Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile addressing the villagers, KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar\nSaxena said that programmes like Leather Mission, Kumhar Sashaktikaran Mission\nand Honey Mission are the reflection of KVIC`s commitment to uplift the lives\nof marginalised communities in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that KVIC is launching a new programme \u2018Leather\nMission\u2019 on World Tribal Day from the tribal-dominated village of Chandala.\nUnder this new programme, KVIC will give Leather Kits to the leather artisans\nacross the nation. It will not only increase their incomes manifold but will also\ninspire the traditional leather artisans who had migrated to other jobs from\ntheir traditional skill to adopt this vocation again,.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
350 Bee-Boxes were distributed at the function. Honey\nMission has proved as a game-changer in the lives of tribals, farmers, SC\/STs\nand unemployed youths. So far, KVIC has distributed over 1.15 lakh Bee-Boxes\nacross the nation among the marginalised community, which has provided jobs to\nover 11,500 people. It has not only increased the income of the bee-keeping\nfarmers, but has also increased the yield of the crops by up to 30 percent due\nto cross-pollination of the honey-bees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About the KVIC<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is a statutory\nbody formed by the Government of India, under the Act of Parliament, ‘Khadi and\nVillage Industries Commission Act of 1956’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Founded:<\/strong> 1956<\/p>\n\n\n\nPurpose:<\/strong> To plan,\npromote, facilitate, organise and assist in the establishment and development\nof khadi and village industries<\/p>\n\n\n\nHeadquarters:<\/strong>\nMumbai<\/p>\n\n\n\nAgency executive:<\/strong>\nVinai Kumar Saxena (Chairperson)<\/p>\n\n\n\nParent agency:<\/strong>\nMinistry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) distributed as many as 50 leather kits and 350 Bee-Boxes with live bee colonies in tribal-dominated village in Sirohi district of Rajasthan, one of the aspirational districts in India identified by the NITI Aayog, on World Tribal Day. 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