KVIC’s Unique Project BOLD to Boost Tribals’ Income

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 05, Jul 2021

• The project named “Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought” (BOLD) is the first of its kind exercise in India (Launched in Rajasthan).
• Project BOLD seeks to create bamboo-based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zones
• This will serve the combined national objectives of reducing desertification and providing livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support.

Why Bamboo

• Bamboos grow very fast and in about three years’ time, they could be harvested.
• Bamboos are also known for conserving water and reducing evaporation of water from the land surface, which is an important feature in arid and drought-prone regions.

About KVIC

• The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body established by Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956
• It took over the work of the former All India Khadi and Village Industries Board.
• Ministry: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise
• The KVIC is charged with the planning, promotion, organisation and implementation of programs for the development of Khadi and other village industries in the rural areas in coordination with other agencies engaged in rural development wherever necessary.