KVIC Achieves Record ₹1.87 Lakh Crore Sales in 2025-26
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a statutory body established under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956, reported historic performance metrics for the 2025-26 financial year. Sales of Khadi and Village Industries products reached ₹1.87 lakh crore, the highest level recorded as of May 2026. This represents a remarkable 501% growth compared to 2013-14 levels. Production increased by 380% to ₹1,25,296 crore over the same period.
Employment in the sector grew significantly, reaching 2.04 crore people—a 56% increase from 2013-14. Artisan remuneration showed substantial improvement, rising from ₹4 per hank in 2013-14 to ₹15 per hank currently, representing a 275% increase. One hank is equivalent to 840 yards of yarn in length and one pound by weight.
Training and Skill Development Initiatives
KVIC operates a network of 35 departmental and non-departmental training centers offering programs in food products, bakery, beekeeping, agarbatti, candles, motor repairing, and other activities. During FY 2025-26, 79,682 trainees received training under various KVIC programs. Women constitute more than 80% of approximately five lakh artisans in the Khadi sector, and in 2025-26, 47,382 women received training, accounting for approximately 59% of all trainees.
Enterprise Support Programs
The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) has provided employment opportunities to nearly 97.95 lakh people since March 2008 through KVIC. Under the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana, KVIC distributed 37,769 machines, toolkits, and equipment during 2025-26, with cumulative distributions exceeding 3.23 lakh units as of May 2026.
The Khadi Vikas Yojana supports Khadi institutions with product improvement and market responsiveness. During 2024-25, ₹245 crore was disbursed to 1,097 Khadi Institutions, benefiting 1,45,484 artisans. The Modified Market Development Assistance provides greater flexibility for value addition and market-oriented pricing.
Financial support mechanisms include the Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate Scheme, which allows eligible Khadi institutions to access credit at a concessional interest rate of 4% per annum. The Workshed Scheme provides improved production spaces, benefiting 1,309 artisans during 2025-26 (up to December 2025).
Success Stories and Export Achievements
The document highlights several successful enterprises: Shri Jitendra Baitha established a bakery products manufacturing unit in Bihar in 2020 with an annual turnover of ₹72 lakh employing 20 people. Shri S.P. Singh built a honey and cookies enterprise in Punjab that now employs around 200 workers and exports to 36 countries, with the United States accounting for a major share of exports. KVIC facilitated participation in international exhibitions across Dubai, the United States, and the Middle East.
Shri B. Sundaraj operates an Agarbathi Unit producing agarbatti, herbal products, Vetiver Agarbathi and Vetiver Samburani with support under Gramodyog Vikas Yojana during 2024-25. Shri Sahil Chaudhary runs a mono-carton manufacturing unit in Jatti Majra village, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, established with a project cost of ₹25 lakh under PMEGP, now recording an annual turnover of ₹45 lakh and employing 23 people.
Marketing and Distribution Network
KVIC has expanded both digital and physical channels, including an online Khadi India store (www.khadiindia.gov.in) offering clothing, fabrics, grocery, beauty products, essential oils, perfumes, and incense sticks. The physical network includes 8 departmental Khadi India sales outlets, 15 KVIC branches, and 8,035 sales outlets operated by Khadi Institutions nationwide. The organization also promotes participation in national, zonal, state, and district exhibitions as well as domestic and international trade fairs.
Khadi has gained international recognition through platforms such as New Zealand Fashion Week 2026 and Lakmé Fashion Week 2025, where heritage techniques were combined with contemporary designs.
The annual Khadi Mahotsav takes place from 2 October to 31 October, focusing on sensitizing youth toward Khadi and promoting the "Vocal for Local" initiative under the broader vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.