings are being held for the inmates and the products thus produced are showcased and sold. 10 bee boxes were set up in the prison, providing training to the inmates and inculcating in them a number of life support that would be useful when they Kashmir in the national mainstreamInclusive future for Tihar prison inmates The Commission, in its meeting on 27 February at the historic Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, took a decision to display and sell the products made by the prison inmates through the nation-wide sale outlets of KVIC Fabric, furnishings, blankets, stationary, furniture and honey are among such products. This initiative not only provides value of labour to the inmates, but will also prepare them for an inclusive future upon their freedom from prison. This is an example of profound significance to the vision of KVIC Tihar Jail inmates learn a new skill and spin the yarn in charkha museum. Empowering people: Skill development + To Develop, Sustain and Maximize artisanal Since 2015, substantial efforts have been skills & knowledge, Z extended by the Commission to reorganize, + Promote rural entrepreneurship and support @ revitalize and strengthen both the skill sustainable rural development through applied +2 development multi-disciplinary training knowledge, best practices, convergence of > __ centres as well as the content of courses. KVIC national resources and access to state of the art now has a fundamental strength in the training facilities Ci infrastructure in the 38 training centres spre actoss 18 states of the country. In these training centres, courses on 132 different modules, ranging from 4 days to 14 months in duration are conducted all round the year. These modules represent different heritage skills and knowledge bases that are of foundational importance to the rural economy. [he re-established vision of skill development at KVIC since 2015, in tune with the “Skill India” vision of the Government of India, mandates that we honour three pillars of development, which are quality, credibility and adaptability in the programmes that we design and deliver. While creating employment is a coveted objective of KVIC, developing complementary skills for employment is an equally coveted objective. For this purpose, K VIC has established several multi disciplinary training centres. around the country. Keeping with the requirements of the modem times, these training centres have been modernized in terms of infrastructure, core capacity and course content in the past two years. In addition, wherever institutions were revived, such as the ones in Jinjiniali, Pampore, Sewapuri, Badanavalu and Shivadaspura, etc., the training centres have also been re KVIC is systematically attending to these activities in a concerted manner since 2015. Since 2015, the total number of community members trained by KVIC has crossed 100,000 per year, an impressive feat in skill development and life supporttransformation.Skill development programme in bakery products at KVIC's Nashik Multi-disciplinary Training Centre Solar Chakha Training Centre, Pampore,J&K Breaking the barriers: Skill development for Safai Karmacharis-atransformationalaspiration 7 time, KIC in collaboration with the National Safai Karmacharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) ~ a government undertaking of Ministry of Empowerment organised employ: cial Justice and ent-linked skill development training programme for 310 candidates — of ‘which at least 40 percent were women, belonging tothe target group of Safai Karmacharis, It 8 a unique model of careet transformation for the scavengers, sweepers and other sanitation saff- aged between 18 to 40 years ~ ‘0 establish hem inthe society a killed workers. Aer getting taining in different trades, including Khadi spinning, tailoring, embroidery and others, these saai-karmacharis will get ‘wider canvas, to lead their ives in the society ina dignified ‘manner. Every trained person gets linked to the Prime Ministers Employment Generation Program PMEGP — where the nodal ageney KVIC would provide them financial assistance, to establish them as entrepreneuts, NSKPDC had provtised six trades, ic. Khadi spinsing, Agarbatti-candle-chalk making, tsiloring/embroidery, footwearileather goods, food/vegetable processing and soapiphenyl making, in which 310 Safsi Karmacharis were trained at KVIC training centres at Varanasi, Shami, [Barabarki and Baliain Utar Pradesh,feel upon the nation te taken pledge to make India the SK|LL CAPITAL of the World. a ig Shri Narendra Modi Skill India Prime Minister ofa Bee eT University for Sustainable Rural Development (UniSUR) - a transformational vision to curate skills and indigenousknowledge A recent World Bank assessment provides a startling observation. The rural population in India, in spite of being so high, has declined from being 74.5% of the national population in 1990 to its present lowered level of 67.63%. That's a decline of rural population growth also from 1.7% in 1990 to 0.7% in 2014. This is against an increase in urban population from 25.5% in 1990 to 32.4% in 2014. ‘This larger demographic shift from rural to urban in the recent times, if not reasonably managed, is likely to result in some preposterous scenarios. Firstly, the food security of India will be deeply affected. Secondly, the rural skills, talents, capacities, industriousness, heritage, production and all related socio-cultural and socio-economic attributes and values would gradually disappear with the urban migration of rural people. Thirdly, the balance of man and nature inter- relationships that characterize rural life will suffer by this demographic imbalance and that could upscale the effects of climate change and upstage our broad national sustainable development goals. With this transformational vision, KVIC prepared during 2016-17, a vision framework to establish University for Sustainable Rural Development (UniSUR) and has been pursuing its formation through Governmental Sustainable \) | development IY is the peace acceptance and national SEP |potiey of the future consensus. 