The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises organized a 'Khadi Rozgar Utsav' in Siwani, Bhiwani district, Haryana, to promote Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Viksit Bharat 2047', 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', and 'Vocal for Local'. The event was attended by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini as chief guest and KVIC Chairman Manoj Goyal as guest of honor.
During the event, 3,645 modern machines and toolkits were distributed to 972 artisans from Haryana and across India under the Village Industry Development Scheme (GVY). The distribution included 700 bee-boxes and bee-colonies for beekeepers in Haryana, 220 electric pottery wheels, 100 sewing machines, 80 turn-wood toolkits, 59 footwear manufacturing toolkits, 128 traditional charkhas (spinning wheels), and 8 leaf-plate making machines. Additionally, 2,350 bee-boxes and bee-colonies were distributed virtually across seven states and union territories: New Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, and Tripura.
Margin money subsidies amounting to ₹504.68 crore were disbursed online for 22,259 new projects nationwide under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). Banks sanctioned loans worth approximately ₹1,485 crore for these projects, which are expected to generate employment for 244,849 people. Specifically in Haryana, 253 projects received margin money subsidies totaling approximately ₹7.50 crore and bank loans amounting to ₹23.19 crore, estimated to create 2,783 new employment opportunities in the state.
Chief Minister Saini reported that approximately 58,796 artisans are employed through 96 active Khadi and Village Industries institutions in Haryana, while over 1.27 lakh people in the state have secured employment under the Village Industries Development Scheme. So far, 5,533 machines and toolkits have been distributed under this scheme in Haryana. Under PMEGP, 18,683 new units have been established in Haryana over the past 12 years with margin money subsidies of approximately ₹638 crore, creating over 1.50 lakh new employment opportunities.
KVIC Chairman Manoj Goyal reported that the Khadi and Village Industries sector has achieved remarkable milestones with total production reaching approximately ₹1.25 lakh crore and turnover reaching a record ₹1.87 lakh crore. The sector has provided employment to 2.04 crore people across the country and has set an ambitious turnover target of ₹2.51 lakh crore. Over the past 12 years, more than 10.84 lakh new units have been established nationwide under PMEGP, for which the Government of India provided margin money subsidy amounting to ₹29,623 crore, resulting in employment for approximately 97.95 lakh people.
The event saw participation from a large number of Khadi artisans, beneficiaries, local residents, and administrative officials from multiple districts of Haryana including Bhiwani, Hisar, Fatehabad, Yamunanagar, Jhajjar, Karnal, Rohtak, Sonipat, Nuh, Gurugram, Kurukshetra, Jind, and Kaithal.