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Vol.65 No.03 Mumbai February, 2021 Shri Nitin Gadkari Launched Innovative Khadi Prakritik Paint with “Ashta Laabh” Vol.65 No.03 Mumbai, February- 2021 A Monthly Journal of KVIC on Rural Industrialisation EDITORIAL BOARD I N S I D E Chairman Ms. Preeta Verma News Update 3 to 27 *Shri Nitin Gadkari Launched Innovative Khadi Prakritik Paint with “Ashta Editor Laabh” in the Lap of the Nature................................................ M.Rajan Babu *KVIC Revives Assam' Oldest Khadi Institution Vandalized by Bodo Insurgents 30 Yrs Ago............................................................................ Associate Editor *Tribal Students to Wear Eco-friendly Khadi Uniform................................ Smitha G Nair *Minister, MSME calls for exploring new marketing avenues and export potential of MSMEs.............................................................................. Sr.Sub Editor *Launch of VI Products by Hon’ble MSME Minister at Connaught place , Usha Misra New Delhi............................................................................................. *‘Rs. 10 crore for Terracotta Pottery Centre in Bhadravati’...................... Sub Editor *UP Chief Minister inaugurated Lucknow “Hunar Haat” ........................... Shiv Dayal Kushwaha *MSME Minister inaugurates Furniture cluster in Thrissur, Kerala on 27th January , 2021.................................................................................. *The E-commerce Platform becomes another symbol of KVIC’s process re- Sr. Artist engineering.This time through e-marketing....................................... Sanjay Somade *Big Push to Swadeshi, Paramilitary Forces to Use Khadi Durries KVIC Signs MoU with ITBP.............................................................................. Artist *KVIC distributes charkha, looms, garment machines to 2250 artisans in C.S.Punvatkar West Bengal to boost local employment................................................. Dilip Palkar *Big Boost for Khadi Artisans with Railway's Rs 49-crore Purchase Order to KVIC During Covid-19 Lockdown....................................................... E-Published by: *Inaugurated a PMEGP unit of non-woven bags in Lucknow................... *Chairman, KVIC inauguarted Janata Bakery,a PMEGP unit.................. Directorate of Publicity Film & P.E.P. for *Chief Executive Officer, KVIC Ms. Preeta Verma inaugurated .............. Khadi and Village Industries Commission *MEGP leather Goods & garments manufacturing unit at Dewas........... Tel.: 2671 9465, 2671 6323 *KVIC celebrated 72th Republic Day......................................................... E-mail: [email protected] *Distribution of potter wheels and certificates at Mahbubnagar................ Website: www.kvic.org.in *KVIC has begun training of 1st batch of budding entrepreneurs on making Khadi Prakritik paint.................................................................... *Footwear training Certificate Distribution inaugurated............................ WORKSHOPS ........................................................................................ *SLMC meeting under PMEGP of UP State is organized........................... *Swachhta Pakhwara at S.O.Deharadun................................................... * Opinions expressed in articles published in this journal do not necessarily Article 28-33 reflect the views of the KVIC or of the Editor. A Monthly Journal of KVIC on Rural Industrialisation Shri Nitin Gadkari Launched Innovative Khadi Prakritik Paint with “Ashta Laabh” in the Lap of the Nature Seeking to reinvent Nin Gadakri on 12th January, the age-old Indian tradion 2021 from the sprawling lush- of coang houses with cow green lawns of his residence in dung, Khadi and Village New Delhi. Hon'ble Union Industries Commission Minister for Fisheries, Animal (KVIC) has developed Khadi Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Prakrik Paint, a first-of-its- Giriraj Singh, Hon'ble Minister of kind paint in India made State for MSME, Shri Pratap from cow dung with eight Chandra Sarangi and KVIC benefits or Ashta Laabh. Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar The unique product which Saxena were present on the is innovave, eco-friendly occasion. and cost-effecve, was While launching the l a u n c h e d b y H o n ' b l e paint, Shri Gadkari said the Minister for MSME, Shri innovave Khadi Prakrik Paint 3 A Monthly Journal of KVIC on Rural Industrialisation has the potenal of evolving into a Rs 6000 crore desist them from selling away cows in the market. market and creang 10 lakh new jobs that will “This will put a check on cow slaughtering. We will revoluonalize the agro-based economy of the stop cow slaughtering through the economy and not country.A policy will be framed for sharing the through the law,” he said. technical knowhow of Khadi Prakrik Paint to Speaking on the occasion, Shri Giriraj Sing, maximum people in“ India. KVIC will provide minister of Fisheries, Animal husbandry and technical training to new entrepreneurs who could Dairying appealed to the leading paint benefit by manufacturing cow dung paint. manufacturing companies to learn the technical Thousands of Prakrik paint manufacturing units knowhow for making cow-dung paint from KVIC in can be set up across the country that will give a big order to promote an eco-friendly product that will boost to local manufacturing and agro-based boost the local economy. “The natural benefits of economy,” Shri Gadkari said. cow dung make this Khadi Prakrik Paint a perfect He said bulk ulizaon of cow dung will immunity for the houses,” Shri Singh said. ensure monetary gains to farmers that will also Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi said the “Vedic 4 A Monthly Journal of KVIC on Rural Industrialisation Vigyan” or the ancient pracces have been mixed Apart from being waterproof and with the modern science to produce Khadi Prakrik washable, Khadi Prakrik Paint contains Paint. the natural benefits of cow dung like an- KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena said bacterial, an-fungal and natural thermal Khadi Prakrik Paint was not just a product but a tool insulaon properes. This paint is eco- of accelerang the growth of rural economy in India. friendly, non-toxic, odorless and cost- “The prime objecve of developing cow-dung paint effecve. Emulsion paint meets BIS is employment generaon which is the basic 15489:2013 standards; Distemper paint premise of Khadi. This paint is a reinvenon of age- conforms to BIS 428:2013 standards. old pracces into a scienfically-tested modern As compared to other paints of the product,” Shri Saxena said. same category, Khadi Prakrik Paints are Producon of Khadi Prakrik Paint is aligned up to 50 percent economical. with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of Khadi Prakrik Paint is available in increasing farmers' income. At the same me, it will two forms – distemper paint and plasc create thousands of new jobs in the paint emulsion paint. Cow dung is the main raw manufacturing sector as KVIC will share the material of this paint which is easily and technology and provide training for manufacturing abundantly available across the country. It of Prakrik Paint. At present, Prakrik Paint will, therefore, ensure round the year easy manufacturing unit at KVIC's Kumarappa Naonal availability of raw material for the paint Handmade Paper Instute in Jaipur, has the daily which will further create addional capacity of producing 500 liters of paint which income of up to Rs 30,000 per annum per provides direct employment to 10 people. animal for farmers and gaushalas. 5 A Monthly Journal of KVIC on Rural Industrialisation KVIC Revives Assam' Oldest Khadi Institution Vandalized by Bodo Insurgents 30 Yrs Ago One of the oldest Khadi instuons in the revival of this Khadi workshed assumed Assam, which remained in a vandalized state bearing historical significance and that resumpon of Khadi the scars of the Bodo insurgency for over 30 years, acvies would create employment for the locals. has been brought back to life by Khadi and Village “To begin with, KVIC will develop this unit for reeling Industries Commission (KVIC). The Khadi workshed of elegant Eri Silk of Assam. Other Khadi acvies at village Kawali in Baksa district of Assam, which like manufacturing of village industry products will was burnt down by Bodo insurgents in 1989, has also be started in future. This center will become a been revived as a Silk reeling center by KVIC. major employment creator for the local arsans,” Spinning and weaving acvies will restart at the Saxena said.”This iniave is aligned with Khadi's workshed with 15 women arsans and 5 other staff core Gandhian principle of “rural resurgence” which in the second week of February. also coincides with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's The workshed was constructed by a Khadi vision - Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas,” Saxena added. instuon called Tamulpur Anchalik Gramdan Sangh This Khadi workshed is located 90 km from which shied to Assam from Arunachal Pradesh Guwaha. The workshed has been refurbished with following the Chinese aggression in 1962. It began financial assistance from KVIC. The idea behind the operaons with mustard oil producon and by the workshed scheme is to provide beer working year 1970, spinning and weaving acvies also condions to the Khadi arsans that will ulmately started there providing livelihood to 50 arsan improve their producvity. In recent years, KVIC has families. However, tragedy struck when the revived several such Khadi instuons in states like instuon was burnt down by extremists in 1989 Uar Pradesh, Uarakhand, Assam, Odisha