Marketing firm being planned to promote Khadi products

NEW DELHI: The government is planning to set up a marketing organisation under public-private-partnership mode for promoting Khadi products, Parliament was informed today.

"Under Khadi Reform and Development Programme (KRDP), a marketing organisation under Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode is envisaged to promote effective marketing of KVI products," Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) K H Muniappa said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

At present, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) operates 10 departmental sales outlets and organises exhibitions in different parts of the country at district, state, regional and national levels in association with state agencies.

KVIC also provides assistance to its departmental outlets, outlets of Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIBs) of states and Union territories, and institutions under the Scheme of Strengthening Infrastructure of Existing Weak Khadi Institutions.

Besides, KVIC imparts training on various KVI trades and entrepreneurship through a network of 17 departmental and 24 non-departmental training centres.