The Khadi & Village Industries Schemes are the backbone of the Rural India's Economy.  Khadi was evolved as a concept during India's struggle for freedom against  the colonial British Raj. This signified concept of Swadeshi, the popular  slogan of the freedom struggle in the early 20th Century, and in concrete  term was an assertion of Indian capability to manufacture their own cloth in contrast to the imported fabric coming from Manchester and Lancashire  that had initially provided incentives to the British Thrust in India  in the aftermath of industrial revolution. Naturally in the pre independence  era, the scheme was implemented by the NGOs.

After independence — even though the cause of the concept was no more in existence, the Govt.  felt the need to provide rural artisans with requisite support organisation  in order to help them to flourish. In 1957 a statutory body the Khadi  Village Industries Commission was established with the objective to  plan, program, and promote Khadi & Village Industries. At the level of  the State, it was decided to have a State Khadi & Village Industries Boards.  All State Khadi & Village Industries Board in the country are financed  by the KVIC to implement the schemes in their states in accordance with  their norms and guidelines and keeping in view the local conditions.

There are more than 100 categories of village industries, which include mineral based, forest  based agro based and food industries. These are set up either directly  by the KVIC through 4777 registered institutions and 30100 industrial  cooperative societies through the 30 State Khadi Boards.

	The activities of Board are dedicated to the Gandhian  ideology. According to a report published by the Directorate of  Economics and Statistics, Govt. of NCT of Delhi there are 165 villages  in Delhi having 9.45 lacs population, which is 6.82% of total population  of Delhi. The employment ratio in rural Delhi is lesser (28.49%)  w.r.t. urban area (32.20%) (MPD-2021). On the other hand rural area  of Delhi is also attracting migrants from nearby states. As an estimate,  about 20% of population of rural Delhi are migrants who came to  get employment in Delhi. Hence special emphasis for the improvements  of employments opportunities in Delhi is required. The mission of  the Board is working for the creation of better employment opportunities  in the NCT of Delhi. Since area of village in Delhi is shrinking  rapidly, hence in 2004-05, Board also launched two more developmental  schemes for the benefits of urban, as well as rural people.
	To sanction/disburse the funds to the beneficiaries,  under the ambit of foregoing developmental schemes.
	To evaluate the feasibility of projects, monitoring  of units funded by the Board and recoveries of loan.
	The Board also provides grant for the promotion of  sale of Khadi products.
	The Board organize Exhibitions, Fairs,  Seminars and Public Education Programmes to promote scheme and the  sale of Khadi's and VI products.