Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board established on April 11, 1960, the Bombay Khadi and Village Industries Act, 1960, was enacted as per Act No. 19.

The main function of the board is to provide employment to the needy and unemployed people in the rural areas, also the wide-scale growth of the self-employment sector, encouragement to improve the technical skills of artisans, help in the sale of finished goods, imparting training in village industry, etc. are implemented through the board.

The offices of the board are in total 34 districts of Maharashtra and, according to the account, the Handmade paper Institute Pune, Carpentry & Blacksmiths Workshop Kolhapur, Beekeeping Center Mahabaleshwar are operational. District wise address and telephone number list are available on the website

Schemes implemented by the Board are as follows:
• Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program (PMEGP)
• Chief Minister’s Employment Generation Program (CMEGP)
• Beekeeping Scheme
• Special component scheme
• Artisan Employment Guarantee Scheme

A major feature of the Board’s PMEGP scheme is to support employment growth in rural areas. To provide self-employment opportunities for needy employees and the educated unemployed in rural and urban areas. Stop the migration of unemployed youths and traditional artisans from villages to cities. If you want to do business under the scheme, information about this scheme is available on the website under the scheme PMEGP tab.

The main objective of the PMEGP scheme of the Board is to make the youths of the state self-sufficient and independent. Their self-employment projects can be easily established with the financial support of the state government, and around 1 lakh micro and small enterprises will be established in the next five years and through that, a total of 10 lakh employment opportunities will be available in the state. If you want to do business in the said scheme, the information regarding this scheme is available on the website under the CMEGP tab.

To raise the standard of living of the beneficiaries in all parts of the state by helping them to increase their income from the beekeeping business and to create infrastructure for the development of the honey industry, increase their quality, etc. The main objective of this scheme is to create beekeepers who are engaged in the business of the honey industry on a commercial basis, keeping in mind the requirements of the matter and considering the favourable environment for the development of the honey industry in the state. If you want to do business in the said scheme, the information regarding this scheme is available in the Beekeeping Scheme tab under the scheme on the website.

To get information about the schemes implemented by the Board, contact the District Village Industry Officer of the district in which you are going to do industry. The telephone number list of the head office and district office is available on the website. Also, follow the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages of the board for information about the activities and programs implemented under the scheme.

The rates for honey boxes and honey materials are as follows:
Honey Box Wild Wooden Rs. 2400/-
Teak wood: Rs. 3700/-
Honey Bee Colony Sateri Rs. 2700/- plus transportation charges Rs. 300/- Total 3000/-

Revised rates of Madhuban honey are as follows:

Sr.No	Honey Type	Improved Honey Purchase Rate Amount Rs.per Kg	Honey in gram	Improved honey sales rates Amount Rs. per kg
1	Organic honey	500/-	250 500	300/- 600/
2	Sateri honey	400/-	250 500	250/- 500
3	Mellifera Honey/ Multiflora	200/-	250 250	175/- 350/-