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The share of Khadi fabric in the total textile mill production has doubled to 8.49 per cent in five years to 2018-19, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission said Tuesday.

While the mill fabric production was 2,486 million square metres in the 2014-15 fiscal, the production of Khadi was 105.38 million square metres – showing a share of 4.23 per cent of the overall textiles production.

Related Keywords: Bring up Khadi production, by seven to nine percent, by the end of FY18, investment to distribute charkhas and looms, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, khadi textile, KVIC, Sahyog Program, solar charkhas and looms, twenty five new production units

To bring up Khadi production by 7-9 percent by the end of FY18, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the Sahyog Program will be making an investment of about Rs5.5 crore to distribute charkhas and looms.

Of the total charkhas distributed, 550 are solar charkhas that cost Rs 80000 each while the 110 solar looms cost Rs 1.2 lakh each. With the initiative, KVIC now has 25 new production units across the country.

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Raymond Ltd, textile and apparel major was first to forge the first partnership with Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to promote the fabric in India and global markets will launch ‘Khadi by Raymond’ on October 2.

They have decided to launch the khadi range on Gandhi Jayanti on October 2. We will launch it through 300 exclusive stores and about 10 KVIC stores across India. It will be introduced to international markets also in near future, said Raymond VP & head sales Ram Bhatnagar. The range will be in the mid to premium segment.

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Textile conglomerate Raymond has place largest bulk order worth over Rs2 crores with the the Khadi and Village Industries Commission ( KVIC) for the supply of 98000 metres of khadi fabric. This is a major boost for Khadi.

Of the total 98000 meters of fabric, 32000 meters will be supplied by the end of this month and the rest by May end.

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is planning to upgrade its six cotton sliver plants under the Khadi Reform Development Program (KRDP) this year in order to increase supply of cotton to Khadi institutions. Most of the plants are more than three decades old and it is necessary to change technology which will also increase the production capacity for better supply, said V K Saxena, chairman of KVIC.

Related Keywords: defined as cloth woven on handlooms and hand-spun from cotton, divided into two broad segments, Indian textile industry, ISEC, Khadi, khadi artisans, khadi institution, khadi market, KVIC, modernized mill, MSME, namely the traditional hand-woven and hand-spun textile segment, woolen or silk yarns

The Indian textile industry, which caters to clothing need which has an estimated market size of $108 billion is divided into two broad segments within the industry, namely the traditional hand-woven and hand-spun textile segment, and the modernized mill. Khadi is defined as any cloth woven on handlooms and hand-spun from cotton, woolen or silk yarns in India or the combination of two or all of these yarns, as per the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act 1956.

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In the past eight years, the demand of khadi has increased to Rs 110 crore, increasing the sale and production of khadi. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is planning different schemes and ideas to promote khadi industries and also increase employment. KVIC launched a mobile application for the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) scheme in a function held at Chandigarh Press Club on Wednesday.

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The khadi sector is replacing the traditional hand-operated spinning wheels with solar-powered charkhas, to ease the burden of the spinners, allowing them to make use of renewable energy. The initiative, taken up by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), aims at reducing the drudgery of spinners, boosting productivity and improving their livelihood.

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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has identified Gandhigram Khadi Trust to implement Khadi Reform Development Programme and take steps to modernize khadi production to make it a feasible business for weavers.

Under Khadi Reform Development programme, the KVIC has agreed to supply 75 new charkhas and 10 new improved handlooms to weavers in Gandhigram and surrounding villages.

In the first phase, 50 charkhas had been supplied, said Trust secretary K. Shivakumar, while distributing charkas to weavers on Saturday.

Related Keywords: fabric and apparel design, Khadi Board, khadi industry, khadi stores, khadi-denim, KVIC, Mahatma Gandhi, rise in footfall, youth-centric design

KVIC and Khadi Board have launched new youth-centric designs and varieties which resulted in healthy rise in footfall at khadi stores. The khadi-promoting organisations and nodal bodies has also hosted season sale this October, commemorating the birth of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2.

They foresee rise in khadi sales growth by 10-15 percent this season sale. Though it began as an experiment but the new youth centric designs and varieties have clicked among the young consumers. The footfall is gradually rising, given the season sale in October