“Rural Industry Service Centre (RISC) is the Common Facility Unit which aims to provide infrastructural support and necessary services to the local units to upgrade their production capacity, skill upgradations and market promotion.”
One of the following services must be covered by the Rural Industry Service Centre (RISC)
a. Provide testing facilities by establishing a laboratory to ensure the quality of the products.
b. Provide improved machinery/equipment to be utilised as common utility facilities by the nearby units /artisans to enhance production capacity or value addition of the product
c. Provide attractive and appropriate packaging facilities and machinery to the local units/artisans for better marketing of their products.
In addition to the above facilities RISC can also cater to following services:
i. Provide training facilities to upgrade artisan’s skill in order to increase their earnings.
ii. Provide new design or new product, diversified product in consultation with experts /agencies for a value addition of rural manufacturing units.
iii. Provide raw material support which mainly depends on seasonal procurement.
iv. Prepare product catalogue.
RISC is the Common Facility Unit which aims to provide infrastructural support and necessary services to local units to upgrade their production capacity, skill upgradations and market promotion.
RISC must cover one of the following services:
• Provide testing facilities by establishing a laboratory to ensure the quality of the products.
• Provide improved machinery/equipment to be utilised as common utility facilities by nearby units/artisans to enhance production capacity or value the addition of the product.
• Provide attractive and appropriate packaging facilities and machinery to local units/artisans for better marketing of their products.
via Eligibility
Farmers, individual entrepreneurs, NGOs, cooperatives, groups of the unorganised and organised sector which include Self- Help Groups (SHGs), rural youth, etc.
Objectives of the Programme
• Provide backward-forward linkages to Khadi & V.I. activities in a cluster.
• To provide services like raw material support, skill up-gradation, training, Quality Control, Testing facilities, marketing promotion, design & product development in order to strengthen the rural clusters.
Implementing Agency
1. KVIC and State KVIBs.
2. National level / State level Khadi and V.I. Federations
3. Khadi and V.I. Institutions affiliated to KVIC and KVIBs.
4. NGO who have already worked in the implementation of the programme relating to the development of rural artisans in activities excluding the negative list of KVIC with financial assistance at least for 3 projects from any Ministry of State / Central Government, CAPART, NABARD and UN agencies.
Types of Khadi & Village Industries to be covered under Rural Industry Service Centre (RISC):
1. Khadi & Poly Vastra post weaving value addition facilities.
2. Herbal products: Cosmetics and Medicines.
3. Edible Oil,
4. Detergents & Soaps.
5. Honey
6. Hand Made Paper
7. Food processing
8. Bio-Fertilizer / Bio-Pesticides / Bio Manure
9. Potteries
10. Leather
11. Woodwork
12. All other V.I. except those which are in the negative list.
FUNDS
a) Building/Infrastructure: Maximum 15% of project cost.
b) Plant & Machinery for manufacturing and or testing facilities and packaging: Minimum 50% of project cost.
c) Raw material /new design, product Diversification, etc. : Maximum 25% of project cost.
d) Skill upgradations & training and/ or Product catalogue: Maximum 10% of Project cost.
Stages of Programme implementation
1. Identification of the cluster.
2. Selection of a Cluster Development Agency.
3. Technical feasibility by and expert or an agency.
4. Project formulation.
5. Approval of the project and release of funds.
6. Monitoring and Evaluation.
OPERATIONALISATION AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
For the purpose of establishing Rural Industry Service Centre (RISC), it may be ensured that the number of artisans / Village Industries units shall not be less than 25 individual artisans or 5 REGP units / VI Institutions / Societies for projects up to Rs.25.00 lakhs.
The implementing agency / Organisation should have its own land where the Rural Industry Service Centre (RISC) will be established.
The period of the setting of the project should not be more than 6 months.
After submission of the proposal by the implementing agency to set up Rural Industry Service Centre (RISC), State / Regional Director shall conduct technical feasibility and place the proposal with his recommendations before State Level Committee. Technical feasibility may be done either by DIC or by State Office or State Board.
The funds shall be released based on the progress of work report received periodically from State / Regional Director and based on activities of the project and also within a specific time frame for timely completion of the project.
The State / Regional Director of the concerned state where the project is located shall ensure monitoring and evaluation and timely completion of the project.
After obtaining approval by the State Level Committee for setting up of project State/Regional Director will intimate to concerned Industry Programme Directors at Central Office of the Commission.
How To Apply ?
A Udyami Helpline: Dial 1800-180-6763 [Toll-Free Number] for queries relating to this Schemes.
Contact to
• To KHADI & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION Address “Gramodaya”, 3, Irla Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, PIN-400 056. Maharashtra, India. Gram KHADI GRAM
• Visit KVIC Website to apply online
One of the following services must be covered by the Rural Industry Service Centre (RISC)
a) Provide testing facilities by establishing a laboratory to ensure the quality of the products.
b) Provide improved machinery/equipment to be utilised as common utility facilities by the nearby units/artisans to enhance production capacity or value addition of the product
c) Provide attractive and appropriate packaging facilities and machinery to the local units/artisans for better marketing of their products.
In addition to the above facilities RISC can also cater to following services:
i) Provide training facilities to upgrade artisan’s skill in order to increase their earnings.
ii) Provide new design or new product, diversified product in consultation with experts/agencies for a value addition of rural manufacturing units.
iii)Provide raw material support which mainly depends on seasonal procurement.
iv) Prepare product catalogue.
CONCLUSION
RISC is a practical and efficient scheme which is exactly what was required by the Rural Industry. We hope that it is implemented the same way as it is being planned.