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Traditional Village Skills Turn Into Modern Rural Enterprises

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is helping artisans and small entrepreneurs turn age‑old crafts into profitable businesses.

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Key Points

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission offers training, technology, finance and market access to rural makers.

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Honey Mission (started 2017) provided about 2.46 lakh bee boxes and colonies, leading to 5,500 metric tonnes of honey in 2025‑26.

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T. Ajin’s honey business also educates farmers, especially from economically weaker and scheduled castes and tribes.

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B. Sundaraj’s herbal incense unit expanded its product line with government support under the Village Industry Development Programme.

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M. Murugesan’s banana‑fibre unit creates decorative and utility products, recognized by state and central governments.

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Summary

Through schemes like the Khadi Development Programme, the Village Industry Development Programme and the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme, participants receive training, financial assistance, modern tools and market links.

Examples include a honey producer who also trains other farmers, a maker of herbal incense from vetiver grass, and a company that converts banana fibre into decorative items.

The Honey Mission alone has distributed over 250,000 bee boxes and colonies, boosting honey production and supporting pollination for crops.

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New Words to Learn

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission
India's agency that supports rural people to start and grow small businesses.
artisan
A person who makes things by hand, using traditional skills.
entrepreneur
Someone who creates a new business or enterprise.
Khadi Development Programme
A government plan that helps people who make traditional cloth and related products.
Village Industry Development Programme
A scheme that gives help to small factories and workshops in villages.
Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme
A program that provides money to start new jobs in rural areas.
bee colony
A group of living bees that work together in a hive.
pollination
The process where bees move pollen between flowers, helping plants make seeds and fruit.
metric tonne
A weight unit equal to 1,000 kilograms (about 2,200 pounds).
scheduled castes and tribes
Communities in India that the government gives special support to because they have faced historic disadvantages.
recognition
Official praise or awards for good work.
sustainable
Able to continue without harming the environment or running out of resources.
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