KVIC’s ‘GRAMODYOG MANTHAN’ AT WARDHA
TO FOCUS ON MASS RURAL INDUSTRIALISATION
In a its bid to create
abundant employment opportunities for the rural youth and to chalk
out further strategy to improve the quality and better marketing
of the Khadi products, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission
(KVIC), under the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries, is organising
a 3-day congregation, ‘Gramodaya Manthan’ from September 23 to
25, 2003 at Wardha in Maharashtra. Over 2500 khadi and village
industry activists from all over the country would be attending
the congregation.The Minister of State for Agro and Rural Industries
Shri Sangh Priya Gautam, the Secretary, Ministry of Small Scale
Industries and Agro & Rural Industries, Shri S K Tuteja and
KVIC Chairman, Shri Mahesh Sharma will also present besides a
large number of dignitaries during the congregation. Representatives
from khadi institutions, village industries mahasanghs, CPKVI
etc would also attend the deliberations on several key areas in
the field of khadi and village industries.
Many key announcements
are likely to be made after in-depth deliberations at the end
of the congregation on many areas including new measures for strengthening
and developing khadi products, giving a new impetus to the highly-ambitious
new employment scheme namely ‘Rural Employment Generation Programme’
(REGP), emphasizing further improvement in quality upgradation
and uplifting the artisans under the Vishwakarama Abhiyan.
Besides, a meeting
of the Central Certification Committee would be held during the
congregation with an exhibition of latest khadi products. Separate
meetings of Khadi Mission, Gramodyog Mahasangh and Rashtraiya
Karigar Panchayat will also be held during the Manthan. The Ministry
has constituted a coordination committee for executing the programmes
of the Gramodyog Manthan. Separate meetings of the chairpersons,
co-chairpersons and coordinators of all advisory/expert groups
on Khadi, REGP, Science and Technology, Marketing, Artisan Sector,
Youth Employment, North Eastern Region, Women Empowerment, Bio-Technology
and Karigar Trusts are also on agenda. A workshop of REGP entrepreneurs
will also be held during the Manthan.