18Self-reliance primer: Distribution of charkhas “harkha, as envisaged by the Father of the Nation, is one of the fundamental instruments of self-reliance and life transformation in the rural communities. Prior to 2015, a meager 175 charkhas had been distributed around the country. Wherease after 2015, the Commission took it upon itself as an avowed mission to provide the rural families with Charkha, distributing over 30,000 Charkhas in a span of just two years. This is a whopping 16,600% in the Allivelihood donation programme ‘And when you enable someone to spin a yam, you wil have given the whole family the ability to weave a life. ‘Over milion artisans ving in rural India, predominanty women, aspire for one single instrumental possession - Charkha, which can ‘empower them to spin the Khadi yam and sustain the family Itjust requires an investment of Rs. 13,500, which is a hard find for them A modest donation of said amount can thus buy a Charkha for an artisan and sustain a family for fe. Such a small donation could bull self reliance in those, whose sweat and talent could buld the nation from within. Donate Rs. 13,500). Be a part of grass reotvelIndod support. Shri Kalraj Mishra owe Mineo MSE, Govt ta Ski Haribhal Parthibhai Chaudhary Shri Giviraj Singh Here Minter of Sor MME, Gov ofa ore Minster cf Sater MSME, Govt of ta Please send choque In favou of “KVIC Cherkha Ale” or [RTGS (A/c No. 36171600744, FSC: SBINOOOOS15) Boiaton exempted under section 80(6) Vinal Kumar Saxena ay a, sal an Mdm nr, nt ni ‘Geaoraye, 3, ie Road, Vio Parl Wes) mbar 40 056 “are No. 18002000 0034 sey chalrmanicgral com word ogingrowth of numbers of distributed charkhas. This has been done through a number of initiatives of the Commission, unlike in the period prior to 2015, the only programme included in the framework was KRDP. In the past two years, anew mutual help initiative called “Sahayog” has helped distributing over 1,200 charkhas, SFURTI has helped add 800 and KRDP over 27,000. The positive implications of this and the force of mnsformation invested in this exercise are just too obvious to imagine. In the process of distribution of charkhas, model villages have been adopted, over 175 Khadi institutions have been included among the solar charkha recipients, difficult geographies like Kaziranga, Kashmir, Narmada valley and the length and breadth of the country have been brought into the programme, And one charkha could ensure a monthly income of Rs. 3,000 to 5,000 for the family, thereby providing a reasonable security of life. And when a woman in the family is encouraged with this support empowered with a capacity to make the yarn, the income thus generated is often the primary resource for the family and not supplemental. Engaging with the present: Generation of employment ‘Sahayog: A livehood support programme For the first time, during 2016, 1 devised a livelihood donation programme, that would increase the public partnership in community ‘emancipation. With an immense trust in the fact that if someone is enabled and empowered to spin a yam, a whole family would be able to ‘weave its own livelihood support, 'Sahayos’ called for donation of Rs. 13,500, which could buy a charkha for a rural family. It secured substantial support and is still an ongoing programme of transformational support to rural families. To date, over Rs. 5.30 crores have been donated by people of India, helping buy over 1,200 charkhas for the needy rural families. Sahayog has tumed out to be an exhibition of the nation's consciousness to supportartisans. PMEGP is the main vehicle of employment generation by KIC in the traditional manner in which things have happened past, However since 2015, many new avenues of employment generation have been adopted, in addition to PMEGP. Even the PMEGP has undergone radical transformation, one of the main changes being the programme going digital to a large extent, simplifying the procedures and attracting the rural youth in larger numbers, Since 2015, employment generation has been pro-actively taken up through three different means, such as PMEGP, charkha donation coupled with training and newer missions and by promoting village industries. Our vigorous pursuit ofhigher sales of village industries products including Khadi has resulted in the creation of a very conducive tandem with my vision of employment generation in th environment of employment generation. In all, during 2015-16, KVIC ‘generated 3,$8,075 jobs and during 2016-17 a total of 4,10,025 jobs. This is an increase of 58,905 jobs from the 2014-15 situation, which amounts to about 16.8% increase during the two year period ~~ necersing txts between 2014-15 and 2016-17, in the period of existence of the man hours of work Prime Minister's reconstituted Commission, The generation of employment to tres het er Employment artisans in the country through the programmes of KVIC over a ace the past two years are not just an extension of opportunity. re rare Through intensive interaction with the artisans, particularly through the mechanism of Khadi artisanal Panchayat and such | grass root contact, several associated welfare measures, such as artisanal welfare fund, provision of incentives for higher ce Charkha donation, capacity productivity, MDA bonus, insurance for artisans, construction a of work sheds and similar benefits are extended. Installation of new work centres, revival of dysfunctional units, implementation of plan programmes, initiation of newer missions, augmenting man-hour