ON THE occasion of  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday and completion of 100 days of Modi Government 3.0, Manoj Kumar, Chairman, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, gave a big gift to lakhs of Khadi artisans in a programmeorganisedatAsmavati Riverfront in Porbandar. An increase of 25 per cent in the wages of spinners and 7 percentin thewagesofweavers has been announced.

 

The increased wages will be effective from October 2. On this occasion, a 26 feet long and 13 feet wide stainless steel ‘Memorial Charkha’ installed on theAsmavatiRiverfrontwas also unveiled. During the programme, Chairman, KVIC distributed margin money subsidy of Rs 101 crore into the accounts of 3911 beneficiaries under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and also inaugurated 1100newPMEGP units through video conferencing. Addressing the programme, Manoj Kumar said that the wagesof spinners andweavers has beenincreased for the second time during his tenure. Manoj Kumar said thatunder the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guidance of the Ministry of MSME, PMEGP has emerged as a new energy and power for the cottage industry of the country. Through this, 83.48 lakh people have got employment through 9.58 lakh new projects in the last 10 years.