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Amendments in the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956

Amendments in the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956
Start Date :
Oct 22, 2025
Last Date :
Nov 22, 2025
17:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)

To institutionalize the development of the Khadi and Village Industries sector, the Government of India first constituted the All India Khadi and Village Industries Board in 1953. ...

To institutionalize the development of the Khadi and Village Industries sector, the Government of India first constituted the All India Khadi and Village Industries Board in 1953. This was followed by the enactment of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (No. 61 of 1956), which inter alia provides for the establishment of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) as a statutory body.

KVIC is entrusted with the responsibility to plan, promote, facilitate, organize, and assist in the establishment and development of Khadi and Village Industries in rural areas, in coordination with other agencies engaged in rural development.

In view of evolving market dynamics, technological advancements, and the need to further strengthen support systems, certain provisions of the KVIC Act, last amended in 2006, require updating. A comprehensive amendment is proposed to align the legislative framework with current sectoral needs and to enhance KVIC’s role as a facilitator of growth, innovation, and sustainable village industries.

To strengthen and modernize the Khadi and Village Industries sector, the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) in collaboration with MyGov invites citizens to share their views on the proposed Amendments to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956.

The Ministry of MSME is in the process of amending the KVIC Act, 1956. In this regard, this Ministry is being consulted by various central Ministries/Department. The amendments proposed in the KVIC Act, 1956, are based on the following three key pillars:
(a) Diversification and adoption of New Technology
(b) Formalization of Village Industries
(c) Inclusivity and Institutional Strengthening

(a) Diversification and Adoption of New Technology
(i) Make provision for the adoption of any emerging form of fabric in the KVI Sector.
(ii) Adoption of clean energy, like Solar energy, in Khadi production while retaining the sector's authenticity.

(b) Formalization of Village Industries
(i) Align the "Village Industry" definition with the micro-enterprise classification under the MSME Act, based on investment and turnover thresholds.
(ii) Update the Schedule of Village Industries to allow inclusion of emerging activities aligned with market trends, rural entrepreneurship, and technology-led enterprises.
(iii) To make provisions to facilitate Udyam Registration for village industries and align the Village Industries with the National Industrial Classification Code (NIC Code).

(c) Inclusivity and Institutional Strengthening
(i) To include representation of women, weaker sections (SC/ST/OBC) and contemporary expertise in the Commission’s composition
(ii) To open up the Khadi Sector for new entities.
(iii) To include the rule making power in the functions of the Commission.

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Radhe shyam Jangid
Radhe shyam Jangid 3 days 23 hours ago

CONSTRUCTION...
Bamboos should be used instead of steel bars to prevent loss of iron from nature. Ash blocks can be the alternative for stones and brick used in construction work. The way to stop accesive stone mining and excavation.

ARUN KUMAR GUPTA
ARUN KUMAR GUPTA 3 days 23 hours ago

Handling of garbage is a big problem in villages.
Village garbage management system under Panchayats may be included in Village Industry.

ARUN KUMAR GUPTA
ARUN KUMAR GUPTA 3 days 23 hours ago

To control farm fires from Parali burning shall be included in Village Industry.
Methods for Parali management involving technical know how and machines shall be included in Village Industry.
Service Providers and Machinery suppliers/ manufacturers shall be included in Village Industry.

Radhe shyam Jangid
Radhe shyam Jangid 4 days 45 minutes ago

Natural resources
The farmers should grow crops and vegetables in manure and should not use fertilisers as far as possible.
Live stock should be promoted. Pure dairy products and production can only flourish in rural areas.
Recycling is the only way to save natural resources.
Most of the materials which are being used everywhere are come from natural resources ( directly or indirectly), all of them have alternatives and these alternative must take place to save earth and environment.

Education...
Our Education system is in very poor condition. Each and every student wants to be a government employee or businessesman. But somewhere we are not developing our skills. school admin should arrange weekly curricular activities like painting, crafting, dance competition including a monthly visit with students to a manufacturing unit, a hospital or a place where students can see things practically and develop some skills i.e. learning and earning together.
JAI HIND

ARUN KUMAR GUPTA
ARUN KUMAR GUPTA 4 days 1 hour ago

As per definition of Factory under Factories Act, 1948 factory is defined using power and employing more than 10 persons. Also, if Not using power but employing more 20 persons is defined as factory.
Now, it is to be clarified if these Village Industries are covered under Factories Act.
This will increase their compliance burden to the extent that these Village Industries will find it difficult to survive.
Village Industries may be excluded from provisions of Factories Act and Rules. This may require changes in Factories Act and State Government Factory Rules.
On the otherside it is to be ensured that non eligible industries are not able to get exclusion in the name of Village Industry.

ARUN KUMAR GUPTA
ARUN KUMAR GUPTA 4 days 1 hour ago

What shall define the Village Industry?
Most of the industrial areas are developed on acquired village land.
Many big industries are set up on farm land in villages after CLU.
So, it has to be kept in mind about redefining Village Industry that village industry benefits shall not be misused by businessmen in mass producing units as government has already increased the limits of investment under MSME.
Village Industry shall remain a Village Industry in actual sense.

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Deepali Hingne adv 4 days 10 hours ago

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