KVIC to focus on hilly and border areas of North East to promote Khadi programmes

Agartala, Jan 11 (KNN) Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Manoj Kumar said for better implementation of Khadi and Village Industries activities at the hilly and border areas the Commission is making special efforts to promote the KVI programs initiated for the development of the sector.

He was speaking recently at the occasion of launch of various programs and schemes organized in Agartala in the presence of Union Minister of MSME Narayan Rane and Chief Minister of Tripura.

The event also saw the inauguration of West Tripura Bamboo Mat Cluster and new KVIC building under SFURTI scheme along with inauguration of various programs launched in North Eastern Regions of the country.

Kumar said that the priority of KVIC is to create additional employment opportunities in the country through various programs and schemes to make  dream  come true of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“We have to contribute our full towards realizing his dream, so that more and more artisans, spinners and weavers associated with this sector may earn respectable remuneration,” he said.  (KNN Bureau)