requirement, donation of charkha and other amenities, aligning CSR spirit of other entities, skill development initiatives and many such concepts work in country, engaging the youth for national productivity and 20transforming the rural sustainability status. Underlining these principles is also the vision of the Commission to bridge the rural-urban divide and curate our heritage crafts and skills thatare unique and invaluable. ahs @ Employment (Generation Programme Se ‘ PMBEP ePortall PMEGP Mineral Water bottling unit at Tilwari village near DehradunVillage Industries Village industries is an unsung sector. Khadi secures its deserved attention but the other products of village industries could do better if it were for a comparable public visibility and attention. More than three fourth of employment generated by the Commission are in the village industries sector. There are 152 village industries products in our list of transacted items, which include a wide range of material in the categories of oil, soaps, cosmetics, medicine, beverages, consumables, food and food ingredients. The Commission has secured even GST concessions ‘on several products that support health and human welfare, such as olive oil, green tea, medicines, honey and food ingredients, Since 2015, there have been concerted efforts to promote the village industries products and are being given better visibility space in all the sales outlets around the country. The revenue from the village industries products, which stood at Rs. 31,154 crores during 2013-14, has increased to Rs. 49,997 during 2016-17. The Multi- disciplinary Training Centres of KVIC have been instructed to prioritise capacity building programmes that hone up the skills of producting village industries products and KVIC has an in- house capacity of excellence in several fields like bee keeping, pottery and bakery, just to name a few.The Commission through prioritized activities created an additional employment of 12.14 lakh persons between 2015 and 2017. Since 2015, the Khadi and village industries production has increased by 63% from the previous years and the sale of products has increased by 67%. It is not without a reason did the First Five Year Plan remark, “The Pottery ~ a craft, an art, an industry development of village industries should, be as much a matter of State action as the increase of agricultural production”. The Commission recognizes the spirit of this saying, making the village industries central to rural sustainable development of modem India, And the Father of the Nation once said, “the future of India lies in its villages”. There is no better way of industrializing the villages of India than the spinning wheel 2Setting up multi-dimensional man-nature tandem: Honey mission Honey mission is a multi-dimensional aspiration of transformation at the Commission, that aims at rural development through many associated avenues. Bee keeping is central to the honey mission, though the xinission aspires to bring ddical transformation in the * LT" quality of honey, development of tribals engaged in the craft, reorganization of the cooperatives and access to pure content, etc, Bee keeping benefits are many. It increases agricultural production and generates multiple products like honey, bee wax and pollen. ‘The Commission has taken this up in all earnestness through 2017 and estimates that in India, just about 12,00,000 boxes are available in the organized sector. The Commission has aspired to distribute over 1,00,000 boxes within a year. In almost every revived Khadi institution, apiaries are being set up. Atairports, hotels, farms and parks, the Commission is urging institutions to set up apiaries. The pro- active approach of the Commission is to emphasize aT President of India patronises Honey Mission President of India hosts'Sweet Kranti” ‘The Commission began its activities under Honey Mission from RashtrapatiBhavan. Hon'ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kowindji visited the apiary set up by the KVIC inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan gardens. 150 bee boxes have already been set up, which will soon be increased to 500 in numbers over a few months till the spring of 2018. This is expected to yield about 15,000 Kg of high quality honey. On the occasion, 10,000 bottles of honey were also distributed to school children to propagate the message of this mission, Under the Honey Mission, KVIC will distribute about 100,000 bee boxes during 2017-18 to farmers and under- previleged in the hilly regions of India, witha target of producting over 30 lakh Kg of honey, wax and other products, besides increasing crop production through enhanced opportunities of pollination Khadi India oteon bee-keeping on agricultural sites, agro-forestry areas, road-side forestry, canal sides, school campuse: universities and other places. With a broad vision of having an integrated approach to mix with plant species useful for fuel, food, fodder, shelter and medicines, the Commission has advised a wide range of stakeholders to consider increasing plantations of rumstick, amala,tulsi, karanj, soapnut, shikekai, harad, peltaphoram, neem, jamun, mango, jackfiuit, eucalyptus etc. around the country so that a swe: revolution can be comprehensively heralded. One of the biggest aspirations of the Commission, under the precinet of honey mission is to build capacity for bee keeping, pollen extraction, pollination, wax extraction, honey processing, ete across the nation, From the beginning of 2017, a number of Khadi institutions have been meticulously prepared to follow a transformational protocol, in which the villagers would be trained in bee keeping and such trained people would be given 10 bee boxes to install in their farms. Upon the installation of these boxes, the farmers will be supported