Vocal for local: Khadi masks to be exported to corona-hit US, UAE

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

Capitalising on the continuing need for face masks in major markets across the world, the government now plans to export khadi masks to the United Arab Emirates, United States and Mauritius.

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is gearing up to supply khadi face masks to these and several European and Middle East countries, where Khadi has become quite popular over the past few years. The masks will be sold in these nations through India's embassies.

Touting the plan as a perfect example of the Prime Minister's call to push indigenous products for use and export, KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena