KVIC launched India’s first “Mobile Honey Processing Van”

• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman, Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched the country’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van at Village Sirora in Ghaziabad. 
• The Mobile Van has been designed in-house by KVIC at its Multi-disciplinary Training Centre, Panjokehra, at a cost of Rs 15 lakh. 
• This mobile honey processing unit can process up to 300 KG of honey in 8 hours. The van is also equipped with a testing laboratory that would instantly examine the quality of honey.

Important Takeaways

About KVIC

• KVIC: Khadi and Village Industries Commission
• The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is a statutory body established by the Government of India in April 1957 under the 'Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956.'
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Chairperson: Vinai Kumar Saxena