KVIC’s Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana

KVIC’s Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana

• Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah distributed 100 electric potter wheels to 100 trained artisans under the Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
• Kumbhar Sashaktikaran Program is an initiative of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) for the empowerment of potters community in the remotest of locations in the country.

Target beneficiaries 

• The program reaches out to the potters in U.P., M.P., Maharashtra, J&K, Haryana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Telangana, and Bihar.

Benefits provided

• This program provides the following support to potters.
• Training for advanced pottery products
• Latest, new technology pottery equipment like the electric Chaak
• Market linkages and visibility through KVIC exhibitions

Outcomes

• Due to the supply of electric chaaks, the potters have reaped the following benefits.
• More production with fewer hours of work.
• Less noise and better health benefits
• Less power consumption with a smooth transition to higher speeds