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Narendra Modi's new project: After yoga, PM promotes Khadi around the world

The govt has approached the United Nations and sought help in promoting Khadi as a product

Prime Minister Narendra Modi works at a charkha at a ceremony to distribute charkhas to women before the National MSME Awards at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana.Photo:PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi works at a charkha at a ceremony to distribute charkhas to women before the National MSME Awards at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana.<b>Photo:PTI<b/>

BS Web Team New Delhi
The Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC), an autonomous body under the ministry of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), has sent legal notices to four Indian companies for using the word Khadi in their brands or as a trademark in an energetic bid to reclaim the brand for the nation, according to a report published by The Economic Times.

Having focused on promoting Yoga so far, Prime Minister Narendra Modi now wants to push khadi on the international stage. 

"The government is aiming at making khadi a global product identity of India, as it

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