to extract and market the bee keeping products, without any difficulty. Bee hive box distribution Honey mission target 1,46,100 Progress 15,098 (Disvited sot) Quantity of wood used for boxes in CT 1,36,524 14,086 HONEY MISSION | had Indi KHADI AND VILLAGE INOUST Carpenter ‘Transportation _Apiarist employment employments employment created created created 2,510 3,900 14,610 260 500 1,510 2(Apis cerana - 4250 Apis melifera - 10848 (Under process Total bee hive boxes - 15098 “amit Nadu 760, ie KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION This map is not to scale 25frm oy Distribution of Bee Boxes under Honey Mission in Ranchi Distribution of bee boxes to tribals in village Kumhera in Aravali district, GujaratBridging the rural-urban divide: ‘ostering collaborations The Commission r weaving khadi rema cognized as early as in 2015-16 that there is a profane urbanity when it comes to textiles and while san effort towards sustainability in the villages, wearing Khadi has tumed into an urban fashion statement in cities. It was felt that this divide must be judiciously exploited for the benefit of artisans. One way of doing that was to foster collaborations with Corporate houses and PSUs that are amongst the market leaders in textiles. The vision here is to ensure that while the textile giants market value added Khadi products through their wider network of sales and distribution, the Khadi sector gets a higher visibility, penetration as well as man-hour — work generation. With this in the background, KVIC fostered collaborations during 2016-17 with Arvind Mills, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited and Raymond at the first instance. The efforts to involve mote and more textile corporates are ongoing. Arvind Mills Ltd has signed an agreement with KVIC to trade Khadi denim products around the world. This tie up will generate an additional 7.5 lakh working days. For this, Arvind Mills will purchase around 1 million meters of Khadi denim annually. That will enhance the sales by Rs. 40 crores annually. Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. is poised to develop a new product line called “Khadi Peter England”. Raymond has ordered 2,50,000 meters of Khadi fabric for repositioning Khadi as a fabric of people's choice, The Commission has already supplied over 2,00,000 meters of fabric to them, which is worth over Rs. 6 crores, the largest ever order thus far received by K VIC from any textile corporate house in the history. ‘One Man's Vision KVICholds a meeting of CEOs of retail chains and designers to foster collaborations a7| alty VSRLD TRapeE ; '& © BO) 217‘The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) curve is yet another strong domain the KVIC has begun to explore, as part of its vision to build lasting collaborations. Supporting the sustainability of Khadi artisans is by far one of the most appropriate corporate social responsibility of the nation, as it will eventually cascade benefits of rural development, heritage protection, community welfare, economic growth and popularization of organic consumables in the society. The CSR initiative was launched firmly in 2017 with a comprehensive benefits package to 600 artisans at Sewapuri in Varanasi, in collaboration with Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). Another ‘major CSR collaboration is being pursued with the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), wherein ONGC would provide charkhas to over 100 artisans. A list of these artisans and their associated Khadi institutions have been drawn. The list also includes the inmates of prisons, whose life transformation too is an avowed goal of the Commission under its vision. REC-KVIC MoU: As} On 21 December 2016, KVIC entered into an MoU with Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) to secure a financial contribution of Rs. 5.54 crores under CSR to set up Khadi spinning, weaving and garment unit of 500 solar charkhas and 100 solar looms at Sewapuri, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Project was realized on 17 September, 2017. jing example of PSU collaboration under CSR area go wm REC baw oe 2The collaborative spirit of ensuring development in the Khadi sector has been very carefully nurtured since 2015. A number of programmes, such as Sahayog, have heralded the spirit of collaboration and the essence of participatory approach in development. An increasing number of donations has also been. achieved in the recent past, totalling to an amount of Rs. 7 crores. There have been at least 30 donors who have contributed and participated in this collaborative endeavor of sustaining self reliance in the Khadi sector, since the Commission initiated this programme in 2015. The list and the corpus are expanding ever since. Similarly, the Honey mission too has been turned into a collaborative venture of participatory development, much in the lines of Khadi. The Honey Mission, which we set forth working on only from 2017, has already attracted 5 donors, infusing around Rs, 4.26 crores into the mission. There are far too many institutional and individual contributors to name here, However, some of the big time donors are JK Cement Ltd, GSFC, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), and GMR and Khadi institutions The contribution of Rs. 26 lakhs by the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCL), Ahmedabad for providing Charkhas and looms to the artisans has brought in a newer dimension to the programme by linking Khadi to civil liberties in the country. KVIC obtained for the first time the benefit of tax exemption under 80G to the donors. 