Home minister instructed DG’s off all para military forces to use khadi in uniforms
KI Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
The Khadi and Village Industries products will get a major boost as Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recently instructed the Director Generals(DG’s) of all para-military forces to use Khadi Fabric in their uniforms and Village Industries products such as pickles, papad, honey, soaps and detergents, shampoos, phenol, tea, mustard oil etc. in their canteens. India have seven para military forces; BSF, CRPF, CISF, AR, ITBP, NSG, SSB besides Armed forces; Army, Navy and Airforce.
The move comes after several meetings were held between the authorities of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and the para-military forces. Sources said that the meetings had been going on since last two weeks now and have reached the stage of finalization, after several samples were shared by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for approval.
The Chairman, Khadi industries ( KVIC) informed that the samples of cotton and woolen uniforms, blankets and camouflage uniform etc. provided by the para-military forces have been developed by KVIC and have been submitted to few forces for final approval. It is noteworthy that the sample developed for camouflage fabric was not only liked by one of the para-military forces but was also found quite superior from the existing material used by the forces.
Enthused with the recent instructions given by the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah to the DG’s of all para-military forces, for using Khadi fabric in their uniforms, KVIC Chairman, Vinai Kumar Saxena said, “This move will not only double the Khadi and Village Industries turnover which is nearly Rs. 75,000 Crores currently, but also create millions of additional man hours for the Khadi artisans who will weave millions of meters of Khadi fabric for our para-military forces”.
