Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises press release · 14 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) implements Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY) for the development of Khadi and Village Industries Sector

PRID2240162 MinistryMinistry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises Released Reading2 min

Weaving wages increased by 20% in 2025; More than 4.32 lakh spinners and weavers benefitted KVIC & NSIC to work in close cooperation to create a supportive ecosystem for MSME beneficiaries Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a statutory body under the Ministry is implementing Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (KGVY) for the development of Khadi and Village Industries Sector and as per information provided by KVIC, the State/UT-wise details of sales and production figures achieved under Khadi and Village Industries till December 2025 compared to previous year is given at Annexure-I . Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has periodically revised wages of Khadi artisans. The details of last three revisions are as under: Effective Date /Year Changes in spinning wages 01.04.2023 Rs.10.00 per hank 02.10.2024 Rs. 12.50 per hank 01.04.2025 Rs.15.00 per hank Weaving wages has also been increased by 10% from 01.04.2023, 7% from 02.10.2024 and 20% from 01.04.2025. Approx 4.32 lakh spinners and weavers associated with the Khadi sector get benefit from the wage enhancement based on spinning & weaving works undertaken by them. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has signed MoU with the National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) in September, 2025 with the objective that both the organizations i.e. KVIC & NSIC will work in close cooperation for creating an ecosystem to facilitate enhanced market access which shall support all eligible MSME beneficiaries/units under the respective schemes of KVIC and NSIC, by leveraging each other's platforms and interventions. This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 12th March 2026. **** Sunil Kumar Tiwari E-Mail – hipessi[at]gmail[dot]com Annexure-I State/UT-wise details of sales and production figures achieved under Khadi and Village Industries till December 2025 compared to previous year (Rs. in lakh) Sr. No. States / Union Territories April 2024 to December 2024 April 2025 to December 2025 KVI Production KVI Sales KVI Production KVI Sales Jammu & Kashmir 357690.43 790251.97 396539.81 903354.94 Ladakh 10777.81 16348.43 11948.12 18680.49 Himachal Pradesh 130280.56 202535.94 144427.89 231476.27 Punjab 288214.69 364214.39 319511.10 416248.14 Chandigarh (UT) 4131.71 6685.59 4580.40 7647.81 Haryana 274733.00 375974.66 306651.32 427806.10 Delhi 16721.19 26655.15 18537.13 30917.48 Rajasthan 497493.95 650742.79 551546.24 744989.30 Uttarakhand 101414.06 173622.41 112130.52 288972.28 Uttar Pradesh 1163332.04 1665628.49 1291818.23 1760444.86 Chhattisgarh 181069.22 304267.98 200741.88 348156.15 Madhya Pradesh 464163.36 690086.63 514567.07 788661.11 Sikkim 6732.35 16425.88 7463.41 18771.11 Arunachal Pradesh 22638.77 33743.24 25097.04 38559.65 Nagaland 81223.74 118191.71 90043.44 135055.12 Manipur 65476.63 97457.35 72576.41 111365.13 Mizoram 54850.56 90380.58 60806.46 103273.35 Tripura 56129.94 85841.33 62224.75 98089.08 Meghalaya 27059.89 54142.46 29998.24 61868.36 Assam 167047.70 289140.40 185188.78 330490.86 Bihar 368801.22 506573.47 408857.66 579414.08 West Bengal 385675.11 524448.87 429657.83 605258.62 Jharkhand 118693.48 183575.02 131585.46 210034.12 Odisha 271790.77 392380.35 301306.38 448510.27 A & N Islands 3890.94 9149.69 4313.42 10454.86 Gujarat * 877573.01 1156175.44 972906.34 1324550.09 Maharashtra ** 584724.35 763378.18 648217.66 872410.08 Goa 12268.38 19436.09 13600.54 22215.28 Andhra Pradesh 370929.46 533768.25 411216.29 610312.08 Telangana 250417.62 388179.15 277610.49 443627.41 Karnataka 515548.38 768990.95 565812.96 904784.26 Lakshadweep Islands 367.68 467.83 407.60 534.56 Kerala 265164.20 369861.53 293968.96 423600.33 Tamil Nadu 565798.07 806684.76 627284.00 924520.75 Puducherry 4865.73 8178.03 5394.17 9350.63 Total 8567690.00 12483584.99 9498537.99 14254405.00 *including Daman & Diu ** including Dadra & Nagar Ha