Gramodyog Vikas Yojana, including the Honey Mission and Kumhar Sashaktikaran KVIC GVY
KVIC trains village artisans and gives them machines and toolkits, such as electric potter's wheels and bee boxes, under the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana.
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- Status
- Open
- Run by
- Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Ministry of MSME
What you get
- Electric potter's wheels for potters under Kumhar Sashaktikaran
- Bee boxes and bee colonies for beekeepers under the Honey Mission
- Other toolkits and machines, for example waste wood craft toolkits, sewing machines and fibre extraction machines, as given out in Thrissur in February 2026
- Training for artisans before machines are handed over
Who can apply
- Open to businesses in handicrafts, manufacturing and farming, fisheries and livestock.
- Nano and micro enterprises.
- Only for artisans.
- For village industries, meaning units in rural areas where investment per artisan or worker is up to ₹1 lakh in the plains or ₹1.5 lakh in hilly areas
Where to apply
In person, KVIC office or Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board office
In Kerala, KVIC gave machines and toolkits to 400 Kerala artisans at the Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Association, Avinissery, Thrissur in February 2026. Ask the KVIC office in Thrissur or the Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board.
Worth knowing
KVIC reported 37,769 machines and toolkits given out in 2025-26, and distributions continued in 2026.
Where we found this
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