Q.The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is specifically responsible for promoting:
(A) Large-scale automated manufacturing units
(B) Khadi and village industries, including traditional, largely labour-intensive rural production
(C) Only export-oriented software companies
(D) Only units located within metropolitan municipal limits

KVIC's mandate is specialised and rural/traditional in focus, unlike DIC's general small-scale mandate.

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a national-level statutory body whose mandate is specifically the promotion and development of khadi and village industries — a traditional, largely rural and labour-intensive segment closely linked to cottage-type production.

Option-by-option analysis:

• (A) Incorrect — large-scale automated manufacturing is outside KVIC's mandate entirely.
• (B) Correct — this is exactly KVIC's specialised focus. …

Don't confuse KVIC's rural/village-industry focus with DIC's broader small-scale-industry mandate coveri …