TNKVIB
Tamilnadu Khadi And Village Industries Board (TNKVIB)
Tamilnadu has tremendous employment opportunities in rural sector. To tap this potential and to provide employment opportunities in rural areas, the Tamilnadu Khadi and Village Industries Board was formed in April 1960 under the Tamilnadu Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1959. With main objectives to encourage,promote and assit Khadi and Village industries in rural areas with major focus on artisans and weaker sections to improve their livelihood and to give impetus to self-relaince and strong rural economy.
” Using Khadi is the foundation of swadeshi, since Khadi is the only thing which can be made from thick yarn, and made easily. It has not so far had to compete with machine-made cloth. The consumption of Khadi alone enables lakh of poor people to earn an honest living, staying at home.”
Khadi Kraft
- To provide employment to the downtrodden and increase employment opportunities.
- To produce marketable articles by using local resources .
- To improve the economic conditions of the rural poor by creating self-reliance amongst the people.
- The Board is pursuing the above objective by implementing schemes formulated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission and Government of Tamilnadu.