85 year old artisan weaves Khadi in Ramgath, Jaisalmer in a border village, tis to encourage and sustain this kind of spirit of life that we are into bridging the urban-rural divide 20Market Market, is a significant organ of KVIC and is one of the core factors that determines the success of rural industry and the quality of life of the community. Failure to strengthen the market or laxity in interfacing the community to it could in effect wreak fissures in the process of implementation of a rational and progressive vision, that the Commission has pursued. As such, market has been rightly bestowed a coveted place within the vision we pursue and establishing excellence in itis a much cherished goal. Marketing Khadi from high end outlets In order to reach out customers of all kind, we initiated a new scheme of selling Khadi not just in Bhandars, but in popular outlets and malls, For the first time, Khadi Korner concept was launched. KVIC opened first Khadi Korner in the Globus store in a popular mall in Noida later in Ahmedabad and Mumbai. Khadi Korners in collaboration with Apna Bazaar and Cotton Bazaar have also been opened in Mumbai. KVIC first time decided to open outlets at Airports and so far four outlets at Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Varanasi and Vishakhapatnam are already functioning. Opening sale outlets in major malls and supermarkets will reach Khadi wide in the market, thereby providing a larger consumption pattern that will sustain artisanal employment, This is a major market strategy, introduced with a thought that little drops could make an ocean, little markets could make an economy. aRupee saved is a rupee earned: Setting an example at Connaught Place Outlet Just with a combination ofa few small initiatives, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has saved more than Rs 3 crore inthe fiscal 2016-17 at Khadi India outlet, Connaught Place alone in New Delhi, demonstrating how litle drops can make an ocean within marketing strategies. + Khadioutlet at New Delhi received a bulk order for supply of approximately 24,000 silk jackets. With negotiation, stitching charges of empanelled designers and tailors were reduced to Rs 550 from Rs 750, saving of nearly Rs 48 lakh. The designers and tailors were also pursued to contribute Rs 25 per jacket forthe artisans, which they happily agreed, Through this process, Khadi artisans associated with that order got an extra benefit of Rs 5,80,725, + When the outlet checked the average issue ofthe clothes from the approved chart, it was found that 6479.60 meters of clothes worth Rs 73,43,000 were issued in excess to the designers for making those jackets. Earlier, the clothes used to be given to the designers on the basis of rough estimates, but this time, KVIC followed the strict norms ‘mentioned in the approved chart and asked the designers o return the excesses, This move saved an amount of Rs 1,25,69,525, + KVIC also initiated the processing and printing of the old stocks of 6142 bethan and thans that were lying in the warehouse, for making from them different readymade garments. As a result, processed clothes worth Rs 88.27 lakh were converted into readymade garments worth Rs 124 lakh. Similarly, out of 6,800 meters of old silk Khadi, 4,300 meters worth Rs 32 lakh were converted into silk jackets. + The KVIC also ensured the adequate use of excesses in form of cut-pieces retuned by the designers and tailors. As these excesses used to occupy the precious space of the stores, KVIC, after sorting them out, got them processed and converted into beautiful readymade garments. Subsequently, the KVIC saved approximately Rs 61 lakh through proper processing, designing and ailoring of excess stock. + Reducing the excess manpower at Delhi outlet, the KVIC saved Rs 20,39,945. Between December 2016 and January 2017, for 22, 688 pieces of different apparels, various designers and tailors stitching different garments ‘were pursued to reduce their excessively charged stitching charges and they accordingly reduced their rates on various garments which subsequently saved Rs 58,34,425, + Earlier, during the sales rebate period of October to January, KVIC used to give discounts on its apparels despite ‘making full payment of stitching to the designers. But this time, it was negotiated with the designers and they also agreed to give 20 percent discount on their stitching charges during October 2016-January 2017 and it finally resulted in saving of Rs 27, 12,000. + ‘There was a toll fee number for the public in the outlet, for which_KVIC was paying Rs 3 lakh per year. It was foundthat average monthly queries were only two. KVIC withdrew the toll fee service and saved Rs 3 lakhs, + Taking cognizance of the people's Sunday-shopping habit, the main showroom at Connaught Place was instructed toopen onall Sundays. Itresultedin an impressive 12.81 percent increase in the sales + Earlierthe sales proceeds were kept by the respective outlets. KVIC converted all accounts into sweep-in accounts at the bank, through which deposits of all branches are automatically transferred to central office account and automatically converted in to fixed deposits. Through this action alone, KVIC eared Rs 80.49 lakh as interest from December 2015 tll February 2018, which was earlier earned by the banks. Highest one day sale of KGB, New Delhi Rs. 1.19 cr. on 17° October, 2017 2During 2015-16, the production of Khadi stood at Rs. 1,065 crores, increasing to Rs. 1405 crores during 2016-17. That's an annual increase of 21% in the production during 2015-16 from, the previous year. Exports too had reached Rs. 140 crores during 2015-16, increasing to Rs. 249 crores during 2016-17. The Commission has steadily increased the number of export, items in the past two years and now Khadi products in 15 different categories are exported. Similarly, polyvastra production and sales recorded 13.64% and 9% annual growth. in 2015-16, Within the Khadi sector, cotton Khadi, silk Khadi and woolen