Khadi Industry

Khadi, handloom sale rising and creating job opportunities: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Khadi Gramodyog's business has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the first time and asserted that the rising sale of Khadi and handloom were creating new job opportunities in large numbers. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi said many people who would not be using Khadi products earlier now wear them with great pride. "The Khadi Gramodyog's business has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the first time. Do you know how much sale of Khadi have gone up? Four hundred per cent. The rising sales of Khadi and handloom are creating new job opportunities in large numbers," he said. Mostly women are associated with this industry, so they are benefitting the most, Modi added. "You must be having different types of clothes and till now if you have not bought Khadi clothes then start buying them," the prime minister said. With the start of the Paris Olympics, the prime minister said the games give athletes a chance to hoist the national flag a

Khadi, handloom sales rising, creating job opportunities: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Khadi Gramodyog's business has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the first time and asserted that the rising sales of Khadi and handloom were creating new job opportunities in large numbers. In his Mann Ki Baat monthly radio broadcast, Modi said many people who would not be using Khadi products earlier now wear them with great pride. "The Khadi Gramodyog's business has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the first time. Do you know how much sales of Khadi have gone up '400 per cent'. The rising sales of Khadi and handloom are creating new job opportunities in large numbers," he said. Mostly women are associated with this industry so they are benefitting the most, he added. "You must be having different types of clothes and till now if you have not bought khadi clothes then start buying them," Modi said. With the start of the Paris Olympics, the prime minister said the games give our athletes a chance to hoist the national flag at the ...

Sales cross record Rs 1.5 cr at KVIC outlet in Delhi's CP on Gandhi Jayanti

For the first time, products worth Rs 1.5 crore were sold at the Khadi Bhawan at Connaught Place here on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, KVIC said on Wednesday. "On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), the flagship Khadi Bhawan at Connaught Place in the heart of New Delhi witnessed the highest ever sale of Khadi and Village Industries products worth Rs 1,52,45,000," Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) said. According to KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar, the prime minister in his "Mann Ki Baat" programme on September 24, had appealed to people to buy a khadi product on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. This appeal created a huge impact on the public, he said. According to the latest sales data, products worth Rs 1,33,95,000 was sold at Khadi Bhawan in Connaught Place on Gandhi Jayanti last year.

Boosting sales of khadi products: Govt initiatives and schemes explained

The government's efforts to promote Khadi products through innovative schemes, exhibitions, and online platforms are driving increased sales

Turnover of Khadi-Village Industries products up 17% to Rs 1.34 trn in FY23

The turnover of Khadi and Village Industries' products rose by about 17 per cent to Rs 1,34,630 crore in 2022-23 as against Rs 1,15,415.22 crore in 2021-22, KVIC said on Thursday. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) said that the turnover was Rs 31,154 crore in 2013-14 and it has set a milestone by creating 9,54,899 new jobs in rural areas. Sales of Khadi and Village Industry (KVI) products touched Rs 1,34,630 crore in 2022-23, which has been the "highest ever", it said, adding production has reached Rs 95,957 crore. "After Covid-19, the demands for organic clothes have increased all over the world. Owing to this there has been a rapid increase in demand for Khadi garments," it said, adding, "in the last 9 financial years, there has been an unprecedented growth of 332 per cent in the sale of indigenous Khadi products made by artisans in rural areas".

Adityanath govt to nurture 'UP Khadi' start-ups and e-commerce

Under the new UP Textile and Garment Policy 2022, the state has announced a host of incentives and subsidies for aggressive offline and online marketing and promotion of Khadi in India and abroad

Rajasthan govt lines up big plans for handicrafts, handloom industries

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

Khadi sales decline 16% to Rs 3,527.71 cr in 2020-21: MSME Ministry

The production activities remained suspended for more than three months during the nationwide lockdown announced on March 25 last year.

KVIC unveils e-commerce portal for khadi, village industry products

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

Delhi's Khadi India store sees Rs 1 Cr in daily sales 4 times since Oct 2

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

Khadi India's flagship store records Rs 1.2 Cr sales on Gandhi Jayanti

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.

KVIC appoints Fashion Design Council Chairman Sunil Sethi as advisor

Sethi's appointment is for a period of one year

Govt plans to take khadi turnover to Rs 2 trn in next 5 years: Gadkari

"The turnover of khadi and village industries is Rs 75,000 crore at present. Steps are on to take it to Rs 2 trillion in five years," Gadkari said

Letter to BS: CBSE's Khadi proposal is laudable, can be emulated by others

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

Govt to set up design centres to develop trendy khadi products: Gadkari

MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari outlined the broad plan which includes a concerted push to maximize the production and sale of khadi and make it a global brand

Khadi witnesses 37.1 per cent growth in production in last four years: KVIC

As per KVIC's audit report, the Khadi fabric production during the same fiscal was 103.22 million square metres which was a bit higher than 4 per cent of the overall production

Leh gets a helping hand from Khadi India to counter Chinese goods

KVIC chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said the Khadi India was committed to cooperate with the LAHDC so that traditional art and craft of Leh regains its lost glory

Yogi Adityanath wants UP Khadi industry to jump on to online bandwagon

Directed officials to develop portal for marketing UP Khadi products, boosting entrepreneurship for creating jobs at local level

Khadi trademark: Why Modi govt is so worried about protecting this IP

In recent days, the use of the KHADI trademark by a German company Khadi Naturprodukte GbR has got the Indian government very worried

MSME approaches FinMin to exempt Khadi from GST

The entire Khadi and Village Industries sector enjoyed tax exemption even in pre-independence era