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The SPIN (Strengthening the Potential of India) scheme was recently introduced by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to help potters become self-sufficient. Here we will discuss some of the salient features of the SPIN System, the Kashi Pottery Cluster, and some facts about the Kashi Pottery Cluster. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956 constituted this statutory organisation. On September 17, 2021, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will start a novel SPIN scheme. The initiative intends to empower marginalised potters and foster self-sufficiency in the Indian pottery industry.
Introduction to KVIC
Before independence, Mahatma Gandhi oversaw the development of Khadi and Village Industries, entirely non-governmental enterprises. After independence, the Indian government was entrusted with incorporating the growth of Khadi and village industries into the overall structure of the Five Year Plans. As a result, the Indian government created the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a statutory entity created by an Act of Parliament. This organisation was created in 1956 to promote and grow Khadi and Village Industries to help the rural economy. The Khadi and Village Industries initiative is largely responsible for creating job opportunities for rural craftspeople, particularly those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
Functions and features of KVIC
The KVIC’s main responsibilities are to plan, promote, organise, and assist in implementing programs to develop khadi and village industries.
It accomplishes this by
(a) Supplying funds to approved organisations.
(b) Providing proper training to the persons employed or seeking employment in Khadi and Village Industries, as well as supervisors and other functionaries;
(c) building material reserves.
(d) R&D in the Khadi and Village Industries sector.
(e) promotion of sale and marketing of Khadi and Village Industries products;
(f) Encouraging cooperative efforts among persons engaged in Khadi and Village Industries, and so on.
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission, an Apex Organisation, is working together to implement the Khadi and Village Industries Program in our country. State Khadi and Village Industries Boards operate in several states and Union Territories, and the Central Khadi and Village Industries Boards. Though state Khadi and Village Industries Boards have primary responsibility for implementing village industries programs, they require leadership and direction from federal and state governments to ensure the sector’s effective development.
Reasons for establishing the KVIC
The Indian government established the Khadi and Village Industries Commission as a national-level organisation (KVIC) to stress the importance of comparable organisations in states cooperating with the Central Organization. State Khadi and Village Industries Boards were established in all states and union territories. There are now 30 ‘State KVIBs’ operating across India. These Boards are primarily aiding the village industries program’s 13 implementing entities. State Khadi and Village Industries Boards are now implementing roughly 77% of the KVI Program in production.
SPIN SYSTEM
It’s a program through which KVIC will make it easier for potters to get low-interest bank loans, expand their enterprises, and earn more money.
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) recently announced the SPIN (Strengthening the Potential of India) scheme to assist potters in becoming self-sufficient.
Goals of KVIS
Employing a social goal
Producing saleable items is the economic goal.
The larger goal of increasing poor people’s self-sufficiency and cultivating a strong rural community spirit
Salient features of the SPIN System
It is a non-subsidized program.
Registered potters will be able to receive a SPIN card.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Shishu Mudra Yojana, SPIN would enable registered potters to obtain a direct loan from banks.
The government is not burdened financially.
The recipients can repay the loans in convenient instalments.
It will reduce their need for government assistance, allowing potters to become self-sufficient.
Its goal is to encourage long-term development by encouraging local self-employment, keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to “Jobs for Every Hand” (Har Hath Me Kaam).
It is a non-subsidized scheme.
Registered potters will be able to get a direct response from SPIN.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Shishu Mudra Yojana, SPIN would enable registered potters to obtain a direct loan from banks.
The government is not burdened financially.
The recipients can repay the loans in convenient instalments.
The Kashi Pottery Cluster and some facts about Kashi Pottery Cluster
“Kashi Pottery Cluster” is a collection of pottery made in Kashi.
It was launched at Varanasi’s Village Bhatti.
This is the first pottery cluster established by KVIC in the Varanasi area as part of the Fund for Traditional Industries Regeneration Scheme (SFURTI).
The cluster, which covers 7100 square feet and costs Rs 2.50 crore to build, has directly employed 340 ceramic artists who KVIC taught.
The cluster is equipped with the latest equipment such as furnaces, electric pottery wheels, blunger machines, pug mills, and other technical amenities for increased clay pottery output.
Conclusion
Our Government has launched a special program for the betterment of villages. SPIN is a program created specifically to help potters become self-sufficient. There are many salient features of the SPIN System.
Under the plan, KVIC will assist potters in obtaining cheap bank loans, allowing them to diversify their occupations and increase their income. This will minimise their reliance on government subsidies, allowing our potters to become self-sufficient. The new Kashi pottery cluster will assist traditional potters in improving their skills by using modern equipment, allowing them to occupy a larger market space and earn more money.