Khadi have all roughly achieved the same annual growth in production of around 21% at the least since 2015 aa Make in India primer: Upholding a timeless brand Khadi is brand of our grand heritage, national pride, historic significance and the life sustaining efforts of artisans Protecting the brand from profiteering and misuse is a part of the vision of KVIC since 2015.In fact, since Khadi was promoted and revered by the Father of the Nation, the Commission in its wider vision treats it as the ‘product of the nation’, Such is the significance of the value of Khadi, which pethaps is also the most original ‘make in India’ material. At the same time, popularity of Khadi has immensely increased in the recent time as the consumers are gradually taking to organic products over synthetic products. This potential of Khadi to make strong inroads into the consumer domain has also attracted unscrupulous elements and profit oriented corporates to benefit from its strength. Linked to this is the increasing popularity of Khadi around the world, in addition to domestic markets. Since 2015, KVIC has begun to pursue all available techno- legal instruments to protect the brand of Khadi, so as to protect, the primary interest of the artisans and their heritage craft Several multi-national corporate entities, such as Fab India have been pulled up and dissuaded from using the brand Khadi without proper permissions, registration and a protocol of process. This has almost completely brought to standstill the malpractice of several traders who peddled non-khadi as Khadi in the name of Khadi. Now, every entity that wishes to use the name 'Khadi! has to register with KVIC and follow the set guidelines. The Commission has ensured that Khadi has regained its brand value and the respect we should owe to those who weave, 3 Harmonized System (HS) Code for Khadi: a brand protection fundamental As the Commission began adopting several methods to strengthen the brand value of Khadi from early 2016, it realized that several patents on Khadi products are being sought in foreign countries as well as in India by companies that wish to exploit an unprotected brand. This has happened because many Khadi products are not listed under the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, also known HS Code, which is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO) adopted by over 200 countries. KVIC has first time approached to the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in the Ministry of Commerce, to secure HS codes for 22 Khadi products, so that the brand is protected and the international trade of our heritage products are tracked,Handshake with the potential: Opening more outlets ‘Over the past three years, it has been believed firmly that a healthy balance between the ‘demand and supply is the key to empowerment of artisans and emancipation of rural communities. With this in the background, KVIC has constantly endeavoured to increase the sales of Khadi and Village Industries through ever newer outlets and franchises. Opening of new outlets has been on a campaign mode. And in order to cater to different types of clientele, KVIC has also started premium outlets called Khadi Lounges in the prominent urban areas. (ores cor al Vichar Vastra EVERY INDIAN MUST SHOW ol of the Indian spirit | SOLIDARITY & OWN A Vichar Vastra ‘Ace designer Ms, Ritu Beri has been appointed as an adviser to the commission Opening more and more outlets is also an important necessity in view of the Vision 2022, prepared by the Commission for the development of the sector. Under the plan, Khadi sales revenue is slated to rise from the current level to Rs. 16,100 crores, which about 7 to 8 times the present figures. This will necessitate the opening of more ‘outlets around the country and elsewhere on a regular basis. And since the products are also getting ever refined in order to caterto different classes of purchases, the outlets too are to be classified accordingly. Furthermore, the outlets are kept open even on Sundays, a new initiative that has brought in extra income to the system and artisans. And by the end of the year 2017, KVIC has established several hundred newer outlets, bringing the total number to 8,058 in all within the jurisdiction of 38 KIC State/Divisional offices that dispense Khadi and Village Industries products, nationwide. FaKhadi Franchise -anewavenue for publicparticipation During 2017, the Commission decided to open out Khadi sales outlets through the franchise mechanism for both brand protection as well as for increasing the sales through publicparticipation. A franchise scheme was implemented in August 2017. This, although a common practice in brand sales in the corporate world, is of enormous significance to Indian Khadi artisans, because itreduces the trade exploitation of artisans and provides Khadia safeguard from unfair trade practices, Four franchised outlets began functioning in Mumbai, Pune, Noida and Kerala Besides the above, 15 more franchisee outlet proposals re in the pipe line, in the stage of consideration for approval — I Pree terry re Neeser Eo shopping experience to fabric Establishing Khadi Lounges for the fine shopping experience Khadi lounges are outlets designed for dispensing high end and premier design products. But mostly, these are independent outlets, meant for the high end purchases. They are being established in several urban centres. In places like New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, and Bhopal where they have been established, they are a beehive of activities and are attracting both connoisseurs of Khadi as well as designers who want to experiment with newer designs for newer classes of shoppers. K VIC, in the past 2 years has also groomed a number of young and upcoming fabric designers and the