Arun Kumar Jha appointed as the CEO KVIC

Arun Kumar Jha has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).

Date of Appointment: 10th April 2015.
Arun Kumar Jha was appointed by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
He had been working as the Director General of National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) functioning under the Union Ministry of MSME.
Arun Jha is a 1985-batch officer of Indian Economics Service (IES).
Presently, he is working as Director General of National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD).

It is a statutory body established by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956.
It functions under the aegis of Union Ministry of MSME.
It’s primary objective is to create self-reliance amongst the poor and build strong rural community spirit by producing saleable articles and providing employment.
The Headquarters of KVIC is based in Mumbai.
It is an apex organization under the aegis of Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Khadi (handspun and hand-woven cloth) was launched in 1920 as a political weapon in the Swadeshi movement of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Khadi products are also sold all over India and also in other countries through exhibitions arranged by the commission.