Khadi-village industries product sales cross historic Rs 1.87 lakh crore mark in FY26

The Khadi and Village Industries sector has surpassed an extraordinary journey of growth and transformation over the last 12 years. In the financial year 2025-26, the sales of Khadi and Village Industries products reached a historic level of Rs 1,87,105 crore, marking the highest sales figure to date and standing as a powerful testament to rural India’s growing entrepreneurship, self-reliance, and economic empowerment.

Inspired by national campaigns such as ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, ‘Vocal for Local’, and ‘Local to Global’, Khadi presently is no longer merely a traditional product; however, it has evolved into a vibrant symbol of the ‘New India’s’ self-reliant, indigenous pride, and rural prosperity.

Creating new benchmarks in production, marketing, and employment generation, the Khadi and Village Industries sector has brought new energy and direction into the country’s rural economy.

While releasing the provisional data for the financial year 2025-26, Manoj Kumar, KVIC Chairman, stated that the Commission has established new records in the fields of production, sales, and employment generation. He highlighted that, compared to the year 2013-14, a remarkable growth of 501 per cent in sales, 380 per cent in production, and 56 per cent in employment generation has been recorded over the last 12 years.