Khadi, village industries product sales rise to Rs 59,098 cr in 2017-18: MSME Min
Sales of khadi and village industries products have increased to Rs 59,098 crore in 2017-18, Parliament was informed today.
The sales stood at Rs 52,138 crore in 2016-17, according to the data shared by MSME Minister Giriraj Singh in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Production of these products too increased to Rs 48,013 crore in 2017-18 from Rs 42,631 crore in the previous fiscal.
"The growth of khadi and village industries has increased considerably during the last two years," he said.
In a separate reply, Singh said that 15.19 lakh MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) have been registered on Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum Portal in 2017-18 and 4.90 lakh in 2018-19.
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First Published: Jul 25 2018 | 4:40 PM IST