430 artisans receive toolkits at KVIC event in Anantapur

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission Chairman Manoj Kumar, distributing toolkits to artisans astatine  a programme successful  Anantapur connected  Friday.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission Chairman Manoj Kumar, distributing toolkits to artisans astatine a programme successful Anantapur connected Friday.

Calling connected entreprenuers and younker to go progressive stakeholders successful India’s maturation story, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) president Manoj Kumar connected Friday (March 27) called for wide adoption of self-reliance nether the Atmanirbhar Bharat ngo astatine a large outreach programme here.

The KVIC, nether the MSME Ministry, organised an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Utsav’ astatine the Government Junior College grounds here, wherever 430 trained accepted artisans were provided toolkits nether the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY).

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Manoj Kumar said the inaugural was aligned with the ‘Vocal for Local’, ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’, and ‘Viksit Bharat’ visions. He said khadi symbolises not conscionable a cloth but a question rooted successful self-sufficiency and nationalist pride. He noted that khadi income person grown sharply from astir ₹30,000 crore earlier to astir ₹1.7 lakh crore successful caller years.

He said artisans are being supported with training, modern equipment, selling avenues, exhibitions, online income platforms and fiscal assistance done schemes specified arsenic the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).

Toolkits were distributed and certificates issued to beneficiaries, officials said. Officials added that remaining eligible beneficiaries would person tools successful consequent phases arsenic portion of the nationwide drive.

Published - March 27, 2026 08:27 p.m. IST

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