Promoting Khadi Institutions as Export Oriented

The Government has taken a number of steps to promote the export of khadi and village industries (KVI) products. These include: (i) providing incentives to KVI institutions on direct export of KVI items @5% of the Free on Board (FOB) value to a maximum limit of ` 10.00 lakh and (ii) providing support through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), which is having the status of deemed Export Promotion Council (EPC).

This information was given by the Union Cabinet Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Virbhadra Singh in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.