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.