lounges cater to the enthusiasm of fabric designers as well as those that prefer designer wear.Building a participatory pride: Expanding the user base During 2016 and 2017, K VIC made sustained strides to garner support from institutions in the use of Khadi, so thata steady state of higher production and sales could be maintained. The underlining aspiration is to generate more employment among rural communities and secure them a regular income. In this process, I spearheaded the process of establishing contact and negotiating purchases with Corporates, Government entities and the like. ONGC placed an order worth Rs. 45 crores for the supply of Khadi products to its 35,000 employees. Indian Railways placed an order forRs, 42 crores for the supply of bed sheets, pillow covers and blankets. Air india bought 65,000 amenity kits for its higher class clients, paying Rs. 11.1 crores. NTPC bought 24,000 silk jackets worth Rs. 5 crores. JK White Cement bought uniforms for the employees worth Rs. 17 lakhs. The biggest ever order that was negotiated was with the Ministry of Health, toa tune of Rs. 140 crores, The Ministry of Health issued an order to its 23 Central Government hospitals and Medical Research Institutions across the country to buy only Khadi products, including bed sheets, abdomen sheets, dressing towels, surgeon gowns, surgical patient gowns, kurta& pajamas, doctor's coats, soaps, hand sanitizer, Khadi pheny| and herbal shampoo ete. Inauguration of Khadi Exhibition at CP outlet 3637 Khadi is an earth fabric. Yoga is an indigenous earthern practice. Their combination is organic and natural. In recognition of these virtues, KVIC or the first time introduced Yoga kits. The Yoga kits have become an instant success and are in wide demand within the country as well as internationally. Rs. In Crores: Khadi Yoga keeping with the times After Prime Minister's mission and inspiration to promote Yoga as an international event, the KIC too launched an exclusive Khadi Yoga kit first time in May 2016 that include top and bottom, Khadi napkin, yoga mat and a bag. The napkins were stitched by women of militancy affected families from Nagrota, J&K. After launch, KVIC id a business of nearly Rs 78 lakh in less than one month's time. In 2017, KVIC's yoga kits truly beeame international, when KVIC got ‘an order from Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to supply as many as 22,000 yoga kits worth Rs 2,63 crore. The ICCR later supplied it to as many as 100 Indian Missions abroad. Besides, NTPC, NDMC and the Ministry of Ayush etc also bought kits in large number, | Kad Comparison of 2 years* progress against past 10 years Sale of Yoga Kits (Rs. In Crores) 4 3.41 3 2 NIL. 9 2004 to 2014 2015 to 2018 (Up to February)Heritage KH@DI IS NOT JUST @ CLOTH IT IS THE WaY OF LIFE Khadi is one of the most unique symbols of India, a product of immense heritage value. Its historic significance, earthly nature and wider acceptability and oneness in identity with the rural communities makes it treasure of national memory and pride. Having known this, itis our onerous national responsibility to honour the heritage value of Khadi and communicate its importance in our national life to the younger generations. Commemorating the symbol of self reliance: Charkha monuments In order to highlight the importance of Charkha to our heritage and to celebrate its contributions to the nation as a constant reminder to people, K VIC built ‘the world's largest wooden charkha’ in 2016. This Charkha, made under the aegis of KVIC, was unveiled by BJP president Mr Amit Shah, in a grand function on 5 July 2016 at Terminal 3 of IGI Airport, New Delhi. The four-tonne charkha is made of high-quality Burma teak wood and is estimated to last for over 50 years. India's secular heritage symbol World's largest wooden Charkha at IGI Airport 38This is an exhibit where over 2,50,000 travellers pass by every day. Arandom survey made by KVIC over a period of 3 months suggested that on an average, more than 3,250 visitors, including the foreign travellers, had taken 'Selfie with Charkha’ every day. That means, more than 12 lakh commuters may have taken their selfies in a span of one year. And, since most of them were travelling to different foreign countries, they must have shared these pictures and a subtle broadcast of Charkha's symbolism of non-violence and progenitor of Khadi will have spread across the globe. Charkha museum In what comes as the first initiative to link charkha with tourism, KVIC installed a 2.5 tone charkha made of high quality chromium nickel stainless steel in the centre of the national capital. This charkha is 12 feet tall and 25 feet high. The steel charkha is a part of Heritage Charkha Museum in the Ps Bazaar Park in Connaught Place, New Delhi, The museum has 14 vintage charkhas and has been established in cooperation with the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). The charkhas showcased at the museum are 50 to Standing tall-the Charkha monument ‘The idea behind displaying the world's biggest spinning wheel at the country's ‘busiest airport is to promote India’s rich cultural heritage through a widely revered national symbol of Swadeshi, swavlamban (self-sufficiency) and sahbhagita (interdependence). Installed in 2016, the KVIC staff performs the care and maintenance of this monument. Like the memorial to unknown soldiers, this memorial is symbolic of the unknown rural masses, who heard the call of the Father of the Nation and took to his demonstrated ways of self-reliance and dignity of labour. 