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Rural Women Employment through Khadi

Start Date :

Feb 01, 2015

Last Date :

Apr 01, 2015

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Khadi is not merely a piece of cloth. It is a philosophy. A way of life. A symbol of empowerment, self-dependence, pride of history, Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of the relevance of ...

Khadi is not merely a piece of cloth. It is a philosophy. A way of life. A symbol of empowerment, self-dependence, pride of history, Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of the relevance of roots.

As Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi on his radio program “Mann ki Baat” on 3rd October, 2014 said that “we must promote the use of Khadi and we should buy at least one Khadi article. If you buy Khadi, you light the lamp of prosperity in the house of the poor”.This appealled to an increase in Khadi sales by 125% at the various outlets in India. This reflects a latent demand for Khadi, which needs to tapped which in turn will create rural employment. Potential consumers of Khadi could be schools, hospitals, Railways, PSUs, Army, Para-military forces, Fashion houses etc.

USP of the Khadi product is its eco-friendly, almost carbon neutral nature, which leaves near zero water footprints. It is socio-economically sustainable textile product. It’s an all-weather and allergy free fabric. Hence, Khadi use is a step towards ‘Zero Effect’ and ‘Zero Poverty’ India.

Currently, people employed in Khadi sector are earning Rs.1200 to Rs.1800 per month. MGIRI Wardha has developed a Solar Charkha which can increase the earnings to four times the existing one, cutting the drudgery along.Taking the initiative forward, MoMSME is going to start a pilot project in the KHANWA village, Nawada district of Bihar, where 100 Solar Charkhas would be distributed to the rural women for spinning of yarn. Under buyback arrangement with ‘Gram Nirmaan Mandal, Khadi Sansthan, GAYA, these yarns would be weaved into Khadi products. This scheme islikely to provide Rs.5000 to 8000 per month to the women artisans.This model of wage earnings to the rural women has to be scaled up so as to achieve the visionary goal of providing job opportunities to crores of rural women in coming years.

This, in turn is expected to lay a platform for another visionary goal of increasing the market share of Khadi in the textile sector from present 0.4% to 5% in next Five years in first phase.

In pursuance of the above twin visionary goals, you are requested to give your valuable inputs on

1. How to enhance the production and sale of Khadi?
2. How to create a niche for Khadi products particularly among youths and about 2.5 crore NRIs living abroad?
3. How to foster awareness about Khadi products?

The last date for submission of your comments is 31st March, 2015.

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pravin ghare 11 years 3 months ago

We have to RESEARCH on LOOK AND FEEL of KHADI which will increase the market Value of the product comming out. Also make a brand like AMUL of KHADI at country level

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Pranesh B 11 years 3 months ago

Make khadi uniform mandatory for all students and workers of all organisations .

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umesh chand dubey 11 years 3 months ago

Pl spend some money o0n advertise ments. opening a shop in regal building at delhi cannought place will not attrct youth to participate in yr movement, once they see a modernity and models or actor and actrocess wearing all this khadi yoith will be automatically attracted dubey uc

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umesh chand dubey 11 years 3 months ago

There are number of khadi organization in operation such as khadi gramodyog, gandhi ashram etc etc why not to integerate them. Open more number of branches. price them optimul. In case you give 30 % rebate during oct to jan why not extend at least 20 % all round year and 10 to 15% during this oct to jan. My village dhanapur south near gopiganj, there are lot of women they can do the job and earn for the work done but no body has aproached them. This is distt ravi das nagar (bhadohi) even io

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PADMA CHARAN MISHRA 11 years 3 months ago

There may be a dress code of KHADI for all government employee. Many govt has dress codes for teachers, angwanwadi workers and students of different colleges. A request may be made to all colleges if they can adopt such practice, along with all CPSU.

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viswanathan bala 11 years 3 months ago

Since eco friendly mechanisms of productiont cannot compete with other textile products thru productivity.IT HAS TO BE MARKETED AS A PRICELESS MEMENTO.INCORPORATING TAJ MAHAL,AJANTA CAVES,HAMPI,MADURAI AND OTHER TEMPLES,etc MAY BE USEFUL FOR FOREIGN MARKETS.CELEBRITIES IN THE DESIGN MAY BE SUITABLE FOR YOUTH. NO DOUBT IDEAL IS MARKET RESEARCH TO FIND INTERESTING LOGOS FOR VARIOUS MARKET SEGMENTS.

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PUNIT SAKUNIA 11 years 3 months ago

1.by creating groups in each grampanchayt and make them learn by all engineering college students.by this engineering college can make their practical training and give benefit to government followed by their faculty .to promote khadi we can use the social media, cutoff tax on purchase of khadi , make compulsory to all the organisation to wear khadi only .on purchase of kahdi .for export we should focus to the country where ther is a need of clothes and industrial use

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Amrit Lal 11 years 3 months ago

I feel we got good slogan (1) make in India (2) Adoption of city (3) Creating Manpower for world (4) Sawchh Bharat (5) Clean Ganga All things are for business man not for common man. If you want to contribute in any area no support, no motivation no guidance. It is only good paper work

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CHANDRASHEKHAR GAIKI 11 years 3 months ago

As a Textile Processing Technologist I like to suggest introduce Eco processing new method so that the feel of the khadi cloth become softer also drapability & luster will improve. Produce finer count yarn with more even.For marketing use E marketing network.Introduce knitted khadi fabric to get more good look & feeling.Introduce good attractive scheme for the investor .If Government give me support then I am ready to improve quality ,market of the Khadi fabric & rural women employment

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PL Dhar 11 years 3 months ago

Solar Charkha is the key. However to call it Khadi there has to be an amendment in its definition given in the act. New designs, natural colours, and knit products like undergarments should be introduced. For international marketing the zero footprint of Khadi should be emphasised. Solar Khadi manufacture in PMEGP units should be permitted.

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