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- Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has distributed more than one lakh bee-boxes among farmers and unemployed youths across the country in less than two years under its ‘Honey Mission’ initiative.
- The mission was launched in August 2017 in line with the ‘Sweet Revolution’.The ‘Sweet Revolution’ was launched in 2016 to promote beekeeping and associated activities.
- Its aim is to provide sustainable employment and income to rural and urban unemployed youth by conserving the honeybee habitat and tapping untapped natural resources.
- Further,it also seeks to promote beekeeping for increasing crop productivity and pollination services avenue for beekeepers and farmers.
- The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body formed by the Government of India under the Act of Parliament ‘Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956.
- It is an apex organization under the Ministry of Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises, with regard to khadi and village industries within India.




