Khadi India

In a one of its kind event being held as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Khadi Utsav is being organised to pay tribute to khadi and its importance during the freedom struggle.

Various steps are being planned by the state government to give a boost to the sale of handloom, handicrafts and khadi products.

New products of Khadi India will provide employment opportunities to farmers and the young generation, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane said on Friday. He released Khadi India's new product, an anti-bacterial cloth prepared from cow dung, at Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute here. Speaking on the occasion, Rane said this product will benefit consumers and also help in creating new employment opportunities. The anti-bacterial cloth will be of great use in this time of the pandemic and many types of products can be made from it in the near future, he noted. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman Vinay Kumar Saxena said working on the 'vocal for local' theme, the institute has invented an eco-friendly Khadi natural paint from cow dung for the first time in the country. In the production of this Khadi natural paint, 25 to 30 per cent cow dung is used, he added.

The products range from apparel, grocery, cosmetics, home décor, health and wellness products, essentials and gifts

On November 13, the total sales at this outlet stood at Rs 1.11 crore, the highest single-day sale figure recorded this year

After PM Narendra Modi's promotion of Khadi products in his 'Mann ki Baat' program, masks became the best-selling Khadi product followed by fabric, followed by honey, groceries, and handkerchiefs

The soaring spirit of Khadi lovers got better of the Covid-19 fear on Gandhi Jayanti with the Khadi sales figure crossing the Rs 1 crore mark at Delhi's flagship Khadi India outlet in Connaught Place.

The execution of this order will require over 20,000 meters of fabric which will generate 9,000 additional man-days

Of total domestic orders for 800,000 masks, 600,000 have been supplied to Rashtrapati Bhawan, PMO and ministries

The government is targeting khadi and village industries to boost job creation in the rural and tribal areas and improve purchasing power of people, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said. "Our focus is on village industries including honey, kulhads, bamboo, fishing, bio-fuels towards employment generation in the agriculture, rural and tribal sectors and to enhance their purchasing power through favourable policies," Gadkari told PTI. The minister for MSME and Road Transport & Highways shared that a special emphasis is being accorded to 115 aspirant districts across the country to achieve these objectives. Gadkari said he foresees a huge demand for honey going forward, with growing health awareness among the masses and an untapped potential market for products like honey sachets, biscuits and chocolates, which can be leveraged to generate employment. The khadi, village and coir industries come under the MSME ministry helmed by Gadkari.

Samples of cotton and woollen uniforms, blankets and camouflage uniform, among others, for paramilitary forces have been developed by KVIC

Khadi, being the heritage fabric of our nation and institutions, pushing forward the idea of using it can truly provide employment opportunities to lakhs of rural artisans

The Khadi production, which was Rs 879.98 crore in 2014-15, went up to Rs 1,902 crore in 2018-19, a growth of more than 100 per cent, and its sales recorded a growth of over 145 per cent

The KVIC said that as many as 11,705 customers visited the showroom on October 13