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22 Aug 2023

Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans

Objective

To provide a better working environment

Key Benefits

  • To provide better ambience by providing a better work place to artisans to enable them to carry out their spinning and weaving work efficiently.
  • To provide more storing and working space for housing slivers, raw material, implements etc.
  • To help in improving the efficiency and thereby the production, productivity of spinners, weavers and also to increase their earnings.

Scheme applicable for

  • Khadi/polyvastra producing Institutions and Khadi Artisans

Detailed Information

Financial assistance is provided to those Khadi artisans who belong to BPL category. In the states where BPL card is being issued, they should be covered under the scheme. Where BPL cards are not being issued at present, identification of poor artisans may be made in a transparent and open process. The benefits of the scheme would be made available to only those artisans who work for at least 100 days in a year.

 

Eligibility

i.                    The artisans working with KIs affiliated to KVICjState KVIBs, including their departmental activities shall be eligible for the scheme. The artisans covered under AWFT,MMDAincentive, worked at least 100 days in a yearpreference shall be given to BPLcategory.

ii.               The title of the land should be in the name of the artisan and or his jher spouse.

iii.            The Group Work shed may be constructed on the land owned by the KIs and it must be leased out to the artisans for a period of minimum 10 years.

iv.            Artisan availed similar benefit previously from KVICjCentraljState Govt. will not be eligible. However, if such work shed are damagedj destroyed due to natural calamities but did not receive any compensation, shall be considered for the scheme after obtaining desired Certificate from the concern LocalAuthority.

v.               The construction cost if increased, the beneficiary need to bear the additional cost by withdrawing from the available AWF credit. In case of BPL category additional requirement of fund, the sponsoring KI shall arrange without insisting from the artisan.