6) Khadi Agarbatti Atma Nirbhar Mission

Question 1

Which ministry is this mission under ?

Answer 1

Union Minister of MSME’s

Question 2

Implementing agency ?

Answer 2

KVIC

Question 3

Aim ?

Answer 3

Creating employment for unemployed and migrant workers in different parts of the country while increasing domestic Agarbatti production substantially

Question 4

What mode is prescribed ?

Answer 4

PPP mode

Question 5

Features ?

Answer 5

1) Under this, KVIC will provide Automatic Agarbatti Making machines and powder mixing machines to Artisans through Private Agarbatti manufacturers (Business partners)
2) KVIC will provide a 25% subsidy on the cost of machines and will recover the remaining 75% from the artisans in installments every month
3) Business partners will provide the raw material to the artisans for making Agarbatti and will pay them wages on a job work basis