100 years old, gifted to KVIC upona personal call made by the Chairman to individual owners. Seren Retr eres eo eon ane showcases vintage charkhas 2Spotlight on special forays Integrated Financial Management System KVIC has taken a giant stride towards digitization, enabling extended financial control and transparency with the successful implementation of the Integrated Financial Management System(IFMS). The IFMS provides the digital capability of consolidation and an integrated view of the financials for efficient operations and monitoring. IFMS project is being implemented across all offices of KVIC across the country. The project was started in April, 2017 with the timeline of 18 months for implementation. The first phase has been completed successfully on “March, 2018 with offices of KVIC functioning live on the OLTP ERP system with integrated central chart of accounts, The public funds managementsystem, is fully configured for Budgeting & Funds Management. This includes the integration with the existing systems running currently at KVIC. Business Intelligence & Planning components of the project will be implemented in the ‘coming months. ‘The IFMS system is being implemented by Atos India, Private Limited. Atos India is a subsidiary of Atos SE — head quartered in Paris, France — a leader in digital services serving a global client base. The [FMS a system uses SAPERPas the transactional system. SSnw. ‘The IFMS system will enable KVIC to carry out financial planning, Funds Management & Accounting & reporting for KVIC head office and other associated field offices. The implementation of Procure to Pay Process & Asset Accounting will help KVIC in better records management, efficient procurement, delivering manifold efficiencies & accountability in execution, What does IFMS do? * Transition to double entry8& Accrual based accounting * Effective control over Public Funds Management + Enhance efficiency in planning, budgeting, procurement, expenditure + Improved Decision making & Financial Controls with real-time financial information * Integration with existing systems of KVIC + Faster & accurate reconciliation efforts + Simplerprocess for fund distribution & management across field offices = Reduction in processing time for budget, books of accounts and invoices + Timely and accurate capitalization of assets ‘Transparency, accountability, must for good Governance - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister 40Procurement of Utilisation Certificates The CAG while auditing Commission's account for the years 2014-2015 observed that there isa pending imprest to the tune of Rs.70.19 crores pertaining to the imprest advances extended by the Commission since 1964 to its Unit Offices and institutions which were not adjusted or reconciled for many years for want of recoupment vouchers. I tooka serious note of CAG's observations and with consistent efforts of Financial Advisor (FA), during 2015-16 & 2016-17, the entire reconciliation has been completed and recoupment vouchers pending with various offices for over several decades were settled Similarly, the CAG had also repeatedly observed that the Utilization Certificates (UCs) of several thousand crores are pending for submission from the last more than 10 years. A special drive was launched to obtain UCs. In2 years Rs.4852.39 Crores UCs were procured and processed as compared to Rs 9951.58 Crores UCs procured and processed during 2004-2014ii.ein 10 years. Procurement of Utilisation Certificate (UCs) 3000 2500 see 2000 nas 1500 Rs. In Crores 1000 500 (© “il Uc Ft yots Rs. 696188 Coe (© "tl UC of 2 yor. 485238 Ces iets 201848201647 2017-48 2015 - 2018 (WotoFebuany) Restructuring of ADB loan to KRDP-—an extraordinary first time feat ‘On 2" October 2008, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a USD 150 million loan for the Khadi Reform and Development Program (KRDP). The loan was planned to be released in four tranches over 3 years + Tranche | (16 conditions)—USD 20 million + Tranche2 (31 conditions)—USD 40 million + Tranche 3 (28 conditions + Tranche 4 (16 conditions)—USD 50 million Total: 91 tranche conditions USD 150 million a‘The above loan was signed by Government of India and Asian Development Bank on 22™ December, 2009. The loan became effective from 2“ February, 2010 and the first tranche disbursement was made on 22” February, 2010. Several of the Tranche Conditions were very stringent and K'VIC found it difficult to meet them, such as PPP mode for Marketing Organizations and CSPs. In this context, MSME and K VIC proposed a restructuring of some of the policy conditions retaining the original intent and spirit ofthe reform programme. As Chairman, I led the negotiations with Sr. officials of ADB and offered justification for the required amendment of the loan agreement. ADB was convinced and it has, first time in its history, restructured its loan programme and amended and reduced the tranche conditions from 91 to 66. ‘The above revised loan agreement was signed on 19 December, 2016. Restructuring the OSBI ‘ eee payment of working We F206: - capital of Khadi = ible . institutions to SBI In order to benefit the Khadi institutions on their interest outgo on the consortium bank loan, which led to reduced working capital available to them, we first time aa 8 negotiated with SBI to reduce the Marginal Cost HOLE LAGE NCUSTIES ComMIssON iKvIE) of Funds Based Lending Sica os rena Capit ile aid with Sl Rate (MCLR) on the a cs aan tc mein OB AMTI207 183074 ate Oat 17 outstanding loan from ‘Wien Cap laclies wih Bl (undar Consrium srompereny ene? SPI! annual to monthly basis. In addition, the terms of loan servicing were also pie renegotiated as half SLE SR TTRI S eater acton ete 0 2017482074 sg yearly payment basis Pence wa 8 ha crane coy ot instead of quarterly 7m seal onan of scaptincecine ome a cont eg uma basis. Finally SBI agreed to tes “ to reduce MCLR from \ annual to monthly basis with half yearly rests (CM a RECRTONSHA® MANAGER (AMT effective from 01.04.2017. 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